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☆ A reenergized Democratic campaign draws convention ratings win over Republicans
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Hadas Gold | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Harris’ viewership victory amounted to a blow for Trump, who is famously obsessed with television ratings and the size of his crowds. The boost in viewership was also seen at ABC with 4.2 million viewers, and CNN with 3.9 million. Last month’s Republican convention in Milwaukee took place just days after the assassination attempt on Trump. As pressure mounted, Biden ended his campaign the weekend after the Republican convention. The singer had previously given the Harris campaign permission to use her 2016 hit “Freedom,” which played Thursday night as Harris took the stage.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Harris ’, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama, Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Kerry Washington, Mindy Kaling, Lil Jon, Last, Hulk Hogan, Kid Rock, Joe Biden, Biden, Beyoncé, Bey, ”, Taylor Swift Organizations: New, New York CNN, Democratic National Convention, Republican, Nielsen, Convention, Fox News, MSNBC, ABC, CNN, Fox, RNC, YouTube, SPAN, DNC, Trump, Democratic, CNN’s, TMZ, Hollywood Reporter, Beyoncé’s Locations: New York, Chicago, Milwaukee

☆ A veteran reporter was murdered outside his home. Now his newspaper is tasked with covering the alleged killer’s trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

In the wake of German’s reporting, Telles went on to lose his Democratic primary race, bringing his time in public office to an end. Following the election, Telles published an angry letter on his website attacking the Review-Journal and its reporting, denying allegations in German’s reporting. Reporters and editors pored over German’s reporting in hopes of finding who was responsible for the attack. Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German on June 2, 2021, on the Las Vegas Strip. In the week leading up to Telles’ trial, the Review-Journal published several news articles focusing on the trial and German’s career.

Persons: Robert Telles, Jeff German, Telles, Newsrooms, “, ” Rhonda Prast, German’s, ” Prast, Erickson, Kane, Jeff, ” Briana Erickson, ”, K.M . Cannon, Telles ’, ” Keith Moyer, Arthur Kane, Katelyn Newberg, Katherine Jacobsen, ” Jacobsen, “ We’ll, Glenn Cook, Evan Gershkovich, Gershkovich, Jamal Khashoggi, Khashoggi, ” John Katsilometes Organizations: New, New York CNN, Las Vegas, Democratic, IRE, Las, Tribune, Service, US, Committee, Protect Journalists, CNN, Street, Washington Post, Al Locations: New York, Clark County, Nevada, Sin City, Canada, Caribbean, Florida, Russia, Saudi, Israel, Qatar

☆ Paramount to lay off 15% of staff amid brutal period in media
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Liam Reilly | Jon Passantino | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Paramount Global, the storied media conglomerate, announced Thursday it will lay off 15% of its US staff and write down $6 billion in value of its cable television networks as it prepares to merge with Skydance Media. Discovery, the parent company of CNN, TNT, HGTV and other cable networks, posted a $9.1 billion write down on its television business. “And this impairment acknowledges this.”The recent turbulence in the media business extends well beyond the traditional television industry, affecting digital news outlets and print publications. As profits in the television business have eroded away, Paramount has been hit particularly hard. Paramount said its streaming service Paramount+ posted a $26 million profit after losing $424 million during the same period last year and said it expects subscriber growth in the second half of the year.

Persons: David Ellison’s SkyDance, Chris McCarthy, “, ”, David Zaslav, Axios, Jim VandeHei Organizations: New, New York CNN, Paramount Global, Skydance Media, Paramount, Warner Bros, CNN, TNT, HGTV, Broadcasting, Cable, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, MTV, Discovery, HBO, Max Locations: New York

☆ Warner Bros. Discovery signals rapid deterioration of television business, sending stock plummeting
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

It’s a reflection of how quickly the traditional television business is deteriorating and imperiling companies such as WBD, which rely on linear channels for the bulk of their revenue. The one bright spot in the legacy television business has been live sports programming, which continues to draw high viewership even as cable cancelations mount. To be fair, WBD is not the only once-high flying legacy media behemoth struggling to find its footing in a shifting landscape upended by the Netflixrevolution. Speaking candidly to investors on the company’s earnings call Wednesday, Zaslav acknowledged the dire reality of the television business. “It’s fair to say that even two years ago, market valuations and prevailing conditions for legacy media companies were quite different than they are today,” Zaslav said.

