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☆ How OJ Simpson’s ‘trial of the century’ reshaped the national media and opened the door to Donald Trump’s presidency
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

But the impression that Simpson’s all-consuming trial had on shaping the modern media environment cannot be overstated. Simpson’s trial gave way to a media landscape dominated by salacious reality television and talking head-driven cable news. It’s difficult to imagine Trump being elected to the White House without the three-legged stool that Simpson’s trial played a crucial role in building. Reality TV had started earlier, but after Simpson there was a massive profusion of ‘Reality TV,’” Socolow said in an email. “That’s how ‘The Apprentice’ gave Donald Trump a comeback in American culture, and he rode his reality TV stardom to the White House.”

Persons: New York CNN — O.J, Simpson, Donald Trump, Nicole Brown Simpson, Ronald Goldman, Simpson’s, Jeffrey Toobin, Nancy Grace, Greta Van Susteren, Dan Abrams, Harvey Levin, Gregg Jarrett, Al Cowlings, Allen J, Lance Ito’s, Robert Kardashian, Kardashian, Peter Jennings, Tom Brokaw, Andy Lack, ”, Michael Socolow, Rupert Murdoch, Socolow, “, Ted Turner, Murdoch, Trump, “ Simpson, ” Socolow Organizations: New York CNN, National Football League, Patrol, Bronco, Los Angeles Times, CNN, Court TV, The New York Times, NBC, University of Maine Communications, Fox, Fox News, TV Locations: New York, Los Angeles, California, Brentwood, The, Australian

☆ Iconic photos show the biggest moments from O.J. Simpson's 'trial of the century'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Talia Lakritz | Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Simpson trial lives on infamy more than 30 years later. Here are some of the biggest moments from "the trial of the century." NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. The trial still remains a cultural touchstone, with the Emmy-winning 2016 FX series "The People v. O.J. Here's a look back at some of the most iconic photos from the trial.

Persons: Simpson, —, Rodney King, Rupert Murdoch, O.J, Cuba Gooding, Sarah Paulson, John Travolta, David Schwimmer, Sterling K, Brown Organizations: Bronco, Service, NFL, Los Angeles Police Department, Fox, CNN

☆ OJ Simpson's TV moment is never going to be replicated
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But also a true thing: In 1994, when Simpson fled police in his white Bronco, 95 million people watched the slow-motion chase on TV, in real time. In 1994, AOL, the service that popularized the "World Wide Web," had a little more than a million subscribers. AdvertisementAnd the notion that we're never getting a TV event like the Simpson affair is not a new one, either. Digital media can certainly focus a lot of people's attention on one thing, but it can't compel everyone to watch one thing. Now I'm going to go stream June 17th, 1994 — ESPN's documentary about the Simpson chase.

Persons: —, OJ Simpson, Simpson, We're, Rupert Murdoch's Fox, Kato Kalein, Lance Ito, Rick Maiman, Here's, Joanna Robinson, Robinson, Addison Rae, They're, It's, I've Organizations: Service, Bronco, Business, AOL, Getty Locations: America

☆ How Dana Walden could defy critics and become Disney's first female CEO
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +22 min

The appointment would make Walden the first female CEO of the Walt Disney Co. in its 100-year history. "Anybody they choose will have never been the Disney CEO prior to that." At Disney, Walden has hit several home runs, including FX's "The Bear," Hulu's "The Dropout" and "Only Murderers in the Building," and ABC's "Abbott Elementary." Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek CNBCChapek climbed the corporate ladder at Disney for 30 years by showcasing his business and finance chops. Combating female stereotypesIf Walden were appointed CEO, she would be the first woman to run the century-old company.

