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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: Ezra Klein, co-founder and editor-at-large of Vox.com, and Lauren Williams, editor-in-chief and senior vice president, are leaving the company — Ezra Klein, co-founder and editor-at-large of Vox.com, the political news website owned by Vox Media, and Lauren Williams …
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The New York Times Company:
Ezra Klein is joining NYT Opinion in January as a columnist and podcast host — Ezra, in his columns and on his podcast, will be able to help our readers and listeners navigate the political future as Washington moves into a new era. Read more in this note from Kathleen Kingsbury and Paula Szuchman.
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New York Post:
Sources: DOJ is investigating Penske Media's deal to acquire 80% of The Hollywood Reporter's parent, MRC; Penske also owns Variety, Deadline, and other outlets — The Department of Justice is investigating antitrust concerns surrounding Penske Media's deal to buy The Hollywood Reporter, The Post has learned.
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Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Sources: Disney weighs plans to release three films on Disney+ instead of as theatrical releases, following news that Wonder Woman 1984 will stream on HBO Max — EXCLUSIVE: No final decision has been made, but Deadline hears that the uncertainty of the future theatrical marketplace …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Memo by Fox Corp.'s Lachlan Murdoch: office reopenings are pushed back to no earlier than April 2021; Fox to pay employee health insurance premiums through 2021 — Employees at Fox Corporation had been told to get ready for a return to their offices as soon as January. Now they will wait until at least April.
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Washington Post, TVNewser and Deadline
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Source: Jeff Zucker is expected to leave CNN in the first quarter of 2021, though “a final decision has not been made” — The CNN boss is expected to depart early next year, after his former Apprentice star—we think—leaves the White House. There's been friction …
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Brandon Katz / Observer:
Universal signs deal with Canada's Cineplex shortening theatrical window to 17 days; films with North American opening weekend box office of $50M get 31 days — Cineplex, Canada's largest film exhibitor, and Universal Filmed Entertainment Group today announced a multi-year agreement …
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Mark Jacob / Local News Initiative:
National digital networks are entering local media markets, including Open Campus, which helps fund higher ed reporters and has seven partners in six states — Axios, ProPublica, The Athletic and Chalkbeat Take Different Approaches to Going Local — National digital news organizations …
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@localnewsini, @terabithia4, @timafranklin, @dicktofel, @localnewsini and American Press Institute
Ashley King / Digital Music News:
With Twitch enforcing DMCA takedowns, CD Projekt Red is releasing its Cyberpunk 2077 game with a “streamer-friendly” mode that disables copyrighted music — The games industry is tackling DMCA takedowns on streaming platforms with a new ‘streamer-friendly mode.’
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Michael Paulson / New York Times:
Stage actors' union has settled a dispute with SAG-AFTRA and will represent performers, as theaters have pivoted to streaming play productions — Actors' Equity and SAG-AFTRA's agreement clears the way for more entertainment during the pandemic winter. — Two major entertainment industry unions …
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@nytimesarts, @wendellpierce, @rkgwork, @jetscott and RightsTech Project
Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times:
Condé Nast plans to hire ~300 people for engineering and product roles to reach profitability by 2022; sources: Bon Appétit to launch an app like NYT Cooking's — Owner of Vogue and The New Yorker aims to reverse years of losses — When coronavirus hit the streets of Milan …
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BBC:
YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter say they will join forces with fact-checkers, governments, and researchers to tackle COVID-19 vaccine conspiracies from January — Three of the largest social networks have said they will join forces with fact-checkers, governments and researchers to try to come …
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