The saga of Olivia Nuzzi, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and New York magazine has come to an end. (TVNewser) Nuzzi is exiting the publication just weeks after revelations that she had a personal relationship with Kennedy, who she profiled for the magazine. (Vanity Fair) Nuzzi’s departure comes one month after a bombshell report in Oliver…Read More
News Corp., parent company of media outlets like The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post, is suing artificial intelligence search engine Perplexity for infringing copyrighted content. (The Verge) In a lawsuit filed in New York Monday, the media organization claimed that Perplexity engages in copyright violations on a “grand scale,” simultaneously duplicating and…Read More
Disney tapped James Gorman to replace Mark Parker as the company’s next chairman, as the media giant lays the groundwork to name a successor for CEO Bob Iger in early 2026, the company said Monday. (CNBC) Gorman will step down as executive chair of Morgan Stanley at the end of 2024 and take on the…Read More
Chris Dinan will be the new executive producer of ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. ABC News announced his new role Monday; he fills the role vacated by Almin Karamehmedovic, who was promoted to ABC News president in August. (TVNewser) Dinan will report to Karamehmedovic and lead his former team, overseeing all aspects of…Read More
A Los Angeles-based production company sued Tesla, CEO Elon Musk, and Warner Bros. Discovery, alleging that the electric vehicle maker ripped off scenes from 2017 film Blade Runner 2049 to promote its new robotaxi. (LA Times / Hollywood Inc) Alcon Entertainment alleged that Musk and Tesla requested, and were denied, permission to use Blade Runner…Read More
Jemele Hill will lead a sports newsmagazine program called Above the Fold for the TNT Sports evening lineup on TruTV, broadening out the network’s nighttime portfolio as parent company Warner Bros. Discovery seeks a bigger foothold in regular sports programming. (Variety)Read More
The youngest son of late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner wants to buy back his father’s storied franchise. Cooper Hefner submitted an offer Monday along with a group of investors to buy the Playboy brand from Playboy Group for $100 million, according to Hefner and a deal proposal viewed by The Wall Street Journal. (WSJ)Read More
Chick-fil-A isn’t chickening out when it comes to jumping headfirst into the entertainment world. The restaurant chain announced Monday that it will launch the Chick-fil-A Play application Nov. 18 (ADWEEK)Read More
Big tech, feckless owners, cord-cutters, restive staff, smaller audiences … and the return of print? (NY Mag / Intelligencer)Read More
The owner of TikTok sacked an intern for allegedly sabotaging an internal AI project. ByteDance said it dismissed the person in August after they “maliciously interfered” with the training of AI models used in a research project. (The Guardian)Read More