Persons: New York CNN — David Zaslav, WBD, ” WBD, Shari Redstone, David Ellison’s Skydance, Zaslav, “, ” Zaslav, Gunnar Wiedenfels, ” Wiedenfels, we’ve, shouldn’t Organizations: New, New York CNN, Warner Bros, Discovery, CNN, HGTV, TNT, TBS, NBA, . Paramount Global Locations: New York, U.S

☆ Former Top BBC Anchor Pleads Guilty to Making Indecent Images of Children
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Amelia Nierenberg | More About Amelia Nierenberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Huw Edwards, who left the BBC in April after many years leading the British national broadcaster’s coverage of major events, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to three counts of making indecent images of children. Mr. Edwards, 62, is charged with sharing illegal images on WhatsApp. The guilty plea caps a stunning fall for the television anchor, who presented the BBC’s flagship 10 p.m. newscast and was a familiar face in many British households. In 2022, he announced to the nation that Queen Elizabeth II had died, and he presided over coverage of her funeral and the subsequent coronation of King Charles III. This is a developing story.

Persons: Huw Edwards, Edwards, Elizabeth II, King Charles III Organizations: BBC, British

☆ IDF targets Beirut suburb in retaliation for attack that killed 12 in the Golan Heights
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Mirna Alsharif | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Houssam Shbaro | Anadolu | Getty ImagesThe Israeli military said on Tuesday it had carried out an airstrike in a suburb of southern Beirut, targeting a commander they say was in charge of an attack on Israeli-controlled Golan Heights that killed 12 young people last week. "The IDF targeted in Beirut the commander responsible for the murder of the children in Majdal Shams," the IDF said in a statement Tuesday. Bystanders surround vehicles covered in debris near the site of an Israeli military strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on July 30, 2024. The television station also said that a building targeted by Israel in the Haret Hreik area, a Hezbollah stronghold, had collapsed. Al Manar reported that two people had been killed in the strike, adding that "Ambulances have transported a number of casualties to the hospital."

Persons: Houssam, Majdal Shams, Israel, Netanyahu, Al Manar Organizations: Anadolu, Getty, IDF, Reuters, NBC, Anwar Amro, AFP, Israel Locations: Dahieh, Beirut, Lebanon, Golan, Majdal, Israel, Gaza

☆ Trump’s Lawsuit Against ABC and Stephanopoulos Can Move Forward
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Michael M. Grynbaum | More About Michael M. Grynbaum | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A federal judge in Florida on Wednesday allowed former President Donald J. Trump’s defamation suit against ABC News to move forward, rejecting an effort by the television network to dismiss the litigation as spurious. The lawsuit, filed in March, argued that ABC’s star anchor, George Stephanopoulos, defamed Mr. Trump by saying on-air numerous times, in a March 10 segment on “This Week,” that the former president had been found liable for raping the writer E. Jean Carroll. Mr. Trump was found liable last year in a Manhattan civil case for sexually abusing and defaming Ms. Carroll. The jury did not find Mr. Trump liable on a technical charge of rape, which is narrowly defined in New York State law. “But a reasonable jury could conclude Plaintiff was defamed and, as a result, dismissal is inappropriate.”

Persons: Donald J, George Stephanopoulos, Mr, Trump, Jean Carroll, Ms, Carroll, Cecilia Altonaga, “ Organizations: ABC News, United States, Court Locations: Florida, Manhattan, New York State, Miami

☆ 27-year-old 'House of Dragon' star couldn't afford drama school, but was determined to break into the industry 'by hook or by crook'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

As a child growing up in the U.K., Mitchell always knew he wanted to be an actor. But because his family couldn't afford to send him to drama school, he instead worked "part-time at a restaurant and in customer service at a local soccer club" and attended vocational school to study design and technology. His second try proved more successful and the experience in the drama group helped him score a part in 2015's short film "Fire". Without formal drama school training, Mitchell looks at every project he gets as an "opportunity" to improve his process. Plus, sign up for CNBC Make It's newsletter to get tips and tricks for success at work, with money and in life.

