The modern internet is less interested in demanding attention than in simply occupying it. Adavia Davis understands that better than perhaps anyone else. Since dropping out of Mississippi State University in 2020, the 22-year-old has built a thriving content-creation business out of what has come to be called “slop”— that high-volume, AI-generated background noise that…
I struggle with the word television. Although we continue to use that term, recent market-definition debates – including in Netflix’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) assets – make it abundantly clear that what we call television is much more than a screen in a room where we lean back to watch professionally produced, long-form…
Tom Freston has never been a typical media executive. Freston began with a countercultural spirit that shaped an adventurous career spanning from co-founding MTV to leading Viacom and Paramount Pictures. After spending 26 years at Paramount—now caught up in the $100 billion bidding for Warner Bros Discovery—he remains a defining figure in the evolution of modern entertainment….
President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Monday seeking $10 billion in damages from the BBC, accusing the British broadcaster of defamation as well as deceptive and unfair trade practices. The 33-page lawsuit accuses the BBC of broadcasting a “false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory, and malicious depiction of President Trump,” calling it “a brazen attempt to…
As CEO of The Atlantic, Nicholas Thompson oversees a venerable magazine that has recently returned to profitability after several years of false starts, adding financial clout to its slew of star hires and considerable presence in the media landscape. Before beginning his career on the business side, having joined The Atlantic in 2021, Thompson can…
A former longtime CNN journalist, who requested to remain anonymous, objected to the deal on different grounds, saying that it seemed “gimmicky” for the network to be promoting betting odds. “Do they really believe it’s adding value to the coverage?” The value of the data depends on the liquidity of a particular market; generally, the…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 11, 2025, in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced on Thursday, with both hitting fresh closing records. The Russell 2000 index also ended the session at a new high, following the…
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Dec. 11, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced on Thursday, with both hitting fresh closing records. The Russell 2000 index also ended the session at a new high, following…
The Walt Disney Company’s $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI will serve as “a way in” to artificial intelligence, which will have a significant long-term impact on Disney’s business, Disney CEO Bob Iger told CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” on Thursday. “We want to participate in what Sam is creating, what his team is creating,” Iger said….