Martha Stewart Unveils Wayfair Shop, Digital How-To Series
Fox Business: Martha Stewart has launched a digital how-to series called "Homeschool with Martha" with tips on recipes, gardening and crafts, as well as a collection with online furniture firm Wayfair to help fans while in...
Meredith, Hearst, Conde Prosper from Pivot to E-Commerce
Folio: Lifestyle brands are seeing a major lift in revenue driven by e-commerce transactions, most often through the use of affiliate links embedded in product recommendation roundups that have come to be known as “commerce...
Authentic Media Plans Film, TV Studios for Sports Illustrated
Associated Press: Authentic Brands Group and 101 Studios will launch Sports Illustrated Studios for the creation of movie and television productions. The first project will be "Covers," a docu-series about SI's most memorable magazine...
American Media Eyes US Bailout for Teetering Tabloid Firm
Daily Beast: Financially strapped American Media Inc., which weaponized the National Enquirer to serve Donald Trump's presidential campaign, is applying for a taxpayer-backed Paycheck Protection Program...
Hearst Writers Pen Prince Harry-Meghan Book for Murdoch
Associated Press: Prince Harry and his wife Meghan plan to tell their story in a book penned by sympathetic journalists. HarperCollins will publish "Finding Freedom," by Harper's Bazaar royal editor Omid Scobie and Elle magazine royal correspondent Carolyn...
Meredith Mulls Plan to Reopen Magazine Offices in Stages
MediaPost: Meredith is looking at reopening its offices in stages, prioritizing functions like video and photo shoots. "It was easy to send people home," said Meredith magazines boss Doug Olson. "It's going to be a lot harder to bring them...
New York Times Offices to Remain Closed Until September
TheWrap: New York Times staff who are working remotely due to the pandemic will not be returning to the paper's New York City office until Sept. 8, at the earliest, Times executives announced. "We will explore ways of partially reopening our offices before...
McClatchy OK with Creditors on Timeline for Potential Sale
Miami Herald: McClatchy told a bankruptcy judge that it has reached an agreement with less protected creditors on a process for putting the second-largest local US news company up for sale. McClatchy expects to make the deal official this...
Tribune Union Seeks to Unseat Alden Directors from Board
Chicago Tribune: The union representing newsroom employees at the Chicago Tribune and other Tribune Publishing newspapers is waging a proxy campaign to unseat two board members representing hedge fund Alden Global...
News Corp to Offer ‘Flexicle’ Articles at Wall Street Journal
TalkingBizNews: The Wall Street Journal has launched a “Flexicle” article feature designed to make its coverage more accessible. It includes a button in articles that says “Learn More” if the reader wants more...
BuzzFeed Names Veteran Journalist as New Editor in Chief
New York Times: BuzzFeed News has a new editor in chief: Mark Schoofs, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who is an alumnus of the site, having created its investigations unit in 2014. Founding editor Ben Smith left in March for the New York...
Comcast Merges TV, Streaming in Revamp at NBCUniversal
NBC News: Mark Lazarus will become chairman of NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, leading a single division that "closely aligns" NBCUniversal's television networks and international networks and the new Peacock streaming...
Disney Hit with Grim Appraisal of Post-Pandemic Prospects
Fast Company: Disney was downgraded by one of its most reliable cheerleaders in the investor world, in a stunning assessment of how badly its business could be damaged by the coronavirus pandemic. "We believe there are a number of...
ViacomCBS Deal with Verizon Breaks Ground in Streaming
Deadline: Pluto TV and Verizon are breaking some new ground in streaming, unveiling what they call the first comprehensive distribution deal spanning pay-TV, connected TV and mobile. Both parties remained tight-lipped about financial...
Fox Corp to Face News Channel Rival in One America News
Vanity Fair: An investor group aligned with Donald Trump Jr. and the Dallas-based Hicks family has acquired a major stake in One America News Network, the fledgling conservative cable-news channel. "This is all about building a Fox...