Persons: he's, Ewan Mitchell didn't, he'd, Mitchell, didn't Organizations: New York Times, The Television, Times, CNBC Locations: Nottingham, London

☆ Rucking is a buzzy fitness trend so I tried it. I'm fit and loved how efficiently it turned my daily walk into a challenging workout.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Rachel Hosie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Rucking appealed to me because it seemed like a simple way to make my daily lunchtime walks more efficient. That said, it doesn't look like a normal backpack, so I did get a few strange looks as I strolled around the rural village where I live on a weekday lunchtime. It felt very different from carrying a normal backpack, too, likely due to the weight and its positioning. AdvertisementI also learned that the ruck isn't something I will just always throw on when going for my daily walk. It ended up being a great workout, and definitely left me with aching muscles the next day.

Persons: —, Rucking, rucking, Tia, Clair Toomey, Orr, I've, rucker, it's, Rachel Hosie, I'd Organizations: Service, US Army, British Royal Marines, Business, Rucker, Wimbledon Locations: London, Bulgarian

☆ Committing to the Bit, and Each Other
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Kaitlin Menza | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It began with an Instagram comment. (They now include fashion from the sequel “And Just Like That”.) They assumed very few of those followers would be heterosexual men. One such follower was Timothy Paul Glover, 34, who goes by his middle name, a graphic designer and founder of the design firm Bookplate Studio. Appreciating his comment, Ms. Fairless encouraged Ms. Garroni, who happened to be single and looking at the time, to message him directly.

Persons: Lauren Cassandra Garroni, Chelsea Fairless, —, Ms, Fairless, “, ”, Garroni, Timothy Paul Glover, Steve, Aiden, Harry Organizations: City, Parsons School of Design, Bookplate Locations: New York, Los Angeles

“This outage is historic in scale,” Mikko Hypponen, a research specialist at the software company WithSecure and a cybercrime adviser to Europol, told DealBook. It issued a software update that is causing Microsoft systems, including its Azure cloud service, to crash or not function properly. Long queues of airline passengers could be seen at airports around the world, with some resorting to manual check-in. In France, the television networks TF1 and Canal+ told the public on X that they could not go on the air on Friday morning. The incident points to how reliant the global economy is on a handful of major tech companies to run vital infrastructure.

Persons: ” Mikko Hypponen, Europol, DealBook, George Kurtz, CrowdStrike, ” Organizations: Microsoft, United, Delta, Airlines, Air France, KLM, Japan Airlines, TF1, Sky Locations: Europe, Asia, France

☆ Bob Newhart, legendary comedian, dead at 94
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Dan Heching | Todd Leopold | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Bob Newhart, whose stammering, deadpan unflappability carried him to stardom as a standup comedian and later in television and movies, has died, according to a statement from his longtime publicist Jerry Digney. Bob Newhart and Will Ferrell in "Elf." 1 with the follow-up, “The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!”“The Bob Newhart Show” debuted in 1972. After a quick fade to black, he awakens… as Hartley, his character from “The Bob Newhart Show,” in bed with Pleshette. The finale of "Newhart," which brought back the characters of Dr. Bob Hartley, Newhart's character on "The Bob Newhart Show," and his wife Emily played by Suzanne Pleshette.

