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Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (Wednesday is an Inner Circle exclusive)
Ace media reporter Dylan Byers brings readers into the C-suite as he chronicles the biggest stories in the industry: the future of cable news in the streaming era, the transformation of legacy publishers, the tech giants remaking the market, and all the egos involved. Also featuring a weekly dispatch from Puck’s crack streaming/media analyst, Julia Alexander.
THE LATEST ARTICLES
Dylan Byers
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June 3, 2026
The ‘60 Minutes’ Adult Daycare Era
Bari Weiss’s takeover of CBS News, just eight months ago, has somehow already produced a decade’s worth of mess, reaching embarrassing new lows with Scott Pelley’s self-mythologizing tantrum and subsequent firing. How long before David Ellison sends in a pro to clean up after her?
Dylan Byers
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May 29, 2026
Big Nick Energy
In tapping tech columnist/aspiring screenwriter Nick Bilton to run ‘60 Minutes,’ CBS’s Bari Weiss is once again playing the outsider card. But what exactly qualifies him to remake America’s top-rated news show? Just ask him.
Dylan Byers
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May 27, 2026
Last Action Shapiro
Apart from the many distractions and side projects of The Daily Wire’s now former co-C.E.O.—cigars, a D.T.C. razor business, and a big-budget fantasy series—his biggest business obstacle at Ben Shapiro’s media empire might have been Shapiro himself.
Dylan Byers
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May 25, 2026
Life of Byron
Byron Allen, the stand-up comic turned consummate media-deal hunter, defends his post-Colbert CBS late-night deal, his investing philosophy, and his ambition to somehow make BuzzFeed a YouTube competitor.
Dylan Byers
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May 20, 2026
The Wolf of Broad Street
James Murdoch’s acquisition of Vox Media’s prime cuts is now official and the end result is far more favorable than it might have been: Eater, The Verge and other Vox sites will get spun off; Bankoff and Wasserstein will stay on; and New York and the podcast networks get an owner who, thankfully, has something to prove.
Dylan Byers
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May 18, 2026
Bari My Heart at 57th Street
As it closes in on its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount leadership has had informal discussions about changing Bari Weiss’s mandate at CBS News (and, eventually, CNN) in ways that would give her less control over TV.
Dylan Byers
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May 15, 2026
Will There Be “Blood Libel”?
Nick Kristof’s exposé on Israeli prison abuse has brought the threat of a potential “blood libel” case from Netanyahu and another epic internal schism on Eighth Avenue, once again pitting the Opinion section against the newsroom. Here’s how it’s playing on the inside.
Dylan Byers
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May 13, 2026
Byron’s BuzzFeed Mercy Play
Byron Allen is betting $20 million that he can resuscitate the faded quiz-and-listicle destination with a… wait for it… pivot to video. Is this the most foolhardy investment since Rupert’s bet on Vice, or does Allen know something we don’t?
Dylan Byers
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May 8, 2026
The Ben Commandments
The sudden, precipitous decline of Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire—with its sweeping layoffs and a steep drop-off in audience—has actually been a long time coming. And while it’s easy to point to MAGA’s shift away from Israel, its co-C.E.O.’s dream of producing an Arthurian fantasy series isn’t helping either.
Dylan Byers
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May 6, 2026
James Murdoch’s School of Hard Vox
The least objectionable of Rupert’s sons is closing on a deal to buy much of Vox Media in order to complement his current holdings—Art Basel and Tribeca Enterprises—as well as his ambition to build a global TED-meets-Burning Man events brand. Is this the first step toward real cultural influence, or simply his own Penske-esque captive investment?