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12:20 PM ET, December 14, 2021

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Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
Vox Media agrees to merge with Group Nine; Vox CEO Jim Bankoff will run the combined company, while Group Nine founder and CEO Ben Lerer will join its board  —  Vox CEO Jim Bankoff would run the combined company, which would own New York magazine, PopSugar, The Verge, Vox and Thrillist.
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Fox News hosts Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity, and Brian Kilmeade texted Mark Meadows on January 6, urging him to get Trump to tell people to leave the Capitol  —  Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity, Brian Kilmeade expressed alarm, concern, according to messages shared during House select committee hearing.
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Former THR co-president Janice Min partners with Richard Rushfield to expand The Ankler, Rushfield's paid Substack newsletter about Hollywood  —  Janice Min, a media executive in Los Angeles, is joining forces with Richard Rushfield, a show-business columnist, to start a new media business …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
With Chris Wallace's departure, Fox News takes another step toward its destiny as The Tucker Carlson Channel, which has no room for journalists  —  The Sunday morning farewell announcement from “Fox News Sunday” anchor Chris Wallace had a narrow feel to it.
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CNN:
Chris Wallace will join CNN as an anchor for CNN+, the streaming subscription service set to debut in Q1 2022
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Long-time Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace leaves the network after 18 years, says “I feel we've built a community here”
@wirecutterunion:
Wirecutter Union reaches a deal that includes a $59K salary floor, the elimination of NDAs in cases of harassment, and monthly remote work reimbursements  —  🚨Bargaining Update🚨 We're excited to share we've reached a deal with management on our first contract! After 2 years of bargaining & a 5 day strike, we've secured an agreement that makes meaningful improvements to our working conditions. We came together to demand better & won!
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Netflix leads the Golden Globes with 27 nominations, after previously saying it won't participate in the event until the HFPA institutes diversity reforms  —  - Hollywood Foreign Press Association offered nominations Monday  — Netflix led all studios with 27 nominations across movies, TV
Vikas Sn / Moneycontrol:
Netflix slashes all its price tiers in India, with the Basic plan now starting at $2.60/month, down from $6.60/month, amid intense competition  —  Netflix is reducing its India pricing for the first time since the service's foray in 2016 as it looks to ramp up its user base amid intense competition …
New York Times:
A Hong Kong court sentences former media mogul Jimmy Lai to 13 months in prison for his role in last year's Tiananmen vigil  —  The former media mogul and other prominent pro-democracy activists were previously convicted of inciting others to take part in an unauthorized assembly.
A.J. Perez / Front Office Sports:
Sources: the NYT has re-emerged as a contender to buy The Athletic after previous talks ended in June; at least 15 employees have left The Athletic since April  —  - The Times and Axios were interested in acquiring The Athletic before talks stalled.  — The Athletic tapped LionTree to help facilitate a sale in September.
Michael Schneider / Variety:
Primetime and Daytime Emmy eligibility will be realigned around genre rather than dayparts, as changing habits erode the old daytime/primetime distinction  —  The walls that long separated the L.A.-based Television Academy and its New York counterpart, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, continue to be torn down.
 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Snap says it paid out over $250M to more than 12,000 creators through its Snapchat Spotlight programs in 2021
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Fox Entertainment acquires MarVista Entertainment, a studio that specializes in digital platforms and has 2,500+ hours of programming, source says for $100M+
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Aaron Kirchfeld / Bloomberg:
Ad tech company Criteo to acquire UK-based ad infrastructure service Iponweb for $305M in cash plus $75M in stock
Scott Roxborough / Hollywood Reporter:
Nordic streaming service Viaplay is coming to the US on December 15 as an add-on to Comcast's Xfinity, ahead of a planned UK and Netherlands launch next year
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Financial Times:
Profile of Disney CEO Bob Chapek, whose top priorities include Disney+ and the Disney metaverse, as the “parks guy” brought the company back from pandemic lows