Persons: Bob Newhart, Jerry Digney, Digney, Newhart, Bob Newhart ”, “ Newhart, Will Ferrell, George Robert Newhart, Frank Sinatra, Harry Belafonte, Nat “ King ” Cole, ”, Peabody, Bob Hartley, Dick Loudon, Suzanne Pleshette, Mary Frann, – Newhart, …, Hartley, Emily, ” Newhart, “, ‘, Johnny Carson, “ Young Sheldon, Kennedy, Mark Twain, Courtney, Timothy, Robert, Virginia “ Ginnie ” Newhart Organizations: CNN, crazies, Golfers, CBS, Proton, Television Hall of Fame, Smithsonian’s National Museum of Locations: Los Angeles, Turkey, Oak Park , Illinois, Chicago, Vermont, “, Newhart’s, Cleveland ”

☆ Bob Newhart, comedy legend and star of 'The Bob Newhart Show' and 'Elf,' dead at 94
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Known for his comedic timing, the "Bob Newhart Show" and "Newhart" star was one of the funniest men of the 20th century. Breaking through into comedy in the '50sYoung Bob Newhart initially didn't consider comedy a career. Over the next 11 years, he released seven more albums, including "Bob Newhart Faces Bob Newart" (1964) and "Best of Bob Newhart" (1971). Bob Newhart during the first season of "The Bob Newhart Show," performing one of his popular telephone jokes. "The Bob Newhart Show" and "Newhart"Newhart on "The Bob Newhart Show."

Persons: —, Bob Newhart, Jerry Digney, Newhart, Bernard, Will Farrell, he'd, Young Bob Newhart, Gerald Smith, George Robert Newhart, James Thurber, Max Shulman, Fred Allen, Jack Benny, couldn't, Abraham Lincoln, Conan O'Brien, Abe Lincoln Vs, Dan Sorkin, Ed Sullivan, Bob Newart, Grace L, it's, Carol Burnett, Dean Martin, Sanford, Son, Bob Hartley, Roseanne, Variety, Gerald Ford, Dick Loudon, Ginnie, Rolling Stone, Cuoco, Monty Brinton, George, Leo, Bob, Arthur Jeffries, Sheldon Cooper, Sheldon fanboyed, Jeffries, Cooper, Proton, Sheldon, Virgina, Ginny, Quinn, Timothy, Jennifer, Courtney, Kirsten Acuna Organizations: Service, CBS, Business, Disney, Television Academy Foundation, NBC, NBCU, Getty Images, Television Academy, United States Army, Madison, ABC, Warner Bros . Records, AV, Getty, Warner Bros, Party, Ferguson, Peabody, Fox, Entertainment, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame, Proton, Wars Locations: Oak Park , Illinois, Chicago, Vermont

☆ Shakeups in the 2024 race provide much-needed jolt in interest for news outlets
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

In other words: the 2024 drought appears to be over as Americans show renewed interest in a race that has suddenly been thrown into upheaval. GET RELIABLE SOURCES IN YOUR INBOX A daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape with uncompromising reporting and analysis. The CNN debate averaged 51 million viewers, networks averaged about 19 million viewers after Trump was shot, and the first night of the RNC averaged 18 million viewers. To be clear, the television ratings and interest generated by the twists and turns of the 2024 election have not been historic by any means. But the startling news cycle has, unquestionably, breathed life into what had been a sleepy race, offering jolts to the system.

Persons: Milwaukee CNN —, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump Organizations: Milwaukee CNN, Republican National Convention, CNN, RNC, Trump

☆ The Photographs That Made Trump an Incarnation of Defiance
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Jason Farago | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

If we had seen the attack on former President Donald J. Trump only through television footage, it would have appeared shocking, but also chaotic and muddled. Secret Service agents jump in. Blood running from Mr. Trump’s ear to his lips testifies to how close the former president had come to death. In the lens of the still camera, the horror of the attack was translated into embodiments of authority, defiance and near martyrdom. The American flag billowing behind Mr. Trump’s bloodied face in some of the photos may superficially recall a Romantic tradition of bloodied national heroes, real or allegorical.

Persons: Donald J, Doug Mills, Trump’s, John Singleton Copley’s, Peirson ” Organizations: Trump, Service, The New York Times, Associated Press, Reuters, Secret Service Locations: France, Iwo Jima

☆ Shannen Doherty, ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ and ‘Charmed’ star, dead at 53
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Lisa Respers France | Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Shannen Doherty, an actress who starred on the popular series “Beverly Hills, 90210” and “Charmed” and documented her nine-year battle with breast cancer, has died, according to her longtime publicist. “It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of actress Shannen Doherty. The 'Beverly Hills, 90210' cast in 1991. Left to right: Ian Ziering, Tori Spelling, Shannen Doherty, Brian Austin Green, Jason Priestley, Jennie Garth, Gabrielle Carteris and Luke Perry. From L-R: Alyssa Milano, Shannen Doherty and Holly Marie Combs As Piper Halliwell.

