“Wheel of Fortune” and “Jeopardy!” are two of the biggest holdouts of the streaming revolution, available only on traditional broadcast television. Not for much longer. Sony Pictures Entertainment, the owner of the popular game shows, said on Thursday that it was soliciting bids from major media and tech companies for the streaming rights to new … Read more
Early on in “The Substance,” the body horror film starring Demi Moore that has been nominated for five Academy Awards, Dennis Quaid grotesquely consumes an endless amount of peel-and-eat shrimp while firing Ms. Moore’s character for the crime of turning 50. Shells fly and sweat collects on his upper lip while he gesticulates wildly with … Read more
On Tuesday evening, Art Spiegelman and Françoise Mouly were sitting at a sidewalk table outside Jean’s, a chic night spot in the NoHo neighborhood of Manhattan. Nearby, writers, critics and cartoonists streamed past a black rope and a bouncer to attend The New Yorker’s 100th anniversary party. Mr. Spiegelman, the graphic novelist who has been … Read more
Paramount, the parent company of BET, MTV and the Paramount film studio, on Wednesday said it was rethinking its approach to diversity, equity and inclusion amid a broader backlash toward D.E.I. policies driven by the Trump administration. In a note to employees obtained by The New York Times, Paramount’s co-chief executives said that they were … Read more
The Washington Post’s opinion editor, David Shipley, is exiting as the newspaper’s owner, Jeff Bezos, said the section’s focus would narrow to defend “personal liberties and free markets.” “I am of America and for America, and proud to be so,” Mr. Bezos said, in an email to The Post’s employees on Wednesday. “Our country did … Read more
Galina Timchenko, publisher and chief executive of the investigative newsroom Meduza, thought she was ready for anything. The site, based in Latvia and known for its fearless reporting on Vladimir V. Putin’s regime, had prepared for cyberattacks, legal threats and even poisonings of its reporters. One thing she hadn’t anticipated: defunding by the U.S. government. … Read more
The Trump administration said on Tuesday that it would start handpicking which media outlets were allowed to participate in the presidential press pool, the small, rotating group of reporters who relay the president’s day-to-day activities to the public. The change breaks decades of precedent. It allows the White House to assert more control over which … Read more
New York Public Radio said on Tuesday that it would lay off about 7 percent of its staff as it continued to struggle with a financial shortfall. Twenty-one full-time roles will be eliminated, with three of them becoming part time, the chief executive, LaFontaine Oliver, said in an email to the staff. Seven open roles … Read more
Almost nine years ago, a Minneapolis writer revealed a family skeleton to a podcast host. Steve Marsh had a “secret sister” — an older sibling his parents had placed for adoption before they were married, when they were not ready to raise a child. He wanted help finding her. Luckily for Mr. Marsh, his thorny … Read more
Lawyers for Paramount and President Trump have agreed to appoint a mediator in his $20 billion lawsuit against CBS, according to two people with knowledge of the decision. The move to bring in a mediator is another indicator that the two sides are trying to resolve the case, over the editing of a “60 Minutes” … Read more