ITV Studios launches Zoo 55, a digital content label to help the UK company focus on YouTube and other platforms, led by ex-WarnerBros executive Martin Trickey (Jake Kanter/Deadline)

Mediagazer: ITV Studios launches Zoo 55, a digital content label to help the UK company focus on YouTube and other platforms, led by ex-WarnerBros executive Martin Trickey (Jake Kanter/Deadline)

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New York Magazine:

New York Magazine says the publication and Olivia Nuzzi agreed to part ways, and an independent probe found no inaccuracies or evidence of bias in Nuzzi's work— Last month, the magazine enlisted the law firm Davis Wright Tremaine to review Olivia Nuzzi's work during the 2024 campaign.
Discussion: The Hill, Fox News, CNN, Variety, Business Insider, Vanity Fair, Page Six, Deadline, @jaredlholt, @lachcartwright, @hadas_gold, The Hollywood Reporter, The National Pulse and New York Post

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Lauren Irwin /
The Hill: New York Magazine, Olivia Nuzzi part ways

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Olivia Nuzzi Out at New York Mag After RJK Jr. Relationship

Lucia Moses /
Business Insider: New York magazine is parting ways with Olivia Nuzzi following the revelation of her RFK Jr. relationship

Lachlan Cartwright /
Vanity Fair: Olivia Nuzzi to Exit New York Magazine Amid RFK Jr. Scandal

Bernie Zilio /
Page Six: Olivia Nuzzi leaving New York Magazine after 8 years amid RFK Jr. affair scandal

Peter White /
Deadline: Olivia Nuzzi And New York Magazine Part Ways

Jared Holt /
@jaredlholt: Throwing it all away — your love life, your job, and your reputation — just for the prospect of hooking up with RFK Jr. of all the people on this planet. It is truly wild. She'll fail upwards in media, though. I'm sure of that.

Lachlan Cartwright /
@lachcartwright: Olivia Nuzzi to Exit New York Magazine Amid RFK Jr. Scandal: A third-party review into Nuzzi's work found “no inaccuracies nor evidence of bias.” My latest yarn for @VanityFair — https://www.vanityfair.com/...

Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: Olivia Nuzzi and NYMag have officially parted ways https://www.cnn.com/...

Katie Kilkenny /
The Hollywood Reporter: Olivia Nuzzi Leaves New York Magazine Following Investigation

New York Magazine:

Jeff Zucker, Hamish McKenzie, Bari Weiss, and 54 of the most powerful people in media discuss the future of media, return of print, Big Tech, and more— On and off the record with: — Imran Amed, founder and editor-in-chief, The Business of Fashion. Willa Bennett, editor-in-chief, Cosmopolitan and Seventeen.

Discussion:

Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: it's media conventional wisdom at this point that the times overpaid for the athletic, but it's hard to argue the company with the most successful daily news podcast and a few other pretty big hits has been “terrible with podcasts for the most part” https://nymag.com/... [image]

Kelsey Weekman /
@kelsaywhat: opening the “will the media survive” story, seeing the name of the guy who shut down your newsroom, then immediately closing the article 😮 💨👌

Kenny Smith /
@kennysmith.bsky.social: Let's all just take a moment to consider the three people name dropped here. — I don't even want to click through to see who the other 54 people might be to offer alternatives. [embedded post]

Gabriel Brotman /
Gabriel Brotman on LinkedIn: New York Magazine's latest “Power Issue” offers a fresh look into the state of journalism in 2024, featuring our very own Mathias Döpfner …

Peter Kafka /
@pkafka: Quality listicle [image]

Scott Suttell /
@ssuttell: “Still, we found a lot of optimism about the media business and its future. Even those who are gloomy about the state of the industry see a lot of good work being done in their own shops and those of their rivals.” https://nymag.com/...

Carl Swanson /
@carlstwitt: Shortly after @charlottetklein⁩ arrived @nymag this past summer, we set her on this project: interview as many members of the media elite as she could and ask them what exactly they think is going on with the media. This is what they said. https://nymag.com/... @heathenqueen76.bsky.social: Hmmm — People I consider journalists and folksci consider rabble rousing sh*t starters in the same room. — Interesting [embedded post]

Anup Kaphle /
@anupkaphle: Asked AI to summarize this and the answer was ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ https://nymag.com/...

Colby Hall /
@colbyhall: If the media is relying on this sort of useless and bloviated wank then they are doomed. What a waste of energy.

