Ms. Nevins left HBO after nearly 40 years in 2017. She will start a nonfiction film and specials division for MTV, which has been trying to turn itself around. Source: NYT > Business – BROOKS BARNES
HBO Pushes Back in Michael Jackson Legal Fight
Lawyers for HBO said the Jackson estate’s argument that “Leaving Neverland” violated a nondisparagement clause was a “poorly disguised and legally barred posthumous defamation claim.” Source: NYT > Business – BEN SISARIO
Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes: What to Read, Watch and Listen To
Alex Gibney’s new HBO documentary “The Inventor” is only the latest retelling of the Silicon Valley fraud that captivated the public imagination. Source: NYT > Business – MARGARET LYONS
Michael Jackson Songs Are Still Streaming, but Radio Airplay Is Down
A statue was removed, and “The Simpsons” shelved a rerun featuring the singer. But everyday listeners are still streaming “Billie Jean.” Source: NYT > Business – BEN SISARIO
Tech We’re Using: Where a TV Pro Goes for Video When YouTube Just Won’t Do
Donald Trump’s old vlog? An archive of closed captions? Liz Day, a senior story editor for The Times’s new television show, “The Weekly,” knows how to find them. Source: NYT > Business – LIZ DAY
HBO Film Revives Lurid Claims, Imperiling Thriving Michael Jackson Estate
Mr. Jackson died deep in debt. Now his estate is worth billions. Will the new film, “Leaving Neverland,” focused on two men’s accounts of sexual abuse, damage his posthumous career? Source: NYT > Business – BEN SISARIO