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Hulu Silent Amid Democrats’ Criticism Over Rejecting Political Ads
Abortion rights and gun control have taken the center stage of the Democratic midterm campaigns, but Hulu is refusing to run political ads on those issues. The Disney-owned company’s guidelines on restrictions for political ads has ignited pushback from party leaders and viewers. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Democratic Governors […]
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Netflix Director of Adult Animation Mike Moon to Exit
Mike Moon, director of adult animation at Netflix, is leaving the company at the end of the month to pursue other opportunities. Moon joined Netflix close to five years ago and led and built the company’s adult animation team. Animation projects during his tenure included Inside Job from Shion Takeuchi, Human Resources from Brutus Pink, […]
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Digital Creator Nina Daniele Signs With CAA (Exclusive)
Nina Daniele, a digital personality and model, has signed with CAA in all areas. The multi-hyphenate creator, with 1.2 million Instagram followers and another 3.3 million followers on TikTok, has had wide success as a comedy producer on the internet. Daniele has earned over 404 million views of her Instagram videos. That includes posts related […]
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Keith Olbermann to Host New Podcast on iHeartMedia
Former MSNBC anchor and political commentator Keith Olbermann will launch a new podcast series on iHeartMedia. The daily podcast, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, will feature a mixture of news, including Olbermann’s “Special Comment” political analysis and his “Worst Person In The World” segment, features of Olbermann’s previous MSNBC show of the same title. The show […]
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NFL+ Enters Sports Streaming Wars as League Launches New Service
The NFL wants a piece of the streaming action. In what NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is calling “an important day in the history of the National Football League,” the TV juggernaut is launching a streaming offering called NFL+ on Monday, hoping to entice fans to subscribe with features built around smartphones and tablets. The first […]
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Snap Shares Tank as Market Fears Drag on Social Media Ads
Shares of Snap continued to plummet Friday, following analyst downgrades after the company missed lowered earnings expectations and warned of a tough macroeconomic environment. More worrying still was the fact that the company did not issue future guidance after having revised expectations for the second quarter. This caused concern about the overall impact on the […]
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YouTube Says It Will Remove Videos Showing Abortion Misinformation
YouTube said it will take down videos that show unsafe methods of abortion or otherwise promote false information about the procedure. “Starting today and ramping up over the next few weeks, we will remove content that provides instructions for unsafe abortion methods or promotes false claims about abortion safety under our medical misinformation policies,” the […]
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Which Service Is That Show On? New App Debuts Amid Crowded Streaming Market
In an era of peak TV, and then some, it’s rarely a struggle to find something to watch. Instead, the challenge typically arrives when trying to remember on what platform the thing you want to see is streaming. Enter QEWD. Launched this week, the free app serves as a discovery engine meant to make it […]
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Snap Misses on Second-Quarter Revenue, Does Not Issue Future Guidance
Snap reported $1.11 billion in revenue during the second quarter after the company previously warned it would miss its revenue expectations for the quarter. The revenue number marks a 13 percent increase year-over-year, coming in below its previous guidance of 20 percent to 25 percent. Daily active users increased 18 percent year over year to […]
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Chris Cuomo Plots Comeback, Says He “Will Never Be a Hater” of CNN in Debut Podcast
Former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo is planning his comeback — and it’s a podcast. Cuomo on Thursday launched The Chris Cuomo Project, an interview podcast with plans to release two episodes per week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The podcast will see Cuomo give “his signature take on today’s pressing current events — and explores how […]
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Netflix VP Product Todd Yellin to Exit in September
Todd Yellin, Netflix’s longtime vp product, will leave the company in September, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed Thursday. Yellin is departing the streamer to pursue film and television projects and will stay on for the next few months to help find his successor. He joined Netflix close to 17 years ago, after having worked as a […]
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Tech Giants Lower Expectations Amid Ad Market Roller-Coaster
Mark Zuckerberg came with bad news. In a meeting with employees in July, the Meta CEO, who has turned his company’s focus, and investments, toward the metaverse, told staff to prepare for one of the “worst downturns that we’ve seen in recent history,” as Reuters reported. Employees used to bountiful resources would need to work […]
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