Ernie Smith /
@shortformernie@threads.net: This paragraph from this @nymag piece on media players is insane. It's like they got the worst people in journalism to talk smack about their competitors. — It's telling that only two people on this entire list went on record. — https://nymag.com/... [image]

Axios:

Sources: G/O Media has agreed to sell Jalopnik, a news and opinion site about car culture and one of its few remaining brands, to Static Media— Exit Content Preview … It acquired food site The Takeout from G/O Media back in March. — Private equity firm Novacap acquired Static in 2023.

Discussion:
@sorenspicknall.bsky.social, @maxwelltani, @kerrymflynn and @hoonofthe.day

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Soren Spicknall /
@sorenspicknall.bsky.social: After all these years and all the malfeasance of G/O, Jalopnik still has a spark of its old self. Fingers crossed that the new owners don't ruin it. [embedded post]

Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: G/O Media is continuing to offload its titles. I'm hearing the digital media company has recently been in talks to sell car/auto site Jalopnik to Static Media.

Kerry Flynn /
@kerrymflynn: New: @GOMediaInc has agreed to sell @Jalopnik to Indianapolis-based Static Media, which had acquired @thetakeout earlier this year The car culture site was one of G/O's few remaining brands. @Kotaku, @qz, @TheRoot and @ItsTheInventory are left https://www.axios.com/...

CNBC:

Disney plans to name CEO Bob Iger's successor in early 2026, and says ex-Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman will replace Mark Parker as chairman in January 2025— Disney has tapped James Gorman to replace Mark Parker as the company's next chairman, effective in January, as the media giant lays …

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Fast Company, The Desk, The Verge, Breitbart, The Times, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, UPI, CBS News, The Information, Gizmodo, Financial Times, IndieWire, Quartz, Cord Cutters News, New York Post, Variety, @sherman4949, Deadline, @pkafka, Front Office Sports, @sherman4949, New York Times, One America News Network, Entrepreneur, KDFX-TV, The Hollywood Reporter, Bloomberg, Media Play News, The Wrap, Business Insider, Los Angeles Times, TVNewsCheck and Forbes

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Chris Morris /
Fast Company: Who will be Disney's next CEO? Four execs who could replace Bob Iger in 2026

Isabella Fish /
The Times: James Gorman is new Disney chairman

Michelle Chapman /
Associated Press: Disney just announced a timeline to replace CEO Bob Iger and it sent shares sliding

Jessica Inman /
UPI: Bob Iger's successor to be announced in 2026

Megan Cerullo /
CBS News: Disney announces when it will replace CEO Bob Iger

Martin Peers /
The Information: Disney Names Jim Gorman as New Chairman

Gordon Jackson /
Gizmodo: Disney Hopes to Replace Bob Iger as CEO in 2026 Financial Times: Company Announcements — The Walt Disney Company Board Names James P. Gorman as Chairman, Effective January 2, 2025

William Gavin /
Quartz: Disney will announce CEO Bob Iger's successor by early 2026

Ariel Zilber /
New York Post: Disney names ex-Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman its next chairman, aims to pick Bob Iger successor in 2026

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Disney Taps James Gorman as Chairman; Board Expects to Name CEO Replacement for Bob Iger in Early 2026

Alex Sherman /
@sherman4949: I know there has already been a sense among some execs at Disney that the succession process is hovering over the day-to-day operations. It's obviously a stressful process. But they'll have to wait until early 2026.

Dade Hayes /
Deadline: Disney Names James Gorman Board Chairman; Bob Iger's Successor Now Set To Be Announced In Early 2026

Peter Kafka /
@pkafka: “Disney had initially targeted 2025 to announce a successor, as CNBC reported last year.”

Alex Sherman /
@sherman4949: Im told that internal CEO candidates Dana Walden, Alan Bergman, Jimmy Pitaro and Josh D'Amaro have all recently met with the Disney board succession committee and were all notified of the new early 2026 timeline before today.

Alex Sherman /
@sherman4949: Big Disney news this morning: Disney CEO to be named in early 2026; Gorman to become board chair next year Full story here: https://www.cnbc.com/...

Brooks Barnes /
New York Times: Disney Names James Gorman Chairman, Sets ‘Early 2026’ for C.E.O. Change

Deborah Sophia /
One America News Network: Disney To Name CEO Bob Iger's Replacement In 2026, Taps Morgan Stanley's Gorman As Chair

Erin Davis /
Entrepreneur: Disney Announces Major Executive Changes, Including When CEO Bob Iger Is Leaving. Here's What We Know.

