Nexstar Media Ready for National Newscast on WGN America
Broadcasting & Cable: After weeks of rehearsals, Nexstar Media's new national newscast on WGN America is just about ready to go. The crew is making last-minute adjustments to some of the graphics and fine-tuning the way they’ll communicate with more than 100 "News...
News Corp Eyes Education for Wall Street Journal Newsletter
Digiday: As publishers look for pockets of audience engagement wherever they can find them, limited-run educational newsletters are a gambit gaining some traction. The Wall Street Journal launched its first free, course-style newsletter, the Six-Week Money Challenge,...
Gannett, Hearst Join Media Offering Their Video on Flipboard
TechCrunch: News app Flipboard is further expanding into video with Flipboard TV. The company's curated video service will offer users access to video from hundreds of publishers, including Dow Jones, Bonnier, Hearst, Gannett, Vice Media, Penske Media, Group Nine...
Conde Nast Taps New Bon Appétit Editor After Diversity Flap
USA Today: Conde Nast is hiring an editor-in-chief for Bon Appétit following backlash the food magazine experienced over diversity issues. Dawn Davis, who has served as vice president and publisher for Simon and Schuster's 37 Ink, will take over the role starting...
Hearst’s Elle Introduces Franchise on ‘State of Black Beauty’
Fashionista: Elle.com is introducing the inaugural installment of The State of Black Beauty, a franchise the publication describes as "an ongoing exploration of — and destination for — beauty at the intersection of Black culture." Tracee Ellis Ross is highlighted in...
Conde Nast Plans New Dedicated Gaming Coverage at Wired
Ad Exchanger: Wired is taking a surge in engagement and subscriptions from gaming content as a sign. In October, Wired will expand its gaming coverage with the launch of a dedicated new sub-vertical focused on everything from game reviews and service content to...
TikTok CEO Quits After Trump Threatens Ban of Video App
Financial Times: Kevin Mayer has resigned from TikTok just months after becoming CEO of the Chinese video app accused by the Trump administration of threatening national security. "The role I signed up for ... will be very different," says the former Disney...
Netflix Chosen by Fans as the Streamer to Keep After Covid
Reuters: Piper Sandler analyst Yung Kim published a survey that found most US Netflix subscribers were willing to accept a price increase. The survey also found that more subscribers planned to keep Netflix than other video streaming services after the Covid-19 crisis...
Apple Plans Augmented Reality for Streaming Video Service
Bloomberg: Apple plans to add augmented reality content to its Apple TV+ streaming video service. Elements of a TV show, like characters or objects, could be displayed on a viewer’s phone or tablet and integrated into the surrounding...
AT&T’s WarnerMedia Tests Fan Appetite for Movie Theaters
Reuters: The hopes of Hollywood are riding on the opening of "Tenet" as the Christopher Nolan spy thriller tests the appetite of movie fans to return to movie theaters and rescue an industry hammered by the Covid-19...
ViacomCBS Pads CBS Fall Schedule with Streaming Series
Engadget: With most productions on hold thanks to quarantine, networks are starving for original content to fill out their fall lineups. In the case of CBS this means dipping into the well of anything that may have finished shooting before lockdown...
Comcast to Probe Former NBC Chief’s Affair with Actress
Fox Business: NBCUniversal is launching an investigation into Charlotte Kirk's relationship with now-former exec Ron Meyer, who admitted to an extramarital affair with the actress. Meyer, a longtime NBC exec, left the company earlier this...
Disney Inks Deal to Help Brands Reach Diverse Consumers
Fast Company: Disney is announcing a multiyear partnership with agency Translation to work with brand marketers across all the company's media properties like ABC, Hulu and National...
Facebook: Apple Privacy Changes Will Muck Up Online Ads
Associated Press: Facebook is pushing back on new Apple privacy rules for its mobile devices. Apple will soon require apps to ask users for permission to collect data on what devices they are using and to let ads follow them around on the...
Amazon CEO Becomes World’s First-Ever $200 Billion Man
New York Post: The world's richest man is now also the world's first $200 billionaire. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos broke the wealth barrier on Wednesday as shares of his online shopping behemoth continued to surge on skyrocketing demand for online...
