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...
ViacomCBS Starts Diversity News Brand Called CBS Village
Deadline: CBS News is launching CBS Village, a multiplatform franchise for news division content about diverse groups, while it has made more additions to its newly formed race and culture unit. CBS Village will be a brand dedicated to content about a diversity of...
AT&T, Warner Bros Hit with Toxicity, Sexism Claims at TMZ
BuzzFeed: A former TMZ employee filed a lawsuit against the celebrity gossip show's parent companies Warner Bros. Entertainment and EHM Productions alleging gender discrimination and retaliation. Bernadette Zilio, 27, said she was fired after she complained about a...
Facebook Plans News Rollout to UK, Germany, France, India
TechCrunch: Facebook News, the social network's dedicated news section launched to US audiences in June, is soon expanding to international markets. The company announced it plans to accelerate plans to bring the product to markets including the UK, Germany, France,...
News Corp Taps Dow Joneser as Publisher of WSJ Magazine
WWD: Dow Jones is switching publishers at WSJ. Magazine. In a staff memo, chief revenue officer Josh Stinchcomb named Luke Bahrenburg as successor to Anthony Cenname, who is leaving the company after more than 11 years as publisher of WSJ....
Conde Nast Unveils Art for Two Covers of September Vogue
Vogue: "This year, with our world turned upside down, we invited two contemporary artists, Kerry James Marshall and Jordan Casteel, to make paintings for our September covers." Also: A collectible tote for new subscribers features a logo Dalí designed for Vogue in...
Hearst Leans on Zoom, Social Distancing for Latest Esquire
Ad Age: The Weeknd covers the September issue of Esquire — and in a sign of the times, the photo shoot was an bicoastal affair executed with a mix of social-distancing on the ground and long-distance art direction via videoconference. The interview was conducted...
Meredith Lawsuit Says Execs Misled Integration of Time Inc
Law360: Meredith and its executives misled investors about the company's integration of Time Inc. and the publisher's internal controls, causing the company's largest one-day stock drop since 1986, investors told an Iowa federal court while pushing to keep their...
American Media Employees Brace for Job Cuts After Merger
New York Post: Insiders are bracing for another round of cuts at the tabloid empire formerly known as American Media, which abruptly changed its name Friday after bouncing longtime CEO David Pecker and announcing a merger with retail distribution company Accelerate...
Conde Nast Offers Branded Products at Online Shop for GQ
Digiday: GQ is looking to deepen its commerce revenue stream with the launch of its new e-commerce store, The GQ Shop. Starting with a line of a dozen branded t-shirts and sweatshirts — ranging from $40 to $100 — the shop platform will also be used to sell the title's...
Hearst’s O, The Oprah Magazine Ready to Double Cover Price
New York Post: Fans of Oprah Winfrey's O, the Oprah Magazine will still be able to snag copies next year — at a cost. While Hearst, Oprah's publishing partner, is still finalizing plans, sources say that the quarterly issues will likely be sold on newsstands only for...
BuzzFeed Signs First-Look TV Deal with Universal Television
Deadline: BuzzFeed is making an expanded push into television, signing a first-look deal with Universal TV, in which the studio will produce scripted content based on stories and original reporting published by the tech-powered media...
Gawker Veterans Join New Cooperative of Indie Publications
New York Times: A group of journalists led by Maria Bustillos is building Brick House, a news cooperative that will offer subscriptions to nine small publications for $75 a year. Kickstarter: Veterans of the Awl, Splinter, Gawker, Deadspin, and a ton of other...
Conde Nast’s Anna Wintour Steps Out Wearing Stylish Mask
Daily Mail: Anna Wintour showcased her fashion prowess in an eye-catching white and blue patterned dress when stepping out in New York. The Vogue editor appeared effortlessly chic in the statement frock while sporting a simple mask and her trademark...
Disney Leads Old Media in Making Money from Online Video
Bloomberg: Streaming video is becoming a serious business for some of America's oldest and largest media companies, with Disney leading the pack. Disney will generate an estimated $11.2 billion in direct-to-consumer revenue this year, according to a report by...
Comcast Brings NBC Sports Channel to New Video Streamer
MediaPost: NBCUniversal is adding a free sports channel to its new, free-to-consumers streamer Peacock. Called NBC Sports on Peacock, the channel will offer sports talk shows and live sports event coverage. Shows will be available on demand in addition to streaming...
Fox Corp Urged by Top Analyst to Sell Off Broadcast Assets
Outkick: Analyst Michael Nathanson published a report urging Fox Corp. to sell the Fox broadcast network, owned-and-operated Fox local affiliates, FS1, FS2, and the company's 49 percent stake in the Big Ten network. "What economic value is Fox Network generating...
Report: US TV Industry Faces Major Ad Declines from Covid
Variety: The toll the coronavirus has taken upon the US TV ad industry is, to date, $3.7 billion, or a decline of 9%.That's according to estimated ad spend data from ad analytics firm iSpot. The annual spend to date of $37 billion is the lowest level seen since...
WPP CEO Predicts ‘Worst is Behind Us’ in Terms of Ad Cuts
CNBC: The advertising industry has taken a major hit in 2020, but "the worst is behind us," according to Mark Read, CEO of WPP, the world's largest advertising company by revenue. He's seeing the evidence of recovery in the messaging of the advertising...