Bill Simmons accuses top podcasters of ‘lying publicly’ about audience size, buying YouTube subscribers
"I can’t believe how many people are dishonest about this stuff."
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Chuck Todd predicts NFL’s expected 2029 media rights opt-out will ‘break’ local TV
"This could be the thing that breaks the affiliate networks all over the country."
Stephen A. Smith bristles at being called conservative: ‘Let’s be substantive’
"They choose not to see that because they want to feed their narrative."
Disney CEO Bob Iger reportedly pitched Shannon Sharpe on future at ESPN after Katt Williams interview
Sharpe recently re-signed with ESPN and apparently has friends in high places at the Walt Disney Co.
THR’s Carey Mulligan wardrobe compared to Carmelo Anthony’s infamous draft suit
"And with the third pick in the 2003 NBA Draft..."
Bob Iger says he and Jimmy Pitaro thought ESPN coverage “swung a little bit too far away from the field” to societal and...
"Jimmy felt that the pendulum may have swung a little bit too far away from the field. And I happen to believe he was right."
CBS chairman Leslie Moonves accused by six women of sexual misconduct across three decades in explosive New Yorker piece
Moonves is one of the media world's most powerful people, and these detailed, on-the-record accusations could have a big impact.
Bill Simmons launches Ringer Films for short- and long-form docs, throws shade at “staleness” in sports docs
Bill Simmons is getting back into the documentary game.
John Skipper, Sean McManus, Mark Lazarus among The Hollywood Reporter’s most powerful people in New York media
The Hollywood Reporter has released its annual list of the 35 most powerful people in New York media. A list...