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

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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

Industry Journalist, PR Exec John Wolfe, Dies At 72

Ex-KNBC News Producer Makes Plea Deal With Feds Over Child Pornography Charges

WDAF Kansas City Adds Brea Love To Anchor Desk

Steve Carrell To Star In Upcoming Bill Lawrence Comedy At HBO

Steve Carell is set to star in a new single-camera half-hour comedy series from Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses. The currently untitled project has been given a straight-to-series order from HBO.

Peter Caranicas, Longtime Variety Editor Known For His Expertise In Production And Technology, Dies At 80

Zeam Media Appoints Sandie Trombert CMO

Zeam Media, a provider of OTT solutions as well as the newly launched streaming platform Zeam, and backed by Gray Television, the National Association of Broadcasters and Morgan Murphy Media, […]

News Director Bernice Kearney Leaves KPRC Houston

Bernice Kearney, who has been at the helm of Graham Media’s NBC affiliate KPRC Houston as news director for the past 18 months, is now moving on.

Fraud Trial To Begin For Ozy Founder Carlos Watson

Watson’s lawyer has argued that many other media leaders lured investors with “puffing and bluffing,” and that he is being singled out because he is Black.

Diane Ford, Stand-Up Comic On HBO Specials And ‘An Evening At The Improv,’ Dies At 68

Paramount Names Jonathan Bingaman President, Domestic Multi-Platform Licensing & Distribution

Bingaman has been executive VP, domestic licensing and distribution for Paramount’s CBS Media Ventures unit. In his new post, Bingaman will be responsible for sales to SVOD, FVOD, cable and digital outlets.

 

Conservative Media Personality Janelle King Appointed To Georgia State Election Board

ATLANTA (AP) — A media personality who co-founded a conservative political action committee has been appointed to a seat on the Georgia State Election Board, which is responsible for developing […]

Alice Stewart Dies: CNN Political Commentator Was 58