Media Companies Keep Turning to Gambling. It’s Not What You Think

2024 Presidential election cycle is already in full swing.On August 23, the first of three Republican Party debates took place, and we’re already just two weeks away from the second one. In case you didn’t tune in, here’s what you missed: Eight of 14 candidates appeared on the debate stage: former Vice President Mike Pence, former U.N.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor The Media Rating Council has granted accreditation to audience-measurement technology backed by iSpot, one of a handful of start-up companies that have been vying for months to compete more directly with Nielsen. The MRC, an independent industry organization that scrutinizes various measurement methodologies, has accredited iSpot technology that identifies, verifies and tracks national TV ad occurrences across 187 linear and broadcast networks. The system was first introduced in 2012.

“We will be watching what you do,” Elon Musk has been warned by the European Commissoner after X (formerly Twitter) was found to have the highest ratio of disinformation posts of all large social media platforms.

The launch of bus franchising today - putting power back into the hands of the people over operators - heralds the start of the Bee Network in Greater Manchester.

Fox, which just announced that Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as chairman, unveiled a few more changes to its board of directors today.

Even though it’s Monday, and you’re probably chugging coffee back like your life depends on it, you can find solace in Amazon’s latest upcoming blockbuster savings event!

Hunter Ingram SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for the limited series “Wilderness,” now streaming on Prime Video. Laced into the scripts of Amazon Prime Video’s new limited series “Wilderness” are the blueprints of a vast revenge saga set against the backdrop of America’s National Parks. But among those finer points, writer and creator Marnie Dickens also embedded the songs she envisions playing alongside the action. A curated playlist for retribution, if you will.

As cars tried to make their way through Lloyd Street South in Fallowfield, a line of blue, black and brown bins carefully positioned across the road blocked access. Beyond the row of bins lay a police cordon where emergency services were parked up and responding to a tragic incident.

Hunter Ingram SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for the limited series “Wilderness,” now streaming on Prime Video. Laced into the scripts of Amazon Prime Video’s new limited series “Wilderness” are the blueprints of a vast revenge saga set against the backdrop of America’s National Parks. But among those finer points, writer and creator Marnie Dickens also embedded the songs she envisions playing alongside the action. A curated playlist for retribution, if you will.

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor This article first appeared as part of Jenelle Riley’s Acting Up newsletter – to subscribe for early content and weekly updates on all things acting, visit the Acting Up signup page. Kelly Moscinski became the owner and head of casting at the Voicecaster, she had plans to become a psychiatrist. But while enrolled as a pre-med student at college, she discovered the theater department and, in her own words, “I knew my passions and my career path were shifting.” She swiftly changed her major to theater with a focus on directing, where she first began experiencing the world of voice acting through various productions and helping actor friends. She moved to Los Angeles in 2009, open to several different career paths (she sent out over 350 letters and resumes) and was eventually hired at the Voicecaster as a casting assistant.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor NBC News may trump its rivals when it comes to interviewing a certain former Commander-in-Chief. David Muir, Lesley Stahl, John Dickerson, Chris Wallace, Bill O’Reilly, Kaitlan Collins and Jim Acosta have all tried their hand at interviewing Donald Trump; lobbing questions at him; or moderating a debate or event in which his participation was key. Some have drawn blood and others have been bloodied (and some others left agog as Trump walked out unexpectedly).

that can impact new moms. The hallmark symptoms of PPD: overwhelming sadness, feelings of hopelessness, worthlessness, and low self-esteem.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Nielsen named Karthik Rao its new chief executive, replacing his predecessor David Kenny, who has steered the measurement giant through an era of tumult and strained relationships with top clients like the TV networks. Kenny will stay on as the company’s executive chair.

Sean Penn is promoting the new documentary he co-directed, “Superpower”, which focuses on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the stand taken by the Ukrainian people to defend their homeland, led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor While Madison Avenue seems focused on shiny new technologies, iHeartMedia is encouraging advertisers to get back to basics. Research conducted by Morning Consult and Advertiser Perceptions on behalf of the audio-media giant and podcaster Pushkin Media found a growing disparity between what marketers think top consumer priorities are and the things to which consumers are actually gravitating.

Only Murders in the Building wrapping up on Hulu and her song in the Top 20 on the Billboard charts, is nominated for song of the year, best collaboration, and best afrobeats for a remix of the song “Calm Down” by the artist Rema on which Gomez is featured.On July 1, Gomez reflected on being part of the song on Instagram, , “This man has changed my life forever. Rema, thank you for choosing me to be apart of one of the biggest songs in the world.

, defined as the things they would never do to their own hair, I realized I still make my fair share. And then some.From how we brush and wash to drying our hair, there are so many easy hair care mistakes to make that it's hard to keep track—and some that even the most diehard beauty buffs can overlook.Well, hopefully not anymore. Ahead, see the 15 most common contenders, and join me in my journey to actively unlearn a handful of them.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor After working for Walt Disney Co. for decades, Woody, Buzz Lightyear and their “Toy Story” friends have been given new jobs by the large entertainment conglomerate. Characters from the popular animated Pixar films will in October take part in the latest in a series of experiments aimed at getting young kids to watch live sports.

Ben Shelton has been one of the best newcomers in the U.S. Open. The 20 year old player turned pro last year, and has been using the U.S.

Just as this summer’s New York City wildfire smoke, LA hurricane and sneaker-melting heat have brought home the reality of climate change, the Disney-Charter carriage battle is foregrounding the fragility of the pay-TV bundle.