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Tegna Names Patrick Paolini CEO Amid Nexstar Merger Litigation
5+ hour, 17+ min ago (126+ words) The former Fox Television Stations ad sales boss will take over the role starting June 1 Tegna has named former Fox Television Stations ad sales boss Patrick Paolini CEO amid litigation for its Nexstar merger. Effective June 1, Paolini will oversee "daily…...
David Zaslav Remembers Ted Turner as 'Visionary' and 'Foundational Force' Behind Warner Bros. Discovery in Staff Memo
2+ week, 6+ day ago (323+ words) Ted's entrepreneurial spirit, creative ambition and willingness to take risks changed the media industry forever," the executive says Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav paid tribute to Ted Turner in a memo to staff on Wednesday, calling the cable pioneer…...
Senator Mike Lee Calls for DOJ, FTC Investigation Into NFL's Dealings With Streaming Platforms
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (606+ words) Lee said that the league's shift to streaming has "produced consumer confusion and increasing costs for viewers attempting to watch their teams" Senator Mike Lee has penned a letter to the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission calling for…...
How Netflix's Landmark TF1 Deal in France Sets the Stage for a New Streaming-Linear TV Model
11+ mon, 1+ day ago (966+ words) The streamer's shift from "anti-cable" disrupter to a linear TV aggregator could create a new template for distribution deals overseas " but don't expect the same in the U. S. anytime soon First, Netflix did a 180 on advertising. Then it pivoted into live…...
Disney Cuts Hundreds of Jobs Across TV, Film, Corporate Finance and More in Latest Round of Layoffs
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (160+ words) This marks the fourth and largest staff reduction at the media conglomerate in the last year Disney will lay off several hundred employees globally, with the cuts expected to impact a limited number of positions in marketing for both film…...