AI & THE MEDIA

FCC’s Carr Opposes Effort To Require Disclosure Of AI-Content In Political Ads

The FCC commissioner calls the effort “as misguided as it is unlawful” and said it would “do more harm than good.”

Lacey Beasley joins KTVT Dallas News

Avaionia Smith Joins KCEN Waco News

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How FaceTime Calls With Mom Became A TV Hit

CNN’s Sara Sidner Says She’s ‘Hopeful’ After Successful Double Mastectomy

Patrick Gottsch Dies: Founder Of The Cowboy Channel And RFD-TV Was 70

America’s Most Trusted News Anchors Are …

Anderson Cooper humbles Sean Hannity and Rachel Maddow, while Lester Holt is the standout in a new THR/Morning Consult poll.

FCC Commissioner Simington Announces Staff Changes

FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington has announced several staff changes with one departure from his office, one new addition and one promotion.

Charles Barkley Says ‘Morale Sucks’ As ‘Inside The NBA’ Remains In Limbo For TNT

Charles Barkley is displeased with the situation he and his Inside the NBA teammates find themselves in: sweating whether or not the NBA will keep Warner Bros. Discover, the parent company of TNT, as a partner in its down-to-the-wire media rights negotiations. Barkley took aim at WBD CEO David Zaslav for saying the company didn’t need the NBA at an investing conference two years ago.

NBC Reveals Olympics Commentators Mary Carillo, Andrea Joyce, Jimmy Roberts

ESPN’s Dallas Cowboys & NFL Reporter Ed Werder Ends 26-Year Run At Network

Meteorologist Alfredo Valdes Joins ‘Noticiero Telemundo Arizona’

KTAZ (Telemundo 39 Phoenix) and KHRR (Telemundo 40 Tucson), part of NBCUniversal Local’s Telemundo Station Group, has named Alfredo Valdes named meteorologist for Noticiero Telemundo Arizona weekday morning newscasts and updates, beginning Monday, May 27. An experienced weather […]

Vivek Ramaswamy’s Stake In BuzzFeed Sends Shares Up 20%

Former GOP presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy has an 8% stake in BuzzFeed and is seeking to effect a “shift” in the media firm’s strategy, the investor said in a regulatory filing.

How Donald Trump’s Financial Future Became Tied To Trump Media

The former president has treated Trump Media, which runs his social network Truth Social, as a low-cost sideshow. Now a big portion of his wealth hinges on its success.

 

Former Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA Boss Priya Dogra Joins Sky As Chief Advertising/New Revenue Officer

Nick Cannon Talk Show Launches On Prime Video Next Week

Six KSAT San Antonio Journalists Leaving

‘FBI’ & ‘Chicago Med’ Set Mike Weiss & Allen MacDonald As New Showrunners

Death and Other Details co-creator/executive producer Mike Weiss has joined the CBS drama series FBI as executive producer and showrunner. Meanwhile, Allen MacDonald has been tapped as executive producer and showrunner of NBC’s Chicago Med. Both Wolf Entertainment/Universal Television dramas are top 10 broadcast series in Live+7 Nielsen viewership.

Carol Burnett Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award At Gracie Awards

The 49th Annual Gracie Awards, hosted by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF), held Tuesday evening at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles, commemorated the remarkable achievements […]

Robin Davis Named Scripps SVP, Chief Distribution Officer

The veteran media executive has been serving as the company’s interim head of distribution since February.

Doug Lund, Longtime KELO Sioux Falls Anchor Dies At 78

Kayleigh Thomas joins KBTX’s ‘Brazos Valley This Morning’

‘Night Court’s India de Beaufort Exiting Ahead Of Season 3

‘Scrubs’ Producer Eric Weinberg Ordered To Stand Trial On Rape Charges

Matthew Perry’s Death From Ketamine Sees LAPD & DEA Team-Up For Investigation On ‘Circumstances’

Over six months after the Friends star died and was laid to rest in L.A.’s  Forest Lawn Memorial Park, the Los Angeles Police Department and the federal Drug Enforcement Agency are still looking into what happened last October.

Walter Cade To Lead Sales For NBCU Local Chicago

The veteran Chicago-area sports and media executive will continue leading sales partnership development for WMAQ-WSNS and NBC Sports Chicago.

Anderson Cooper Pays Tribute To Former Assistant Joey Pintauro

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’60 Minutes’ Celebrates 50 Years As America’s Top News Program

With Season 56 in the history books, Executive Producer Bill Owens talks about the news magazine’s 50-season winning streak and what viewers can expect when Season 57 starts in the fall.

Fremantle Increases Global Ad Exec Lineup

Matt Katrosar is named SVP of global ad sales and strategy. It also expands its global channels division, hiring Keith Gross, James Meyer and Liat Abada. L-r: Katrosar, Goss, Meyer and Abada.

Univision’s Ilia Calderón To Receive 2024 Paul White Award