Earlier this year, Vice Media explored the possibility of taking over the CNN-owned cable network HLN. At an employee meeting this week, CNN boss Jeff Zucker reportedly said Vice boss Shane Smith is "an asshole." Wrong, Jeff—you're both assholes.

CNN says Piers Morgan is out — thanks to awful ratings, his show is getting canceled as early as next month.

CNN is “expanding the definition of news” by laying off 40 editorial employees. According to the Financial Times, one of the axed staffers was “a pregnant producer who was two weeks away from giving birth to twins.”

Ah! The Cable News Network (CNN) sees the problem now: They do too much news. They'll get right on that, folks.

Twitter celeb and political parvenu Cory Booker is known for his good friends—good for their influence, good for their money, and good for his future. One way to keep them all nicely on Booker's side? Give one of their teenage children a spot on his startup's board, replete with stock options.

Jeff Zucker, the flesh egg whose destruction of NBC earned him a job running CNN, has launched his reign of terror over the network: James Carville and Mary Matalin — gone! Erick Erickson — gone! Managing editor Mark Whitaker — gone! And lo: Chris Cuomo's silhouette appears on the horizon, ready to take on "a major role in a new CNN morning show and across the network."

Failure virtuoso Jeff Zucker—the man who singlehandedly dismantled NBC as an entertainment powerhouse, replaced Friends with likes of Good Morning Miami and Inside Schwartz, lost NBC Universal a billion dollars in ad revenue in just one year, brought a man named Donald Trump to your television screens, and bungled an attempted transition at NBC's Tonight Show franchise with a galactic ineptness that even at the remove of two years continues to strain credulity—is going to save CNN now!

Deposed NBC potentate Jeff Zucker threw a bar mitzvah at the Four Seasons. The Zuckers were priced out of a Kanye appearance ($1 million), so they settled for Drake, some nice roast chicken, and Converse sneakers for everyone. Mazel tov!

In your finally Friday media column: college journo gone wild, a new deputy editor at Page Six, the Arianna-NYT feud evolves, Jeff Zucker's new hustle, and media fools.

In your venturesome Friday media column: Jeff Zucker's rumored to have big plans, People StyleWatch is insanely successful, Demand Media's coming to buy your blog, and Mark Whitaker heads to CNN.

In your blissful Friday media column: Jeff Zucker's last (really, this time) goodbye, Nick Summers leaves the NYO, the Boston Globe may finally have a buyer, and Newsmax is disturbingly strong.

The holiday season is officially upon us! Tonight, the 74-foot, 12-ton Norway Spruce that serves as this year's Christmas tree at New York's Rockefeller Center was lit—with 36,000 bulbs!—by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and... Jeff Zucker? Watch inside.

Per a tipster: "Saw [recently deposed NBC CEO] Jeff Zucker shopping the jewelry area at Saks, apparently attempting to spend a small fraction of his severance. Expensive shoes." Spot someone? Email us or post it yourself to #stalker. [Photo: Getty]

Comcast said today it will replace outgoing NBC Universal chief Jeff Zucker with Comcast COO Stephen Burke, when Zucker leaves at the end of the year. Comcast hopes Burke will lead NBC into "a new era of growth." [Bloomberg]

Jeff Zucker and Jon Klein: gone. Who's next? David Westin, re-resigning in sympathy? You guess!

After a long period of speculation, incompetent NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker finally announced today that he'll be leaving once Comcast's takeover of NBC is complete. He won't be missed. He'll be running for office soon. Mawkish goodbye memo, below.

In your villainous Thursday media column: forcing Larry King back into your ear, temporary silence from Jay Mariotti, Jeff Zucker never stops droning on, and early morning TV gets even earlier.

A deal's reportedly in place for incompetent NBC Universal boss Jeff Zucker to leave the company "a couple of months" after Comcast closes its acquisition. Then he can become another vacuous, wealthy politician. The personification of the American Dream! [NYP]

America is abuzz with the news that NBC Universal head Jeff Zucker—who has methodically and predictably destroyed the NBC brand during his tenure there—is considering running for elected office, once he gets canned. He's destined for politics.

Tonight, Conan O'Brien made his long-awaited return to television with an interview on 60 Minutes. O'Brien was candid about the entire Late Night Wars fiasco, taking shots at Jay Leno, Jeff Zucker and NBC in the process. Video highlights inside.