Ben Mullin

Sep 5, 2024 | nytimes.com | Ben Mullin |Lauren Hirsch

When the takeover of Paramount was announced in July, the Skydance founder David Ellison was introduced as the new mogul atop the parent company of CBS and MTV. But a new document filed with the Federal Communications Commission indicates that his father - Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle - will be the real power behind the throne, replacing Shari Redstone as the company's most influential shareholder.

Sep 3, 2024 | editorandpublisher.com | Ben Mullin

Posted Wednesday, September 4, 2024 9:26 am CNN’s “Reliable Sources” is back. Kind of.

Sep 3, 2024 | nytimes.com | Ben Mullin

Mark Thompson, CNN's chief executive, said in a statement that he was "happy to welcome" Mr. Stelter back to CNN, calling him "one of the best global experts in media commentary."Mr. Stelter replaces Oliver Darcy as author of the newsletter. Mr. Darcy recently left the network to start his own subscription-based news site, Status, which focuses on media and entertainment news. CNN also regularly calls upon Sara Fischer, a media reporter for Axios, as an on-air analyst.

Sep 1, 2024 | msn.com | Ben Mullin

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Sep 1, 2024 | nytimes.com | Ben Mullin

Disney's channels went dark on DirecTV on Sunday, leaving millions of subscribers to the satellite TV service without access to marquee networks like ESPN and ABC and cutting off viewership to the U.S. Open tennis tournament. The dispute means that most of DirecTV's roughly 11 million U.S. subscribers can't watch ESPN; the ABC broadcast network, which airs the U.S. Open, was also blacked out for many customers.