Twitter High-Profile Hacking Brings Arrest of Florida Teen
WFLA: A Tampa teenager is in jail, accused of being the “mastermind” behind a hack on the social media website Twitter that caused limited access to the site and high-profile accounts, according to jail...
Microsoft Gets 45 Days to Reach Takeover Deal for TikTok
Reuters: President Trump has agreed to give China’s ByteDance 45 days to negotiate a sale of popular short-video app TikTok to Microsoft. US officials have said TikTok under its Chinese parent poses a national risk because of the personal data it...
Facebook’s Zuck to Educate Users About Election Process
New York Times: Mark Zuckerberg plans to brace the Facebook audience for the postelection period with a round of education aimed at “getting people ready for the fact that there’s a high likelihood that it takes days or weeks to count...
Study: Americans ‘Less Informed’ from Social Media News
TechCrunch: A new report from Pew Research finds that social media news consumers tend to follow the news less closely and end up less informed on several key subjects. That seems to reinforce a belief that many people already hold, of...
Chernin’s Barstool Sports Youth Audience Attracts Trump
New York Times: President Trump's aides have identified Barstool Sports and its network of popular podcasts and social media personalities as a way to reach younger voters. "Barstool sports fans are younger, more Republican than the public...
AT&T’s WarnerMedia Won’t End ‘Ellen’ Amid Accusations
USA Today: An executive producer for "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" is denying rumors that the long-running daytime talk show may end following accusations of a toxic work environment. Andy Lassner tweeted that "nobody is going off the...
SiriusXM Rumors Circulate About Future of Howard Stern
New York Post: There’s buzz that Howard Stern may retire when his five year deal with SiriusXM expires at the end of this year – but insiders at the network say not so fast. They are in talks for what could be the biggest contract of the rock star jock’s...
Sinclair TV Stations in Mission to Become ‘Fox News-Plus’
Washington Post: Sinclair station news managers say they still receive daily news reports from headquarters that favor President Trump’s position or attack his critics. “Sinclair has always wanted to be Fox News-plus,” said one former Sinclair station...
Charter Taps Local TV for Launch of Spectrum News App
USA Today: Charter Spectrum, best known for its broadband and pay TV services, is championing local news with a new mobile app. The Spectrum News App features video and text-based stories, as well as live linear video feeds from its 30-plus TV news...
Hearst Plots Leadership Reset Amid Turmoil in Magazines
Vanity Fair: Who will ultimately be crowned as Troy Young’s successor? Acting president Debi Chirichella may eventually shed the “acting” part of the title. Some company execs are “thrilled” to see her in the role. Chirichella “will probably get ratified into the...
New York Times Union Calls for Article ‘Sensitivity Reads’
New York Post: A union representing some 1,200 New York Times employees is urging that articles be subjected to “sensitivity reads.” The News Guild of New York said its reps recommended the extra layer of vetting during a meeting with the Grey Lady’s...
The19th* Launches with Support of Murdoch, Craigslister
The Cut: The 19th*, a nonprofit newsroom officially launched on Sunday. It's named after the 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote 100 years ago. Kathryn Murdoch and Craig Newmark have made large donations to support the...
Poll: Media Industry ‘Out of Favor’ Since Start of Pandemic
The Hill: Only two industries are worse off in the eyes of the public compared to before the pandemic: airlines and the media. An Axios/Harris poll found that among 14 industries listed, the health care industry is viewed more favorably than any other since the...
Comcast to Restructure NBCUniversal in Shift to Streaming
AdExchanger: NBCUniversal will soon restructure as viewership shifts from linear to non-linear. "We are leaning into streaming," said Comcast chief Brian Roberts. NBCU a few months ago combined its television and streaming businesses under Mark Lazarus, who is...
Disney Heiress Warns ‘Layoffs Are Coming’ in Tweetstorm
Deadline: Abigail Disney, granddaughter of Disney co-founder Roy Disney, continued her attacks on her namesake company in a fusillade of tweets warning that "layoffs are coming." The 24-part attack centered on what she called the "greed-is-good" ethos of American...
Fox Corp’s Murdoch to Spend Summer at Estate in England
Spectator: Rupert Murdoch is still doing precisely what he wants. Despite his age, and despite concerns over his health, he took a 6,000-mile plane trip from his home in a Beverly Hills vineyard to his Cotswolds mansion, where he is spending the summer with his wife,...
