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2:00 AM ET, September 12, 2022

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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Q&A with Disney CEO Bob Chapek on Hulu's and ESPN's future, buying out Comcast's 33% stake in Hulu before 2024, a seamless bundle, activist investors, and more  —  “You should see the backstage,” actor Diego Luna told the D23 Expo crowd Saturday morning as he talked up his new “Star Wars” …
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Ashley Gold / Axios:
UNC's Center on Technology Policy: programmatic ad firms need clearer policies on political ad content, disclaimers, targeting, transparency, and accountability  —  After Big Tech platforms cracked down on political ads in the 2020 election's wake, political advertisers have increasingly flocked …
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
An interview with Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner about the end of the magazine era, not reading Rolling Stone anymore, how his son Gus saved it, and more  —  The Rolling Stone founder talks about LSD, not reading the magazine anymore and how the Stones now look like “Lord of the Rings” characters onstage.
Eric Newcomer / Newcomer:
A report from Kara Swisher's last Code conference: a backroom poker game, politics in the air, the tribute to Steve Jobs, and genuinely surprising interviews  —  Inside the poker room and the tribute to Steve Jobs.  —  “The queen herself, Kara Swisher, big round of applause please,” …
Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac:
JustWatch research: Netflix has a 27.3% share of global streaming, Amazon Prime Video has 24.3%, Disney+ has 18.2%, HBO Max has 7%, and Apple TV+ has 6.2%  —  The streaming market has gained several new players in recent years, and this has been affecting consolidated platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
SEC filing: Rupert Murdoch's Fox Corp. pay package was $18.4M in fiscal year 2022, down from $31.1M YoY, while Lachlan Murdoch's fell to $21.7M from $27.7M YoY  —  Don't feel too bad, however.  Rupert Murdoch still took home more than $18 million, while son Lachlan Murdoch earned $21.7 million and a contract extension.
Discussion: @alexweprin, Deadline and The Wrap
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
How two colleagues of murdered Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German staked out the house of his alleged killer while continuing to report on the story  —  Two members of Jeff German's four-member team told The Daily Beast how they found out about their colleague's death—along with how they knew to look at Robert Telles.
Hirun Cryer / GamesRadar:
Ubisoft says it is developing three mobile games exclusively for Netflix: Mighty Quest 2, Valiant Hearts 2, and a new Assassin's Creed title  —  There's also a new Valiant Hearts game in the works  —  Ubisoft just announced a partnership with Netflix for three games.
 
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Nathan Grayson / Washington Post:
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins announces that from now on, he will simultaneously stream on Twitch, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter
Sean Holstege / Arizona Republic:
A US federal judge sides with the ACLU and media organizations, granting a preliminary injunction blocking a new Arizona law that would limit filming of police
Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:
Over 500 US-based Condé Nast workers at 11 publications win union recognition, under the NewsGuild of New York; magazines include Vanity Fair, Allure, and Vogue
Ben Mullin / @benmullin:
Bloomberg Media announces a major reorg: Al Mayers, who led global TV, is retiring; David Merritt is named head of Bloomberg Media Editorial over all properties
Mia Sato / The Verge:
Roblox plans to add age guidelines to its games and announces a new in-game ads system for brands to advertise via interactive billboards, posters, and more
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Paul Linford / HoldtheFrontPage:
The UK's National Union of Journalists postpones a September 13 to September 15 strike planned at Reach after Queen Elizabeth II's death and a new pay proposal
 

 
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Richard Lawler / The Verge:
Okta fixes a flaw present since July 23, 2024 that, under specific conditions, let users log in with any password if the account's username had 52+ characters

Jeffrey Dastin / Reuters:
Intel scraps forecast of selling $500M+ worth of Gaudi AI accelerator chips in 2024, with CEO Pat Gelsinger citing chip transition and slower uptake to software

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Popular photo editing company Pixelmator says it has signed an agreement to be acquired by Apple, pending regulatory approval

 
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