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4:45 PM ET, November 3, 2021

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Marc Tracy / New York Times:
NYT Q3 : $65M operating profit, up 15% YoY, on revenue of $509M, up 19.3% YoY; 455K new digital subs for a total of 8.4M subs, of which 1M+ are outside the US  —  After moving behind a paywall, Wirecutter added to the company's revenue stream.  —  The New York Times Company said on Wednesday …
Jessica Toonkel / The Information:
Sources: a company led by Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs is nearing a deal to acquire Moonbug Entertainment, in a deal that could value the CoComelon-owner at $3B+  —  A Blackstone-backed company led by former Disney executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs is nearing a deal to acquire Moonbug Entertainment …
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Dovid Efune, former top editor of The Algemeiner, buys The New York Sun, which has kept up a modest online presence since ending its print run in 2008  —  The New York Sun, a daily broadsheet that folded in 2008 after a six-year run, will make an online comeback under new ownership …
Discussion: @michaelroston
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Survey: 80% of UK journalists say they faced threats, abuse, or violence as a result of their work; more than 1 in 3 female journalists say they don't feel safe  —  More than a third of female journalists who participated in a Government survey about abuse and harassment said they feel unsafe doing their jobs in the UK.
Discussion: GOV.UK and HoldtheFrontPage
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Smartmatic, the voting tech company that is suing Fox News and some of its hosts for defamation, adds Newsmax and OANN to the list of defendants  —  New York (CNN Business)Smartmatic, the voting technology company that is suing Fox News, some of its hosts and pro-Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani …
James Vincent / The Verge:
Google News will return to Spain “early next year” following a change to Spain's copyright laws that will let Google negotiate fees with individual publishers  —  Spain has changed its copyright law in accordance with EU legislation  —  Who should get paid when big tech platforms aggregate news stories?
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Channel 4 News names BBC Newsnight editor Esme Wren as editor, replacing Ben de Pear who announced in August he would be stepping down after almost 10 years  —  Newsnight editor Esme Wren is leaving the BBC after three years to lead Channel 4 News.  —  Wren will succeed Channel 4 News editor Ben de Pear …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Discovery Q3 net income fell 48% YoY to $156M while revenue rose 23% YoY to $3.15B; its streaming services have 20M paid subscribers  —  Discovery said its third quarter profit tumbled significantly due to higher expenses for its broadcast of the 2021 Summer Olympics and costs associated …
Paroma Soni / Columbia Journalism Review:
How strategic PR, the public, and the priorities of US politicians influenced the reception of two Facebook whistleblowers, and what that means for the press  —  In April, several months before a Facebook employee named Frances Haugen became the most famous whistleblower in the company's history …
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Apple debuts true crime podcast Hooked, its first standalone original podcast series not tied to an Apple TV+ show or Apple News  —  Apple today launched its first standalone original podcast series, entitled ‘Hooked’.  Apple's previous podcast releases have all been tied to Apple TV+ properties …
Discussion: TechCrunch, @bzamayo and MacRumors
Michael Schneider / Variety:
HFPA names Florida-based educator Neil Phillips as its first chief diversity officer, marking the latest step in the organization's reform process  —  Public speaker, educator and entrepreneur Neil Phillips has been tapped by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to serve as its first-ever chief diversity officer.
 
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
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