Persons: CNN — Shannen Doherty, Shannen Doherty, ”, Leslie Sloane, “, Bowie, Doherty, Heather Duke, Brenda Walsh, Prue Halliwell, Doherty’s, Father Murphy, Michael Landon, Jenny Wilder, ” Doherty, Ian Ziering, Tori Spelling, Brian Austin Green, Jason Priestley, Jennie Garth, Gabrielle Carteris, Luke Perry, Mark Sennet, Brenda, Aaron Spelling, Dylan McKay, Spelling, costars Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs, Alyssa Milano, Piper Halliwell, costarred Perry, Michael Tran, CNN’s Nadeem Muaddi Organizations: CNN, People, Beverly, Elle Magazine, Getty Locations: Beverly Hills, Memphis , Tennessee, Los Angeles, Riverdale, ”, AFP

☆ Insider Today: New status symbols
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Joi-Marie Mckenzie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Business Insider's docuseries, "Quiet on Set," just won the Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in News and Information. AdvertisementAt least that's what Denver meteorologist Chris Bianchi told Business Insider's senior science reporter Morgan McFall-Johnsen. Markus Thoenen/Getty ImagesTen better getawaysIt's the busiest time in the travel season, and international travel is especially hot. AdvertisementMore of this week's top reads:The Insider Today team: Joi-Marie McKenzie, editor in chief of life, in New York.

Persons: —, Dan Schneider's, it's, SEAN GLADWELL, Chris Bianchi, Morgan McFall, Johnsen, Bianchi, Morgan, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, Markus Thoenen, Bianca Bagnarelli, Tyler Le, Abanti Chowdhury, Rashida Jones, Nicholas Cage's, Rebecca Zisser, Nordstrom cardholders, Joi, Marie McKenzie, Jordan Parker Erb, Dan DeFrancesco, Lisa Ryan, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, Television, Nickelodeon, Business, Denver, Getty, Apple, Max, Nordstrom, Amazon Locations: New, United States, Ticino, Switzerland, Italy, AirPods, Whitestrips, New York, New York City

☆ More Than 23 Million Watched Biden’s News Conference, Beating the Oscars
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Michael M. Grynbaum | More About Michael M. Grynbaum | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The swirling questions about President Biden’s age and mental fitness for office have captured Americans’ attention. More than 23 million people — a bigger audience than this year’s Academy Awards — tuned in on Thursday evening to see how Mr. Biden handled his first live news conference since a poor performance at last month’s debate with former President Donald J. Trump. The television audience amounted to roughly 45 percent of the 51.3 million who watched the debate, according to Nielsen. The president’s nearly hourlong appearance, at the NATO summit in Washington, was one of the most-watched telecasts of the year, outside of sporting events. It aired across several major TV networks, with ABC, CBS and NBC all pre-empting regular entertainment programming.

Persons: Biden’s, —, Biden, Donald J, Trump Organizations: year’s, Nielsen, NATO, ABC, CBS, NBC Locations: Washington

☆ Jeff Bridges says he's 'feeling great' 3 years after contracting COVID while undergoing chemotherapy
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Jeff Bridges says that he's "feeling great now," three years after his cancer went into remission. He stars in the second season of "The Old Man" on FX, opposite John Lithgow. AdvertisementJeff Bridges is more than ready to go ahead with the season two premiere of his FX series "The Old Man," three years after he contracted COVID-19 while undergoing chemotherapy. Bridges appeared on Wednesday at the Television Critics Association summer press tour alongside his "Old Man" costar John Lithgow and executive producers Jonathan Steinberg, Dan Shotz, and Warren Littlefield. Bridges spoke about the show's upcoming second season and gave an update on his health.

