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Aubrey Allegretti / The Guardian:
Paul Dacre pulls out of the race to chair media regulator Ofcom, despite UK ministers rerunning the process to give him a second chance — Former Daily Mail editor announces decision not to proceed with second bid and takes swipe at civil service — Paul Dacre has pulled out of the running …
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Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
DOJ says Iranian hackers breached a media company in fall 2020 and tested how to create false news content; sources say Lee Enterprises was targeted — Computer systems of Lee Enterprises, which owns dozens of daily papers, were targeted in disinformation campaign
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@dnvolz, @dnvolz, @dnvolz and @dnvolz, more at Techmeme »
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A NY appeals court judge rejects NYT's request to unblock it from publishing or seeking documents related to Project Veritas; a hearing is scheduled No. 23 — A New York appeals court judge rejected the New York Times' request to lift an order temporarily blocking it from publishing …
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Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
Judge orders NYT not to publish any Project Veritas “privileged materials”, despite precedent against prior restraint; NYT seeks immediate review of the ruling — WASHINGTON — A judge in New York on Thursday took the rare step of temporarily blocking the New York Times …
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Edmund Lee / New York Times:
Filing: shareholders vote December 2 on BuzzFeed's SPAC merger, with stock trading as soon as December 6; Q3 net loss was ~$3.6M on revenue of $90M, up 20% YoY — If you want to own a piece of BuzzFeed, just wait till the first week of December. — The publisher's plan to merge …
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Editor and Publisher, @edmundlee and @kerrymflynn
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
WarnerMedia plans to offer its own audience-measurement data in 2022, and is in talks with 10 to 15 vendors, as Nielsen's efforts come under scrutiny — Now WarnerMedia wants to be judged by a different yardstick. — The owner of popular media outlets like HBO, CNN and TNT intends to offer …
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SlashFilm, @ryansatin, @sportstvratings, @davidclinchnews, Digital TV Europe, @nina_metz and @bristei
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
Gothamist, the news site of radio station WNYC, deleted four articles in October that used language from Wikipedia, Salon, and NYT without credit — In a new episode of turmoil at the radio station, the author of the articles was reassigned. — Gothamist, the news site …
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@jimog and @katie_robertson, Thanks:@ologhaiofmordor
Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal:
Roku to develop 50+ original shows in the next two years; sources say Roku plans to spend ~$250K-$750K/episode for unscripted and $500K-$5M/episode for scripted — Streaming-media hub looks to turn Roku Channel into destination for free content — Roku Inc., the nation's biggest pathway …
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@aaron_renn, @djtgallagher, @jbflint, The Streamable, New York Post and @plantmath1
Stephen Singer / Hartford Courant:
Andrew Julien, the publisher and EIC of the Hartford Courant, is named executive editor of the New York Daily News — Andrew Julien, editor-in-chief and publisher of The Hartford Courant, has been appointed executive editor of the New York Daily News, Tribune Publishing announced Friday.
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@courantguild, New York Post, New York Daily News, @hartfordcourant, @notesfromhel and @maxoregonian
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Disney will bundle Disney+ and ESPN+ with Hulu + Live TV from Dec. 21 and raise its monthly price by $5 to $70 for the ad-supported tier and $76 for ad-free — Softening the blow of a monthly price hike, Disney is offering subscribers to Hulu's live TV service access to Disney+ and ESPN+ at no extra charge.
Max Willens / Digiday:
A look at Philly Inquirer's Gameday Central, a live pre-game NFL show, which attracts thousands of viewers and that the paper hopes to expand to other sports — The Philadelphia Inquirer is hoping it can turn one of its important beats into a launchpad for a new crop of virtual event franchises.
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@evanbenn and Barrett Media
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Chernin Entertainment has hired bankers to explore its options, including a sale of a stake in the business or other equity partnership — Studio is working with investment banks Moelis and Centerview to weigh options including sale of a stake — Chernin Entertainment …
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@phkeane, @benmullin and @claireatki
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