Persons: Dana Walden, Disney Entertainment Rich Polk, Peter Chernin, Rupert, Walden, Bob Iger, he'd, Fox, Chernin, Peter Roth, Roth, Peter Chernin Getty, Josh D'Amaro, Jimmy Pitaro, Alan Bergman, Nelson, Peltz, Iger, Bob Chapek, Walden's, Bergman, she's, hasn't, —, Walden —, Dana doesn't, Jennifer Salke, Jennifer Salke Stephen Desaulniers, CNBC Walden, Richard Plepler, Craig Hunegs, Carol Burnett's, Carrie Hamilton, George Burns, Dean Martin, roasts, Martin, Buddy Hackett, Matt Walden, Bender, Goldman, she'd, Arsenio, Lucie Sulhany, Dana Walden Jason Laveris, Gary Newman, Newman, It's, Dana, Ryan Murphy, John Landgraf, Jan, Seth MacFarlane, Guy, Tuck, MacFarlane, Murphy, Steve Levitan, Dan Fogelman, Rick Rosen, Rosen, Howard Gordon, Levitan, Peter Rice, Rice, wasn't, Chapek, Rich Appel, Gary, it's, Percy Jackson, didn't, Bob Chapek CNBC Chapek, showrunners, Scarlett Johansson, Kristina Schake, Jay Sures, Sures, Amazon's Salke, Greta Gerwig, Gloria, Murphy's, Miss Jones, There's, Steve Levitan Peter, Hopper, Critics, She's, Salke, WME's Rosen Organizations: Disney Entertainment, Getty, Century Fox Filmed Entertainment, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, Walt Disney Co, Century Fox, Fox, Century Fox Television, Warner Bros, Disney, ESPN, Entertainment, CNBC, Trian Partners, Iger, Amazon Studios, HBO, Disney TV Studios, Hollywood, Westlake School for Girls, Harvard, Westlake School, The Friars Club, University of Southern, Paramount, Paramount Domestic Television, Filmmagic, Fox Broadcasting, Walden, CBS, FX Networks, Bob Chapek CNBC, Indiana University, Michigan State University, United Talent Agency, Hulu Locations: Santa Barbara , California, Walden, Brentwood , California, She's, Disney's, Studio City, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, University of Southern California, Chapek, Hollywood, Walden's, Iger, America

☆ Wall Street Journal staffers staged a work stoppage as tensions mount over disciplinary meetings: 'It feels like a big game of gaslighting'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The effort came at a nervous time for the Journal newsroom. It's still reeling from February, when the paper sharply cut its DC newsroom, its second-biggest bureau after New York. Tucker wrote at the time that the DC bureau changes were enacted to put the company in the position to serve readers better and stand out from the competition. The union has filed grievances over the DC bureau layoffs and is considering filing grievances over the meetings, Martell said. But the mood among some has turned as Tucker has enacted layoffs in a newsroom that's largely been spared staff cuts.

Persons: —, Emma Tucker's, It's, IAPE, Tucker, Dion Nissenbaum, Nissenbaum, Evan Gershkovich, who's, There's, Tim Martell, they've, they're, Martell, They're, Rupert Murdoch, We've Organizations: Service, Wall Street, News Corp, New, Business, Journal, DC, Street Journal, The Sunday Times, — News Corp Locations: New York, Beirut, London, Washington

☆ For Once, the British Tabloids Held Back. It Didn’t Make a Difference.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Michael M. Grynbaum | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Days before Catherine, Princess of Wales, ended the wild speculation over her absence from public life by revealing that she is battling cancer, a top royal journalist appeared on British national television and delivered a stark message to the media: Knock it off. “I think everyone just needs to give her a little bit of space,” Roya Nikkhah, royal editor of The Sunday Times of London, said on “Good Morning Britain.” “This is a woman who’s been in the public eye since she was in her early 20s, and she’s barely put her foot wrong. I think we should all lay off a little bit.”The idea of an editor at a Rupert Murdoch-owned publication scolding other journalists for nosiness may strike some as a bit rich. After all, London newspapers pioneered the celebri-fication of the House of Windsor, famously hounding the previous Princess of Wales, Diana, and exposing the most microscopic details of her and her children’s private lives. In the case of Catherine’s recent whereabouts, however, the British press largely showed an unusual level of restraint.

Persons: Catherine , Princess of, Roya Nikkhah, who’s, she’s, Rupert Murdoch, Wales, Diana Organizations: British, Sunday Times of Locations: Catherine , Princess of Wales, Sunday Times of London, Britain, London, Windsor

☆ Opinion | Will the Rotters Keep Hounding Kate?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-22 | by ( Maureen Dowd | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

With her mop of red Renaissance curls and steely ambition, Brooks became the favorite lieutenant of Rupert Murdoch. But the moral is about amorality; the story underscores the viciousness and lack of decency of the British tabloids in the hacking scandal. I thought of that when I watched the video of Princess Kate sitting on a bench amid daffodils, telling her heartbreaking story of a cancer diagnosis and chemotherapy. Cancer is a very personal thing, and how you tell your children is the most personal of all. Princess Diana’s sons blame that ravenous behemoth for hounding their mother.

