Washington Post Offers Newsletter on Pandemic Living
Talking Biz News: The Washington Post has launched "What Day Is It?," a newsletter series devoted to the perception of time and developing new experiences. Audience editor Steven Johnson will be guiding readers on how to establish a routine of normalcy by putting...
Financial Times Editor Warns on Move to Remote Work
Press Gazette: Roula Khalaf has warned that long-term remote working could be "problematic" for news companies as they "have to be able to share ideas." The Financial Times editor said she disliked working from home and wanted to see a return to the office – and that...
Facebook, Twitter Limit Reach of Article from News Corp
CNET: Facebook and Twitter have limited the reach of a New York Post article that alleged leaked emails show Joe Biden's son introduced the Democratic presidential nominee to a Ukrainian energy executive. The actions have raised questions about how social networks...
News Corp Gets Biden Bashing Thanks to New York Post
Politico: Joe Biden’s campaign has punched back at a New York Post story that alleged a direct link between the Democratic presidential nominee and his son's business dealings. Top Biden advisers who staffed him during his vice presidency sharply rejected the Post’s...
Fox Corp’s News Channel Forms Team to Support Trump
Daily Beast: Fox News's research unit has launched a behind-the-scenes effort that staffers say is designed to reinforce and amplify President Trump's erroneous accusations on voter fraud. "It feels like is an attempt to push more baseless conspiracy theories and...
Comcast’s NBC Hit with Backlash Over Trump Town Hall
Los Angeles Times: NBC News is sticking with its plan to air a live televised town hall with President Trump Thursday night, competing directly against ABC's event with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. The news division will have Trump answer questions...
Disney Strikes Back on Flak Over CEO Pay Amid Layoffs
Los Angeles Times: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sharply attacked Disney over its plans to lay off 28,000 workers, accusing the company of prioritizing executive pay and shareholder interests over the needs of rank-and-file employees. Disney responded with a...
AT&T Places WarnerMedia’s Headquarters Under Review
Business Insider: AT&T is reevaluating the huge New York City headquarters of WarnerMedia. The process could result in a substantial downsizing of the 1.5 million-square-foot space at 30 Hudson Yards on Manhattan's west side, where the mass-media and entertainment...
ViacomCBS Nabs New ‘Grease’ Series from WarnerMedia
Variety: Paramount Plus has nabbed the new "Grease" spinoff series from HBO Max and rebranded it as "Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies." News of the move comes almost exactly a year to the day after the show, a spinoff of the classic John Travolta and Olivia Newton John...
Comcast MSNBC Anchor Airs Promo for JPMorgan Chase
Mediaite: JPMorgan Chase removed a promotional video with Stephanie Ruhle, NBC News's senior business correspondent and an anchor on MSNBC, and will stop using her likeness after facing questions about her partnership with the company. A source at NBC familiar with...
Survey: Bullying is Pervasive Among Workers in Hollywood
USA Today: A new survey from the Hollywood Commission confirms that abusive conduct is a pervasive problem in Hollywood made worse by the entertainment industry's power imbalances – and the targets of the bullying are often young workers and assistants. In Hollywood,...
Amazon Nabs NFL Playoff Game in Share with ViacomCBS
Wall Street Journal: Amazon has struck a deal with the National Football League to stream a playoff game this season. The agreement, which the league disclosed to team owners Wednesday during a video meeting, deepens the relationship between the nation's premier sport...
Netflix Releases Trailer for Trump-Era Film ‘Hillbilly Elegy’
Los Angeles Times: Netflix has released the first trailer for Ron Howard's "Hillbilly Elegy," starring Glenn Close and Amy Adams as a mother and daughter navigating family trauma stemming from poverty, addiction and abuse in southern Ohio. Based on J.D. Vance's...
Quibi Chief Among Media Bigs Donating to Lincoln Project
Hollywood Reporter: The Lincoln Project — a political action committee founded by anti-Trump Republicans — has become a favorite for some of Hollywood's political heavyweights, with a number of prominent Democratic donors shifting some of their 2020 election spend...
Alphabet’s Google Unveils Tech Tools to Help Journalists
TechCrunch: Google is putting AI and machine learning technologies into the hands of journalists with a suite of new tools, Journalist Studio, that will allow reporters to do their work more easily. At launch, the suite includes a host of existing tools as well as two...
