Fox News is going state of the art for its Election Night edition of Fox News: Democracy 2024. The network will debut immersive graphics technology in Studio M–its election coverage HQ in New York City–as well as several technological and design innovations. Anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum will again lead the network’s extensive multiplatform…Read More
Outside of the record-setting Olympic Games revenue announced by NBCUniversal parent company Comcast during its third-quarter earnings, the company made news by announcing exploratory plans to spin off its cable networks into a new company. (ADWEEK) Flagship streaming service Peacock added 3 million subscribers to reach 36 million. (Deadline) Peacock grew its third-quarter revenue and…Read More
On Thursday, OpenAI added an artificial-intelligence-powered search engine directly within its popular chatbot, ChatGPT. This move positions ChatGPT to compete with established tools like Google Search, Microsoft Bing, and San Francisco startup Perplexity. (ADWEEK) ChatGPT search offers up-to-the-minute sports scores, stock quotes, news, weather, and more, powered by real-time web search and partnerships with news…Read More
Two Mexican journalists were shot dead in less than 24 hours in western states, according to authorities, as the country faces a flare-up of violence in the region. (Reuters) Journalist Mauricio Solis of news page Minuto por Minuto was shot to death late Tuesday just moments after he conducted a sidewalk interview with the mayor…Read More
The amount Amazon made from net sales of its advertising services in the third quarter was $14.3 billion, up 19% year-over-year. Ads made up almost 9% of Amazon’s total sales. (ADWEEK) In September, it was revealed that Amazon secured more than $1.8 billion in advertiser commitments for its streaming services during its inaugural upfront presentation…Read More
Former President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against CBS News Thursday, alleging that the network engaged in election interference by doctoring a 60 Minutes interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, per a court filing. (Axios) Trump’s legal complaint was filed Thursday in federal court in the Northern District of Texas Amarillo division, a remote venue…Read More
The Economist is taking advantage of the space vacated by U.S. news outlets including The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and USA Today, and endorsing Harris in the 2024 presidential election. (Semafor) The Economist’s U.S. editor, John Prideaux, also defended the paper’s endorsement in an interview with Semafor published Wednesday. “We don’t think being…Read More
The blockbuster World Series matchup of the Los Angeles Dodgers playing the New York Yankees gave Fox an expected ratings boost. Nielsen data showed that the five-game series, which concluded Wednesday with a Dodgers come-from-behind 7-6 win, averaged 15.8 million viewers. (LA Times / Hollywood Inc) This year’s series delivered the fourth-largest audience for Major…Read More
Scranton, Pa., ABC affiliate WNEP admitted accidentally showing test results for the upcoming Nov. 5 general election. (TVSpy)Read More
At a time when print media is on the way out and streaming technology has slashed into box-office returns, a band of downtown cinephiles in New York started a film magazine. (NYT)Read More