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: Disney Names Top Morgan Stanley Executive James Gorman Its New Chairman of the Board

Josh Dickey /
The Wrap: Disney Names James Gorman Chairman of the Board, Says Iger Successor to Come in Early 2026

Ryan Faughnder /
Los Angeles Times: Disney says it will pick Bob Iger's successor in early 2026

Deadline:

ITV Studios launches Zoo 55, a digital content label to help the UK company focus on YouTube and other platforms, led by ex-WarnerBros executive Martin Trickey— ITV Studios has launched Zoo 55, a digital content label that will help the UK production giant lean into YouTube and other platforms.

Discussion:
Advanced Television and WORLD SCREEN

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Kristin Brzoznowski /
WORLD SCREEN: ITV Studios Bolstering Digital Business With Launch Of Zoo 55

New York Times:

An interview with Florida billionaire David Hoffmann, who bought 5%+ of Lee Enterprises, on his plans to buy more stock, why print is important, and more— David Hoffmann is a relative newcomer to the struggling newspaper industry.Akilah Townsend for The New York Times

Discussion:
@benmullin

Politico:

Q&A with Arnon Mishkin, the head of Fox News' decision desk, about calling Arizona for Biden in 2020, not feeling “any pressure” from Fox executives, and more— In a new interview, Arnon Mishkin opens up about controversial election calls and makes some predictions for what's to come.

Discussion:
Washington Post, The Independent, Breitbart, Mediaite, @akfullerton, @politico_steve, @brianstelter, @mattgertz, IJR, TVNewsCheck, Barrett Media and Election Law Blog

Discussion:

Philip Bump /
Washington Post: You can probably guess who swing-state Fox News viewers are voting for

Gustaf Kilander /
The Independent: Fox News' decision desk chief weighs in on when he thinks the 2024 election will be called

Wendell Husebø /
Breitbart: Head of Fox News Decision Desk Foresees Delay of 4 Days for Presidential Election Results

Joe DePaolo /
Mediaite: Fox News Decision Desk Guru Predicts How Long it May Take Before the Election is Called: ‘Race Seems Very, Very Close’ @akfullerton: What Fox News' Decision Desk Chief Expects for the 2024 Election. Arnon Mishkin is a good egg. A former classmate, I know him to be honest, competent, trustworthy, and unflappable. https://www.politico.com/... via @politico

Steven Shepard /
@politico_steve: New: I sat down with @arnonmishkin to talk about the @FoxNews decision desk in 2024, the 2020 Arizona call — and, yes, *that* “Succession” episode The @POLITICOMag Q&A https://www.politico.com/...

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Fox News decision desk boss Arnon Mishkin says he feels no pressure to tell the Fox audience what it wants to hear. And he suspects election night will turn into election week again: “The over/under” for a presidential race call “is Saturday.” https://www.politico.com/...

Matthew Gertz /
@mattgertz: I do not understand how a reporter can interview the head of Fox's decision desk and publish him saying he's gonna make calls based on the data without asking about reports that Fox executives overruled his calls in 2020. https://www.politico.com/...

Madison Summers /
IJR: Fox News Decision Desk Guru Suggests How Many Days It Could Take Until the Election is Called

Steven Shepard /
TVNewsCheck: What Fox News' Decision Desk Chief Expects For The 2024 Election Barrett Media: Fox News Decision Desk: There is No Pressure to Call Presidential Race to ‘Make Our Audience Happy’

Semafor:

Q&A with two Trump campaign senior communications advisors on the media strategy, focusing on podcasters, the “toxicity” of traditional press, and more— Q&A — Shelby Talcott: How do you see the media environment? — Brian Hughes: We are seeing an unprecedented bias in the Old Guard …

Discussion:
Human Events, CBS News, @anatema0, @iansams, @semaforben and @shelbytalcott

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Kenny Cody /
Human Events: Trump's media presence is a winning strategy

Anna Tema /
@anatema0: “We've actually excelled at it and created just a massive case study in how a political campaign nationally can get beyond the bias of the Old Guard to an entirely new place.” https://www.semafor.com/...

Ian Sams /
@iansams: An actual sentence said aloud by a Trump advisor to @semafor: “We're also not totally ignoring mainstream press. President Trump just did a sitdown with Harris Faulkner.” 😐 https://www.semafor.com/...