Persons: Jeff Bridges, Bridges, COVID, John Lithgow, —, Jonathan Steinberg, Dan Shotz, Warren Littlefield Organizations: Service, Television, Association, Business

☆ CNN chief Mark Thompson announces sweeping overhaul of news network, cuts 100 jobs
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Mark Thompson, the CNN chief executive appointed last year to modernize the news network, unveiled a set of sweeping changes to the iconic outlet Wednesday, announcing plans to build a billion-dollar digital business, experiment with artificial intelligence and overhaul key newsroom structures. Mark Thompson officially started on October 9 as CNN's chief executive and chairman and will also act as the network's editor-in-chief. Thompson, who is widely credited for revitalizing The Times, was appointed CNN chief executive last summer, after Licht’s tumultuous run in the job. Since then, Thompson has spoken consistently about the need to transform CNN’s business but has largely avoided offering specifics. Whether Thompson can successfully create a billion-dollar digital news business at CNN remains to be seen.

Persons: Mark Thompson, Thompson, ”, Art Streiber, ” Thompson, “, CNN Max, Max, Ted Turner, CNN’s, Charlie Moore, “ Anderson Cooper, Jeff Zucker, Chris Licht, Zucker, Licht Organizations: CNN, Netflix, Warner Bros, Discovery, Inc, Warner Bros ., The New York Times, The Times Locations: CNN’s Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles

☆ Uruguay players, Colombia fans clash in stands after Copa America semifinal
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Ben Burrows | Jack Lang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

A number of Uruguayan players, including Darwin Nunez, clashed with Colombian fans after the semifinal of Copa America on Wednesday night. Video footage appeared to show Colombian fans clash with Uruguay supporters and players with objects, including drinks cans, thrown. A number of Uruguayan players, including Darwin Núñez, appeared to clash with Colombian fans after the semi-final of Copa America. 🎥 @the_bonnfire pic.twitter.com/v6yKiCrgph — The Athletic (@TheAthletic) July 11, 2024Players including Nunez were visibly shaken by the incident. “I think that the area where the players’ families are should have been protected by some other kind of security, especially knowing that Uruguayan fans were outnumbered by Colombians.

Persons: Darwin Nunez, —, Nunez, Ronald Araujo, Jose Maria Gimenez, Darwin Núñez, alf, ake, ike Organizations: Uruguayan, Colombian, Copa America, Bank of America, Liverpool, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Uruguay, uda Locations: Charlotte , North Carolina

☆ Paramount media empire agrees to merge with Skydance, ending Redstone control
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Jon Passantino | Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Paramount Global—the sprawling media empire behind CBS, MTV, and one of Hollywood’s most storied movie studios—has agreed to merge with technology scion David Ellison’s Skydance Media, ending years of speculation over the company’s fate. The complicated transaction will see Skydance first buy National Amusements, then merge with Paramount, valuing Skydance at $4.75 billion. The combined company will be helmed by Ellison as chief executive and former NBCUniversal chief Jeff Shell as president. The deal caps a tumultuous and protracted saga that began in December, with the two companies entering into exclusive negotiations in April, resulting in the ouster of longtime Paramount chief executive Bob Bakish. In the meantime, the company has been run by a triumvirate of leaders: Brian Robbins, chief executive of Paramount Pictures; Chris McCarthy, chief executive of Showtime and MTV Entertainment Studios; and George Cheeks, chief executive of CBS.

Persons: —, David Ellison’s Skydance, Ellison, Shari Redstone’s, Sumner Redstone, Jeff Shell, Bob Bakish, Brian Robbins, Chris McCarthy, George Cheeks, Robbins, “, ” Robbins, David Ellison, Larry Ellison, ” Redstone, Paramount’s Organizations: CNN, Paramount, CBS, MTV, David Ellison’s Skydance Media, Amusements, National, Paramount Pictures, Showtime, MTV Entertainment Studios, Comedy Central, Netflix, BET, Sony Pictures, Apollo Global Management, Sony, Apollo, Redstone, Skydance Media

