MAGAZINE EXEC COMES CLEAN, ADMITS TO BEING 5 YEARS BEHIND
A lot of publishers talk about how print is important, but their primary
focus is on digital now. Does that mean print gets the respect it
deserves internally? Is anyone even trying to think in an innovative way
about print anymore?
FOX, CBS AND VIACOM STAND TO GAIN IF DISNEY FALTERS
Disney needs to communicate to shareholders a specific plan -- and soon.
Trickling out information as it's done over the past year won't work
any longer. Is Iger definitely staying? Fine, he's been great for the
company. But for how much longer is he staying and what's his grand plan
for the company and ESPN? (Is there one?) Or if he's going to retire on
schedule, then start to detail the succession plan so that investors
don't get nervous and drop Disney for other more intriguing peers.
VIACOM WILL REBRAND SPIKE AS PARAMOUNT NETWORK
here’s a big change coming to Spike TV. Viacom’s male-focused cable
network is expected to be rebranded as the Paramount Network. A formal
announcement will likely come Thursday morning when Viacom unveils its turnaround plan.
TWITTER IS A TAKEOVER TARGET AGAIN, THANKS TO WHO ELSE? TRUMP
Just as President Franklin Roosevelt favored the medium of radio to
address the nation, President Donald Trump appears to be speaking to the
people through Twitter. And it’s giving the social media platform a
boost, according to BTIG analysts.
FORMER ALLURE EDITOR LINDA WELLS JOINS REVLON AS CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER
For 25 years, Linda Wells served as the editor of Allure, the Conde Nast
magazine about beauty trends that she had helped found. In November
2015, she was abruptly replaced. Now, Wells is headed back to full-time
employment as the chief creative officer of Revlon.
WIKIPEDIA BANS DAILY MAIL AS UNRELIABLE SOURCE
Wikipedia editors have voted to ban the Daily Mail as a source for the
website in all but exceptional circumstances after deeming the news
group “generally unreliable” The move is highly unusual for the online
encyclopedia, which rarely puts in place a blanket ban on publications.
-Good Morning
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