Fox’s Super Bowl Ads to Include Little Caesars, Facebook
Reuters: Little Caesars pizza chain, Facebook and the running brand Saucony will buy their first Super Bowl ads ever this year, taking advantage of one of the last events that enjoys a large live audience as streaming services splinter TV...
Google, P&G at Work on Plan to Remove Harmful Content
The Drum: Some of the world’s biggest brands – including P&G, Adidas, Lego and Unilever – have outlined a plan they hope will ultimately suffocate harmful content online by ensuring those spreading it have “no access” to advertiser...
Apple Eyes New Office Space at Penn Plaza in Manhattan
New York Post: After losing to Facebook in a tug-of-war over the historic Farley Building, tech giant Apple is negotiating to lease office space at 11 Penn Plaza. The 1.15-million-square-foot building has 638,921 square feet...
ByteDance Seeks New CEO for Popular Video App TikTok
Bloomberg: Chinese internet giant ByteDance is seeking a new CEO for its TikTok business, a hugely popular video app. The company has interviewed candidates in recent months for the CEO role, which would be based in the...
Amazon CEO’s Phone Hack is Linked to Washington Post
Washington Post: The Saudis were “intent on harming Jeff Bezos since . . . the Washington Post began its relentless coverage” of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a Post contributing columnist, in October...
Serial Podcast Maker Mulls Sale; New York Times Circles
Wall Street Journal: Serial Productions, the company behind the hit true-crime podcast “Serial” is exploring a sale, putting one of digital audio’s biggest brands on the market. The New York Times is considered a potential...
New York Times’s Star Media Columnist to Take New Role
nytco: Jim Rutenberg, a New York Times investigative and political reporter, will become a writer at large, splitting his time between politics and the Sunday magazine. Over the past couple of years he has been the Times's star media...
Hearst Unveils Cosmopolitan Newsletter Devoted to Acne
Glossy: Cosmopolitan has launched a weekly newsletter — its first in the beauty category — dedicated to acne. The publisher views email as a way to monetize its beauty coverage and set parent company Hearst on a path toward personalized...
Conde Nast Veteran Editor to Turn Memoir Into TV Series
Hollywood Reporter: Former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth has optioned her memoir "More Than Enough" for development as a TV series. Paramount Television Studios and Anonymous Content have acquired the rights to the...
Meredith to Partner with Curry on New Lifestyle Magazine
People: Between being a best-selling cookbook author, restaurateur, chef and television host Ayesha Curry has done just about everything — and now she’s venturing into magazines. The lifestyle expert is partnering with Meredith to launch a new quarterly lifestyle...
Maven Media Unveils Major Overhaul of Sports Illustrated
TheStreet: Maven Media has launched a newly reimagined Sports Illustrated print magazine, featuring expanded feature storytelling and enhanced digital extensions. The February edition of SI celebrates the Super Bowl with a gatefold...
G/O Media Touts Zero Debt, Plan to Increase Jobs in 2020
CJR: G/O Media "has zero debt, has been funded with capital by Great Hill Partners, and is hiring aggressively with plans to greatly increase jobs in 2020," according to a statement from the digital-media...
Drudge Report Founder Set for Portrayal in New FX Series
Deadline: Billy Eichner is joining FX's Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky limited series "American Crime Story: Impeachment" in the role of Drudge Report founder Matt Drudge. It was the Drudge Report that first broke news of the White House...
Facebooker Fails to Find a Business Model for Journalism
Vox: "I felt that I had to figure out the answer to, 'How do I find the business model for journalism?'" says Chris Hughes. "I thought I was gonna go up into some ivory tower and read enough books. ... And that's not how the world...
Netflix US Subscriber Growth Slows as New Rivals Emerge
Associated Press: After years of spectacular success, Netflix is starting to hit some potholes. The high-flying internet video service added only 160,000 U.S. subscribers from April through June. The drop comes amid intensifying...
