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Rick Ellis

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As seen in: All Your Screens, Forbes, Too Much TV Newsletter, Medium, Yahoo Entertainment, Yahoo Canada, Yahoo News Australia, Yahoo News Malaysia, Yahoo News UK, Yahoo Singapore, The Hollywood Reporter, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Finance Canada and
Covers:  Television and the media in general. But that ranges from the latest Netflix movie to a new book worth reading to a behind-the-scenes look at a media executive. Anything available on a screen.
Doesn't Cover: Celebrity gossip
AllYourScreens.com & toomuchtv.substack.com. TCA Member. Appeared on "Dark Side Of Kids TV" doc, winner of 2024 David Robb Award for investigative reporting

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Rick Ellis’s Journalist Portfolio

Former Viacom Exec: 'I Never Saw Any Evidence' Of Sexual Misconduct With Dan Schneider

Former Viacom Exec: 'I Never Saw Any Evidence' Of Sexual Misconduct With Dan Schneider

In the days since it was announced that Nickelodeon was parting ways with its long-time writer/producer Dan S…

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'Tut' Boss on Exploring the Ancient World With Spike, Possible Second Season

'Tut' Boss on Exploring the Ancient World With Spike, Possible Second Season

Cutting through the clutter of original programming is a daunting task for any cable network, but particularl…

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Inside 'Defiance's' Central Love Story

Inside 'Defiance's' Central Love Story

Before he became the showrunner for Syfy's Defiance, Kevin Murphy spent years as a writer and producer on ABC…

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Climate Change Through The Eyes Of 'Deadliest Catch' Captain Keith Colburn

Climate Change Through The Eyes Of 'Deadliest Catch' Captain Keith Colburn

Captain Keith Colburn has been fishing in Alaska's Bering Sea since 1985. And after several decades in the in…

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TV Review: 'Roseanne'

TV Review: 'Roseanne'

For some shows, it's impossible to separate the star from the series. For better or worse, the DNA of its ins…

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Study Suggests Paramount/WBD Merger Would Upend Tax Incentive Programs Original

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LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 27, 2014 - Director David M. Rosenthal, in white, talking strategy with cameraman BJ McDonnell on the set of the movie "The Perfect Guy", on Nichols Canyon Rd. on the Hollywood Hills, August 27, 2014.
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What Happens Now With Paramount’s Merger Plans? Original

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By Rick Ellis Verified
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So why did Paramount make this decision? It seems to have been driven by an upcoming August 3rd hearing on the states’ request for a preliminary injunction in front of Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín. Paramount seemed to believe it would have lost that ruling, which would like have pushed the eventual trial into next year. Especially given the judge’s public comments when she issued the initial 14-day TRO earlier this month.
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AdGood Provides Affordable CTV Advertising For Nonprofits

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By Rick Ellis Verified
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There are some ideas that make perfect sense once your hear about them for the first time. That’s certainly the case with AdGood, a company that takes excess Connected TV (CTV) ad space and provides it to non-profits at a steep discount. The companies donating the excess ad space get a tax break on time that would otherwise go unused.
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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

My first paid assignment was for the Chicago Tribune's Friday section.I was just out of college & sold a cover piece about local country bars

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I grew up using a plastic typewriter my parents bought me for my 10th birthday.

How is social media changing news?

It's made it much easier to uncover new trends and smaller story ideas. It's also made it much easier to get lost in the daily buzz.