-
Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis -
Alex Sherman / CNBC: Sources: Paramount and Skydance move closer to a deal, but Paramount's renewal agreement with Charter, which has an April 30 deadline, is a significant hurdle — WATCH NOW -
Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine: The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden -
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian: Howard Stern of SiriusXM snags a surprise interview with President Biden, following reports of Biden's refusal so far to give The NYT a sit-down interview -
The New York Times Company: The New York Times says it will continue to cover Biden “fully and fairly” regardless of whether he gives the paper a sit-down interview -
Andrew Marchand / The Athletic: Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals -
Wall Street Journal: A look at the competition for NBA live sports media rights after the 2024-25 season, involving Amazon's Prime Video, YouTube, NBCUniversal, Disney, and WBD -
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: Memo: CNN's Poppy Harlow is leaving the network; she joined in 2008 and most recently co-hosted CNN This Morning, which was effectively canceled earlier in 2024 -
Katie Robertson / New York Times: G/O Media sells The Onion to Global Tetrahedron, a new Chicago firm owned by former Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson; former NBC News senior reporter Ben Collins is CEO -
Matt Grant / KXAN-TV: Media advocates denounce an Austin TV photojournalist's arrest amid campus protests; one calls for a law shielding journalists from law enforcement interference -
Kirsten Eddy / Pew Research Center: Survey of 3,600 US adults: 73% say a free press is very important, while 84% say media is at least somewhat influenced by corporations and financial interests -
Tom Jones / Poynter: Q&A with Kelly O'Donnell, NBC News White House senior correspondent and WHCA president, ahead of the WHCD on April 27, on changes in media access and more -
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Curio, which uses AI to deliver journalism via audio, is raising funds for Rio, an app that scans headlines and creates a daily news briefing in audio or text -
Financial Times: Sources: RedBird IMI prepares to withdraw its Telegraph bid as early as next week, triggering an auction expected to draw bids from Rupert Murdoch and others -
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab: An interview with CalMatters CEO Neil Chase on how the The Markup acquisition happened, consolidation uptick in nonprofit news, and why there is more to come