Oliver Darcy is the founder of Status.
FCC Chair Brendan Carr will be on Capitol Hill for rare Congressional testimony on Wednesday—a hearing in which fellow commissioner Anna Gomez will sharply criticize the agency under his watch, Status has learned.
Dec 16, 2025
Fox News executives assumed Katie Pavlich would renew her contributor contract, but its smaller rival—with business before Donald Trump’s FCC—spoiled their plans during negotiations, Status has learned.
Dec 15, 2025
Staffers at The Washington Post revolted en masse after the newspaper debuted an error-prone A.I. podcast feature, according to Slack messages obtained by Status.
Dec 11, 2025
Inside Hudson Yards, CNN staffers are once again panicking about the possibility that David Ellison—who seems willing to compromise the network's integrity—may prove successful in his bid to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery.
Dec 9, 2025
What began as quiet courtship by David Ellison has morphed into a hostile takeover attempt of Warner Bros. Discovery—with the battle only likely to get messier in the days ahead.
Dec 8, 2025
A failed summer deal over "South Park" helped poison the well between David Zaslav and David Ellison—tensions now erupting into plain view as the WBD auction nears its endgame.
Dec 4, 2025
The Pentagon held its first media briefing in months, hand-selecting a group of MAGA influencers to lob softballs—a charade that disgusted the actual journalists Pete Hegseth exiled earlier this year.
Dec 2, 2025
Olivia Nuzzi is set to break her silence as her employer, Condé Nast, attempts to lay low while new allegations mount and questions pile up.
Dec 1, 2025
Rachael Bade is teaming up with Sean Spicer and Dan Turrentine on a new venture, Status has learned, braving the crowded independent media space with a new political show.
Nov 30, 2025
The Axel Springer-owned outlet is pivoting back to clicks this holiday season, Status has learned, as internal pressures mount and its subscription bet shows new cracks.
Nov 25, 2025
An unnoticed Versant spin-off filing reveals Mark Lazarus’ eye-popping pay package—and the challenges he’ll face steering a declining cable portfolio into the future.
Nov 24, 2025
In Donald Trump’s Washington, blue-chip brands are cozying up to Breitbart and MBS alike, revealing just how nonexistent their stated values really are.
Nov 20, 2025
Paramount, Comcast, and Netflix are preparing final bids for Warner Bros. Discovery’s assets, setting up a high-stakes showdown that will reorder the media landscape.
Nov 18, 2025
Ben Shapiro is mounting an aggressive Golden Globes campaign, buying billboard space in Times Square and within Jay Penske’s media empire in a bid to win the inaugural Best Podcast award.
Nov 17, 2025
Behind the scenes, Penske Media staffers are privately fuming over pay-to-play podcast pitches sent to right-wing podcasters and outright extremists, Status has learned.
Nov 13, 2025
Disney’s standoff with YouTube TV has left millions in the dark—and while Bob Iger hasn’t spoken publicly about it, Status has learned he candidly discussed the blackout in private with staffers at ABC.
Nov 11, 2025
Bari Weiss’ interest in high-profile journalists under contract at rival networks has struck insiders as naïve, and raised questions about her recruiting tactics. Meanwhile, CBS News staffers are bracing for another round of layoffs.
Nov 10, 2025
Inside The Wall Street Journal, Editor-In-Chief Emma Tucker is navigating staff unease while reshaping the newsroom and quietly vetting candidates for its most powerful vacant roles.
Nov 6, 2025
McClatchy, the 168-year-old newspaper chain, has gutted its national news operation—another reminder of how once-towering newspaper giants are struggling to survive.
Nov 4, 2025
Paramount scored a win by keeping Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show" through 2026—a smart business decision that also spares the company from what would have been a major PR disaster.
Nov 3, 2025
Comcast signaled the company could make a move for Warner Bros. Discovery’s storied studio and HBO Max streamer—raising questions about how far it’s willing to go to court Donald Trump and get a deal across the finish line.
Oct 30, 2025
NBC News and MSNBC journalists are appalled after learning their parent company, Comcast, helped bankroll Donald Trump’s ballroom—prompting behind-the-scenes venting and on-air rebukes of the corporate giant.
Oct 28, 2025
As turmoil grips CBS News, "Evening News" co-anchor John Dickerson’s emotional exit marks the first major talent departure under Bari Weiss—with more upheaval ahead for the network.
Oct 27, 2025
Barely a month into her CBS tenure, Bari Weiss is making moves that reveal how she intends to reshape the network—including an eyebrow-raising interest in Fox News anchor Bret Baier.
Oct 23, 2025
David Zaslav finds himself in a David-vs-David showdown, fighting to keep control of Warner Bros. Discovery as Oracle scion David Ellison circles with a bid that could end his reign.
Oct 21, 2025
