News Corp Staffer in London Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Press Gazette: A journalist at the Times of London has tested positive for coronavirus and a Financial Times employee has developed symptoms of the disease. Both incidents have resulted in deep cleaning taking place at the titles' respective...
New York Times Newsrooms Set to Undergo Deep Cleaning
The Hill: The New York Times said that staffers who attended a conference in New Orleans where a person tested positive for the coronavirus will stay home for two weeks. Newsrooms in New York and Washington, D.C., will undergo a "deep...
AT&T Pursues Hulu Veterans for CEO Job at WarnerMedia
The Information: A recruiter working for AT&T has approached Hulu's recently departed CEO, Randy Freer, and Hulu's founding CEO, Jason Kilar, about taking the top job at WarnerMedia. Also approached was Tom Staggs, the former Disney...
Disney CEO’s Sudden Exit Stirs Speculation in Hollywood
TheWrap: Nearly two weeks after Disney CEO Bob Iger blindsided Hollywood and Wall Street with the news that he was stepping down, studio execs and Hollywood power players are still asking about the timing and suddenness of the...
Fox Corp Attracts Trump Praise for Morning News Ratings
Mediaite: President Trump jumped into the cable news morning show rivalries Tuesday morning when he praised the ratings of his favorite cable news show "Fox & Friends" while deriding its competitors. "A total blowout, but that’'s what you...
Comcast’s NBC News Mulls Streaming Options for ‘Today’
Variety: NBC News is considering whether its venerable "Today" morning show might also serve as an all-day streaming-video outlet. The company intends to shift some employees assigned to video "to focus on preparing for a streaming...
Discovery Attracts Hollywood A-Listers to New HGTV Show
USA Today: HGTV is getting some more star power. The network announced a new show titled "Celebrity IOU" that will feature the likes of Brad Pitt, Melissa McCarthy, Viola Davis giving back to those who impacted them by unveiling home...
Disney Streamer’s Marvel Series Faces Coronavirus Cutoff
Fox Business: The Captain America spinoff series, "The Falcon & Winter Solider." slated to premiere on the new Disney+ streaming service in August, has met a foe that no Marvel superhero has ever had to deal with before: the...
Sony Delays ‘Peter Rabbit 2’ Film Release Over Coronavirus
Associated Press: Hollywood continues to shuffle its upcoming releases due to the coronavirus, as Sony Pictures announces that it is moving "Peter Rabbit 2" to August. The movie had been set to open in U.S. theaters on April...
Fox/Disney Series Crew Staffer Tests Positive for COVID-19
Deadline: In what is a first for Hollywood in the expanding global health crisis, a member of the production team for Fox's upcoming series "NeXt" has tested positive for the coronavirus. "Fox/Disney notified cast and crew...
AT&T’s WarnerMedia Urges New York Staff to Work at Home
@maxwelltani: Per a company email, WarnerMedia (including HBO and CNN) is encouraging "New York-based employees who are able to work remotely, to do so until further notice," citing a potential COVID-19 case at 30 Hudson...
Amazon, Apple to Lead White House Confab on Coronavirus
Fox Business: Reps from Google, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon and Twitter are expected to visit the White House on Wednesday. These executives will be joined by officials from government agencies including Health and Human...
Google Tells 100,000 North American Staffers to Stay Home
CNBC: Google is telling all of its North American employees to stay home until at least April 10, as the coronavirus spreads. "Our goal is to reduce the density of people in offices, which expert advice suggests may slow down the spread of...
Quibi’s Legal Sparring Over Mobile Technology Turns Ugly
Los Angeles Times: Legal sparring over mobile technology used by Quibi intensified after tech firm Eko sued the streaming service for allegedly lifting its technology. Eko says a key feature of Quibi's service called "turnstyle" copies Eko's patented...
Recount Media Raises $13 Million for Short Political Videos
Axios: Recount Media, a short-form political video startup created by veteran journalists John Battelle and John Heilemann, has raised $13 million its Series A funding round. The round includes strategic media companies as...
Vox Media Teams with Google to Launch Local Ad Network
Axios: Vox Media is partnering with Google to create a local advertising network called Concert Local. The investment is understood to be over $1 million. The funding is coming through the Google News Initiative...
Playboy Ends ‘Playmate of the Year’ in Favor of Inclusivity
New York Post: Since 1960 Playboy has handed out the Playmate of the Year award to its favorite Playmate of the month from the previous year But a rep for the magazine says that from now on it will be replaced by Playmates of the...
News Corp Taps Influencer Agency to Help Recruit Editors
The Drum: A year on from its inception, News UK’s influencer agency The Fifth is officially expanding into talent management. It’s a move that follows editorial vacancies across News UK’s portfolio being filled with some help from the influencer...
Bezos’s Washington Post Tells Staffers to Work from Home
Washingtonian: The Washington Post has sent a memo to all its employees encouraging them to work from home if possible in response to the coronavirus crisis. The soft quarantine begins Wednesday and will last at least through the end of the...
New York Times Preps Staffers for Lengthy At-Home Work
New York Post: The New York Times is encouraging staffers to work from home in anticipation of a coronavirus crisis that could prevent its staffers from coming into the office. "We want to be able to move quickly and seamlessly to extensive...
Conde Nast, Hearst Give Staffers Work-from-Home Option
New York Post: Conde Nast and Hearst are giving their New York City employees the option of working from home in light of the coronavirus outbreak. Over at Meredith, 140 workers in its Seattle office are already working from...
Hearst Former Esquire Editor Joins Magazine Hall of Fame
New York Post: David Granger has been named to the Magazine Hall of Fame by the American Society of Magazine Editors. Granger, who ran Esquire from June 1997 to March 2016, had accumulated a basketful of awards in his 20 years at the...
InfoWars Founder Arrested for DWI After Dispute with Wife
Associated Press: Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was arrested in Texas on a misdemeanor charge of driving while intoxicated after his wife called police to their house over an argument, according to court records released...
Google Bans Visitors to Offices in Silicon Valley, New York
USA Today: In an effort to shield its U.S. workforce from spreading the coronavirus, Google is restricting visitors to its offices in Silicon Valley, San Francisco and New York. It says it made the decision based on the recommendations of health...
Discovery Taps Google Veteran to Help Streaming Strategy
World Screen: Discovery has appointed Neil Chugani, who has been at Google since 2015, as chief financial officer and head of strategy and operations for direct-to-consumer. Chugani will help Discovery "further accelerate its strategic...
Disney Sees High-Profile Projects Fizzle on New Streamer
Bloomberg: Disney is struggling to find the right programming for the new Disney+ service, its most important new business initiative in years. Though just five months old, Disney+ has already seen a number of high-profile projects...
Comcast, Disney, ViacomCBS in Media Deal with PGA Tour
Associated Press: The PGA Tour announced an expansive media rights deal Monday that brings ESPN back into the fold with its streaming service, joining two networks as part of a package designed to deliver more video...
AMC Networks is Latest in Media to Cancel Upfront Event
CNBC: AMC Networks is the latest media company to change its plans for its spring upfront event as companies opt to postpone, move events online or cancel altogether amid growing concerns around the spread of...
Vice Media Asks Brooklyn Office Staff to Work from Home
@sapna: Vice Media says that an employee in a Brooklyn office "may have been exposed to COVID-19." While not yet confirmed, staff has been asked to work from home "out of an abundance of...
Comcast’s NBCUniversal Quietly Sells Entire Stake in Snap
Hollywood Reporter: With the entertainment giants pouring billions of dollars into new streaming services while also balancing debt obligations, they are taking a hard look at their portfolios to find pieces that may not fit with their new...