Oliver Darcy

Business Insider’s Paywall Backslide The Axel Springer-owned outlet is pivoting back to clicks this holiday season, Status has learned, as internal pressures mount and its subscription bet shows new cracks.

Scoop: BI has abandoned its paywall this holiday season as it seeks to juice advertising revenue in Q4—a move that comes as the outlet is on pace to miss its revenue target, despite the goal being lowered by parent company Axel Springer.

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The Raising of Lazarus An unnoticed Versant spin-off filing reveals Mark Lazarus’ eye-popping pay package—and the challenges he’ll face steering a declining cable portfolio into the future.

An unnoticed Versant spin-off filing reveals Mark Lazarus’ eye-popping pay package—and the challenges he’ll face steering a declining cable portfolio into the future.

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The Raising of Lazarus An unnoticed Versant spin-off filing reveals Mark Lazarus’ eye-popping pay package—and the challenges he’ll face steering a declining cable portfolio into the future.

Scoop: A regulatory filing that slipped under the radar reveals details about the pay packages in the Versant C-suite—and it also outlines the various challenges the company will face after being cleaved off from Comcast.

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Take a look at how Fox News is now trying to spin the Epstein Files.

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Condé’s Nuzzi Conundrum Inside Condé Nast's media drama: Gabriel Nuzzi's revelations spark controversy, exposing internal tensions and unfolding newsroom dynamics with dramatic flair.

The latest Olivia Nuzzi revelations have surfaced new questions about her role and future at Vanity Fair as the unfolding scandal turns up the heat on editor Mark Guiducci.

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Condé’s Nuzzi Conundrum Inside Condé Nast's media drama: Gabriel Nuzzi's revelations spark controversy, exposing internal tensions and unfolding newsroom dynamics with dramatic flair.

The forthcoming print edition of Vanity Fair includes an abstract nude portrait of Olivia Nuzzi, @nataliekorach.bsky.social reports, writing about how the growing scandal is raising questions about the decision making at the magazine.

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Condé’s Nuzzi Conundrum Inside Condé Nast's media drama: Gabriel Nuzzi's revelations spark controversy, exposing internal tensions and unfolding newsroom dynamics with dramatic flair.

Scoop: As questions swirl around Olivia Nuzzi, I’ve learned she’s been relatively absent in the day-to-day at Vanity Fair, as the magazine continues to weather the storm the controversial hire brought through 1 World Trade Center

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Zaslav’s Merger Melodrama The Warner Bros. Discovery chief has become a lightning rod for controversy, but as he seeks to navigate the sales process, questions loom on whether he’ll stay in the picture.

David Zaslav once told a colleague that unlike stars, execs were "nothing" without their jobs. As the WBD auction unfolds he's taken a step toward padding an already sizable portfolio, and maybe, in his eyes, nothingness
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Quiet as a Mouse As Trump wages an assault on ABC, Disney brass have decided to ignore the attacks in hopes of avoiding a tit-for-tat war with the administration, Status has learned, a strategy that comes with its own risks.

"The House of Mouse is choosing to ignore the bully at the door, hoping that restraint keeps him from kicking it down."

Read @passantino.bsky.social's column for @status.news on Disney's silence amid Trump's repeated attacks and threats: www.status.news/p/trump-abc-...

We’ll say it: Trump’s attack on ABC News journalist Mary Bruce was un-American.

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We currently find ourselves in the timeline where Donald Trump hates Marjorie Taylor Greene's guts, but can't stop gushing over Zohran Mamdani.

Zaslav’s Merger Melodrama The Warner Bros. Discovery chief has become a lightning rod for controversy, but as he seeks to navigate the sales process, questions loom on whether he’ll stay in the picture.

The Warner Bros. Discovery chief has become a lightning rod for controversy, but as he seeks to navigate the sales process, questions loom on whether he’ll stay in the picture.

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Bending to Breitbart In Donald Trump’s Washington, blue-chip brands are cozying up to Breitbart and MBS alike, revealing just how nonexistent their stated values really are.

In Donald Trump’s Washington, blue-chip brands are cozying up to Breitbart and MBS alike, revealing just how nonexistent their stated values really are.

My piece in @status.news: www.status.news/p/jd-vance-b...

Yet now, as they scramble to protect their interests in a second Trump term, these same companies are not merely sidling up to Breitbart-othey are actually underwriting it. They are showing corporate support for a MAGA propaganda engine that has stoked anti-immigrant hate, cheered the warping of the Justice Department, run cover for Trump's corrupt behavior, vilified the news media, and much more

Credit to @oliverdarcy.bsky.social for continuing to call out the moral cowardice of blue chip companies & their CEO’s. With every step, they march right alongside Trump & his vile policies. Keep that in mind when you shop, bank, use social media, etc.

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Vanity Fair's Nuzzi Math Condé staffers have been left “shocked” and frustrated, Status has learned, as they watch the latest Olivia Nuzzi revelation derail Vanity Fair’s meticulously planned new-era debut.

