Hedge fund investor Paul Marshall has bought The Spectator, one of the world’s oldest political magazines, for GBP100 million ($131 million) after a monthslong search for a new owner for the British publication, those involved in the sale said Tuesday. (AP) In recent years, Marshall has reshaped himself as a media baron. He founded UnHerd,…Read More
Last month, Chick-fil-A ruffled some feathers, and it had nothing to do with chicken. Deadline has reported that the fast food chain known for its chicken sandwiches is branching out into streaming. The brand is working with major production companies and studios to produce family-friendly unscripted series for a streaming service set to launch later…Read More
It’s hard to get 42 states to agree on much. But a bipartisan group of attorneys general demanded Tuesday that Congress require surgeon general warning labels on social media applications to help curtail addiction and a mental health crisis among young adults. (CNN) The letter acknowledged the significance of the bipartisan call from nearly all…Read More
Australia’s government will move to set a national minimum age to use social media, with the stated aim of weaning children off potentially harmful technology and “onto the footy field,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. (Semafor) Albanese announced Tuesday that his government would introduce the legislation in Parliament this year–ahead of an expected May election–but…Read More
The post-holiday period was not kind to networks, as all three cable nets saw a drop in their week-to-week numbers in total viewers and the prized demographic of adults 25 through 54. MSNBC and CNN saw steeper drops as they were down double-digits in total viewers and the demo during primetime. CNN was the only…Read More
The New York Times Tech Guild, which represents more than 600 staffers, voted Tuesday to authorize a strike in protest of stalled contract negotiations with the Times’ management, sources confirmed to Axios. (Axios)Read More
Cosmetic and dermatology treatment marketplace RealSelf named media executive and ADWEEK 50 honoree Minou Clark as its global CEO Tuesday. (ADWEEK)Read More
Disney offered to temporarily offer DirecTV access to ABC News’ coverage of the presidential debate Tuesday night between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, but DirecTV turned the offer down. (Variety)Read More
A crew working for San Francisco ABC owned station KGO and their security guard were robbed at gunpoint while reporting a story in Oakland, Calif. (TVSpy)Read More
In the brief span of 20 seconds, viewers of the new Brisk Iced Tea ad can learn the following: 90s nostalgia continues to fuel the marketing world, brands keep raiding their own vaults for modern-day inspiration, and Doja Cat means business when she asks for a sip of a cold drink. Brisk, part of the…Read More