Facebook, Google Must Begin Paying for Media in Australia
Reuters: Australia will force US tech giants Facebook and Google to pay Australian media outlets for news content in a landmark move to protect independent journalism that will be watched around the world. "It's about a fair go for Australian news media...
AT&T’s WarnerMedia Faces New Sex Claims at ‘Ellen Show’
BuzzFeed News: According to dozens of men and women who work behind the scenes at "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," the control room is a place where sexual harassment and misconduct by top executive producers runs rampant. Many of the targets are said to be lower-level and...
Discovery to Join Cable Giants in Push for Addressable Ads
Hollywood Reporter: Discovery said it plans to join the On Addressability initiative launched by cable giants Comcast, Charter and Cox "to unlock addressable advertising capabilities" across its 18 US networks. The agreement will enable Discovery to offer advertisers...
AMC Networks Entertainment Chief to Exit in Surprise Move
Los Angeles Times: Sarah Barnett is stepping down as president of AMC Networks after just 18 months on the job. The entertainment company known for such TV hits as “The Walking Dead,” “Better Call Saul” and “Killing Eve” announced that Barnett will exit her role...
Comcast to Open ‘The Office’ on Peacock with New Content
Bloomberg: "The Office" is going to be relaunched on NBCUniversal's Peacock streaming service with new material to hype the popular series. The NBC show, which went on to be one of the most-watched programs on Netflix for several years, moves to Peacock in...
Google Sees Acquisitions Create YouTube Network for Kids
Bloomberg: Moonbug Entertainment is building a kids media empire for the YouTube generation.The company has acquired two of the most popular kids brands on YouTube: Cocomelon, a show that is the most-viewed channel on the entire site, and Blippi, a program hosted by...
Facebook to Secure Deals for Rights to Show Music Videos
Bloomberg: Facebook has completed a series of deals for the right to show music videos, vaulting the social network into a medium dominated by YouTube. Partnerships with the three largest music companies are expected to be announced soon. Music videos are a popular...
Martha Stewart Gets 14 Proposals After Selfie on Instagram
E! Online: Martha Stewart has opened up about her pool selfie that sent the Internet into a tizzy. For those who may have missed it, last week, the lifestyle guru took to Instagram and shared a sultry selfie from her pool. "I've had 14 proposals, I don't know what...
SiriusXM in Talks to Retain Howard Stern During Pandemic
New York Post: SiriusXM said it is in talks to retain Howard Stern — its biggest star — as the business weathers the fallout from the coronavirus. SiriusXM CEO Jim Meyer said that the company has reengaged with the provocative radio and TV personality about re-upping...
Meredith, Bonnier Among Media Planning Return to Offices
Digiday: Five months into the coronavirus crisis, the media industry has figured out that it can operate its key functions remotely almost entirely. But being a creative and collaborative industry, there are some jobs and projects that must take place in a studio or...
Hearst’s Oprah Magazine Won’t Feature Oprah on the Cover
USA Today: For the first time in 20 years, Oprah Winfrey will not be gracing the cover of her monthly magazine, O, The Oprah Magazine. Instead, Breonna Taylor will take over the cover in an issue focused on anti-racism. Taylor was fatally shot by police who stormed...
Conde Nast: Vanity Fair Editor of Media-Tech Vertical Dies
Vanity Fair: John Homans, who died this week at 62 after an illustrious career in print and digital magazines, was a "brilliant editor," says Radhika Jones, editor in chief of Vanity Fair. Homans "understood the true meaning of the phrase 'Vanity Fair,' and that's...
Consumer Reports Editor to Depart During Transformation
Talking Biz News: Diane Salvatore, editor in chief of Consumer Reports magazine for the past six years, has left the publication. She has been editor in chief since May 2015. Consumer Reports says: "We are changing the leadership structure of our print publications to...
Ebony, Jet Magazines Set for Bankruptcy Battle Next Week
New York Post: The battle for control over Ebony and Jet magazines is coming to a head in federal bankruptcy court in Texas next week. The publisher of the two storied publications, which have chronicled black culture in America for more than 75 years, is facing a...