Condé Nast staffers have been left “shocked” and frustrated, as they watch the latest Olivia Nuzzi revelation derail Vanity Fair’s meticulously planned new-era debut.

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Vanity Fair's Nuzzi Math Condé staffers have been left “shocked” and frustrated, Status has learned, as they watch the latest Olivia Nuzzi revelation derail Vanity Fair’s meticulously planned new-era debut.

Inside another drama-filled week for Condé Nast, where some Vanity Fair staffers were left “shocked” by recent revelations about their new colleague Olivia Nuzzi, which have taken over the media discourse as the magazine kicks off a reinvention

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Vanity Fair's Nuzzi Math Condé staffers have been left “shocked” and frustrated, Status has learned, as they watch the latest Olivia Nuzzi revelation derail Vanity Fair’s meticulously planned new-era debut.

Over at Vanity Fair, staffers have been left frustrated watching the latest Olivia Nuzzi revelation upend the carefully choreographed debut of the magazine's new era.

@nataliekorach.bsky.social has details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...

The War for Warners Paramount, Comcast, and Netflix are preparing final bids for Warner Bros. Discovery’s assets, setting up a high-stakes showdown that will reorder the media landscape.

Paramount, Comcast, and Netflix are preparing final bids for Warner Bros. Discovery’s assets, setting up a high-stakes showdown that will reorder the media landscape.

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The War for Warners Paramount, Comcast, and Netflix are preparing final bids for Warner Bros. Discovery’s assets, setting up a high-stakes showdown that will reorder the media landscape.

News tonight in @status.news: Paramount's board will meet Wednesday to review a big new offer for Warner Bros. Discovery ahead of the Thursday deadline. And Netflix is also expected to make a bid for the studio to keep it out of Ellison hands... www.status.news/p/warner-bro...

The War for Warners Paramount, Comcast, and Netflix are preparing final bids for Warner Bros. Discovery’s assets, setting up a high-stakes showdown that will reorder the media landscape.

David Ellison is having convos with potential Middle East partners as Paramount prepares its final bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. Meanwhile, Netflix and Comcast are preparing their bids.

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Shapiro's Golden Spending Spree Ben Shapiro is mounting an aggressive Golden Globes campaign, buying billboard space in Times Square and within Jay Penske’s media empire in a bid to win the inaugural Best Podcast award.

Ben Shapiro is mounting an aggressive Golden Globes campaign, buying billboard space in Times Square and within Jay Penske’s media empire in a bid to win the inaugural Best Podcast award.

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Shapiro's Golden Spending Spree Ben Shapiro is mounting an aggressive Golden Globes campaign, buying billboard space in Times Square and within Jay Penske’s media empire in a bid to win the inaugural Best Podcast award.

Ben Shapiro is spending a lot of $$$ trying to win the inaugural Best Podcast award at the Golden Globes.

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The Troubled Truce in La La Land How an all-night marathon broke a three-year contract impasse, and what it means in a pivotal stretch for the beleaguered LA Times

At the Los Angeles Times, an all-night marathon negotiation broke a three-year contract impasse between the guild and management—and signaled once again where red-pilled owner Patrick Soon-Shiong's priorities lie.

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The Troubled Truce in La La Land How an all-night marathon broke a three-year contract impasse, and what it means in a pivotal stretch for the beleaguered LA Times

"Everyone was a zombie." @nataliekorach.bsky.social goes inside the marathon negotiation sessions between the LA Times Guild and management that finally broke a three-year impasse and resulted in a deal. www.status.news/p/los-angele...

Breaking the BBC Donald Trump’s legal war on the press has crossed the Atlantic—putting the BBC at the center of his most audacious threat yet.

Trump is taking his legal war on the press global, vowing to sue the BBC for up to $5B.

“This is yet another frivolous shake down threat by President Trump’s legal team meant to intimidate the press,” veteran 1A attorney Ted Boutrous said. My latest for @status.news www.status.news/p/trump-laws...

Giving PR and blackmailing advice to a sex predator crosses bright red lines—in journalism, and just on a human level. @passantino.bsky.social and I discuss on Power Lines.

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Breaking the BBC Donald Trump’s legal war on the press has crossed the Atlantic—putting the BBC at the center of his most audacious threat yet.

Donald Trump’s legal war on the press has crossed the Atlantic—putting the BBC at the center of his most audacious threat yet.

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Breaking the BBC Donald Trump’s legal war on the press has crossed the Atlantic—putting the BBC at the center of his most audacious threat yet.

"Trump has long branded the press an 'enemy of the American people.' Now he’s bringing that war to the shores of Britain," @passantino.bsky.social writes in his Saturday @status.news column. www.status.news/p/trump-laws...

The Epstein Files have once again exposed Fox News as a MAGA propaganda organ.

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