Talk about a ratings juggernaut.
https://www.mediaite.com/tech/apple-ceo-tim-cook-killed-a-tv-show-about-gawker-media-report/
Apple CEO Tim Cook killed off a television show being developed about Gawker Media, according to a report by the New York Times’ Ben Smith that raises questions about the influence that Big Tech has on media.
The show was supposed to be about the rise and fall of Gawker’s group of websites had played a major role in the online culture wars of the last decade or so, including Gamergate, exposes of celebrity sex scandals, and the defamation lawsuits that brought the media company to its knees.
According to Smith, the show had a number of former top Gawker execs involved and had already filmed several episodes when Cook got wind of it.
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