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New York Times:
CNN suspends Chris Cuomo pending further evaluation, saying new docs point to a “greater level of involvement in his brother's efforts than we previously knew” — The cable news network's top-rated anchor was an enthusiastic adviser to Andrew Cuomo in the last 18 months of his governorship.
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Newly released records show Chris Cuomo used his media sources to track the progress of Ronan Farrow's reporting about Andrew Cuomo and find info on accusers
Newly released records show Chris Cuomo used his media sources to track the progress of Ronan Farrow's reporting about Andrew Cuomo and find info on accusers
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Kris Holt / Engadget:
Twitter bans sharing private images and videos without consent, with exceptions for newsworthiness and public figures, and will remove content that users report — Twitter has expanded its private information policy to include media, meaning that users are not allowed to share photos or videos …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK's Archant will close two-thirds of its newsrooms by the end of March after “very low” numbers of staff return as they prefer working from home — Archant is planning to close two-thirds of its newsrooms by the end of March. — It said the “very low” numbers of staff going into its offices …
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Nieman Lab, HoldtheFrontPage and @jeffjarvis
Ben Thompson / Stratechery:
Twitter should consider changing its business model as its ad revenue remains weak, despite its locked-in userbase, indispensability, and impenetrable moat — From CNBC: … On one hand, congratulations to Twitter for its first non-messy CEO transition in its history; on the other hand …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Executives at digital media companies that want to go public are closely watching investors' response to BuzzFeed's expected stock market debut on December 6 — Digital media companies considering going public are watching BuzzFeed's expected stock market debut next week to see how investors will respond.
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The Information, @ashkan, @pressgazette, @bmorrissey and Insider
Wayne Friedman / MediaPost:
Cross-screen data service Advocado acquires Kantar BVS, the company's ad verification unit — Advocado, a cross-screen data platform, has acquired Kantar BVS business, the ad verification unit of the advertising research company. — Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Radio & Television …, TechCrunch and nexttv.com
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Vox Media signs a deal with WNYC to distribute Today, Explained on public radio and poaches NPR's Noel King as editorial director and co-host for the show — Vox Media has inked a deal with WNYC, a member station of NPR, to distribute its flagship podcast “Today, Explained” …
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Jon Lafayette / nexttv.com:
MoffettNathanson: the number of pay-TV households will drop from 83M today to 73.2M by 2024, as cord-cutting continues at a 4% to 5% annual pace — Sports and live news viewers put pay TV floor at 53 million, down from 83 million in 2021 — The number of pay TV homes will drop …
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Pink's Bottom Line on Media … and The Streamable
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
The EU will propose a Media Freedom Act next year to prevent large media groups from buying smaller rivals and to thwart government interference like in Hungary — The European Commission plans to introduce rules next year to prevent a few large media groups from acquiring smaller rivals …
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Broadband TV News
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Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump allies are launching a publishing imprint, Winning Team Publishing; sources say major publishing houses balked at fact-checking Trump's unwritten memoir — The former president is trying to circumvent the Big Five, having not inked a deal for a memoir.
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Insider, @samstein, @justintinsley and @brianstelter
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Wirecutter Union says it will pay every member for overtime hours missed during the Black Friday holiday strike after raising $43,000 in donations — Every member of the Wirecutter Union will be eligible to receive overtime pay from union organizers for the hours they missed working overtime during …
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Wall Street Journal, @chansteele and @hondawang
Max Willens / Digiday:
Sources: Amazon is struggling to attract outlets to its Amazon Live livestream product; source says it is offering ~$5K for four hours of live video/month — Amazon had hoped to celebrate Cyber Monday with a big helping of publisher-supplied shoppable live video this year.
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Future, the owner of Marie Claire and TechRadar, reports pre-tax profit doubled to £107.8M and revenue rose 79% YoY to £606M in FY 2021 — Shares in owner of Marie Claire, Techradar and GoCompare rise 15% after forecast of higher profits — Staff at Future, the owner of magazines …
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GlobeNewswire News Room and The Drum