A former general counsel for the Florida Department of Health said he resigned rather than "complying with the directives" of DeSantis's executive staff to send more cease-and-desist letters to TV stations running the ad. The Washington Post reports that...

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The saga of Olivia Nuzzi, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and New York magazine has come to an end. (TVNewser) Nuzzi is exiting the publication just weeks after revelations that she had a personal relationship with Kennedy, who she profiled...

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News Corp., parent company of media outlets like The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post, is suing artificial intelligence search engine Perplexity for infringing copyrighted content. (The Verge) In a lawsuit filed in New York Monday, the...

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Disney tapped James Gorman to replace Mark Parker as the company's next chairman, as the media giant lays the groundwork to name a successor for CEO Bob Iger in early 2026, the company said Monday. (CNBC) Gorman will step...

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Chris Dinan will be the new executive producer of ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. ABC News announced his new role Monday; he fills the role vacated by Almin Karamehmedovic, who was promoted to ABC News president in...

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A Los Angeles-based production company sued Tesla, CEO Elon Musk, and Warner Bros. Discovery, alleging that the electric vehicle maker ripped off scenes from 2017 film Blade Runner 2049 to promote its new robotaxi. (LA Times / Hollywood Inc)...

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Jemele Hill will lead a sports newsmagazine program called Above the Fold for the TNT Sports evening lineup on TruTV, broadening out the network's nighttime portfolio as parent company Warner Bros. Discovery seeks a bigger foothold in regular sports...

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The youngest son of late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner wants to buy back his father's storied franchise. Cooper Hefner submitted an offer Monday along with a group of investors to buy the Playboy brand from Playboy Group for $100...

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Chick-fil-A isn't chickening out when it comes to jumping headfirst into the entertainment world. The restaurant chain announced Monday that it will launch the Chick-fil-A Play application Nov. 18 (ADWEEK)

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Big tech, feckless owners, cord-cutters, restive staff, smaller audiences ... and the return of print? (NY Mag / Intelligencer)

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The saga of Olivia Nuzzi, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and New York Magazine has come to an end. In a note to readers on Monday, the Vox Media-owned publication announced that it was parting ways with its star political...

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Tuesday, Oct. 15 Fox News' The Five won in total viewers at 5 p.m. ET (all times Eastern), while Gutfeld! led in the Adults 25-54 demo. CNN's The Source with Kaitlan Collins was the network's top show in the...

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Jennifer Hancox has been named director of Creative Services for New York NBC-owned station WNBC. In her new role, Hancox will lead and manage WNBC's Creative Services team, overseeing the day-to-day functions and creative execution for the department. She...

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Live from Pennsylvania... it's Alex Wagner Tonight! TVNewser can exclusively reveal that the MSNBC host is embedded in the battleground East Coast state for a special live episode of her primetime show, premiering Tuesday night at 9 p.m. ET....

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Martin Nance, executive vice president and chief marketing officer of the National Football League's Minnesota Vikings since February 2021, discussed his transition from the gridiron to the C-suite in the latest installment of video series Resume Rewind, sponsored by...

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Guinness has hired Uncommon Creative Studio New York as its strategic and creative agency partner in the U.S. as the Diageo-owned stout brand continues to grow its sales and consumer base globally, the brand confirmed exclusively with ADWEEK. Uncommon's...

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Chris Dinan will be the new executive producer of ABC World News Tonight with David Muir. ABC News announced his new role on Monday; he fills the role vacated by Almin Karamehedovic, who was promoted to ABC News president...

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WBND anchor Jennifer Copeland has died at the age of 46. In a statement, the South Bend, Indiana ABC affiliate said it's "devastated" to learn of her passing and was privileged "to be able to know of her personal...

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Heineken wants people to put down their phones. In its latest bid to foster IRL social connections, the beer brand hacked two music events -- Mexico's Live Out festival and Amsterdam Dance Event's opening party -- to discourage phone...

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Diamon O'Daniel has left WBBJ in Jackson, Tennessee. She started working at the ABC and CBS affiliate in August 2022 as a reporter and moved into the role of producer and anchor. "Thank you!" she told the station. "The...

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