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Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
Analysis: “Democrats cheat” and similar ideas have been raised 5K+ times on radio shows in 2022; radio remains perhaps the most influential medium for the right — Election fraud claims from 2020 are widespread on talk radio, contributing to the belief that the midterm results cannot be trusted.
Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
Peter Chernin debuts The North Road Company, rolling up Red Arrow, Chernin Entertainment, and Words + Pictures, backed by $800M, source says at a $1B+ valuation — North Road will house Chernin Entertainment; U.S. assets of Red Arrow Studios; and Words + Pictures, with more acquisitions to follow.
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Netflix, Amazon, Warner Bros., and others cut costs, staff, movies, and TV shows; the industry released 559 scripted shows in 2021, up by 200+ compared to 2013 — The sudden decline in Netflix's share price and the growing fear of a recession have forced Hollywood into a new period of fiscal austerity.
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Erik Crouch / Committee to Protect Journalists:
The CPJ says the US should ensure accountability in Shireen Abu Akleh's killing, after a US investigation found “no reason to believe that this was intentional” — The U.S. government should ensure that those responsible for the killing of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akhleh …
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Bloomberg News' investigations team adds Jessica Brice and four members from BuzzFeed News: Anthony Cormier, Jason Leopold, Kendall Taggart, and Alex Campbell — Bloomberg senior executive editor Otis Bilodeau and executive editor Robert Blau sent the following memo to Bloomberg's investigations team on Tuesday:
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Survey: Americans' confidence in major US institutions between 2021 and 2022 fell from 21% to 16% for newspapers and dropped from 16% to 11% for television news — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans are less confident in major U.S. institutions than they were a year ago, with significant declines …
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Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
Amazon is using its fast-growing Prime Video programming in a promotional push for its core retail business, to sell more goods and drive Prime subscriptions — An exclusive sneak peek at the new ‘LOTR,’ steep discounts on big-screen TVs for optimal football viewing, and other deals are part of Amazon's pre-Prime Day promotions.
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Former AMC and Fox TV Studios president David Madden joins Wattpad Webtoon Studios as global head of entertainment after his departure from Berlanti Productions — The former AMC and Fox TV Studios topper most recently was president of TV for Berlanti Productions. — David Madden has lined up his next act.
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries decides not to intervene in Newsquest's takeover of fellow regional publisher Archant — Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has decided not to intervene in Newsquest's takeover of fellow regional publisher Archant. — She made the decision …
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Megha Paul / Tech.eu:
San Jose-based Xperi, which runs TiVo, acquires Oslo-based OTT and hybrid TV solutions service Vewd for $109M in cash and debt, to help with its TiVo+ expansion — The deal will give Xperi an installed European footprint of about 15 million devices and pave the way for an expansion of TiVo+ …
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Comscore names Jon Carpenter as CEO; Carpenter served as CFO since November 2021 — The executive succeeds Bill Livek, who previously announced his retirement. … Carpenter takes over the role after having served as Comscore's chief financial officer since November 2021.
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Cristina Criddle / Financial Times:
Sources: TikTok abandons plans to expand its TikTok Shop live e-commerce program to Europe and the US, after internal problems and a lack of traction in the UK — Chinese-owned social media platform's foray into livestream shopping in the UK has struggled to gain traction
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