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Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' exit marks the death of the good celebrity interview
Stephen Colbert's last "The Late Show" episode airs as influencers like Jake Shane and Alex Cooper reshape celebrity-interview culture.
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Vox's Jim Bankoff explains why he's selling part of his business to James Murdoch
James Murdoch is buying Vox's podcast business, and New York magazine. Why not the rest?
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James Murdoch is buying a big chunk of Vox Media, including NY Mag. Read the memo to staffers.
James Murdoch's company is acquiring New York magazine, the Vox Media Podcast Network, and Vox. Read the memo from Vox CEO Jim Bankoff about the sale.
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TikTok's middle class is gaining power
"Micro" creators on TikTok have seen a dramatic uplift in the fees they charge brands for partnership deals. Bigger creators didn't fare so well.
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Versant is the cable TV company Comcast didn't want to own. Here's what CEO Mark Lazarus wants to do with it.
Cable TV is in trouble — but it still makes money, for now. Maybe there's still time for a pivot.
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Paramount hires a former Google exec as its head of consumer AI. Read the memo about its tech ambitions.
Paramount Skydance just hired a head of consumer AI. Read the memo to staffers about the move as David Ellison's company leans into AI.
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Lowe's is betting on MrBeast to drive 'lipstick effect' sales
Lowe's is partnering with the world's biggest YouTuber for a range of toys and in-store kids workshops.
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The hottest party in NYC this week was the premiere of a new YouTube show from the 'Subway Takes' creator
At a premiere for a new YouTube-exclusive show, celebrities, creators, and taxi cab drivers partied under one roof.
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Paramount's tech chief is leaving after 7 years. Read his final memo to employees.
Paramount's chief tech officer is stepping down during David Ellison's digital transformation. Read the memo to employees.
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2 Yale students raised $5 million to help supercharge your career. Read their networking startup's pitch deck.
Series, founded by Yale students Nathaneo Johnson and Sean Hargrow, focuses on Gen Z networking and has raised millions in pre-seed funds.
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As online casinos grow, review sites work to keep operators in check
Using data-driven methods, Casino.org is working to ensure that online casino gambling operators in Canada are responsible, secure, and fun.
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Paramount+ is exploring adding podcasts, following Netflix's lead
Paramount+ is exploring adding podcasts after introducing a short-form vertical video feed as part of David Ellison's tech push.
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I'm an influencer stuck in 42-day hantavirus quarantine. I cried when I hit 50K Instagram followers.
Jake Rosmarin is an influencer who's been in quarantine after the hantavirus outbreak. He hoped to grow his following, but not this way.
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This couple (literally) married AI and filmmaking. Read the pitch deck they used to raise $6 million for their startup.
Meet the AI filmmaking startup Flick, which joined Y Combinator and raised a $6 million seed. It wants to be a go-to tool for creatives.
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Wait, should I make an AI clone of myself? Or is that a terrible idea?
Two tech executives debate whether AI clones are dangerous, a great business opportunity, or both. What do you think?
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LinkedIn wants to host thousands of events a year as part of its bet on creators
LinkedIn plans to expand creator-led events, aiming for 4,000 annually, as part of its strategy to tap into the multi-billion dollar creator economy.
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Peacock is licensing micro dramas from ReelShort — another step in Hollywood's love affair with short-form
Peacock is licensing micro dramas from ReelShort as Hollywood giants like Netflix, Disney, and Paramount embrace short-form video.
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Instagram just launched a new app that's a mix of Snapchat and BeReal
Instants is a new feature —and app — from Instagram that feels eerily similar to Snapchat and BeReal.
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Condé Nast's CEO says he knows who could replace Anna Wintour one day
Roger Lynch explains how to run a profitable magazine company in 2026 — and how he's thinking about successors to two of his legendary editors.
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Roblox just hired an Amazon exec to unlock its next phase of growth
Roblox has hired its first-ever chief growth officer as it builds toward its goal of capturing 10% of the global gaming content market.
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I'm a CMO who's using AI to transform my team by replacing specific roles with 'full-stack' marketers
Wix's CMO says he's deploying AI and "super agents" to reshape his marketing department, and changing up roles.
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What CMOs actually want from TV during the industry's big pitch week
Measurement, live sports, and flexibility are the top priorities for CMOs during this year's TV upfronts ad sales extravaganza.
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A startup making AI movies scored $12 million from Khosla Ventures, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and others
TrueShort, which makes AI vertical films for mobile phones, just raised $12 million from a who's who of Hollywood and tech.
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Jimmy Kimmel poked fun at his Trump beef during Disney's ad presentation
Jimmy Kimmel acknowledged his dispute with Trump in Disney's presentation to advertisers, while nodding at "The Bachelorette" controversy.
