Coverage: “Avengers: Endgame” sets movie revenue record
Walt Disney Co.’s superhero epic “Avengers: Endgame” became the first movie to gross more than $1 billion in its debut at the world-wide box office. Erich Schwartzel of The Wall Street Journal had the news: The Marvel Studios blockbuster, powered by record-setting hauls in the U.S. and China, collected an estimated $1.2 billion in its first five days of […]
Coverage: Disney is launching a streaming service
Walt Disney Co. is launching a streaming service for 7,500 episodes and 500 movies that will cost $6.99 per month. Andrew Keshner of MarketWatch.com had the news: Disney will be able to release “Captain Marvel,” which was released on March 8 and has earned over $1 billion in the global box office ($377 million of that […]
Chmielewski, Hayes sign book contract on streaming wars
Forbes senior editor Dawn Chmielewski and Deadline journalist Dade Hayes have signed a contract to write about the streaming wars. The book, to be called “Binge Times,” will be out in 2021 and will be published by William Morrow. Chmielewski joined Forbes earlier this year as senior editor of technology, media and entertainment, based in Los Angeles. […]
Bloomberg’s Watson joins WSJ as entertainment reporter
R.T. Watson has been hired by The Wall Street Journal as an entertainment reporter based in Los Angeles. Watson previously worked for Bloomberg News in Rio de Janeiro where he covered primarily commodities since February 2016. Joining WSJ’s Hollywood beat represents somewhat of a homecoming, as Watson started his journalism career in Los Angeles with […]
Forbes seeks an assistant editor for media/entertainment
Forbes Media seeks an Assistant Editor to support the Forbes Media & Entertainment section in our Jersey City, NJ, office. Assistant Editors are the linchpin of the Forbes newsroom. They work at the intersection of editorial (staff writers, editors and outside contributors) and internal teams within Forbes: audience development, social media, live events, sales optimization, product and development. This […]
Coverage: Disney, Nestle and others pull YouTube ads
Disney, Nestle and “Fortnite” maker Epic Games have paused advertising on YouTube after reports of a pedophile network rampant in the comments of monetized videos. Sara Salinas of CNBC.com had the news: The controversy stems from reports that pedophiles have latched onto videos of young children, often girls, marking time stamps that show child nudity and objectifying the children […]
Coverage: Moonves to fight for $120 million severance package
Les Moonves, the ex-CBS Corp. boss who got bounced last fall amid a slew of sexual misconduct allegations, is fighting the company’s decision to deny him a $120 million severance package. Alexandra Steigrad of the New York Post had the news: The disgraced media mogul — moving ahead with plans for a counter-attack that were first reported […]
Coverage: NBC and Kelly reach a separation agreement
NBC News announced its professional divorce agreement with Megyn Kelly late Friday, ending an association with the former Fox News Channel star whose attempt to become a network morning television star as part of the “Today” show floundered. David Bauder of the Associated Press had the news: Terms were not disclosed. Kelly was in the second […]
Variety hires Low as senior TV reporter
Variety has hired business journalist Elaine Low as a senior TV writer. A story on its website states, “She comes to Penske Media Corp.-owned Variety from Investor’s Business Daily, where she was a news reporter and producer. “In her new role, Low will handle breaking-news stories on all aspects of the television industry, from the executive suite to programming. She […]
LA Times hires Perman to cover entertainment business
The Los Angeles Times has hired Stacy Perman to as an enterprise business reporter covering the film industry. Perman will be working for Company Town editor Richard Verrier. She is a longtime journalist, having worked for Time magazine in New York, Chicago, Tokyo and Berlin, Business 2.0 in San Francisco and BusinessWeek magazine before it […]
