Karen Milne Joins Wilkinson Barker Knauer As Partner In DC Office
Wilkinson Barker Knauer said that Karen Milne is re-joining the firm as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office. She returns to WBK after …
Jonathan Blake, Communications Lawyer, Dies At 85
At Covington & Burling, he was at the forefront of law related to satellite communications, cellular phone service and broadband …
Sally Buzbee Steps Down As Washington Post Executive Editor
In the newsroom restructuring, Matt Murray and Robert Winnett will take on new editorial leadership roles at the newspaper.
Rupert Murdoch, 93, Marries For The Fifth Time
NEW YORK (AP) — Media magnate Rupert Murdoch, 93, has married for the fifth time, his corporation, News Corp, confirmed Sunday. Murdoch and …
Martin Starger, First ABC Entertainment President, Dies At 92
Martin Starger, a producer for such films as Robert Altman’s Nashville and Peter Bogdanovich’s Mask, died Friday. As the first president …
TriStar Television Label Shut Down By Sony, Jennifer Turner & Nicole Norwood To Depart
After a nine-year revival, Sony’s TriStar Television label, which was behind such series as The Afterparty, is being phased out again. Its …
Robert Allbritton’s New Mission Is Creating More Journalists. Why?
The Politico founder says the decline of local news has cut training opportunities for journalists — whom he wants to nudge out of their …
Lionsgate Names Brian Weinstein Co-CEO Of 3 Arts Entertainment
The former Bad Robot executive will be senior adviser to the office of the CEO at Lionsgate.
NATAS Chapter Southeast Chapter To Honor Television Pioneer Jonathan Katz
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Southeast Chapter will bestow its Board of Governors’ Award to digital …
Producer On ‘The Apprentice’ Claims Donald Trump Used N-Word When Faced With Prospect Of A Black Winner In Show’s First Season
Bill Pruitt, who worked on the first seasons of the NBC reality show, writes in a story on Slate that Trump used the word while dismissing …
EVS Names Richard Katz SVP Operations For NALA Region
Live video technology provider EVS has appointed Richard Katz as senior vice president of operations for the North and Latin American (NALA) …
David Zaslav Is Talking M&A Again As WBD Pays Down Debt, Expands Max Globally
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, who started talking about more deals shortly after inking a massive merger, irritating Wall Street, …
EditShare Boosts Sales Direction With Addition Of Grant Carroll
EditShare, which lets storytellers create and manage collaborative workflows at every stage from storyboard to screening, has appointed …
Greg Connor Named GM Of WRDW-WAGT Augusta, Ga.
The former GM of WACH Columbia, S.C. is tapped to succeed the retiring Mike Oates as head of Gray’s CBS-NBC duopoly.
Nelson Peltz Sells Entire Disney Stake Weeks After Losing Proxy Battle
Peltz sold all of his Disney stock at roughly $120 a share, making about $1 billion on the position, according to a person familiar with the …
Robert De Niro Will Not Receive Service To America Award
Robert De Niro, announced as the winner of the NAB’s Leadership Foundation’s Service to America Leadership Award the day before, will not …
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Files Complaint Over Rules For CNN’s Presidential Debate Next Month
Kennedy alleges the requirements to participate in the June 27 debate were designed to ensure only Biden and Trump would qualify and Kennedy …
Lauren Anderson Expands Remit At Amazon After Streamer’s Push Into Advertising
Lauren Anderson has been named head, brand and content innovation. In the new role, she will managed Amazon MGM Studios’ collaboration with …
Disney Ad Sales Exec Lisa Valentino Exits Amid Restructuring
Lisa Valentino, a senior executive at Disney Advertising Sales who had in the past been tasked with several of the unit’s digital …
Kantar Names Nicole Gileadi Chief Strategy Officer and North America Managing Director
Gileadi had been with Google, where she was global product lead for cross-media measurement and industry advocacy.
Justin Burton Named Station Manager Of KXXV-KRHD Waco
Scripps taps the former Spectrum News 1 newsroom leader to oversee daily operations as well as news at the ABC affiliates in Texas.
Daily Beast Boss Joanna Coles Scrambles To Recruit Ex-CNN Host Brian Stelter Amid Massive Layoffs
Newly-installed Daily Beast boss Joanna Coles is anxious to hire boldface names like ousted CNN host Brian Stelter — as she sharpens the ax …
Vivek Ramaswamy Is Waging An Expensive Trolling Campaign On BuzzFeed
Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy — who has an extensive history promoting lies and conspiracy theories, including …
Its Future In Doubt, The Freewheeling ‘Inside The NBA’ Is On Edge Instead
Next season could be the last for TNT’s influential and beloved studio show, and Charles Barkley, for one, will not be going quietly.
How Lisa Rubin Became MSNBC’s ‘Eyes And Ears’ At The Trump Trial
The corporate lawyer turned correspondent is having a moment on the cable news channel, relaying all the daily drama from the camera-free …
Fremantle Names Mark Reynolds Global Head Of Documentaries
He previously served as unscripted portfolio director at BBC Studios and has held the Fremantle role on an interim basis since January.
Departing Longtime Local Anchors Share Their Lessons Learned
Tom Wills retires from WJXT Jacksonville, Fla., after 49 years. Don Alhart says goodbye to WHAM Rochester, N.Y., after coming onboard in …
Robert De Niro To Receive NAB Service To America Leadership Award
The Hollywood icon will be honored on June 4 in Washington for his “decades-long commitment to his community and the film industry.” …