Apr
17
Business Insider Founder Launches Regenerator, a New Publication
Posted in: UncategorizedThe Substack-based brand plans to adopt a freemium model as it scales.
Apr
17
Business Insider Founder Launches Regenerator, a New Publication
Posted in: UncategorizedThe Substack-based brand plans to adopt a freemium model as it scales.
Apr
17
Business Insider Founder Launches Regenerator, a New Publication
Posted in: UncategorizedThe Substack-based brand plans to adopt a freemium model as it scales.
Feb
12
Morning Brew Cofounder and CEO Steps Down as Publisher Eyes $70 Million in Revenue
Posted in: UncategorizedThe cofounder and chief executive of Morning Brew, Austin Rief, is stepping down from his position and transitioning to a new role as executive chairman, Rief told ADWEEK. The company has named Robert Dippell, currently its chief operating officer and chief revenue officer, as its new CEO, effective immediately. Executive Devin Emery has also been…
Nov
14
The Ankler’s Ad Revenue Is Up 500% YOY. Here’s How CEO Janice Min Plans to Sustain It
Posted in: UncategorizedFor Ankler Media CEO Janice Min, 2024 was the inflection point when advertisers finally understood that when it comes to audiences, it’s not all about size. “Our goal is to have the largest, most pristine audience we can have in terms of the subscriber list,” said Min, former editorial director at The Hollywood Reporter and…
Nov
01
NBCU Parent Comcast Explores Spinning Off Cable Networks
Posted in: UncategorizedOutside of the record-setting Olympic Games revenue announced by NBCUniversal parent company Comcast during its third-quarter earnings, the company made news by announcing exploratory plans to spin off its cable networks into a new company. (ADWEEK) Flagship streaming service Peacock added 3 million subscribers to reach 36 million. (Deadline) Peacock grew its third-quarter revenue and…
Oct
29
Venom: The Last Dance Opens to Sluggish $51M Domestic, Solid $175M Globally
Posted in: UncategorizedVenom: The Last Dance is No. 1 at the box office, but the comic book film fell significantly short of expectations. The third and final entry in Sony’s Marvel antihero series, led by Tom Hardy, opened to a muted $51 million from 4,125 North American theaters. (Variety) That’s well behind an expected $65 million, or…
Oct
29
LA Times Non-Endorsement Fallout: Owner’s Daughter’s Conflicting Statement, Canceled Subs, Resigned Editorial Writer Speaks Out
Posted in: UncategorizedNika Soon-Shiong, the outspoken pro-Palestinian activist daughter of Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, defended the paper’s non-endorsement of a presidential candidate Friday, saying in an X thread that “genocide is the line in the sand” and suggesting that Harris is “a candidate that is overseeing a war on children.” (TheWrap) “Our family made the…
Oct
29
WaPo Opinion Editor Approved Harris Endorsement—Jeff Bezos Killed It
Posted in: UncategorizedOn Friday, The Washington Post’s publisher, Will Lewis, announced that the paper would no longer make endorsements for president–after its journalists had already drafted an endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris. The decision was made by Jeff Bezos, the paper’s owner. (CJR) “We are returning to our roots of not endorsing presidential candidates,” Lewis wrote…
Oct
25
Two More LA Times Editorial Writers Quit Over ‘Chickens—’ Owner’s Block of Harris Endorsement
Posted in: UncategorizedThe Los Angeles Times lost two more longtime editorial writers, the latest in a growing exodus to protest owner Patrick Soon-Shiong’s interference with the paper’s planned endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris, TheWrap can exclusively report. (TheWrap) Oliver Darcy: Why hasn’t The Washington Post made an endorsement in the 2024 presidential race? It’s a question,…
Oct
23
Meet the Florida Billionaire Who Wants to Be a Newspaper Baron
Posted in: UncategorizedDavid Hoffmann already bought 5% of one of America’s largest newspaper companies. Now, he wants to control the whole thing. (NYT)
Oct
23
CBC/Radio Canada Names Incoming President
Posted in: UncategorizedVeteran Quebec TV executive Marie-Philippe Bouchard was named the next president and CEO of CBC/Radio Canada. (THR)
Oct
17
Robert Telles Sentenced to at Least 28 Years in Murder of Las Vegas Journalist
Posted in: UncategorizedFormer Las Vegas county politician Robert Telles was sentenced Wednesday to serve at least 28 years in Nevada state prison for the murder of Jeff German, a local journalist who had written critically about him. (Axios) A judge invoked sentencing enhancements for use of a deadly weapon and the age of the reporter to add…
Oct
16
RFK Jr. Told Olivia Nuzzi He Wanted to Impregnate Her: Reporter’s Ex
Posted in: UncategorizedPolitical journalist Ryan Lizza accused his ex-fiancee, acclaimed magazine writer Olivia Nuzzi, of “catastrophically reckless behavior” in a yearlong affair with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that led to the journalists’ breakup this summer, according to new court filings in an ongoing dispute between Lizza and Nuzzi. (CNN) Kennedy told Nuzzi–his alleged “paramour,” 39 years his…
Oct
16
NC Governor Candidate Mark Robinson Sues CNN Over Report About Posts on Porn Site
Posted in: UncategorizedNorth Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson sued CNN Tuesday over its recent report that he made explicit racial and sexual posts on a pornography website’s message board, calling the reporting reckless and defamatory. (AP) The report said that in posts on a porn site called Nude Africa, Robinson, who is running as a social…
Oct
15
NBCU Olympics Ad-Sales Chief Dan Lovinger to Exit in Restructuring
Posted in: UncategorizedDan Lovinger, who supervised an increasingly complex Olympic Games ad-sales effort for NBCUniversal and delivered what is believed to be a record level of Madison Avenue sponsorship for the recent 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, is leaving the company as it seeks to revamp its efforts to lure advertisers to sports. (Variety) Lovinger will depart…
Oct
15
Americans’ Trust in Media Remains at Trend Low
Posted in: UncategorizedAmericans continue to register record-low trust in the mass media, with 31% expressing a “great deal” or “fair amount” of confidence in the media to report the news “fully, accurately, and fairly,” similar to last year’s 32%. Americans’ trust in the media–such as newspapers, television, and radio–first fell to 32% in 2016 and did so…
Oct
15
Fox News’ Bret Baier to Interview Vice President Kamala Harris
Posted in: UncategorizedFox News announced Monday that Vice President Kamala Harris would sit down for an interview with its chief political anchor, Bret Baier, Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 6 p.m. ET. (TVNewser) It will be her first sit-down with the network and her first interview with a news outlet outside of her ideological comfort zone since becoming…
Oct
15
Terrifier 3 Tops Box Office With $18M, Joker: Folie à Deux Collapses With Brutal 81% Drop
Posted in: UncategorizedTerrifier 3 slashed its way to No. 1 in North America, collecting a stellar $18.3 million from 2,514 theaters in its opening weekend. It’s a huge start for the ultra-gory, independently made, low-budget slasher film about a demonic clown who brutalizes a small town. (Variety) The next closest film is The Wild Robot, which continues…
Oct
15
Trump Campaign Worked With X to Keep Leaked J.D. Vance File Off Platform
Posted in: UncategorizedFormer President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign worked with X to prevent information about Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) from being posted on the social media platform–a move that resulted in Ken Klippenstein, the journalist who revealed the information, being kicked off the site, according to reports. (The Guardian) The dossier was made public by Klippenstein, who…
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