Twitter CEO Disses Facebook, Zuckerberg in New Interview
Business Insider: Jack Dorsey has never been Facebook's biggest fan, and it appears that the Twitter CEO still doesn't care for the social network or its CEO. "I don't really use Instagram," Dorsey says. "I don't use a lot of Facebook...
iHeartMedia Plans Podcasts with Sportscaster Dan Patrick
Awful Announcing: As "The Dan Patrick Show" begins its exclusive run on NBC’s Peacock, the broadcaster is looking to increase his footprint in on-demand audio. Patrick is partnering with iHeartMedia to create The Dan Patrick Podcast...
Meredith Reveals Hosts for New People Magazine TV Show
Deadline: Kay Adams and Lawrence K. Jackson will serve as co-hosts for People magazine's new television series "People (the Show!)." The daily, syndicated half-hour TV show from Meredith is based off content from the popular...
Hearst, Conde Nast Publish All-Important September Issues
Fashion Week Daily: It seems like we blinked and it was time for the most important magazines of the year to hit the newsstands. Seeing as we're officially heralding the arrival of fall 2020, here is your primer on all the September covers and their...
News Corp to Shutter Standalone Travel Magazine in Britain
Press Gazette: News UK is proposing to close its monthly standalone Sunday Times Travel magazine to focus resources on the newspaper and its digital offerings. About six members of staff work on the glossy title, which is sold on...
Conde Nast’s Vogue Joins Pledge to Hire More Black People
BET: Vogue is taking the "15 Percent Pledge." Through this commitment, the publication will engage a higher number of Black freelance photographers, writers and creatives to grow the percentage of work they commission to at least...
Maven Names Sports Illustrated’s Ross Levinsohn as Chief
TheStreet: Maven says it is making changes to its leadership as Sports Illustrated CEO Ross Levinsohn will replace Maven founder James Heckman as CEO. Levinsohn is the former interim CEO of Yahoo and his experience includes leadership roles at Fox Interactive Media...
Meredith Unleashes Media Brand for America’s Pet Owners
MediaPost: Meredith is debuting a new pet care brand called Daily Paws to serve the growing number of pet owners across the US. The brand includes three newsletters, browser notifications and a dedicated hub for pet...
Conde Nast Contributor Launches Men’s Lifestyle Website
Fashion Week Daily: John Pearson, the Englishman whose modeling career has spanned almost four decades, has launched a new website called Mr. Feelgood. The digital destination is billed as a lifestyle and self-improvement...
Clarity Media to Launch Digital News Publication in Denver
9 News: The Denver Gazette, an online-only newspaper, will launch Sept. 14. Publisher Chris Reen called this a "next-generation newspaper," and said the product combines the best of both worlds. "It will also be very interactive with...
Media, Tech Giants Bashed by Tiffany Trump at GOP Confab
New York Post: The media and tech giants are manipulating "our thoughts, opinions and even the choice of who we vote for," said Tiffany Trump, the president's youngest daughter, speaking at the Republican National Convention. "This misinformation system keeps people...
Fox Corp Faces Potential for Corporate War from Murdochs
Daily Beast: The continued support of Fox News has driven a wedge in the billionaire Murdoch family — one that threatens a potential corporate civil war. Forbes: A marriage of Fox Corp and News Corp "had been suggested." Fox would be in a better position to buy News...
AT&T Film, Movie Theaters Get Video Plug from Tom Cruise
Daily Mail: A mask-wearing Tom Cruise says going to movie theaters is safe and fun in a video he posted online of sneaking into a London cinema to watch the new movie "Tenet." The video shows the Hollywood star sitting in the movie theater wearing a mask with other...
Comcast Plans NBC TV-Streaming Series About ‘Joe Exotic’
Associated Press: The saga of Joe Exotic is getting another Hollywood chapter, with Kate McKinnon starring as his rival in a limited TV series. The show is planned for release across three corporate siblings: the NBC broadcast network, cable’s USA channel and the...
AT&T’s WarnerMedia Preps Reunion Stream of ‘West Wing’
Reuters: The cast of "The West Wing" is getting back together for a special to promote voting. The one-off special will include new material by creator Aaron Sorkin and will air on streaming platform HBO Max ahead of the Nov. 3 elections to raise awareness of the...