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The Most Powerful People in the World Are Obsessed With Media Again
2+ week, 1+ day ago (612+ words) Sam Altman is buying his favorite show, Larry Ellison is buying CNN to merge it with CBS News, Jamie Dimon is toying with launching a venture. It may mark a new era of vanity media owners. It's a tale as…...
New York Times Reassigns Longtime Music, Theater and TV Critics in Surprise Move
9+ mon, 4+ day ago (316+ words) Culture editor Sia Michel told staff about the changes Tuesday. In a surprise move, The New York Times is reassigning four of its top critics to new roles. According to a memo to culture desk staff Tuesday from Times culture…...
BBC to Cut Almost One in 10 Staff in a Bid to Tackle "Significant Financial Pressures
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (279+ words) "The gap between our costs and our income is growing," interim director-general Rhodri Talfan Davies said in an email to staff. The BBC is set to slash its workforce by almost one in 10 people. The move, described as the broadcaster's…...
Jon Schlosberg Named Exec Producer of ABC News" "This Week"
1+ week, 2+ day ago (170+ words) The network veteran will work with George Stephanopoulos, Martha Raddatz and Jonathan Karl, based in Washington, D. C. ABC News has promoted Jon Schlosberg to executive producer of This Week with George Stephanopoulos starting May 6. Based in Washington, D. C. , the network veteran will…...
The National Enquirer's Archives to Be Mined for Microdramas in New Deal (Exclusive)
1+ week, 3+ day ago (537+ words) The infamous tabloid and company Gamma Time are betting that microdrama viewers have a taste for the sensational, with upcoming productions including series about Drew Peterson, Richard Ramirez, Karen Read, and Wanda Holloway. Enterprise Reporter, TV & Labor The National Enquirer…...
Harvey Levin's Next TMZ Overhaul: True-Crime, With a Dash of Populism
1+ week, 4+ day ago (277+ words) It took a few years for Hollywood's love-to-be-hated gossip hound to find his place within Murdoch's Fox empire. Now he's trying a new formula and following his D. C. "obsession" again. TMZ, the media outlet that long chronicled the bad behavior of…...
CBS News 24/7 Writers Reach Tentative Contract Deal Following Walkout
2+ week, 2+ day ago (334+ words) The provisional three-year contract was reached on Tuesday after a tense bargaining period that began Feb. 10. Enterprise Reporter, TV & Labor The union for writers behind the free streaming network CBS News 24/7 have reached a tentative contract deal with management at…...
Katie Kilkenny Promoted to Enterprise Reporter, TV and Labor at The Hollywood Reporter
3+ week, 1+ day ago (261+ words) In her new position, Kilkenny will seek out key narratives and scoops in the streaming landscape while continuing to cover the industry's unions and workers. Katie Kilkenny, labor and media reporter at The Hollywood Reporter, has been promoted to enterprise…...
CBS News 24/7 Writers Pledge to Strike If Contract Negotiations Go South
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (282+ words) A bargaining unit represented by the Writers Guild of America East delivered a message calling for the company to "meet us where we are at" on Tuesday. Writers for CBS News 24/7 say they are ready to strike if a new…...
Longtime CBS News Producer Cites Claims of Aiming Reporting Towards "Particular Part of the Political Spectrum" in Exit Memo
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (309+ words) Mary Walsh joined the news network in September 1982, with her departure arriving a day after Netflix backed out of the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery, that was ultimately won by Paramount. Mary Walsh, a veteran CBS News producer of…...