Mediaite, Daily Caller, Raw Story and Others Launch Ad-Sales Alliance to Challenge Google, Facebook
Political ad spending expected to be close to $10 billion in 2020
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What’s New on DVD in June: ‘Gloria Bell,’ ‘Knife + Heart,’ ‘The Brady Bunch 50th Anniversary’ and More
Alonso Duralde’s monthly column spotlights the best Indie, foreign, doc, grindhouse, classic and TV releases on DVD and Blu-ray
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5 Spectrum NY1 Anchors File Age, Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Against Station
“Women in media should be celebrated for their diversity of experience and wisdom,” reads open letter
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NXIVM Leader Convicted on All Counts in Federal Sex-Trafficking Case
Keith Raniere also convicted of charges accusing him of coercing women into unwanted sex using systematic shame and humiliation, the AP reports
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CBS Signs Pledge to Audition Actors With Disabilities for Each New Production
Company is first in media to sign Ruderman Family Foundation’s pledge
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Facebook Moderators Suffer ‘Sweatshop’ Work Conditions, Ex-Employee Says
Social network’s contracted mods describe a filthy workplace compounded by sexual harassment and threats of violence
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Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi Has Already Sold $100 Million Worth of Ads
CEO Meg Whitman said she expects 75% of viewers to opt for its $4.99 per month ad-supported deal
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Harvey Weinstein Accused of Reneging on $450,000 Payment in New Lawsuit
Former TWC HR director is also suing Bob Weinstein
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Father of Sandy Hook Victim Wins Defamation Suit Against ‘Nobody Died at Sandy Hook’ Authors
Lenny Pozner proved conspiracy theorists wrong
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Is Facebook’s New Cryptocurrency a ‘Bitcoin Killer’? 6 Things to Know About Libra
“It’s a good bet on Facebook’s part,” Los Angeles-based securities trader Michael Queller says
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Paul F Tompkins, ‘Criminal Minds’ Actress Kirsten Vangsness Join ‘Voyage to the Stars’ Podcast (Exclusive)
Angela Kinsey, Harvey Guillén, Erinn Hayes, Jesse Cox and Phil LaMarr round out new additions to the series
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ABC News’ ’20/20’ Beats NBC’s ‘Dateline’ in Sept-May Ratings for First Time in 4 Years (Exclusive)
Newsmagazine shows are trending in two very different directions
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Men Still Outnumber Women 2 to 1 in Indie Films Despite ‘Historic’ Gains, Study Says
Percentage of women directors grew from 29% in 2017-18 to 33% in 2018-19, study finds
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Dylan Sprouse Says Hacker ‘Idiots’ Sent Racist Tweet From His Account
The account of brother Cole Sprouse also sent uncharacteristic tweets Monday
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Alex Jones Accused of Threatening Lawyer for Sandy Hook Families After Child Porn Found in Discovery Materials
Jones denies making any threats and says he is being framed
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JJ Abrams Nears $500 Million Deal With WarnerMedia
WB will get first look at projects from Abrams’ Bad Robot shingle
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Sports Illustrated Has a New Publisher, Weeks After $110 Million Sale
Ex-Los Angeles Times publisher Ross Levinsohn is now in charge after TheMaven reaches a deal to run iconic sports magazine
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Harvard Rescinds Admission to Pro-Gun Parkland Survivor Kyle Kashuv
University reserves the right to pull admission to students that “engage or have engaged in behavior that brings into question your honesty, maturity, or moral character”
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Lucasfilm Names Michelle Rejwan SVP of Live Action Development and Production
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” producer will oversee a new slate of feature films and episodic series for Lucasfilm and Disney+
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Tyra Banks Brings New Beauty Series to Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi
“America’s Next Top Model” creator brings fresh take at traditional beauty standards to budding streaming service
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Comcast Launches New Eye-Controlled TV Service for People With Disabilities
New remote allows disabled customers to change the channel or set up recordings without touching a button
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Watch Anderson Cooper’s CNN Obituary for His Mom Gloria Vanderbilt (Video)
“What an extraordinary life. What an extraordinary mom. And what an incredible woman,” Cooper says
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Gloria Vanderbilt, Designer and Mother of CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Dies at 95
Watch Cooper’s eulogy to his mom
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Tiffany Haddish Postpones Atlanta Stand-Up Show Over Abortion Law
“I need to stand with women and until they withdraw Measure HB481,” comedian said in a statement
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Did OJ Simpson Just Make Twitter Debut on Eve of 25th Anniversary of His Arrest?
“It will be one of the best accounts on Twitter to follow,” said Simpson’s lawyer tells CNN
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Stephen Colbert Commemorates Kellyanne Conway’s ‘Not the Best Employee Review’ (Video)
On Thursday the Office of the Special Counsel urged Trump to fire Conway for violating the Hatch Act
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Protesters Support Fired Weatherman Joe Crain, Who Criticized Sinclair Group Over ‘Code Red’ Alerts (Video)
Ousted WICS-TV meteorologist criticized corporate parent in two-minute on-air diatribe
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Sam Gores Goes It Alone – Why That UTA-Paradigm Deal Fell Apart
Price wasn’t the issue. Timing wasn’t the issue. The WGA dispute wasn’t the issue. Culture wasn’t the issue.
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Sony Should Sell Its Spotify Stake and Focus on Entertainment, Activist Investor Says
Japanese conglomerate should emphasize its gaming, music and film businesses, investor Dan Loeb argues
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Trump Sparks Outcry by Describing Melania as ‘Our Own Jackie O’ (Video)
Jackie Kennedy Onassis would “never have entered the country illegally to become an escort and never would have considered spending a moment with vile trash like Trump,” one critic tweets
