Amol Sharma
Wall Street Journal
New York, NY, United States
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CNN CEO Chris Licht Apologizes to Staff, Saying He Overshadowed Network’s Achievements
Chris Licht’s comments came on a morning editorial call, following an unflattering profile of him in the Atlantic. → Read More
Inside Disney and Comcast’s Fight Over the Future of Hulu
The streaming service’s parent companies are in the final phase of a yearslong battle marked by legal threats, broken promises and secret arbitration. → Read More
Streamer Quibi Faces Patent Infringement Claim Over Video Feature
Short-form streaming-video service Quibi, which is preparing to launch next month, faces claims that one of its core tech features infringes on another company’s intellectual property, according to documents describing the dispute. → Read More
The Great Streaming Battle Is Here. No One Is Safe.
Netflix, the current heavyweight, is in for a fight as Disney, Apple, AT&T and Comcast enter the ring this year and next. → Read More
‘The Daily Show’ Seeks New Audiences Through Social Media
“Daily Show” host Trevor Noah said the late-night comedy show’s aggressive embrace of social media is increasing its audience among women and minorities and expanding its reach overseas. → Read More
Netflix Fights to Keep Its Most Watched Shows: ‘Friends’ and ‘The Office’
Hollywood studios that licensed old TV shows to Netflix are getting into streaming and want their hits back. It’s a threat to Netflix because its viewers spend much of their time watching reruns. → Read More
Comcast Lines Up Financing for Possible Hostile Bid for 21st Century Fox Assets
Cable giant Comcast is getting the pieces in place to make a hostile bid for 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets should it choose to do so, according to people familiar with the situation. → Read More
Disney re-opens talks to buy some of 21st Century Fox’s assets, say sources
Disney first reached out to 21st Century Fox about a possible deal several weeks ago, but the talks cooled after the two sides couldn’t agree on price. → Read More
ESPN to Cut 150 More Jobs
ESPN is laying off 150 employees, the sports TV giant’s latest round of cuts as it deals with pressures in the pay-TV business and aims to shift resources into areas such as a direct-to-consumer streaming service. → Read More
BuzzFeed, Vice to miss revenue targets; Mashable sells at huge discount
Digital publisher BuzzFeed is on track to miss its revenue target for this year by a significant amount, people familiar with the situation said, the latest sign that troubles in the online ad business are making it tough for new-media upstarts to live up to lofty expectations. → Read More
Jared Kushner said to have told executive to fire one in five CNN employees over political coverage
The presidential son-in-law and White House aide didn’t intend the comment to be taken seriously, says Trump administration official. → Read More
Snag in Media Merger Stirs Tensions Over Trump-CNN Feud
The government denies politics is playing a role in its examination of AT&T’s acquisition of CNN parent Time Warner. But with the fate of the deal now in doubt, hostility between the Trump administration and network is a hot topic. → Read More
Offended by NFL protests? DirecTV to allow some Sunday Ticket refunds
DirecTV is letting at least some customers cancel subscriptions to its Sunday Ticket package of NFL games and obtain refunds if they cite players’ national anthem protests as the reason, customer service representatives said Tuesday. → Read More
Coming Soon: A Streaming TV Bundle for People Who Don’t Like Sports
Cable channels owned by Discovery Communications, Viacom Inc., AMC Networks, A+E Networks and Scripps Networks Interactive will be part of a new streaming service expected to have a “soft launch” in coming weeks that will exclude sports programming. → Read More
Google is developing own technology behind Snapchat-like media content
Google is developing technology to let publishers create visual-oriented media content along the lines of Snapchat’s “Discover,” according to people familiar with the situation, upping the ante in a race among tech giants to dominate news dissemination on smartphones. → Read More
Wall Street Journal Editor Defends Paper’s Coverage of Trump
Wall Street Journal Editor-in-Chief Gerard Baker aggressively defended the newspaper against criticism that its reporting on President Donald Trump has been soft. → Read More
How Jeremy Liew Became Snapchat’s First Investor
The Lightspeed Venture Partners investor joined the WSJ Media Mix podcast, recounting his path to Snapchat’s Evan Spiegel and offering some advice for ad-supported media companies. → Read More
AT&T plays defense with Time Warner acquisition
AT&T Inc. and Time Warner Inc. are suiting up for the Great Media Game. Their strategy to win is more about defense than offense. → Read More
AT&T-Time Warner Deal Is Mostly About Defense
AT&T and Time Warner are suiting up for the Great Media Game. Their strategy to win is more about defense than offense. → Read More
AT&T Is in Advanced Talks to Acquire Time Warner
AT&T is in advanced talks to acquire Time Warner, and a deal could come as early as this weekend. → Read More