Gannett Taps WarnerMedia, AOL Veteran for Financial Officer
USA Today: Gannett has named Douglas Horne as CFO, effective Tuesday. He replaces Alison Engel, who stepped down at the end of the first quarter. Horne most recently served as global controller for the We Company. Before that, he spent eight years at...
News Corp Publishes Open Letter to Advertisers in Australia
Mumbrella: News Corp Australia's metro mastheads have published an open letter to advertisers saying, "It's our turn to help you." The letters, signed off by the publications' respective managing directors, note that everyone, "including media," feel the impact of...
Conde Nast’s Wintour Says Wear a Mask When You Go Out
Vogue: "When life changes, you notice things in new ways," writes Anna Wintour. "I'm sure we’ve all, for instance, become very aware of every inch of our homes in recent weeks. And I hope that you've discovered what it feels like to wear a face mask when you go...
American Media Tabloid Editor to Depart Following Rumors
Variety: Dylan Howard is out at American Media after more than a decade at the owner of Us Weekly and InTouch. Howard’s contract, which expired on March 31, was not renewed. Rumors of his exit had been brewing internally for...
Valence Media Spat Brings Shake-Up to Hollywood Reporter
Daily Beast: Matthew Belloni resigned as top editor at the Hollywood Reporter after he was told by his bosses to tiptoe around Jennifer Lopez, lay off Louise Linton, stop talking so much about box office "bombs," and ease up on the "negative coverage of the...
The Economist Names CNBC Exec as Chief Product Officer
Talking Biz News: The Economist Group has named Deep Bagchee of CNBC as chief product officer. In his new role, Bagchee will be overseeing product management for all digital offerings across The Economist Group's businesses, including The...
The Atlantic Touts ‘Astonishing’ Traffic Spike from Pandemic
Nieman Lab: The Atlantic had a very good March. In an email to his staff, editor Jeffrey Goldberg announced: "We have never, in the 163-year history of this magazine, had an audience like we had in March: 87 million unique visitors, and more than 168 million...
Vox Media, New York Times See Surge at Shopping Websites
WWD: Wirecutter, owned by the New York Times, and The Strategist, a vertical of New York Magazine now owned by Vox Media, have seen a surge in site visits, searches and purchases since the coronavirus forced a vast majority of people in the U.S. into their...
Report: US Airlines Drop In-Flight Magazines Amid Cutbacks
Travel Pulse: Four of the top five U.S. airlines have removed their inflight magazines from seatback pockets. Delta, for instance, removed its Sky magazine and said the decision was based on a new aircraft cleaning...
Forbes Begins Tracking Media Layoffs, Furloughs, Pay Cuts
Forbes: Even as media consumption skyrockets due to the Covid-19 outbreak, publishers are struggling as advertisers pare back their spending. Hundreds of journalists have already been laid off or furloughed, with more bad news expected in the days...
Apple to Produce Face Shields in Global Coronavirus Effort
MarketWatch: Apple has donated more than 20 million face masks worldwide and has started manufacturing 1 million face shields a week, says CEO Tim Cook."This is a truly global effort, and we're working closely with governments at all...
Disney Snubs Theaters in Favor of Streaming for Some Films
CNBC: Disney is making drastic changes to its 2020 movie slate in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. A number of films will be shifted to later dates on the calendar this year and into 2021 and 2022. Other films will be pushed to...
Fox Corp Targets Early May for Return to NYC Headquarters
The Hill: Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott said that the outlet is considering May 4 as a "target date" for employees currently working remotely to return to work. Scott emphasized in a conference call and a memo to staff that the date could...
ViacomCBS’s Exiting CEO Nabs Parting Gift of $125 Million
New York Post: Former CBS CEO Joe Ianniello nabbed an eye-popping $125 million in total compensation and severance payments from ViacomCBS in 2019. News of the princely pay was revealed in a company filing with US...
Fox Corp Girds for Lawsuits Over Coronavirus Misinformation
Daily Beast: Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch are preparing for a pandemic of public-interest lawsuits over misinformation and conspiracy theories dispensed by certain Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network...
