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Michaela Pereira joins Sinclair to lead ‘Amazing America’ https://nca.st/46OWM
Michaela Pereira joins Sinclair to lead ‘Amazing America’
Michaela Pereira has joined Sinclair as executive producer of “Amazing America”, a digital content brand ... Read More
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November 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Michaela Pereira joins Sinclair to lead ‘Amazing America’ https://nca.st/46OWM
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Joe Buck will host Good Morning America and call Monday Night Football in the same day. Hopefully he also gets a decent nap.
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Joe Buck will attempt GMA-MNF doubleheader
Joe Buck will do one of the most unique doubleheaders in television by hosting Good Morning America and calling Monday Night Football.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Joe Buck will host Good Morning America and call Monday Night Football in the same day. Hopefully he also gets a decent nap.
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Amazon's Black Friday sports ambitions, which began as just an idea/lark two years ago, have grown into something much, much bigger. Inside the 15-hour bonanza planned for the post-Thanksgiving holiday. frontofficesports.com/amazon-readi...
Amazon Readies Black Friday Sports Bonanza
What started as something of an experiment just two years ago has exploded into one of the tentpole days of the year in sports broadcasting.
frontofficesports.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Amazon's Black Friday sports ambitions, which began as just an idea/lark two years ago, have grown into something much, much bigger. Inside the 15-hour bonanza planned for the post-Thanksgiving holiday. frontofficesports.com/amazon-readi...
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"Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., the parent of HBO and CNN, has asked potential buyers to submit new, sweetened offers after receiving an initial round of bids, people familiar with the matter said." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Warner Bros. to Ask Bidders to Submit Sweetened Offers
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., the parent of HBO and CNN, has asked potential buyers to submit new, sweetened offers after receiving an initial round of bids, people familiar with the matter said.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., the parent of HBO and CNN, has asked potential buyers to submit new, sweetened offers after receiving an initial round of bids, people familiar with the matter said." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The companies looking to buy all or part of TNT Sports parent Warner Bros. Discovery are going to be working through Thanksgiving. frontofficesports.com/wbd-seeks-sw...
WBD Seeks Sweetened Bids From Suitors—Due Dec. 1
The companies interested in buying all or part of Warner Bros. Discovery are going to be working through the Thanksgiving weekend.
frontofficesports.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The companies looking to buy all or part of TNT Sports parent Warner Bros. Discovery are going to be working through Thanksgiving. frontofficesports.com/wbd-seeks-sw...
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ESPN hoping for more regular schedule of "Inside the NBA" shows in future seasons, exec Magnus says: www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/11/espn...
Magnus: ESPN hoping for more regular "Inside the NBA" schedule in future
ESPN is hoping for a more regular schedule of "Inside the NBA" shows in future seasons, network executive Burke Magnus said in a recent podcast.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
ESPN hoping for more regular schedule of "Inside the NBA" shows in future seasons, exec Magnus says: www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/11/espn...
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Tubi was a material part of a record-setting audience for Super Bowl LIX, and Fox is going back to that well for tomorrow's early Thanksgiving Day NFL game between the Packers and Lions. frontofficesports.com/nfl-thanksgi...
NFL Thanksgiving Game on Tubi Might Help Fox Break Records
The early Thanksgiving Day NFL game between the Packers and Lions is positioned for its own potentially record-setting audience.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Tubi was a material part of a record-setting audience for Super Bowl LIX, and Fox is going back to that well for tomorrow's early Thanksgiving Day NFL game between the Packers and Lions. frontofficesports.com/nfl-thanksgi...
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An unnoticed Versant spin-off filing reveals Mark Lazarus’ eye-popping pay package—and the challenges he’ll face steering a declining cable portfolio into the future.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/mark-lazar...
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The Raising of Lazarus
An unnoticed Versant spin-off filing reveals Mark Lazarus’ eye-popping pay package—and the challenges he’ll face steering a declining cable portfolio into the future.
www.status.news
November 25, 2025 at 2:04 AM
An unnoticed Versant spin-off filing reveals Mark Lazarus’ eye-popping pay package—and the challenges he’ll face steering a declining cable portfolio into the future.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/mark-lazar...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/mark-lazar...
