Modern Luxury names new editor-in-chief

September 29, 2016 | 10:22pm

Modern Luxury’s editorial director, Beth Weitzman, who was also serving as the interim editor-in-chief of the company’s Angeleno magazine in Los Angeles, is leaving on Oct. 1 and is being...

Facebook pledges to ‘get it right’ after metrics screwup

September 29, 2016 | 10:13pm

The pressure on Facebook over its overstated consumer video viewing habits increased on Thursday when a major advertising group called for third-party verification of the videos’ audience. Facebook Chief Operating...

Virtual reality is about to take over Hollywood

September 29, 2016 | 10:12pm

There was a big focus on virtual reality at Advertising Week NYC. Dawn Ostroff, the head of Condé Nast Entertainment, said that “Invisible,” its first scripted virtual reality drama, is...

Kaine preps for debate with spouse of moderator’s CBS co-worker

September 28, 2016 | 5:52pm

Hillary Clinton’s running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine, is being prepped for the vice presidential debate by the husband of a CBS correspondent — just as another CBS correspondent and anchor...

Playboy features woman wearing hijab for first time

September 28, 2016 | 2:55pm

For the first time ever, Playboy has featured a woman wearing a hijab. The magazine’s October issue includes an interview with 22-year-old journalist Noor Tagouri, who’s a reporter for online...

Shari Redstone to urge CBS and Viacom to reunite

September 28, 2016 | 12:22pm

Faced with turmoil in Viacom’s executive ranks and declining ratings and revenue at the media giant, Shari Redstone is looking to undo a 10-year-old corporate split. The controlling shareholder of...

A record number of Americans watched Trump and Hillary duke it out

September 28, 2016 | 12:37am

The ballyhooed first slugfest between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump shattered TV ratings rec­ords for presidential debates — and even the Taliban were glued to their screens in an ­Afghan...

AOL, Twitter have an answer to Facebook’s inflated metrics

September 27, 2016 | 11:14pm

Facebook’s admission late last week that it had overstated by up to 80 percent the amount of time consumers spent viewing its video over the past two years is triggering...

Time Inc. to flex its comedy chops with Jash partnership

September 27, 2016 | 11:12pm

We’ll soon find out whether Time Inc. can do funny. The company is expected to formally announce at Advertising Week NYC on Wednesday that it has formed a strategic partnership...

Guardian slashes its US staff after overseas cuts

September 27, 2016 | 11:02pm

Guardian News & Media, which has already cut its London staffing by 20 percent, may be making much steeper reductions in the US, where up to two dozen journalists may...