Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear is getting a national stage via a deal with the SiriusXM network as politicians increasingly look to podcasters and livestreamers to win over voters and deliver election victories. The deal will see The Andy Beshear Podcast launch Sept. 10, with the Kentucky Democratic politician in a blue state interviewing House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries at SiriusXMs...

SiriusXM executives believe theyll get to the right place with Howard Stern as contract negotiations heat up. Speaking at a Bank of America conference Wednesday, Scott Greenstein, president and chief content officer and SiriusXM, pointed to the importance of Sterns show for the company (Stern is seen as one of the big draws for satellite radio subscribers). The goal is...

Sydney Sweeneys good jeans marketing campaign for American Eagle, and the buzzy news cycle that followed, did the job for the clothing brand, underscoring how celebrity-led marketing efforts can still have a major impact. The company crushed Wall Street estimates for its second quarter on Wednesday, with CEO Jay Schottenstein citing the success of recent marketing campaigns with Sydney Sweeney...

Newsmaxs spat with Fox over right-leaning viewers erupted into a high-stakes clash on Wednesday when the upstart right-wing cable news channel sued the legacy media outfit for allegedly violating antitrust laws, opening another front in the battle over the legality of tying and bundling. In a lawsuit filed in Florida federal court, Newsmax alleges that Fox leverages its control of...

The Lionsgate Television Group has named Justin Manfredi as executive vp worldwide TV marketing. He replaces Suzy Feldman, who joined the studio in 2015 and is retiring after a run overseeing marketing campaigns for hit TV series likeOrange is the New Blackfor Netflix,Ghostsfor CBS and the Power franchise for Starz. Manfredi joins Lionsgate from Apple TV+, where he served as...

Want to stream cartoons on a Saturday morning like the old days (but via modern technology)? Maybe dont turn to Apple TV+. The core Apple SVOD service has all but abandoned developing animated shows at a clip that would make Netflix blush, a new study from Luminate Intelligence has found. In (late) 2019, when Apple TV+ launched, the service ordered...

Jean Prewitt, president and CEO of the Independent Film Television Alliance, will step down by the end of the year after 25 years with the organizer of the American Film Market. Prewitt had been considering a departure for some time, and its understood she remained with IFTA as the AFM relocated back to Los Angeles from Las Vegas. Driving IFTA...

Ahead of a possible trial date in March, Live Nation says it is preparing for the possibility of having to cede its exclusive ticketing contracts with venues. The Department of Justice has brought suit against Live Nation alleging that the company, which also owns Ticketmaster, uses its position as the largest concert promoter, ticket seller and venue operator in the...

Thomas Schumacher, Disney Theatricals chief creative officer, is leaving the division later this month after close to 40 years at Disney. Schumacher helped Disney create its theatrical business, building such hits as The Lion King and Aladdin, which are still running, as well as the stage version of Beauty and the Beast. After occupying a major role on Broadway for...

Emily Spence has been named as the chief communications officer for Vice Media. Spence will oversee global communications for Vice Studios, Vice Commercials, Vice Sports, Vice TV and Vice Digital, among other assets. Emily is one of the most talented communicators Ive had the pleasure of working with and Im excited to have her join Vice at this moment of...

Sports and entertainment company TKO Group Holdings, the firm behind the likes of UFC and WWE, said Wednesday that its board of directors has authorized a doubling of its quarterly cash dividend. TKOs Class A common stockholders will now receive their pro rata share of an aggregate distribution of approximately $150 million ., representing a 100 percent increase over the...

Purpose played its final Broadway last week and brought in just over $1 million, marking the highest gross of its run. With that gross, the play, written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, also broke a house Hayes Theater, besting the tally brought in by Appropriate, another Jacobs-Jenkins play, last season. Purpose played to 100 percent capacity last week and had an average...

A lawsuit against Fox Sports from a hairstylist accusing longtime talk show host Skip Bayless and network executive Charlie Dixon of making unwanted sexual advances has settled. Noushin Faraji moved on Thursday to dismiss claims for sexual battery, hostile work environment and retaliation, among others, with her lawyers proceeding with the prospective class action over failure to pay minimum wage...