☆ Martin Mull, Comic Actor Who Starred in ‘Mary Hartman,’ Dies at 80
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Orlando Mayorquín | More About Orlando Mayorquín | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“With an undistinguished blond mustache, which may or may not be intended as a joke, Barth copes manic‐depressively with a shaky job situation and some hazy allegations about charges pending against him in Florida,” The New York Times wrote in a review in 1977 of the show’s opening week. “Barth will say only that his lawyer thinks he has ‘a pretty darn good case for entrapment.’”He was also known for his roles in “Clue” (1985) and the television shows “Roseanne” and “Arrested Development.” He also played the character Bob Bradley, an aide to the main character in the political sitcom “Veep.”More recently, Mr. Mull appeared in the Fox television series “The Cool Kids,” about a group of rule-breaking friends living in a retirement community. Martin E. Mull was born on Aug. 18, 1943, in Chicago to Harold and Betty Mull. He earned degrees from the Rhode Island School of Design. His work appeared in gallery shows and in the Whitney and Metropolitan museums.

Persons: Barth, “ Barth, Roseanne ”, Bob Bradley, ”, Mull, Martin E, Harold, Betty Mull Organizations: The New York Times, Fox, Rhode Island School of Design, Whitney, Metropolitan Locations: Florida, Chicago

☆ Casa Susanna: How an upstate New York home became a safe haven for trans women in 1960s America
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Suyin Haynes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Her name is Susanna Valenti, and her home is Casa Susanna, located in the Catskills, in upstate New York. Pictured above, guests with Susanna Valenti (right) in her wife Marie Tonell's New York City apartment, circa 1960-63. Susanna (right) and two friends are pictured on a swing set at Casa Susanna, circa 1960. In discoveries of other Casa Susanna photographs, multiple copies of the same image have been found. I think people find it somewhere between charming and mind blowing.” Pictured above, guests at Casa Susanna circa 1964-68.

Persons: Susanna Valenti, Casa, Casa Susanna, “ Casa, Valenti, Marie Tonell, Cindy Sherman, Louise Lawrence, Harvey Fierstein’s “, Valentina ”, Sophie Hackett, Marie Tonell's, Susan Stryker, “, ” Stryker, I’ve, ’, ‘, Virginia Prince, Stryker, “ Transvestia ”, Susanna, Lili, Wilma, Prince, Virginia, ”, Susanna Says, Casa Susanna ., Tonell, Gloria, Jessica, Lee Miller, ” Lili, that’s, Hackett, ” Hackett, Transvestia, ” Prince, Transvestia ”, Isabelle Bonnet Organizations: CNN, Art, Ontario’s, First Trans Network, Louise Lawrence Transgender, Casa Susanna, Hudson, Casa, Virginia, of Ontario, Prince Locations: New York, United States, New York City, York City, Los Angeles, America, Casa, Chile, Michigan, Colombian, Thames, Hudson

☆ The debate night contrast Biden hopes will win the 2024 election
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —The Almighty won’t be standing on stage alongside Joe Biden on Thursday night. Biden’s campaign laid the groundwork for the Atlanta showdown hosted by CNN in a weekend memo. If Trump rants and vents his 2020 election lies on Thursday, he will play into Biden’s hands. That could avoid the mayhem of the first Trump v. Biden debate in 2020. His campaign has spent days trying to roll back his expectations of Biden as a doddering, elderly president who can’t string two words together.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, “, ‘ Joey, don’t, Trump, ”, zealots, Biden, Michael Tyler, Mitch Landrieu, Kayla Tausche, it’s, George W, Democrat John Kerry’s, Barack Obama’s, Mitt Romney, Cronkite, TikTok, he’s, — they’ve, Karl Rove, Trump can’t, shouldn’t, Kristi Noem, Trumpian, Jason Miller, ” Miller, Massachusetts Sen, Elizabeth Warren, ” Warren, they’ll, he’ll Organizations: CNN, Atlanta, ” Biden, Trump, Democrat, GOP, White, Capitol, Voters, Biden, . South Dakota Gov, NBC, Union, Massachusetts Locations: Democrat John Kerry’s Vietnam, Washington, New York, ., Atlanta, State, Wisconsin

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