"The Super Bowl is more than a football game, it's America culture. ESPN doesn’t have to convince viewers why they should watch, as it has worked to do with the College Football Playoff National Championship."
For major corporations, the optics of running a news operation can easily morph into a strategic headache. Just inject some truth serum into Disney CEO Bob Iger and I'd bet he'd tell you the same.
The way to rise from the ashes of this burning industry is to be neutral, keep it local, stay fully staffed, and — most importantly — keep big business and political gamesmanship out of your newsroom.
Status, the media newsletter founded by former CNN reporter Oliver Darcy, is bolstering its editorial team with two well-known names from Vanity Fair and...
"If finalized, the acquisition would represent one of the largest bets in entertainment history. Warner Bros. Discovery carries a market capitalization of nearly $33 billion, more than twice the size of Paramount Skydance"
This shouldn’t take much time and, in fact, might add to the on-air conversation. The host can give real reasons why some of the polls about your market’s midterms are good or bogus, beyond “How can Candidate X be ahead?” or “You can’t believe any of the polls.”