Persons: J.T, Rogers, Bartlett Sher, Rebekah Brooks, Brooks, Rupert Murdoch, Murdoch, Don Van Natta Jr, Jo Becker, Graham Bowley, Saffron Burrows, Princess Kate, Princess Diana’s, Harry Organizations: Lincoln Center, British, New York Times, Cancer, Mirror Group Newspapers Locations: Britain, British

☆ Foundation cancels RBG award ceremony that would have honored Musk, Murdoch after family’s outcry
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Tierney Sneed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The foundation that selected SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch and other honorees as recipients of an award named after Ruth Bader Ginsburg announced Monday it is canceling its award ceremony after receiving pushback from the late justice’s family. The slate of this year’s honorees for the foundation’s “RBG Leadership” award, formerly the “Ruth Bader Ginsburg Women in Leadership” award, was announced last week and also included lifestyle icon Martha Stewart, actor Sylvester Stallone and financier Michael Milken. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a longtime liberal member of the high court who died at age 87 in 2020, consistently delivered progressive votes on major social issues, including abortion rights, same-sex marriage and immigration. It is not interested in generating a debate about whether particular honorees are worthy or not,” she said. Indeed, Justice Ginsburg was known for her civility.”

Persons: Elon Musk, Rupert Murdoch, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Julie Opperman, RBG, ”, ” Opperman, Martha Stewart, Sylvester Stallone, Michael Milken, Ginsburg, Jim Ginsburg, CNN’s Paula Reid, Murdoch, ” “, Ginsburg’s Organizations: CNN, SpaceX, Opperman Foundation, Foundation, Leadership

☆ Award in Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s name given to Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch is a ‘desecration’ of her memory, son says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Jack Forrest | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The Ginsburg award “celebrates leaders who have demonstrated extraordinary accomplishments in their chosen fields,” according to the foundation. The award “has previously recognized women of distinction” but was expanded this year to include men and women. In addition to Musk and Murdoch, lifestyle icon Martha Stewart, actor Sylvester Stallone and financier Michael Milken are also 2024 recipients of the award. The Opperman Foundation did not respond to an inquiry Friday from CNN. CNN also reached out Sunday night for comment on Jim Ginsburg’s interview.

Persons: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elon Musk, Rupert Murdoch, ”, ” Jim Ginsburg, Paula Reid, Ginsburg, “, Murdoch, Martha Stewart, Sylvester Stallone, Michael Milken, Barbra Streisand, Jim Ginsburg, Reid, Jim Ginsburg’s, Stewart, Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s “, CNN’s Tierney Sneed Organizations: CNN, SpaceX, Opperman Foundation, Opperman, Foundation, ”

☆ The 26-year-old YouTuber conquering French journalism
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Joshua Berlinger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Travers, 26, is the founder and face of HugoDecrypte, a French media start-up that delivers news aimed primarily at young audiences. Travers' daily news round-ups, usually delivered from behind a desk, are very popular among younger French audiences. Joshua Berlinger/CNNThe first concerned the state of political coverage in French media. The HugoDecrypte channel launched with the mission to give young French audiences a fast, digestible way to understand the news. But he and editor-in-chief Aleberteau believe that, wherever there is social media, their model is viable.