AT&T’s WarnerMedia Wants to Block Trump Ad Using CNN
CNN: A lawyer for WarnerMedia has written a cease-and-desist letter to President Trump's re-election campaign over a new campaign ad that is using CNN news coverage in a way that is "false, misleading and...
ViacomCBS Readies ‘Joe Tiger’ Series from Texas Monthly
Variety: Nicolas Cage is set to star in a scripted series centered on Joe Exotic, the subject of the Netflix docuseries "Tiger King." The eight-episode series is based on the Texas Monthly article “Joe Exotic: A Dark Journey Into the World of a Man Gone...
Netflix Chief Talks Safety Protocols as Productions Resume
Los Angeles Times: "Because Netflix shows and films are made around the globe, we're starting to learn how to get production going again," writes content chief Ted Sarandos. "It’s still in the early days. There is no one size fits...
Google Signs YouTube Live Streaming Deal with PewDiePie
Washington Post: YouTube has endured a years-long rocky relationship with its most popular and influential creator, Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellbergl. Now, it appears to be water under the bridge. PewDiePie will stream exclusively to...
Facebook Watch Premieres New Series with Bieber, Baldwin
Reuters: Justin Bieber and his wife Hailey Baldwin are opening up in an intimate series for Facebook Watch in which they discuss their marriage, their problems and their lives together. “The Biebers on Watch” launched on...
Amazon VP Bashes Tech Giant for Firing Protesting Workers
Vice News: Tim Bray, a well known senior engineer and vice president at Amazon has “quit in dismay” because the company has been “firing whistleblowers who were making noise about warehouse employees frightened of...
iHeartMedia Plans Celebrity Relief Benefit for New Yorkers
iHeartRadio: iHeartMedia is teaming up with Robin Hood, New York's largest poverty-fighting organization, for the "Rise Up New York!" Relief Benefit on May 11 to raise awareness and funds to help New Yorkers whose lives have been impacted by...
Report: Ad Messages to Lighten Up for Post-Covid-19 World
Reuters: As the United States prepares to lift shelter-in-place orders and restart businesses, advertisers are shifting marketing messages to reflect a new mood. Somber and empathetic have given way to a more lighthearted...
Bloomberg Media Tests New Tools Amid Coronavirus Uptick
Adweek: Bloomberg Media is continuing to roll out products, using an uptick in coronavirus coverage as a way to experiment with new ways to entice advertisers and readers. One tool, called Storythreads, allows readers to follow a story as it...
News Corp Taps Barron’s Veteran for New CEO of Dow Jones
MarketWatch: Almar Latour has been selected to become CEO of Dow Jones and the publisher of the Wall Street Journal on May 15. He will succeed William Lewis, who has held the position since 2014. Latour is a longtime Dow Jones editor and...
Conde Nast Turns to Vice for Global Communications Officer
WWD: Conde Nast has pulled its new global chief communications officer from Vice Media. Danielle Carrig will join the company's c-suite in the newly created role. Prior to her communications post at Vice, Carrig served in PR at...
Hearst to Spotlight Healthcare Workers Across Print, Digital
MediaPost: Hearst Magazines has launched a print and digital portfolio across its collection of brands, turning the spotlight on healthcare workers at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. The portfolio will appear across 13 Hearst...
Meredith Loses People Magazine Digital Staffer to Covid-19
People: Alison Schwartz died of complications from the coronavirus on April 28. She was just 29 years old. Schwartz, who served as People's director of digital platforms, "consistently dazzled her colleagues with her creativity and...
Crain’s New York Reporter Shares Covid-19 Recovery Story
Crain's New York Business: "I became the first person in the newsroom to get sick with Covid-19," writes Crain's New York Business reporter Jonathan LaMantia. "I have since recovered, but I found navigating the health care system isn’t...
New York Times Among Top Winners of 2020 Pulitzer Prize
Associated Press: The New York Times won the Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting for an expose of predatory lending in the New York City taxi industry and also took the international reporting honor for “stories reported at great risk” about the Russian...