AT&T’s WarnerMedia Finds Inspiration in Instagram for CNN
New York Times: Jeff Zucker's CNN is "taking TV news toward reality television and Instagram, winning trust through the projection of a rough-cut realness." Andrew and Chris Cuomo "aren't just feeling your pain. You're feeling...
Comcast NBC ‘Tonight’ Show Becomes More Like YouTube
Fast Company: NBC's "Tonight" show with Jimmy Fallon, like other late-night talk shows, made a quick transition to working remotely. "The first few things we did feel like YouTuber content. It kind of feels like watching a YouTuber discover how to...
Quibi Mobile Streamer Goes Live in the Middle of a Pandemic
New York Times: They had to cancel the premiere party. But Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman have stuck with the April 6 start date of Quibi, the short-form video app for smartphones that they hope will attract millions of...
Analysis: TikTok, Instagram to Hit Pause on Streaming Wars
CNBC: Quarantines have boosted streaming video usage but spiking job losses may not bode well for subscription video services. User-generated free offerings like TikTok, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube may ultimately be the...
Snap Pivots Eyewear Team to Making Medical Face Shields
LA Biz: Snap Lab, the hardware team behind Snap's Spectacles video sunglasses, has pivoted at least temporarily to produce medical face shields during the coronavirus crisis. The equipment is being donated to Cedars-Sinai Medical...
Cannes Lions Ad Festival Shifts from Delay to Cancellation
CNBC: The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the ad industry’s major awards festival and conference held in France each summer, has been canceled due to the coronavirus. The festival had been postponed until...
Gannett, McClatchy ‘Pushed to Brink’ by Coronavirus Crisis
Bloomberg: Local newspapers are slashing staff and publishing less frequently as the already-battered businesses try to weather the Covid-19 storm. Many either won't survive or will have to drastically reduce their...
New York Times Rounds Up Articles on Covid-19 for E-Book
Nieman Lab: The New York Times published an e-book titled "Answers to Your Coronavirus Questions," which collected explanatory and service-oriented Times articles about the virus. "It was a five-day sprint from conception to...
Advance’s Cleveland Plain Dealer Cuts 22 Jobs Amid Crisis
Plain Dealer: The Plain Dealer notified 22 journalists – reporters, photographers and managers – that their positions have been eliminated, due to challenges in the newspaper business. The Plain Dealer will continue to be printed daily....
Hearst Chief Hints of More Magazines Reducing Frequency
Mr Magazine: "You'll see us look critically at frequency across some of our titles," says Troy Young, president of Hearst Magazines. "We made the decision to change frequency on Esquire months before the pandemic crisis. You may see more of...
Conde Nast’s Teen Vogue Offers Virtual Prom for Students
Adweek: Teen Vogue plans to offer two free virtual counterparts to high-school senior events: an online prom in mid-May and commencement ceremony in early June. "We wanted to be a place where we can bring everyone...
Meredith Debuts Southern Living Show Across TV Stations
Radio and Television Business Report: A new television series that "celebrates the Southern lifestyle" has debuted across all of Meredith's TV stations. The show shares recipes, decorating tips, home and gardening advice, and...
Hearst Union Election Possible as Staffers Work from Home
WWD: Hearst staffers will have another chance at getting their vote while working from home as after assessing the situation, the National Relations Labor Board plans to start holding union elections again, which could take place...
Report: US Digital Magazines See a Shift in Reading Habits
Forbes: Readly has seen a change in reading habits by users of the magazine subscription app, as more people self-quarantine in response to Covid-19. The home and renovation, gardening and kids categories are outpacing previous...
Bustle Digital Lays Off 24 Staffers, Shuts Down The Outline
WWD: Bustle Digital Group is the latest media company having to make cuts as the coronavirus continues to take its toll on the already fragile sector. The publisher of Bustle, Romper and Mic said that it has laid off 24 staffers across its...