Persons: Paris CNN — Hugo Travers, Travers, Le, “, ” Travers, there’s, ”, Alice Antheaume, Emmanuel Macron, Macron, Gabriel Attal, Marie Flament, Francois Jost, Joshua Berlinger, Z, Travers ’, pander, “ You’ve, Benjamin Aleberteau, HugoDecrypte, Christopher Nolan, “ Oppenheimer, Omar Sy, Tahar Rahim, Virginie Efira, Jost, “ TikTok, …, it’s, I’m, they’re, Xavier Niel, Vincent Bollore, Rupert Murdoch, Aleberteau, ” Aleberteau Organizations: Paris CNN, YouTube, CNN, Sciences Po Journalism School, Franco, Sorbonne Nouvelle University, Democratic, Sciences Po, Reuters Institute, Antheaume Locations: France, French, TikTok, Europe, Paris, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo

☆ Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s family dissents after award in her name is given to Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Tierney Sneed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The family of the late liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wants her name pulled off an award after the foundation in charge of doling it out named SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch among this year’s recipients. In addition to Musk and Murdoch, lifestyle icon Martha Stewart, actor Sylvester Stallone and financier Michael Milken are also recipients of the award. The Ginsburg award “celebrates leaders who have demonstrated extraordinary accomplishments in their chosen fields,” according to an announcement by the foundation on Wednesday. “Justice Ginsburg fought not only for women but for everyone,” said Julie Opperman, chair of the foundation, in a statement accompanying the announcement this week. Barbra Streisand receives The Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Woman of Leadership Award on July 1, 2023 in Malibu, California.

Persons: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elon Musk, Rupert Murdoch, Ginsburg’s, Ginsburg, ”, Trevor Morrison, Murdoch, Martha Stewart, Sylvester Stallone, Michael Milken, “, Barbra Streisand, “ Justice Ginsburg, Julie Opperman, Stewart, ” Murdoch, Kevin Mazur, Dwight D, Morrison, CNN’s Devan Cole Organizations: CNN, SpaceX, Opperman, ”, New York University School of Law Locations: Malibu , California

☆ Fox News sued by family of Ukrainian journalist killed while covering war over ‘reckless and negligent conduct’
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Fox News is the subject of yet another explosive lawsuit. The mayor of Irpin had barred journalists from the city and Thomson, the security contractor, had vetoed the idea of reporting from the area, according to the lawsuit. “The absence of the security contractor was vital, as the crew made fatal mistakes,” the lawsuit said. The Fox News crew ultimately stopped at an abandoned checkpoint where they were attacked. In the aftermath of the tragedy, the lawsuit alleged that Fox News has tried to cover up its failures and hide them from the public.

Persons: CNN —, Pierre Zakrzewski, Oleksandra, Sasha ” Kuvshynova, ”, Shane Thomson, Kuvshynova’s, Thomson, Rupert Murdoch, Suzanne Scott, Benjamin Hall, Scott, Anton Gerashchenko, “, Sasha, ” Zakrzewski, ” Hall, Fox News “, “ Shane, Fox, Shane, Pierre, “ Sasha Kuvshynova’s, Kyiv — Organizations: CNN, CNN — Fox, Fox News, New York State, Fox Corporation, Thomson, New York Times, The Fox News, HarperCollins, Fox, Russian, Kyiv Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, New York, Russian, Irpin, Ukrainian

☆ U.K. Moves to Bar Foreign State Ownership of Newspapers, a Blow to Telegraph Bid
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Michael M. Grynbaum | Mark Landler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

An audacious effort by the American media executive Jeff Zucker and his Emirati backers to acquire London’s Daily Telegraph appeared to be on life support on Wednesday after the British government advanced legislation that would bar foreign state ownership of newspapers and newsmagazines. The move by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak would torpedo Mr. Zucker’s bid in its current form, which relies heavily on financing from investment partners in the United Arab Emirates. The use of Emirati funds caused an uproar in Westminster over foreign influence in the British media, given the outsize importance of The Telegraph and its sister publication, The Spectator, to Mr. Sunak’s Conservative Party. Mr. Zucker’s media venture company, RedBird IMI, can now try to salvage its bid for the publications by finding new investors and diluting the Emiratis’ majority stake to a level allowed under the government’s proposed rules. His representatives had no immediate comment on Wednesday.

