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| Dominique Delport |
Vice Media’s Dominique Delport is stepping down as president of international and global chief revenue officer. He is also leaving his posts as a director at Vice’s Pulse Films unit and its agency Edition Worldwide. He is expected to remain on Vice’s board in an advisory capacity, and is also said to be starting up a new consultancy company, Arduina, which will include Vice on its client roster. Before joining Vice in 2018, Delport held leadership positions at Vivendi and Havas. At Vice, Delport is credited with working alongside Vice CEO Nancy Dubuc to help the company transform what was alleged to be a toxic work culture. Vice was aiming to turn a profit in 2020, but it shed 155 employees in May, most of them based outside of the U.S.
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| Anna Wintour |
Condé Nast expands Anna Wintour’s domain at the company, naming her its first global chief content officer. She has also served as U.S. artistic director of Condé Nast since 2013. In addition to keeping the editor-in-chief slot at Vogue U.S., Wintour will now be in charge of the publication’s 25 global editions, as well as overseeing all Condé Nast brands worldwide. In June, Wintour responded to charges that she contributed to an atmosphere where Black employees felt sidelined and belittled during by saying that she took responsibility for failures to elevate Black staffers and vowed to do better. “Anna’s appointment represents a pivotal moment for Condé Nast as her ability to stay ahead in connecting with new audiences, while cultivating and mentoring some of today’s brightest talent in the industry, has made her one of media’s most distinguished executives,” said Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch. According to the Wall Street Journal, the company says the economic impact of the pandemic has pushed its drive toward profitability back.
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| Laura Ingraham |
Fox News signs multi-year deal to keep primetime host Laura Ingraham at the network, as well as ensuring that her program, “The Ingraham Angle,” remains in the network’s lineup. Ingram started at the network in 2007 as a contributor. Fox said her program has attracted an average of 3.6 million viewers overall and 650,000 in the 25-54 demographic in 2020. Ingraham has often set off controversy due to such statements as comparing detention centers for migrant children to summer camps. “Laura’s one-of-a-kind expertise and powerful commentary has provided an important voice to millions of Americans as a staple of our primetime lineup and we are thrilled to feature her insightful perspective across our platforms for many years to come,” said Fox News Media chief executive Suzanne Scott.
Trump Media and Technology Group Corp. has replaced CEO and former California Congressman Devin Nunes with Kevin McGurn, a seasoned media sales executive.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is being bought by the Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, a nonprofit that is the parent organization of the Baltimore Banner... The British Broadcasting Corporation is axing approximately 2,000 jobs, about 10 percent of its work force... Snap, the company behind Snapchat, is also succumbing to layoff fever, announcing plans to lay off 16 percent of its employees, about 1,000 people.
CBS News Radio will go off the air on May 22, part of the axe-swinging managerial plan put into play by CBS editor-in-chief Bari Weiss... The Economist, which was first published in 1843, is changing hands. Canadian billionaire Stephen Smith has agreed to acquire a 26.9 percent stake in the publication from Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild, her family and family foundation... Nexstar Media Group says it has closed its acquisition of TEGNA, the broadcast, digital media and marketing services company that was formed in 2015, when the Gannett Company split into two publicly traded companies.
USA TODAY brings on Jamie Stockwell as VP of news, effective March 30. Stockwell was most recently deputy managing editor of news for the Washington Post... YouTube expands its likeness detection capabilities to a pilot group of government officials, journalists and political candidates... The AP Fund for Journalism adds 50 news organizations to its local news program, bringing the total number of participating newsrooms to 100. 
Versant Media Group, the NBCUniversal cable TV spin-off, today reported its first financial results as 2025 revenues dipped 5.3 percent to $6.7B and standalone EBITDA dropped 9.1 percent to $2.2B.