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MrBeast's new goal: turning his 476 million subscribers into paying members
MrBeast is planning a membership program as the world's biggest social media star looks beyond YouTube to build a diversified entertainment company.
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Spotify's 'Party of the Year(s)' is here. Here's how to see your top songs of all time.
Spotify released its "Party of the Year(s)" to celebrate 20 years. Its SVP told Business Insider about planning the campaign.
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Late-night hosts joked that Stephen Colbert could host their shows whenever he wants to
Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, John Oliver, and Seth Meyers joined Colbert on one of his last episodes before CBS pulls his show off the air.
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BuzzFeed's fire sale to Byron Allen marks the end of an era
BuzzFeed was supposed to be the future of media. But that future wasn't supposed to be a last-ditch sale.
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Seth Meyers roasted David Ellison and Paramount during NBCU's annual presentation to advertisers
Seth Meyers came out swinging against Paramount Skydance and its CEO, David Ellison, joking the CEO and his father "have taken down CBS."
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Read the pitch decks of 17 startups looking to disrupt dating apps and social networking that have raised millions
Social networking and dating startups used these pitch decks and memos to raise venture capital funding rounds.
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How a Gen Z power couple's breakup became a trial by internet
The ugly breakup between influencer Evelyn Ha and "vegan nugget mogul" Ben Pasternak has gone from criminal court to all-out information war.
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MrBeast is wooing big advertisers at an invite-only gathering in NYC. Here's what he's planning.
YouTube star Jimmy Donaldson's Beast Industries is tiptoeing into the TV upfronts week with a breakfast for top brand and ad executives.
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Savannah Guthrie issues a Mother's Day plea about her missing mom: 'We will never stop looking for you'
Savannah reiterated her call for help, asking anyone with information to come forward, and said the $1 million reward for information was available.
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First Kimmel, now 'The View': Disney is pushing back against Trump.
Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro is using a new tactic when it comes to Donald Trump: Push back.
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Why Rupert Murdoch is leaning on Trump in his fight with the NFL
Rupert Murdoch's Fox depends on the NFL for ratings. And he's worried that streaming deals will give the NFL even more leverage.
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One of Disney's top AI users tells all: 'I'm pushing the bleeding edge'
Disney employees shared how they're using AI agents, from getting more done to multitasking and running errands while at home.
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I went on 'Survivor' over 20 years ago. Here's how I turned talking about it into a podcast empire and my full-time job.
"Survivor" alum Rob Cesternino has turned "Rob Has a Podcast" into a podcast network that makes enough money for it to be his full-time job.
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Actors speak out against AI-generated promos that put them in fake sex scenes
Actors say micro drama apps manipulated their images in misleading ads. They say the ads can cause emotional and career damage.
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Ted Turner has died at 87. Photos show the CNN founder's career rise and life
Ted Turner, the founder of CNN and a pioneer of 24/7 news, has died at 87. See photos from the billionaire and media mogul's life, career, and legacy.
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TikTok pulls back on an AI feature that described Charli D'Amelio as a collection of blueberries
TikTok is pulling back on an AI feature that added wildly inaccurate text summaries to videos from users like Charli D'Amelio and Shakira.
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Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro tells employees his top priorities in an internal memo
Disney exceeded Wall Street's earnings expectations last quarter. Read CEO Josh D'Amaro's full memo to Disney employees.
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Beer marketing is facing a big test this summer
Beer sales are on the decline. The FIFA World Cup 2026 is a huge opportunity to get Americans chugging again.
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Yahoo says its AI assistant has a secret weapon in the new search wars
Yahoo CMO Josh Line said Scout's launch is a "top priority" for the internet-media brand this year. It's rolling out an ad campaign this week.
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Why Klarna's CMO built an AI replica of himself for employees to vent at
Klarna CMO David Sandström said he's building a team of "marketing engineers" but worries about AI taking the jobs of middle-aged generalists.
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The balance of power in influencer marketing is shifting
EMARKETER forecasts that brand spending to boost creator posts is on track to overtake the amount spent on the sponsored content itself.
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Disney's new CEO explains the 3 pillars of his growth strategy
Disney exceeded Wall Street's estimates in its latest quarter, weeks after a major round of layoffs.
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This chart shows just how important the NFL is for TV
Some big networks are already mostly NFL delivery devices. Which leads to an obvious question.
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Marc Andreessen launched a news network where 21-year-olds host and VCs bloviate. It broke my brain.
My week binge-watching Andreessen Horowitz's 9-5 news network, Monitoring the Situation, tech's latest attempt to control the narrative.
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