Persons: Jeff Zucker, Rishi Sunak, Zucker’s, Zucker, Rupert Murdoch Organizations: London’s Daily Telegraph, United, United Arab Emirates, Telegraph, Spectator, Sunak’s Conservative Party, RedBird IMI, CNN Locations: United Arab, Westminster, Britain

Media magnate Rupert Murdoch, who turns 93 next week, has been married four times — and is engaged again, his representative said Saturday. He plans to marry Elena Zhukova, 67, a Russian-born retired scientist he met last year. Their daughter Dasha was previously married to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, who used to own the Premier League football club Chelsea. Murdoch has been married four times and shares six children with three of his wives. These four Murdoch children have the same stake in the family trust and an equal say in what happens to the trust’s voting stock upon Murdoch’s death.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch, Elena Zhukova, Alexander Zhukov, Dasha, Roman Abramovich, Murdoch, Lachlan, Fox, Tucker Carlson, Murdoch's, Jerry Hall, Patricia Booker, Prudence, Anna Torv, James, Elisabeth, Wendi Deng, Grace, Chloe, Ann Lesley Smith Organizations: Premier League football club Chelsea, Fox News, News Corp, Street Journal, Fox News Channel, Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, New York Post, HBO, Forbes Locations: Russian, Australia, United States, Britain, London, U.S, Scottish, Chinese

☆ Rupert Murdoch is taking yet another shot at marriage at the age of 92
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Rupert Murdoch is getting married. Zhukova, a retired molecular biologist, was previously married to a Russian billionaire. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementRupert Murdoch, the 92-year-old billionaire and chairman emeritus of News Corp., is engaged to be married yet again, according to reports. Murdoch's impending marriage to Zhukova, a 67-year-old retired molecular biologist, would be his fifth marriage and sixth engagement.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch, Elena Zhukova, —, Zhukova Organizations: Service, News Corp, New York Times, Business Locations: Russian

☆ Rupert Murdoch's new Russian fiancée ties him to a sprawling web of money — with some surprising connections
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

His fiancée, Elena Zhukova, was once married to Alexander Radkin Zhukov, a Russian oligarch. Her daughter, Dasha Zhukova, was married to Roman Abramovich from 2008 to 2017. Daniele Venturelli/WireImage via Getty ImagesZhukova shares a daughter with Zhukov, Dasha Zhukova. Dasha Zhukova is now married to Stavros Niarchos, the grandson of a Greek shipping tycoon. AdvertisementDasha Zhukova married Stavros Niarchos in January 2020.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch, Elena Zhukova, Alexander Radkin Zhukov, Dasha Zhukova, Roman Abramovich, —, Murdoch, Vladimir Putin, Zhukova, Wendi Deng, Zhukov, hasn't, Daniele Venturelli, Dasha, Abramovich, Putin, backchannel, Vladimir Putin's backchannel, Mikhail Svetlov, Stavros Niarchos, Lexie Moreland, Murdoch didn't Organizations: Service, The Daily Mail, Guardian, Times, Getty, Premier League soccer, Chelsea Football Club, European Union, Penske Media, News Corp, Business Insider Locations: Russian, Italy, London, Russia, Ukraine, New York, Switzerland

☆ Yep, He Did It Again
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Jim Rutenberg | More About Jim Rutenberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Rupert Murdoch decided that at 92, it was time to give up the reins of power at his media empire — but it seems he believes age is no barrier for new love, or a new marriage. On Thursday, Mr. Murdoch’s office said that he planned to marry his girlfriend, Elena Zhukova, 67, a retired molecular biologist whom he started dating in the summer. The nuptials, scheduled for June, would culminate a topsy-turvy romantic journey to a fifth marriage for Mr. Murdoch, whose personal dramas have frequently made him the focus of the tabloid gossip industry he helped create. After he divorced Jerry Hall, the model and ex-wife of Mick Jagger, in the summer of 2022, he became engaged to Ann Lesley Smith, a retired dental hygienist, in the spring of 2023. He abruptly broke off that engagement, however, after about two weeks.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch, Elena Zhukova, Murdoch, Jerry Hall, Mick Jagger, Ann Lesley Smith

☆ Why Donald Trump’s Super Tuesday win is a defeat for Rupert Murdoch
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Donald Trump just defeated Rupert Murdoch (again). That’s an outcome that Murdoch, the billionaire media mogul and one-time Republican kingmaker who controls Fox News, had hoped to avoid. Trump himself understood that Murdoch has not wanted him to serve as the Republican nominee. Now that Trump has secured command over the GOP, it is déjà vu for Murdoch. Put more simply: Trump has checkmated Murdoch, clearing one more hurdle standing in his way on the path to the White House.

