Putting their political feet on the gas, Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) want a response by the end of the month, and they want the Department of Justice looped in. “The Joint Venture raises questions about how this new offering would affect access, competition, and choice in the sports streaming market,” … Read more
The latest season of the beloved reality show “The Masked Singer” has returned with a bang, introducing Sir Lion as the enigmatic wild card in Group C. As fans eagerly speculate about the identity concealed behind the flashy lion costume, anticipation mounts for the big reveal in the upcoming episodes. Here’s a closer look at … Read more
The upcoming sports streaming service from Disney, Fox & Warner Bros. Discovery has found its boss. The service, which doesn’t have a name yet, has appointed former Apple and Hulu exec Pete Distad as CEO. The streamer was revealed last month and is set to launch in the fall. Distad, who most recently served as … Read more
Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish derided a planned streaming venture backed by Disney, Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery for having “only a subset of sports.” In his first public comments since the announcement of the service, which does not include any Paramount or NBCUniversal properties, Bakish noted several gaps it will have. “There’s still … Read more
Fox will hold its 2024 upfront event on Monday, May 13, returning to the Hammerstein Ballroom at The Manhattan Center and hosted by Jeff Collins, president of Advertising Sales, Marketing and Brand Partnerships. The company said it will unveil new content and “data- and tech-enhanced capabilities that span the entire Portfolio, ensuring clients can transact … Read more
By David Bauder and Emma Burrows | Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin has been interviewed by former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, the Kremlin confirmed Wednesday. It is Putin’s first interview to a Western media figure since his full-scale invasion of Ukraine two years ago. Carlson had released a video from Moscow on Tuesday … Read more
A Michigan woman allegedly stole a horse and buggy from an Amish couple while they shopped at a Walmart last weekend. The appeal of the crime is obvious — no USB cables to mess with, no sensors to fool, just hop in and go. Yet, if you’re looking to follow in this woman’s footsteps, a … Read more
I have two automotive loves: The first is the Miata, the second is off-road racing. For a while I raced air-cooled Volkswagens in the deserts of California and Nevada and I was lucky enough to co-drive in a class 11 stock bug in the Baja 1000 a few years ago. I podiumed a few times … Read more
“By 2022, many people in management were aware of Gonzales’s egregious conduct and what he did to Plaintiff,” alleges a sexual assault suit filed yesterday by a current Disney employee against the Mouse House, its ex-VP Distribution Nolan Gonzales and various former Fox assets. “Plaintiff overheard a chairperson at Disney say that Gonzales was a … Read more
A favorite and feverish game from Wall Street to Hollywood heading into 2024 is pairing up media companies, or pieces of them, to see what fits where in a high-stakes jigsaw puzzle that will shape the future of the industry. Ongoing streaming losses, anticipated interest rate cuts (that could lower financing costs), more robust stock … Read more
