New: @PuckNews has paused advertising on Twitter, co-founder @JonKelly2 tells me, marking the first news organization (that I'm aware of) which has suspended advertising on the platform since Musk banned several high-profile journalists from the site.
We’re launching a new pod w/ @MattBelloni called ‘The Town’ that covers the inner workings of Hollywood — the streaming wars, awards shenanigans, exec shuffles, expensive failures, industry buzz + much more. Launches Monday!
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NEW: Ben Smith and Justin Smith talk to @DylanByers about their new media venture, and plan to create “the leading, multi-platform news brand for the whole English-speaking world.”
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I'll bite on this mostly glass-half-full assessment of digital media heading into 2022, from @bmorrissey: "Many publishers have far more diversified business models now compared to five years ago." puck.news/the-biggest-digita…
NEWS: The Athletic has now entered into exclusive talks with The New York Times regarding a sale of its 1.2 million subscriber business, a source directly familiar with the matter tells @DylanByers.
Story here:
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"They're very frustrated with this. They know that "West Side Story" could have been a big event film on Disney+ this holiday season ... it would have been a "Hamilton" style event," says @MattBelloni on #WestSideStory's disappointing box office total.
NEWS: @MattBelloni reports that Bob Iger has told at least a couple friends that he’d love to front a bid for the @Suns if the @NBA team were to become available (pending the league’s investigation into owner Robert Sarver).
Read it here:
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NEW from @baratunde: Progressives can’t win a debate over a theory that their opponents can’t even define. What if the conversation around “critical race theory” was reframed around a more fundamental question: what does it mean to love America? puck.news/my-mother-america-…
Friends: Come join @JonKelly2 & I as we take a look under the hood of cable news, an industry in withdrawal from Trump and still struggling to figure out its future on streaming. Private Zoom call is Friday, Oct. 8 @ 1 p.m. ET. Exclusive to @PuckNews Inner Circle Members.
NEW @PuckNews: New scoops on Rachel Maddow, Brian Williams & the future of MSNBC prime time…. Plus: the story behind the story on Chris Cuomo & Shelley Ross… and a little ABC drama…
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Who can replace @maddow? The resounding answer inside MSNBC is: No one. “We have no bench,” a producer said. And yet as you move higher up the organization, it's clear that one person has emerged as the preferred successor: @NicolleDWallace. Full story: puck.news/msnbc-stares-down-…
Presenting the first episode of our new podcast, The Powers That Be! Hear the inside conversation, as @PeterHamby, @mattbelloni, @tina_nguyen, and @DylanByers discuss the CA recall, the Emmys, the GOP's '24 plans, and more on all podcast platforms! apple.co/2Z7i6bH
About to hit 10,000 sign-ups for my private email What I'm Hearing. If you are lucky 10K, I will send you this extremely stylish @PuckNews canvas bag. Request an invite here (I will need to approve your request): whatimhearing.news/matt-bell…