Ben Smith /
@semaforben: A must-read interview with @ShelbyTalcott , in which top Trump aides discuss how they see this media moment https://www.semafor.com/...

Shelby Talcott /
@shelbytalcott: New: Team Trump has focused more on podcasters than broadcasters this cycle, pushing presidential politics well outside the familiar political media ecosystem. An inside look into their media strategy, and the unique audiences they say they're reaching: https://www.semafor.com/...

New York Times:

A look at Costco Connection, a monthly magazine for Costco “executive” members that is the US' third largest by print circulation, as it expands via digital— The cover of Costco Connection has been a magnet for celebrities of all kinds.Ruth Fremson/The New York Times

Discussion:
@ismaelnafria, @dannygroner, @danbayens, @nairyasmin, @aaronorendorff, @mattyglesias, @bananapeele and @bill_shea19

Discussion:

Ismael Nafría /
@ismaelnafria: Costco Has a Magazine and It's Thriving Each month, 15.4 million copies of Costco Connection are mailed out to members. Another 300,000 are distributed via Costco warehouses. It is now the nation's third largest magazine. @nytimes https://www.nytimes.com/...

Danny Groner /
@dannygroner: “Gruening said that although he couldn't be sure that The Connection drove people to the executive tier of Costco membership (though he suspects it does), he is certain those who receive it are responsive to its content. Readers tell him as much everyday.” https://www.nytimes.com/...

Dan Bayens /
@danbayens: Top magazines in the country — 1. AARP: The Magazine 2. The AARP Bulletin 3. Costco Connection https://www.nytimes.com/...

Yasmin Nair /
@nairyasmin: “There is the fleeting high of going viral, and then there is the flexed power of landing in the mailboxes of one in 20 Americans who could unsubscribe with a few simple clicks, but choose not to.” https://www.nytimes.com/...

Aaron Orendorff /
@aaronorendorff: Damn! Costco is such a unit on every front. And yes, I've learned the hard way from my lovely wife: NEVER throw out *The* Costco Connection. [image]

Matthew Yglesias /
@mattyglesias: “Costco Connection is now the nation's third largest magazine by print circulation, behind AARP: The Magazine and The AARP Bulletin” https://www.nytimes.com/...

Anna Peele /
@bananapeele: Imagine writing for The Costco Connection!! The dream. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Politico:

Q&A with PolitiFact founder Bill Adair on the value of fact-checking amid polarization, journalists holding politicians accountable, free speech, and more— A veteran of the business explains the war over truth, and what it means for 2024. — The Biden administration stole $1 billion from FEMA.

Discussion:
RedState, TVNewsCheck, @wuerker, @cchoksy, Resolute Square and The Independent

Discussion:

Bonchie /
RedState: The New York Times ‘Fact-Checks’ Kamala Harris Working at McDonald's, and It's Absolutely Incredible

Mark K. Miller /
TVNewsCheck: A Fact Checker's Dispatch From The War On Truth

Matt Wuerker /
@wuerker: Remember just a year or so ago the mainstream media was very hesitant to call lies lies?

Dr. Carol E. B. Choksy /
@cchoksy: Trump's lying technique is called “dazzle” named after the WWI striped paint on ships that makes shooters hesitate because they don't know what to target. Trump's Soviet dazzle method is to tell lie after lie so people don't coalesce around one truth https://www.politico.com/...

NBC News:

After allegations of poor working conditions on MrBeast's Amazon Studios show Beast Games, industry insiders call for more safety oversight on creator-run sets— YouTube channels are gaining more mainstream attention — but some in the digital entertainment industry think growth should require better oversight.

Discussion:
@carnage4life@mas.to, @nbcwashington and @nbcbayarea

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Dare Obasanjo /
@carnage4life@mas.to: The backlash against Mr. Beast has been fascinating to observd primarily because it's followed a path typically reserved for startups not individual. — Non-stop positive stories about how focused and hardworking he is despite making millions have now given way to tales of how he makes millions from exploiting people. … @nbcwashington: Allegations of poor working conditions on YouTuber MrBeast's new Amazon Studios show have pushed some people who work with creators to call for more safety oversight on their sets. https://nbc4dc.com/A9plxrn

The Economic Times:

Sources: after Star India and Viacom18's merger, Reliance Industries plans to retain Disney+ Hotstar as the sole streaming platform, absorbing JioCinema— Reliance Industries is set to retain Disney+ Hotstar as its primary streaming platform post-merger with Star India and Viacom18 …

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