Joaquin Duro has been named executive vice president of sports for NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises. Duro takes over for Eli Velazquez, who is leaving the company at the end of the month. Duro will lead Telemundo Deportes, the network’s sports division, with oversight of sports production, programming, acquisitions, operations, and multiplatform content. He is also responsible…Read More
A federal judge granted Oklahoma City NBC affiliate KFOR a temporary restraining order. KFOR sued State Superintendent Ryan Walters and his Press Secretary, Dan Isett, in federal court over claims the station was barred from entering the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting main room. The lawsuit also asserted reporters at the station were not…Read More
Hulu has found its ambassador for spooky season. Hulu’s Huluween is back for a seventh year, and the streaming service has now tapped actor, producer, and director Elvis Nolasco as the face of the streaming platform’s campaign. During Huluween, the platform promotes its spooky-themed programming. As part of this year’s offerings, Nolasco will star in…Read More
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars media platform and its assets will be sold off piece by piece in auctions this fall to help pay the more than $1 billion he owes relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook (Conn.) Elementary School shooting, under an order expected to be approved by a federal judge. (AP) Infowars’…Read More
X owner Elon Musk is the world’s wealthiest flag-bearer for free speech, but under his leadership, the social media platform is acceding to government requests to take down or withhold user content at a significantly higher rate than it did in the years leading up to his 2022 purchase. (WaPo) From January through June, X…Read More
Meta lost a bid to block a group of U.S. authors from questioning CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a lawsuit accusing the company of misusing copyrighted books to train its artificial intelligence systems. (Reuters) Authors Sarah Silverman, Richard Kadrey, and Christopher Golden filed the proposed class action last year in California federal court. They accused Meta…Read More
Good Morning America, ABC News’ flagship morning news program, wrapped up the 2023-24 season with a first-place finish among total viewers–the 12th straight season that it is perched at the top of the roost. But GMA had to cede the advertiser-treasured adults 25-through-54 demographic to Today, as the NBC News morning staple laid claim to…Read More
Late British art critic Brian Sewell is making a return to journalism via AI, according to the newspaper that established his reputation as a distinctive cultural voice. (The Guardian) The embrace of AI has raised eyebrows among staff after The Evening Standard made around 150 layoffs, including 70 editorial roles, as part of its move…Read More
An international fund that supports independent media unveiled an ambitious plan Wednesday to raise $150 million by mid-2025 to bolster independent media in low- and mid-income countries globally over the next three years. (Axios)Read More
Media startup The Free Press raised a further round of funding from investors, valuing the business at about $100 million as it positions itself for the next phase of growth. (FT)Read More
