Benjamin Mullin
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BuzzFeed Strikes Deal to Sell ‘Hot Ones’ Company for $82.5 Million
The sale, to a group that includes the show’s host, Sean Evans, and Soros Fund Management, will allow BuzzFeed to pay down tens of millions...
Comcast to Spin Off MSNBC, CNBC and Other Cable Networks
The new publicly traded company is set to debut next year, with a bundle of channels that also includes Oxygen, E! and Syfy.
Associated Press to Cut Staff by 8%
The reductions come just two weeks after Election Day, when The A.P. played a key role in calling races across the United States.
The Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy
The satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.
John Malone Reorders Media Empire as C.E.O. Exits
Liberty Media, which owns stakes in Formula One and Live Nation, is spinning off some of its assets in a corporate restructuring.
Nicholas Carlson, Former Business Insider Editor, Launches Media Start-Up
Nicholas Carlson, the former top editor of Business Insider, is starting a new company that will focus on video. Just don’t call it a “pivot...
Washington Post Employees Ordered Back to Office 5 Days a Week
All employees at The Post will be expected to return to the office by June 2. Managers must be back in the office full time...
Jeff Bezos Congratulates Trump on Victory
Mr. Bezos, who also owns The Washington Post, recently quashed the newspaper’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris.
Trump Bump 2.0? Experts Expect Another Audience Surge, With Caveats.
News fatigue and changing consumption habits could sap some of that enthusiasm over time, several news media experts said.
Comcast Explores Spin-Out of Cable Business
The company’s president, Mike Cavanagh, said the company was also considering finding a partner for its Peacock streaming service.