Persons: Donald Trump, Rupert Murdoch, Nikki Haley, Murdoch, kingmaker, Ron DeSantis, Trump, DeSantis, we’ve, Megyn Kelly, Joe Biden, —, checkmated Murdoch Organizations: New York CNN, Republican Party, GOP, Fox News, Trump, Dominion Voting Systems, Republican, Florida Gov, New York Post, Democratic Party, Fox, Democratic Locations: New York, Florida, DeSantis, Trump’s

☆ Rupert Murdoch is engaged to marry – again
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Within a year of calling off his last wedding, nonagenarian billionaire Rupert Murdoch has popped the question to another partner, months after they started dating. It’s the second time Murdoch has been engaged in a year. Last March, the media titan announced plans to marry Ann Lesley Smith, a former dental hygienist and conservative radio host. Murdoch and Zhukova reportedly started dating in the summer and plan to marry at Moraga Bel Air, Murdoch’s luxury vineyard and estate in California. Murdoch was previously married to former flight attendant Patricia Booker, journalist Anna Murdoch and entrepreneur Wendi Deng, who reportedly introduced him to Zhukova.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch, It’s, Murdoch, Ann Lesley Smith, Elena Zhukova, Zhukova, Dasha, Abramovich, Lachlan, Patricia Booker, Anna Murdoch, Wendi Deng, Jerry Hall, Smith, “, ” Organizations: CNN, News Corp, The New York Times, Moraga Bel Air, Bloomberg’s, News Corporation, Fox Corporation, Fox News Locations: California, Russian

☆ Sergey Brin once hosted a bizarre baby shower where big-name guests wore oversized diapers and onesies, book says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Sergey Brin once hosted a bizarre baby shower featuring oversize diapers and adult onesies. Brin, who stepped back from Alphabet in 2019, has returned to help shape Google's AI strategy. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementGoogle cofounder Sergey Brin once hosted a bizarre baby shower where guests wore oversized diapers and adult-sized onesies.

Persons: Sergey Brin, Kara Swisher's, Brin, —, Kara Swisher, San Francisco soiree, Swisher, Wendi Deng, Rupert Murdoch, Anne Wojcicki, Gavin Newsom, Newsom, Larry Page, John Doerr, she'd, Page Organizations: Service, San, Francisco, Business, Microsoft Locations: San Francisco

☆ Rupert Murdoch pulls Fox News-style channel off the air in UK after failing to build an audience
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Jon Passantino | Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

After building a global newspaper empire and witnessing the ratings and profits success of the right-wing Fox News Channel in the US, Murdoch sought to break into the UK television business, replicating the opinion-driven talk format. “A large proportion of our live viewing is already through streaming on televisions and we intend to continue to grow this. Clips will continue to be shared through social media,” Taunton said. “More and more, audiences are consuming video news and opinion online through their phones and this evolution is set to continue. “Creating professional quality, TV-like video that does well digitally – via streaming services and social media – will be the focus of future investment for all our brands, including Talk.”

Persons: Rupert Murdoch, Scott Taunton, ”, Murdoch, ” Taunton, Piers Morgan, Morgan, ” Morgan, that’s, Tucker Carlson, Don Lemon, It’s, “ Organizations: New, New York CNN, Fox News, CNN, Fox News Channel, BBC, Sky News, YouTube Locations: New York, TalkTV

☆ Kara Swisher warns news organizations need to ‘reinvent’ themselves amid existential crisis
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

We spoke to Swisher on Monday to get her insight on some of the challenges facing the media and tech landscape today. And they didn’t anticipate that these tech companies were going to get into media. If so, why haven’t legacy media companies been able to lure in top tech talent to improve their products? Media companies do not get to live by the same anti-gravity rules that tech companies have been able to. But media companies didn’t offer the same kind of upside.