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Elle Duncan is set to become the face of Netflix's sports coverage: Sources
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November 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Sinclair makes unsolicited offer to acquire E.W. Scripps https://nca.st/IkJsG
Sinclair makes unsolicited offer to acquire E.W. Scripps
Sinclair Broadcast Group has made an unsolicited offer to acquire all outstanding shares of E.W. ... Read More
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November 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Sinclair makes unsolicited offer to acquire E.W. Scripps https://nca.st/IkJsG
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My new podcast!
"Burn Order" - 6 episodes.
Free to listen on any podcast app, or online.
First 2 episodes come out for everyone on Monday 12/1.
MSNBC Premium subscribers get them early -- this Friday 11/28.
Listen to the trailer here and follow the series...
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"Burn Order" - 6 episodes.
Free to listen on any podcast app, or online.
First 2 episodes come out for everyone on Monday 12/1.
MSNBC Premium subscribers get them early -- this Friday 11/28.
Listen to the trailer here and follow the series...
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order
News Podcast ·
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November 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
My new podcast!
"Burn Order" - 6 episodes.
Free to listen on any podcast app, or online.
First 2 episodes come out for everyone on Monday 12/1.
MSNBC Premium subscribers get them early -- this Friday 11/28.
Listen to the trailer here and follow the series...
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
"Burn Order" - 6 episodes.
Free to listen on any podcast app, or online.
First 2 episodes come out for everyone on Monday 12/1.
MSNBC Premium subscribers get them early -- this Friday 11/28.
Listen to the trailer here and follow the series...
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
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Dana Jacobson and Michelle Miller offer parting words on 'CBS Saturday Morning' (called SATMO internally). CBS News hasn't canceled the show, but laid off much of the staff that produces it....
November 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Dana Jacobson and Michelle Miller offer parting words on 'CBS Saturday Morning' (called SATMO internally). CBS News hasn't canceled the show, but laid off much of the staff that produces it....
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Vanity Fair Is Reviewing Its Ties to Olivia Nuzzi
The magazine, which recently hired the journalist, said it had been “taken by surprise” by new claims in an essay by her former fiancé, Ryan Lizza.
The magazine, which recently hired the journalist, said it had been “taken by surprise” by new claims in an essay by her former fiancé, Ryan Lizza.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Vanity Fair Is Reviewing Its Ties to Olivia Nuzzi
The magazine, which recently hired the journalist, said it had been “taken by surprise” by new claims in an essay by her former fiancé, Ryan Lizza.
The magazine, which recently hired the journalist, said it had been “taken by surprise” by new claims in an essay by her former fiancé, Ryan Lizza.
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David Zaslav once told a colleague that unlike stars, execs were "nothing" without their jobs. As the WBD auction unfolds he's taken a step toward padding an already sizable portfolio, and maybe, in his eyes, nothingness
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Zaslav’s Merger Melodrama
The Warner Bros. Discovery chief has become a lightning rod for controversy, but as he seeks to navigate the sales process, questions loom on whether he’ll stay in the picture.
www.status.news
November 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
David Zaslav once told a colleague that unlike stars, execs were "nothing" without their jobs. As the WBD auction unfolds he's taken a step toward padding an already sizable portfolio, and maybe, in his eyes, nothingness
www.status.news/p/david-zasl...
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Per a note to staff, Business Insider is joining Microsoft’s publisher content marketplace program. BI CEO Barbara Peng says the program will “compensate publishers when our trusted journalism is used in its Al-generated results.”
November 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Per a note to staff, Business Insider is joining Microsoft’s publisher content marketplace program. BI CEO Barbara Peng says the program will “compensate publishers when our trusted journalism is used in its Al-generated results.”
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The race for TNT Sports parent company Warner Bros. Discovery is beginning in earnest. frontofficesports.com/paramount-co...
Paramount, Comcast, Netflix Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
The high-stakes race to acquire all or part of TNT Sports parent company Warner Bros. Discovery has begun in earnest.
frontofficesports.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The race for TNT Sports parent company Warner Bros. Discovery is beginning in earnest. frontofficesports.com/paramount-co...
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WIRED is hiring for a senior politics reporter who will write our weekly newsletter; detailed job description below. This role will be based in New York or DC and report to me; the salary range is $95,000 - $132,000. condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...
November 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
WIRED is hiring for a senior politics reporter who will write our weekly newsletter; detailed job description below. This role will be based in New York or DC and report to me; the salary range is $95,000 - $132,000. condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...