Disney to Move Up Streaming Launch Date Across Europe
CNBC: Disney announced that it will launch its new streaming service Disney+ in the UK and parts of Europe a week earlier than planned. Disney+ was initially set to launch across parts of Europe on March 31. It will now roll out on March...
Apple Eyes Developing Podcasts to Promote Its TV Shows
Bloomberg: Apple is discussing making original podcasts related to programs on its Apple TV+ video streaming service, another sign of the tech giant’s ambitions in entertainment. Apple sent out a request for pitches last...
Quibi CEO Under Fire for Comparing Journos to Predators
The Information: Quibi CEO Meg Whitman lashed out against the media at an “all-hands” staff meeting last Thursday, drawing an analogy between reporters who cultivate sources and sexual predators who prey on underage...
Google, YouTube Voted Out of San Francisco Pride Parade
Recode: Google and YouTube may no longer be welcome at one of the world’s largest LGBTQ pride parades. Last week, members of the organization San Francisco Pride voted to ban Google from participating in future...
Amazon CEO’s Phone Said Hacked by Saudi Prince in 2018
Guardian: Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos had his mobile phone “hacked” in 2018 after receiving a WhatsApp message that had apparently been sent from the personal account of the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, sources...
Disney’s Hulu to Unveil ‘Hillary’ Documentary at Sundance
Hollywood Reporter: With four-part Hulu series "Hillary" set to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, one of America's most groundbreaking (and polarizing) figures opens up about Monica Lewinsky, whether a woman can win the presidency, and...
ViacomCBS Shake-Up Brings Exit of MTV Networks Veteran
Deadline: The restructuring within the new entertainment and youth cable division of ViacomCBS continues. Amy Doyle, a 20-year MTV Networks veteran, is stepping down from her post as EVP and general manager of MTV, VH1, CMT and...
AT&T Lifts Paywall at CNN for Trump’s Impeachment Trial
Fast Company: CNN says it will stream the Trump impeachment trial live in its entirety. The cable network is lifting its paywall for the event, which means you don’t have to sign in with a pay-TV provider to watch the...
Sinclair to Offer Streaming TV for Unfiltered Election News
NBC News: Sinclair Broadcast Group is launching a streaming news channel, named 2020 Live, to carry unfiltered presidential campaign events with no commentators or anchors. The tagline for the new channel: “No analysis. No Spin. Just...
Chernin’s Barstool Sports to Settle Over Anti-Union Tweets
Bloomberg Law: Four months after Barstool Sports co-founder David Portnoy drew criticism for posting anti-union tweets, the company reached an informal settlement with the National Labor Relations Board that calls for the deletion of the...
The Athletic Digital Sports Media Upstart Raises $50 Million
Axios: The Athletic, a subscription-based digital sports media company, has raised $50 million in a Series D funding round. With this investment, the company has raised a total of $139.5 million since its launch and is valued at roughly $500...
Spotify’s Potential Buy of The Ringer Worries Site Staffers
Washington Post: The Ringer, the sports-and-culture media company founded by Bill Simmons, is reportedly in talks about a sale to the audio company Spotify. But employees at the Ringer are raising alarms about what it means for their...
Vox Media, Axios Among Digital Media Turning Profitable
Axios: Digital publishing is doing something it hasn't done en masse since the dawn of the Internet: make money. Business Insider, Vox Media, The Information, Axios and Politico all turned profits in 2019, in several cases for the first time...
First Look Journo Faces Charge of Cybercrimes in Brazil
New York Times: Federal prosecutors in Brazil charged the American journalist Glenn Greenwald with cybercrimes for his role in bringing to light cellphone messages that have embarrassed...
New York Times Turns Daily Podcast Host Into a Celebrity
New York: The Daily has turned Michael Barbaro from a career New York Timesman into a celebrity, one with TV appearances, adoring fans and a personal life chronicled by Page Six. For the Times, audio represents “the next big...