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TikTok Shake-Up: COO V Pappas to Step Down, Ex-Disney Exec Zenia Mucha to Lead Comms
TikTok’s chief operating officer, V. Pappas, is stepping down as part of a major leadership shake-up at the social media giant, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew told staff Thursday. As part of the changes, longtime Disney executive Zenia Mucha will join TikTok as its chief brand and communications officer, while TikTok’s chief of staff, Adam […]
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The Weather Channel Gains Network of Storm-Tracking Cameras Through Google Partnership
The Weather Channel is gaining a network of storm-tracking cameras located around the country that will give the channel real-time footage and meteorological data to use in its coverage. The camera network, which The Weather Channel is calling SkyFX, is a result of parent company Allen Media Group’s ongoing multiyear, multiplatform partnership with Google that […]
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Peacock Swipes Right on Ad Deal With Match Group (Exclusive)
One of the benefits of dating around? A free subscription to Peacock, thanks to an advertising deal between dating app behemoth Match Group and the NBCUniversal streaming service. The two companies kicked off an ad campaign on Thursday that will offer a 3-month free Peacock subscription for users of Match Group’s catalog of apps, which […]
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Spotify’s Bitter Break With Royals Also Ends Exclusive Podcast Deals Era
Spotify’s relationship with the Sussexes was, in the end, a mess. The two parties formally ended their exclusive podcast deal on June 15 in the press after The Wall Street Journal reported that Spotify was not renewing Meghan Markle’s Archetypes show for a second season and the duchess was “continuing to develop more content for the Archetypes audience […]
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Spotify’s Next Big Deal: A Weekly Podcast With Trevor Noah
As Trevor Noah builds out his post–Daily Show career, the comedian is adding a new job to his resume: Spotify podcaster. Debuting later this year, the currently unnamed podcast will release weekly and feature Noah’s commentary on timely topics and in-depth conversations with influential figures from around the world, the company said on Tuesday at […]
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Rockstar Games Co-Founder Launches Media Company
Dan Houser, the co-founder of Rockstar Games and writer behind the Grand Theft Auto franchise, launched a new media venture Thursday that will create IP across formats. Absurd Ventures is based in Santa Monica and will give Houser an opportunity to expand his focus outside of video games to include programming for live-action and animated […]
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Spotify Ends Podcast Deal With Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle no longer have a podcast deal with Spotify. In a joint statement, representatives for Spotify and Archewell said the two have “mutually agreed to part ways” and are “proud” of Archetypes, the podcast hosted by the Duchess of Sussex that served as the first and only series released as part […]
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Xbox Game Studios’ Top Executive on Hollywood’s Video Games Renaissance and His Hesitation Toward AR/VR
As Microsoft faces legal setbacks to its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the company’s Xbox games division is still pushing ahead with its in-house studio game releases, including the highly anticipated title Starfield that’s set for a September release date. The space-themed epic will be the first new IP from Bethesda Game Studios, the developer […]
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Mags Creative, U.K. Podcast Studio, Signs With CAA
Mags Creative, the U.K.-based podcast studio founded by sisters Faith and Hannah Russell, has signed with CAA. The independent production company is behind It Can’t Just Be Me, a lifestyle podcast from Channel 4’s Naked Attraction presenter Anna Richardson; Deliciously Ella, a health and wellness show from food writer Ella Mills; and Carolina Herrera Presents: […]
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Pineapple Street Studios Finds New Leaders as Co-Founders Step Aside
Pineapple Street Studios, the podcasting shop behind Will Be Wild and the official Succession companion podcast, has named longtime staffers Bari Finkel and Je-Anne Berry as the studio’s new co-heads. Finkel and Berry will take over leadership of the studio from co-founders Jenna Weiss-Berman and Max Linsky, who founded Pineapple Street in 2016 and guided […]
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‘Call Her Daddy’ Host Alex Cooper and Producer Matt Kaplan Launch Gen Z Media Venture
Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper and Ace Entertainment CEO Matt Kaplan have formed a media venture, Trending, that will target Gen Z audiences with programming across film, TV, audio, live events and more. Trending will serve as the parent company of Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast brand, which has a major exclusive deal with […]
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Imagine Entertainment to Release Six Podcasts With iHeartMedia This Year
Imagine Entertainment on Monday unveiled a slate of six podcasts created by talent like the designer Isaac Mizrahi, producer Alan Sacks and Imagine co-chair Ron Howard that will release this year. The six shows are being released as part of a deal that Imagine’s podcast division, Imagine Audio, struck with iHeartMedia in December 2021 for […]
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