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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: ViacomCBS is revamping Paramount Pictures' operations, which will see its movie and TV production arms run separately, the latter led by David Nevins — TV veteran David Nevins will oversee Paramount TV in new alignment — ViacomCBS Inc. is revamping the operations …
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The Wrap, Deadline, Variety, @jbflint and Hollywood Reporter
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Nickelodeon chief Brian Robbins is expected to take over as chairman and CEO of ViacomCBS' Paramount Pictures, succeeding Jim Gianopulos
Sources: Nickelodeon chief Brian Robbins is expected to take over as chairman and CEO of ViacomCBS' Paramount Pictures, succeeding Jim Gianopulos
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Bloomberg, @davidpoland, @hello_sidney, @captainkaye42, The Wrap, The Playlist, @alansoclof, @benfritz, @arronj10jkd, @gkilday, @isladeperr0s, @snoodit, @r0bwatson, @michael_calia, The Hollywood Reporter, @loudmouthjulia, @loudmouthjulia, @kimmasters, @mattbelloni, @jbflint, Tubefilter, SlashFilm and Variety
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Fox News' subscription streaming service Fox Nation acquires Cops, the reality TV show pulled off air last year amid the George Floyd protests — “Cops,” the reality TV series depicting law enforcement in action, was pulled off the air last year after 32 seasons amid the nationwide protests …
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The Wrap, The Hill, @stevebattaglio, @alexweprin, TVLine, @onaircoop and @brianstelter
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Fire and Fury author Michael Wolff continues teasing out stories from powerful people in his new book Too Famous, while remaining light on source attributions — In his new book, the author of “Fire and Fury” continues his specialty: teasing out stories from men in power.
CNN:
WaPo, CNN, and ABC News have let Flash video and interactive coverage from 9/11 rot, while USA Today and the NYT have restored some old Flash-based content — New York (CNN Business)Journalism is often considered the first draft of history, but what happens when that draft is written on a software program that becomes obsolete?
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Media Nation, @rubberbandits, @cnn and @cmclymer
Jem Aswad / Variety:
Live Nation resumes its delayed acquisition of a 51% stake in Mexico's largest concert provider Ocesa Entretenimiento for around $444M — Live Nation has resumed its acquisition of a 51% controlling interest in Ocesa Entretenimiento, a leading promoter in Latin America and owner of Ticketmaster Mexico …
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Billboard and Music Business Worldwide
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Since Jan. 20, 60%+ of the Hannity shows had at least one Trump admin official; Lara Trump, on Fox's payroll, appeared 25 times and Kayleigh McEnany appeared 26 — Almost every night, a member of the Trump family or a former Trump administration official appears as a guest on the primetime show
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@jeremymbarr, @oliverdarcy, @johnnydollar01 and The Wrap
Neha Gupta / WAN-IFRA:
A look at Spain's El Diario, founded in 2012, which had 2020 revenue of €9.7M, is economically independent, and offers free memberships for those who cannot pay — 2021-09-09. El Diario, a Spanish online-only news company, was founded in 2012 with the primary aim of reconnecting society with journalism.
Discussion:
American Press Institute, @nehahaz and @niemanlab
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Weeks after forcing Groovy Bot offline, Google is doing the same to Rythm, a bot with 560M+ users that lets Discord users play music from YouTube videos — The Rythm Discord music bot is disappearing on September 15th — Just weeks after forcing the Groovy Discord music bot offline …
Discussion:
PC Gamer, @tomwarren and musically.com, more at Techmeme »
Mark Jacob / Northwestern Local News Initiative:
A look at the challenges for many smaller newsrooms in developing a digital strategy, including affording tech support, gathering metrics, and spotty internet — While some major local news outlets are well along on a dramatic pivot from print to digital, many smaller newsrooms remain bullish on print …
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@businessofnews, @localnewsini, @localmediarocks, @williamsjed and @localmediaassoc
Madis Kabash / Bloomberg:
Marvel and DC tell artists not to sell NFTs of their characters, a departure from their policies allowing creators to sell original drawings directly — - Marvel, DC told artists not to sell NFTs of their characters — Publishers plan on marketing digital collectibles themselves
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@nftculture and @loopifyyy
A.J. Katz / Adweek:
Several TV news correspondents and anchors, including Wolf Blitzer and Andrea Mitchell, reflect on how 9/11 changed the course of their careers — The 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is tomorrow, and television news, as one might expect, is delivering wall-to-wall coverage …
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@nbcnewspr, @tvnewser and @iamamnanawaz
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Caroline Framke / Variety:
Countless tributes and TV specials marking 9/11's 20th anniversary only renew our dread and exhaustion, leaving open the question of who these specials are for
Countless tributes and TV specials marking 9/11's 20th anniversary only renew our dread and exhaustion, leaving open the question of who these specials are for
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Columbia Journalism Review, The Streamable, MediaPost, CNN, The Wrap, @sharonwaxman, @variety, @matthewkeyslive, @rachelking, @gideonyago, @anagrampress, @chelseatatham, @thebouncingbird, @carolineframke, @carolineframke, @anagrampress, Publishers Weekly, Billboard, Washington Post, Variety and Daily Herald
Holly Bailey / Washington Post:
How WWL, a talk radio station, became a lifeline for New Orleans' powerless amid Hurricane Ida, with hosts sleeping in the station broadcasting at all hours — At the radio station that also remained on air through Katrina, hosts are sleeping in the office to broadcast round-the-clock.
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@mhechtgno, @zacheclark, @davidpriess, @nabtweets, @cathywurzer, @sigridellis, @wwlamfm and @washingtonpost
Chattanooga Times Free Press:
The Chattanooga Times Free Press in Tennessee says it will give iPads to daily print subscribers as it goes digital-only six days a week by mid-2022 — The publisher of the Chattanooga Times Free Press is investing millions of dollars in a plan to convert the newspaper's print subscribers to a mostly digital format.
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@_sarahgtaylor, @jacklail, @timesfreepress, @schelzig, Associated Press, AppleInsider and 9to5Mac