Versant Media CEO Bullish on Cable's Growth Prospects
🎙️ NEW POD: Versant Media C.E.O. Mark Lazarus on the bull case for his cable (and more) business… https://t.co/mede4SrCXB @PuckNews
Top Investors Eye Bulwark Acquisition; Longwell Declines
WSJ: “A number of investors, including Melinda French Gates and Laurene Powell Jobs’ Emerson Collective, have expressed interest in investing in the Bulwark, according to people familiar with the matter. James and Kathryn Murdoch, who are already investors in the...
Fox One CEO on World Cup Subscription Strategy
🎙️ NEW: Fox One C.E.O. Pete Distad joins me ahead of this week’s World Cup kickoff to explain how the streamer plans to leverage the tournament to attract and retain new subscribers—and assess the broader challenges and opportunities facing the...
Scott Pelley’s CBS Meeting Ends Without Resolution, Exit Likely
#SCOOP: Scott Pelley had a meeting with CBS News leadership at 5pm ET to discuss a path forward after his protest in 60 Minutes all-hands. The two sides did not find common ground and it now seems likely he will...
Daily Wire Plagued by Internal Infighting and Strategic Drift
NEW: Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire has been beset by internal dysfunction, leadership infighting, and strategic drift… what’s really going on? https://t.co/62yTHikw8H @PuckNews
NYT Dismisses Netanyahu Lawsuit Threat, Defends Independent Reporting
NEW: New York Times rejects Israeli Prime Minister @netanyahu’s threat of a lawsuit over @NickKristof piece, calling it, “part of a well-worn political playbook that aims to undermine independent reporting and stifle journalism that does not fit a specific narrative....
Deep Dive Into NFL Media Rights and TV Future
Tomorrow on The Grill Room: The best (and most fun) analysis anywhere on this week’s NFL media rights deals, the Upfronts, and the future of football on T.V., with the @Ourand_Puck & @sherman4949… Follow here: https://t.co/OUrgd2dr7a @PuckNews https://t.co/9qkkEwBBZ1
Don Lemon's Lemon Media Hits 10M, Expands Team
NEW: Don Lemon is expanding Lemon Media Network, his independent media co, which he says has surpassed 10 million followers across all social platforms… • McKinsey alum Douglas Robins is joining as Director of Operations. • Spectrum News alum Daniel Grimes is...
Ted Turner, CNN Founder and 24-Hour News Pioneer, Dies
Ted Turner, Creator of CNN and the 24-Hour News Cycle, Dies at 87 https://t.co/6JfTuc5Lm3 via @NYTimes
News Emmys to Host White House Correspondents Awards
Scoop in tonight’s email… The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has offered to host the White House Correspondents’ Association’s awards ceremony at its News Emmys ceremony later this month in New York… More details: https://t.co/aUkyssMv7F @PuckNews
Zuckerberg and Cook Not Directly Bidding Seahawks, Fund Involved
Mark Zuckerberg isn't considering a bid for the Seahawks. ... He may be invested in a fund that's putting forward a bid... but that's a very different thing ... I assume same true for Tim Cook.
Media Timing Limits: Print Delays, TV Edits Explained
Going to leave this here for the uninitiated and performatively naive, since there's been some especially dumb conspiratorial thinking on this platform of late: +Print newspapers can't include late events of previous evening. +Television interviews are always edited for time.
Disney Accused of Racial, Gender Segregation in Workforce
More: In forthcoming interview with @KatieMiller, Carr says “there's evidence [that] suggests that Disney [was] dividing and categorizing employees based on race and gender. …. And we're going to get some more discovery from Disney on that. But that could...
Trump Dinner, 60 Minutes Layoffs, Talent Contract Uncertain
NEW @PuckNews: Highlights from David Ellison and Bari Weiss’s private dinner with President Trump. Plus, new intel on the impending layoffs and multiplatform expansion of 60 Minutes, and one talent contract that almost certainly won’t be renewed….. https://t.co/YRFXzhWf2c
Livestream “Guys Reading Tweets” Signal Media’s New Direction
🎙️ NEW POD: The @loudmouthjulia & I go deep on MTS, TBPN, and the rise of the “guys reading tweets” livestream genre…. and what it tells us about the future of media. Apple: https://t.co/Yf2y5lUzsR Spotify: https://t.co/1RoobRMOQT @PuckNews