Meg James
Meg James is a corporate media reporter for the Los Angeles Times, covering the business of television and advertising. She has been a member of the Company Town team for more than a decade. She previously wrote for the Miami Herald and the Palm Beach Post. A native of Wyoming, she is a graduate of the University of Colorado and Columbia University.
Recent Articles
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China's Dalian Wanda Group in talks to buy Dick Clark Productions
Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group is in talks to buy a controlling stake in the iconic Dick Clark Productions, a move that would further accelerate its rapid push into Hollywood. The deal would value the production firm at as much as $1 billion, according to one person familiar with the process...
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Paramount Pictures shake-up; Vice Chairman Rob Moore pushed out
Paramount Pictures’ woeful year at the box office claimed a casualty on Friday with the firing of the studio’s vice chairman, Rob Moore. Moore’s ouster was confirmed by three people close to the situation who were not authorized to speak publicly. The shake-up follows a string of theatrical misfires...
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Rupert Murdoch reaps $34 million in compensation
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch might be getting out of the office more, but he continues to pull down handsome compensation. The 85-year-old executive chairman of 21st Century Fox collected $34.6 million in executive compensation in fiscal 2016, which represents a 24% raise from the prior year, according...
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Moody's downgrades Viacom credit
Moody’s Investor Service downgraded Viacom’s credit following the struggling media company’s disclosure that it would tap debt markets to maintain its liquidity. The ratings firm on Thursday lowered Viacom’s credit to one notch above junk status. The move came as Wall Street continued to digest...
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Viacom shake-up continues; interim CEO Tom Dooley is out
Viacom Inc.’s leadership was thrown into question Wednesday as the company announced that interim Chief Executive Thomas Dooley would step down and that its financial performance was worse than previously thought. The surprise move, which came just one month after Dooley was appointed, was one...
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Charter introduces Spectrum brand in Southern California
Four months after Charter Communications acquired Time Warner Cable, the company is officially retiring the much-maligned Time Warner Cable brand name. Charter on Tuesday switched its product brand to Spectrum and the recently bulked-up company — now the dominant cable-TV and Internet service provider...
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Haim Saban's media investment fund to go public
Media mogul Haim Saban has launched a special-purpose investment fund that is going public in an effort to raise at least $235 million for potential investments or acquisitions. The new company, Saban Capital Acquisition Corp., said in a regulatory filing Friday that it is offering 23.5 million...
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HBO's boxing business shows signs of fatigue
When Mexican fighter Canelo Alvarez and Britain’s Liam “Beefy” Smith step into the ring Saturday, the crowd in Dallas’ AT&T Stadium is expected to roar. But the match won’t deliver a knockout punch for HBO. The premium pay-TV channel helped build boxing into a television heavyweight, dating to...