When filmmaker Daniel Roher won an Academy Award last year for his feature documentary, Navalny, about Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, it signified a high note for CNN Films. The division had chosen to finance and release the damning chronicle of Russia’s attack on the country’s foremost critic when most of its peers would not. (NYT)When […]
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Anusha Roy will join Denver ABC affiliate KMGH as a morning anchor in October. Roy most recently worked as a reporter and anchor at KUSA in Denver following stops in Washington, Idaho and Texas. She will first appear on air with Denver7 in late October. “I’ve always had just incredible respect for the Denver7 team….Anusha
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In a surprise executive shuffle, Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra is stepping down from his CEO role effective Jan. 2, 2025. (Deadline) He will hand the reins in January to a key member of his management team, Ravi Ahuja. Ahuja currently runs Sony’s global television studios, which have shepherded such hits as…In
A bid from Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed to overturn her conviction for involuntary manslaughter over the accidental shooting death of the film’s cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, has been denied. (THR / THR, Esq.) New Mexico Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ruled that Reed’s conviction still holds even though the judge previously determined that the prosecution suppressed evidence…A
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The 50th season of Saturday Night Live is off to a strong ratings start and is a record-breaker for streaming service Peacock. NBC said Monday that 5.3 million people watched the premiere live, the best opening for the show since 2020. (ABC News / AP) The 5.3 million viewers also makes SNL one of the…The
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Radio and podcast giant Audacy emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection following the approval of a transfer of its radio station licenses from the Federal Communications Commission. (Axios) The Philadelphia-based company has seen bottom-line growth, which it said has been accomplished via gains in revenue shares, increased digital revenue growth, audience share gains, and expense…Radio
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It was an iconic race in an Ichanic place. Last week ushered in the inaugural and first-of-its-kind women’s track event, Athlos, at legendary Icahn Stadium. Featuring the fastest women in the world, the largest purse in women’s track history, a giveback structure that rewards athletes more than ever before, and the kind of entertainment swagger…It
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In 2020, after a Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd, protests led by civil rights group Black Lives Matter galvanized corporate America to take action. In the months after, household-name brands, including Microsoft, Uber, Target, and Cisco, publicly pledged to create various internal programs to foster diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI.) However, companies that once…In
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The latest–and, for now, final debate–of the 2024 presidential election cycle takes place on Tuesday hosted by CBS News. The vice presidential candidates Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. J.D. Vance–respective running mates of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump–will face off in New York City as the sprint towards Election Day enters…The
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The chief executive and publisher of the left-leaning news publication The New Republic, Michael Caruso, stepped down from his role on Thursday, according to an internal memo obtained by ADWEEK. Caruso took the helm of the 110-year-old publisher in February 2023, following stints at The Hill and The Smithsonian Institute. Brian Groves, director of circulation…The
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