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Mike Allen / Axios:
Sources: Trump has told friends he wants to start an online media channel, which would be cheaper than cable, to undermine Fox News — President Trump has told friends he wants to start a digital media company to clobber Fox News and undermine the conservative-friendly network, sources tell Axios.
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Stephanie Sengwe / The Streamable:
Disney says Disney+ had 73M+ paid subscribers at the end of September, up from 57.5M at end of June and 60.5M in early August — Disney+ reported today that they have now reached 73.7 million subscribers at the end of September. This is a 16.2 million climb from last quarter …
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CNBC:
Disney reports a loss of $710M on $14.71B in revenue, slightly beating revenue estimates of $14.2B; stock up 5%+ after hours — Disney reported earnings after the bell. Here are the results. — Loss per share: 20 cents, vs 71 cents expected, according to Refinitiv survey of analysts
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Fox News has parted ways with contributor John Solomon, the pro-Trump columnist formerly of The Hill, who helped fuel Rudy Giuliani's Ukraine work against Biden — The pro-Trump writer became a paid contributor as he was a fixture on Fox's right-wing opinion programming …
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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
A district court judge dismisses a Trump campaign libel suit against CNN over a 2019 opinion piece about the Mueller probe — The suit fails because Trump hasn't shown actual malice on the part of an author who wrote that Trump's campaign was soliciting Russia's help in 2020.
Kansas City Star:
Kansas City Star will vacate its downtown office by the end of 2021 and look for smaller premises; printing will move to the Des Moines Register — The Kansas City Star will leave its glass building at 1601 McGee St. in downtown Kansas City. The Kansas City Star will leave …
Brian Heater / TechCrunch:
Sonos launches Sonos Radio HD, an ad-free lossless-quality tier of its radio service for $7.99 per month, available today in the US and UK — There's no shortage of streaming music options in the world, but the fine folks at Sonos decided we can all do with one more.
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Despite settling multiple pay disparity cases, BBC is cleared of unlawful pay discrimination by UK equality watchdog investigation focused on 10 pay complaints — Carrie Gracie has described an investigation into pay discrimination at the BBC as a “whitewash”, after it cleared the broadcaster of wrongdoing.
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Wall Street Journal:
Q&A with Kevin Mayer, formerly of Disney and TikTok and now advising the parent of Warner Music Group and Deezer, on the future of streaming entertainment — The industry veteran is now adviser to Warner Music parent after leaving TikTok in August and Disney in March
Silvia Higuera / LatAm Journalism Review:
In Mexico, three journalists have been killed in the last ten days and one is missing, as journalist murders continue with impunity in the country — Violence against journalists in Mexico is not new. For years, the country has been identified as one of the most dangerous places to practice journalism.
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Julia Alexander / The Verge:
YouTube cancels Rewind, its annual end-of-year tribute to creators, trends, and moments, for 2020, the first cancellation since Rewind began in 2010 — The first time Rewind's been canceled since it began in 2010 — YouTube Rewind, the company's annual end-of-year tribute to creators …
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Dave McNary / Variety:
Bustle Digital Group recognizes the Writers Guild of America East to represent its workers, including about 200 staffers at Bustle, Elite Daily, and other sites — Bustle Digital Group has voluntarily recognized the Writers Guild of America East for the purpose of collective bargaining after an …
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