Media & TV
optional screen reader
Billionaires Wanted to Save the News Industry. They’re Losing a Fortune.
-
CNN chief Mark Thompson outlines his plan to transform the network for the future: ‘It’s time for a revolution’
“We need to recapture some of the swagger and innovation of the early CNN,” Thompson wrote
By Editors Desk -
Congrats, and Goodbye, to Peak TV
The Emmys on Monday night felt in many ways like a bookend to one of the defining features of the streaming era: a never-ending supply of new programming.
-
Host blasts star’s ‘insane’ Epstein accusation
Late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel has gone scorched earth after NFL star Aaron Rodgers’ hinted the comedian would appear in the Epstein documents.
Latest Media & TV
Chappelle lashed over trans joke in Netflix hit
Dave Chappelle did exactly what he said he wouldn’t do in his new Netflix special: make fun of trans people. Critics have lashed the comedian over the material.
- By
ESPN apologizes for showing video of woman flashing breast during Sugar Bowl
ESPN has apologized for a video clip of a woman baring her breast that was shown during the broadcast of the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans
- By
The New York Times Has an Edge in Suit Against OpenAI
To offer useful information, ChatGPT and other large language models need humans to report, vet and publish new facts. Who is going to pay for that?
- By
Amazon Prime Video streaming content to include ‘limited advertisements’
Customers will be given option to pay more for ad-free service in UK, Germany and US from early next year
- By
Shaun King Claims Instagram Banned Him Over Israel-Gaza Posts
The controversial activist posted a video through a friend’s account saying he had “attorneys and other people involved.”
- By
The Curious SNL Return of Kate McKinnon
The quirky ex–cast member came back to the sketch show, only to disappear into it.
- By
Netflix reveals what people are really watching
The streaming platform shared its most comprehensive report on viewership data
- By
Sports Illustrated boss Ross Levinsohn fired weeks after AI scandal
The CEO of The Arena Group, owner of Sports Illustrated, has been fired just weeks after the magazine was accused of publishing articles generated by artificial intelligence.
- By
Tucker Carlson Starts Subscription Website, Promises Exclusive Content
Carlson hinted that the website may be a piece of a bigger pie.
- By
Former CNN Boss Jeff Zucker Eyes Unlikely Next Role: British Media Mogul
Veteran media executive’s investment group is a top contender to buy two U.K. publications, for which he plans U.S. expansion
- By
Norman Lear, iconic TV sitcom and movie producer, dies at 101
Director Rob Reiner, who played Bunker’s politically polar opposite son-in-law Michael “Meathead” Stivic on the sitcom, paid tribute to Lear on social media on Wednesday.
- By
The Fall of Sports Illustrated
A recent AI controversy is just the latest example of its decline.
- By
‘Saturday Night Live’ Says Goodbye to George Santos
“S.N.L.” and Bowen Yang took a parting jab at Santos the day after he was expelled from Congress. Emma Stone was the host.
- By
