Rupert Murdoch Doesn’t Push Fox Film Studio Politically, Says CEO Snider

Fox studio chief Stacey Snider says she’s under no pressure from Rupert Murdoch to make films that might appeal to voters who elected Donald Trump president. 21st Century Fox Executive Chairman Rupert Murdoch hasn’t talked politics or pushed Fox’s film studio to make movies that might have greater appeal to the millions of people who helped to elect Donald Trump president.

Facebook Announces New TV App in Move to Become Video Destination

The social media giant is set to launch a new app in the coming months that will be available on Apple TV and Amazon’s Fire TV. Facebook announced on Tuesday that it was significantly increasing the number of ways users will be able to watch its videos, including via a new app accessible on set-top boxes such as Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV, as well as Samsung Smart TVs.

Facebook Exec Treads Lightly on Fake News

Facebook’s Dan Rose says the world’s largest social media platform is taking many steps to combat fake news but won’t prevent suspect sources from posting. While the world’s largest social media platform is flagging some stories as fake, it is pulling back from proactively fingering suspect stories or cutting off the feeds of websites that notoriously publish nefarious information meant to sway the public.