Persons: New York CNN — Kara Swisher, ” Swisher, Swisher, it’s, BuzzFeed, they’ve, Steve Jobs, Rupert Murdoch, “, Donald Trump’s, Joe Biden’s, It’s, You’ve, Elon Musk, Bill Ackman, I’m, Elon, Tyler Perry, Sora, everyone’s, Adrian Chen, …, AllThingsD, Uber, We’ve, haven’t Organizations: New York CNN, Craigslist, . Media, Big Tech, New York Times, Harvard, The New York Times, Google Locations: New York

☆ Why Paramount's problems should worry the rest of the media giants
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Paramount is in trouble: The one-time media giant's ad sales are plummeting, and so is its stock price. This week, the day after the company broadcast the Super Bowl to a record-setting number of viewers, it announced companywide layoffs. AdvertisementBut why should you, a person who doesn't work at Paramount, care about the future of the company? But even under the best-case scenario, it would be hard for Paramount or any other traditional media company to survive the transition to streaming and digital. Which is why two of the biggest traditional giants — Time Warner and Rupert Murdoch's Fox — took the opportunity to sell most of themselves in 2016 and 2017.

Persons: Lucas Shaw, they're, Shaw, Sumner Redstone, Redstone's, Shari, — Time Warner, Rupert Murdoch's Fox — Organizations: Paramount, Bloomberg Businessweek, Hollywood, Disney, Warner Bros Discovery, — Time Locations: Silicon Valley, China, Hollywood

☆ Elon Musk attacked my article accusing him of gaming Twitter's algorithm for more attention. In some ways, it gave him exactly what he wanted.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Zoe Schiffer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Advertisement"Yes, Elon Musk created a special system for showing you all his tweets first," the Platformer headline read. "After his super bowl tweet did worse numbers than President Biden's, Twitter's CEO ordered major changes to the algorithm." In December 2022, a former Twitter employee had been sentenced to three years in prison for spying on behalf of Saudi Arabia. AdvertisementBy the end of the week, did anyone even remember there had been a Super Bowl? From EXTREMELY HARDCORE: Inside Elon Musk's Twitter, by Zoe Schiffer, published by Portfolio, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC.

Persons: —, Elon Musk, Rupert Murdoch, Elisabeth Murdoch, Musk, Biden, I'm, Jill Biden's, Jill Biden, Joe Biden, I'd, Elon, Zoe, Yang, Casey Newton, Biden's, Newton, who'd, Barack Obama, Twitter, Zoe Schiffer Organizations: Service, Farm, Super, News Corp, Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles, Business, Eagles, Twitter, Elon Musk, Google, Washington Post, Engineers, UPS, Elon, Penguin Publishing, Penguin Random Locations: Glendale , Arizona, Arizona, Oakland, Santa Barbara, Saudi Arabia

☆ The most expensive home for sale in the U.S. goes up for $295 million in Naples, Florida
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Ray Parisi | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The most expensive home for sale in the U.S. hit the market this week for $295 million. Gordon Pointe, as it's called, is a roughly 9-acre compound in Naples, Florida, on the Gulf Coast, in an affluent enclave called Port Royal. The mega-listing includes a main house that spans about 11,500 square feet, with six bedrooms. Two guest houses, each over 5,000 square feet, bring the estate's total interior living space to 22,800 square feet. The residence sits high atop 217 West 57th Street, overlooking Central Park, spanning three floors and over 17,500 square feet.

Persons: Gordon Pointe, Leighton Candler, Corcoran, Candler, Gordon, John, Rhodora Donahue, John Donahue, Hermes, Dawn McKenna, McKenna, she's, It's, Cody Boone, Ryan Serhant, Serhant, naysayers, Donna Olshan, Karen Winnick, Gary Winnick, Kurt Rappaport, that's, Jonathan Miller, Miller Samuel, Jeff Bezos, Clodagh Kilcoyne, Ken Griffin, Larry Ellison, Marc Andreessen, Jim Bartsch, Jerry Perenchio, Miller, Lachlan Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch Organizations: Royal, CNBC, U.S . Army Corps of Engineers, Dawn McKenna Group, Coldwell, Coldwell Banker Realty, St, SERHANT Studios, Encantada, U.S, Washington , D.C, Reuters, Amazon, Oracle, Bel Air, Fox Corp Locations: Gordon Pointe, U.S, Naples , Florida, Gulf, New York, of Mexico, Pittsburgh, Port Royal, America, New York City, Central, Manhattan, Los Angeles, Bel, Washington ,

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