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Former VP Dick Cheney's funeral is underway. CNN and MS NOW are providing special, dedicated live coverage. Fox News is not. (Fox's anchor says she'll show George W. Bush's eulogy when it happens. The other channels are showing all the moving tributes.)
November 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Former VP Dick Cheney's funeral is underway. CNN and MS NOW are providing special, dedicated live coverage. Fox News is not. (Fox's anchor says she'll show George W. Bush's eulogy when it happens. The other channels are showing all the moving tributes.)
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Paramount wins UK rights to show most UEFA Champions League games from 2027 to 2031; sources say its bid was much higher than TNT's current £1B per year deal (Matt Hughes/The Guardian)
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November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Paramount wins UK rights to show most UEFA Champions League games from 2027 to 2031; sources say its bid was much higher than TNT's current £1B per year deal (Matt Hughes/The Guardian)
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Updates to 2025 journalism job cuts tracked: Hearst-owned The Dallas Morning News, BBC and Raconteur see staff layoffs pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/j...
2025 journalism job cuts tracked: 150 journalists laid off at NBC News
Press Gazette tracks job cuts in the UK and US journalism industries throughout 2025 in this up-to-date list.
pressgazette.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Updates to 2025 journalism job cuts tracked: Hearst-owned The Dallas Morning News, BBC and Raconteur see staff layoffs pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/j...
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A look at the WBD bidding process ahead of a November 20 deadline; sources say Paramount CEO David Ellison and Larry Ellison enjoy an advantage in Washington (Financial Times)
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November 20, 2025 at 11:45 AM
A look at the WBD bidding process ahead of a November 20 deadline; sources say Paramount CEO David Ellison and Larry Ellison enjoy an advantage in Washington (Financial Times)
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Sources: a White House official discussed cutting CNN hosts that President Trump loathes, with Larry Ellison and running CBS assets like 60 Minutes on CNN (Hugo Lowell/The Guardian)
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November 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Sources: a White House official discussed cutting CNN hosts that President Trump loathes, with Larry Ellison and running CBS assets like 60 Minutes on CNN (Hugo Lowell/The Guardian)
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The most interesting to me about MLB's new media rights deals?
Netflix.
They are coming.
Column: www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Netflix.
They are coming.
Column: www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Netflix's multi-event MLB TV deal loads the bases for 2026 debut
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The most interesting to me about MLB's new media rights deals?
Netflix.
They are coming.
Column: www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Netflix.
They are coming.
Column: www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
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The new MLB national rights deals, after months of anticipation are finally done. NBC and Netflix are in, adding ~$250 million in rev per year between the two, & ESPN is back, paying about the same $550 mil/year as before, but for vastly different rights. frontofficesports.com/mlb-finalize...
MLB Finalizes Short-Term TV Rights Deals, Adds NBC and Netflix
After many months of anticipation, Major League Baseball has formally unveiled a set of short-term national media rights.
frontofficesports.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The new MLB national rights deals, after months of anticipation are finally done. NBC and Netflix are in, adding ~$250 million in rev per year between the two, & ESPN is back, paying about the same $550 mil/year as before, but for vastly different rights. frontofficesports.com/mlb-finalize...
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ESPN & MLB reach fan-focused new agreement ft. national & local rights collection
In '26, ESPN becomes exclusive MLB.TV rights holder (incl. thousands of games every season)
Plus, exclusive local in-market rights to 6 #MLB Clubs & a 30-game exclusive package produced by ESPN
🔗 bit.ly/3X5rAiw
In '26, ESPN becomes exclusive MLB.TV rights holder (incl. thousands of games every season)
Plus, exclusive local in-market rights to 6 #MLB Clubs & a 30-game exclusive package produced by ESPN
🔗 bit.ly/3X5rAiw
November 19, 2025 at 8:24 PM
ESPN & MLB reach fan-focused new agreement ft. national & local rights collection
In '26, ESPN becomes exclusive MLB.TV rights holder (incl. thousands of games every season)
Plus, exclusive local in-market rights to 6 #MLB Clubs & a 30-game exclusive package produced by ESPN
🔗 bit.ly/3X5rAiw
In '26, ESPN becomes exclusive MLB.TV rights holder (incl. thousands of games every season)
Plus, exclusive local in-market rights to 6 #MLB Clubs & a 30-game exclusive package produced by ESPN
🔗 bit.ly/3X5rAiw