And you thought 2023 was a year of reckoning? 2024 may emerge as one of media’s most memorable and disruptive on record. The news over the last 12 months bore a striking resemblance to that of 2022, with familiar themes taking center stage: slashes in workforces and programming budgets, heightened scrutiny of social media companies … Read more
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman told “Meet the Press” anchor Kristen Welker in an interview aired Sunday that, during Christmas 2022, he was unable to get out of bed as he struggled with depression. That’s despite Christmas being one of his favorite holidays and the fact that he had just been voted into office — he … Read more
The media industry occupied center stage in the news cycle in 2023, with high-profile ousters, massive legal settlements, social media and technology arms races, and economic headwinds impacting an already vulnerable advertising environment. And while 2023 will likely be best remembered as the year Elon Musk rebranded Twitter to X and ushered in controversy, it … Read more
December 22, 2023 @ 1:49 PM Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, has acquired North American theatrical, DVD and VOD rights to Julia Verdin’s feature “Maya.” “Maya” will begin its limited theatrical release on Jan. 21, 2024 with a screening at the Chandler International Film Festival in … Read more