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Charter appoints Simon Cassels as Chief Creative Officer
In his new role, Cassels will oversee Charter's creative strategies to evolve Spectrum’s brand identity and drive company growth
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Charter Communications (press release)
Fox News Media readies coverage of 2024 Democratic National Convention
Fox News Media will present special programming surrounding the 2024 Democratic National Convention.
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Fox News Media (press release)
Plex debuts 92 free, ad-supported streaming TV channels in July
Plex added more than 90 free, ad-supported streaming TV channels to its service around the world in July.
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Plex (press release)
Hearst Media expands content deal with Samsung TV Plus
Hearst has expanded its content distribution pact with Samsung TV Plus, which will offer a handful of additional titles in the coming weeks.
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Hearst Media (press release)
Fox News promotes Trey Yingst to Chief Foreign Correspondent
Trey Yingst has been promoted to chief foreign correspondent at the Fox News Channel, the network announced on Tuesday.
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Fox News Media (press release)
CW Network reveals first two cities for WWE NXT in October
The CW has unveiled the first two cities that will host WWE NXT when the program moves to the network in October.
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CW Network (Press Release)
CBS News shakes up local broadcast leadership team
Adrienne Roark and another executive get expanded roles at the Paramount-owned news division.
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Paramount Global (Press release)
OutKick to launch “The Ricky Cobb Show” on August 12
The Ricky Cobb Show will be available on OutKick.com, across OutKick’s social channels and on all major podcast platforms.
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OutKick (Press release)
Fox News Media hires Katherine Meeks for general counsel role
Katherine Meeks is joining Fox News Media as its general counsel, succeeding Bernard Gugar, who is stepping away from the role.
DCN: Empower young leaders to engage young consumers
Media companies say they want to grow their younger audiences. So, why aren’t executives making more of a concerted effort to lean on that same generation for guidance on how to reach that audience?
Front Office Sports: Leaving Caitlin Clark off Team USA is snub for NBC
After recording the lowest-ever prime-time ratings for Olympics in 2021, NBC was hoping Caitlin Clark would help boost ratings this year — something that is unlikely to happen after Team USA decided to leave the basketball prodigy off their roster.
NYTimes: How BNN Breaking fooled everyone with AI-written news
The news outlet used a combination of real freelance journalists, AI tools and a sketchy and unethical content playbook to churn out articles at breakneck speed. Google and MSN frequently linked to them.