Hearst Readies Move of Three Magazines to Pennsylvania
Express-Times: Hearst remains on schedule to move Popular Mechanics, Bicycling and Runner's World into a redeveloped building later this month in downtown Easton, Pa. The New York corporate giant is working with its contractors to get the final work done on the former...
Conde Nast to Allow Digital Shopping for Magazine Issue
Mobile Marketer: Allure magazine has partnered with Perfect Corp, the developer of augmented reality activations for beauty products, to integrate virtual try-ons into its November issue. The AR-powered experience will be available in the publisher's "Ultimate Guide...
Vox Media Adds Paywall Amid Major Redesign of Curbed
WWD: Curbed relaunched as part of New York Magazine this week, marking the first time New York has brought on an outside vertical, as Vox Media executives rethink strategy amid the coronavirus pandemic. The 14-year-old Curbed, which Vox acquired in 2013, will now be...
Hearst Veteran Lends a Hand on New Weather Style App
WWD: Former longtime Elle magazine editor Anne Slowey and stylist Anne Christensen have lent their expertise to a new startup app that resembles the digitized closet in "Clueless." Latitude, helmed by Slowey and former McKinsey & Co. consultant Matthew Sargeant,...
Barnes & Noble Hacking Leaks Customer Emails, History
Slash Gear: Barnes & Noble has announced that its corporate systems fell victim to a cybersecurity attack and that the hackers may have gotten away with some information about customers, potentially including their addresses. At least two pieces of customer...
Apple Enters New Era with Debut of 5G-Enabled iPhones
CNET: Apple's iPhones just got a lot faster. During its virtual event Tuesday, the company unveiled its iPhone 12 lineup -- and all four new devices come with 5G. The company's 5.4-inch iPhone 12 Mini, 6.1-inch iPhone 12, 6.1-inch iPhone 12 Pro and 6.7-inch iPhone 12...
Amazon, Apple Among Big Tech Expanding in New York
New York Times: Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are all significantly expanding offices and hiring in New York City, giving the Big Apple a badly needed vote of confidence in the middle of a pandemic that has hollowed out many office buildings and raised questions...
AT&T’s WarnerMedia CEO Tweets View of Headquarters
@jasonkilar: "This is where @warnermedia NYC HQ is. That cantilevered deck way, way up there is on the 100th floor of the building. Check out the view looking down through the plexiglass floor up there. Invigorated or ready to toss your...
Disney Former Intern Emerges as New Czar of Streaming
Bloomberg: Kareem Daniel leapfrogged colleagues to become head of a newly formed media and entertainment distribution group at Disney. In that position, he'll make decisions over pricing, marketing and how consumers connect with Disney+, the company's flagship effort...
Fox Corp, ViacomCBS Join Media Tiptoeing Into New TV
Wall Street Journal: As Hollywood resumes production in the midst of a pandemic, fear of Covid-19 is changing how television gets made. Producers are avoiding scenes with crowds, guest stars or intimacy between characters, wherever possible. Crew members have backups...
ViacomCBS Takes ‘No Diversity, No Commission’ Global
World Screen: ViacomCBS is introducing a company-wide "No Diversity, No Commission" policy across more than 180 countries. The policy requires production companies to adhere to diversity guidelines before budgets are signed off and productions are approved to...
Fox Corp News Star Says ‘No Evidence’ Face Masks Work
Fox News: Sean Hannity: "Almost everyone who got the coronavirus in July was wearing a mask and they were infected anyway. So clearly, this doesn't work the way they tell us it works. Clearly, someone's been lying to us -- many people,...
Comcast Ousts NBC Reality Exec After Workplace Probe
New York Post: NBCUniversal has ousted top reality TV exec Meredith Ahr following an investigation into claims that she and former NBC entertainment president Paul Telegdy cultivated a toxic culture at the network. No replacement for Ahr, who headed up the studio’s...
Disney, ESPN Release New Music Honoring Black Lives
Associated Press: "I Can't Breathe / Music for the Movement," due out on Friday, is a four-song album that is a joint venture between Disney Music Group and The Undefeated, ESPN’'s platform for exploring the intersections of race, sports and culture. "The goal is to...
Conde Nast Editor is Sad as Colleagues Leave New York
The Cut: "Many people I work with very intimately at Conde have let go of their leases, left New York," says Amy Astley, editor in chief of Architectural Digest. "I think it's sad to see the talent drain. ... People are taking this moment to say, 'What do I really...