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12:30 PM ET, September 14, 2022

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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount considers shutting its Showtime streaming service in the US and moving its content to Paramount+, as happened in some international markets  —  Move would bring together two of entertainment company's offerings in a crowded sector  —  Netflix Hit a Subscriber Peak, Here's How It Plans to Keep Growing
Ben Smith / @semaforben:
In a memo, Semafor announces founding editorial members and new hires  —  Thrilled about the team we're building @semafor, and just sent this out. Sign up https://www.semafor.com/ to be part of the launch. https://twitter.com/...
John D. McKinnon / Wall Street Journal:
Some opponents of the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act predict it might not become law in 2022 due to partisan differences about content moderation  —  Sen. Ted Cruz's amendment barring content-moderation prompts partisan bickering over bipartisan bill
Discussion: @benpershing and @alexbruell
Kif Leswing / CNBC:
In an email to developers, Apple says that new App Store ad placements will be available for the 2022 holiday season  —  - Apple is planning to release new ad “placements” as soon as the holiday season.  — The new ad units represent a significant expansion in Apple's advertising inventory, which is focused on its App Store.
BBC:
A Belfast judge jails a man for seven years after he admitted to possessing the gun that police believe was used to kill journalist Lyra McKee in April 2019  —  A man has been jailed for seven years for possessing the gun that police believe was used to kill the journalist Lyra McKee.
J. Clara Chan / The Hollywood Reporter:
NYT Cooking will sell $95 at-home cooking kits curated by guest chefs, to grow revenue and boost readership  —  The kits offer a new avenue to increase revenue and readership for the paper's subscription cooking site.
Discussion: New York Times and @alexweprin
Sarah John / Teen Vogue:
Q&A with Jack Corbett, who produces TikToks for NPR's Planet Money, on explaining complex and weird economics topics via a platform first known for dance videos  —  Corbett, 25, is a producer on NPR's Planet Money and a TikTok wunderkind.  —  Jack Corbett has been a producer …
Axios:
An analysis of 82 major US publishers: their largest collective following is on Twitter, followed by Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, and TikTok  —  Twitter is still the place where media publishers collectively have the largest audiences, followed by Facebook and Instagram …
Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nielsen ratings for the Emmys fell to a record low, with 5.92M viewers in 2022 compared to 7.83M in 2021; Monday Night Football's debut drew 19.84M, up 17% YoY  —  The awards dip below 6 million viewers for the first time ever.  —  The Emmy Awards fell to an all-time low in viewers for the third time in the past four years.
 
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Financial Times:
How Wall Street spent billions buying music rights, turning songs into a new asset class; Midia says catalog deals were $5.3B in 2021, up from $1.9B in 2020
Isabel Debre / Associated Press:
Sources detail how publisher IMI closed Dubai's Al Roeya newspaper after it covered high UAE gas prices; IMI says Al Roeya is just changing into a business site
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
The European Commission plans to introduce the Media Freedom Act, starting a lengthy process to tighten rules on media groups seeking to acquire smaller rivals
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
About 215 members of NBC News' digital newsroom union, part of the NewsGuild of New York, vowed to work from home this week rather than return to the office
Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Twitter says that a preliminary count shows that shareholders have voted to approve Elon Musk's proposed $44B buyout
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Bloomberg ramps up its coverage plans ahead of the US midterms with a new podcast, annual summit, ticketed policy debate series, weekly politics show, and more
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Jem Aswad / Variety:
YouTube paid $6B+ to the music industry from July 2021 to June 2022, up $2B YoY, and says user generated content drove 30%+ of payouts for a second year running
Igor Bonifacic / Engadget:
Twitter rolls out its redesigned Spaces tab to Twitter Blue subscribers on iOS, which includes live and recorded Spaces, podcasts, and themed audio stations
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
The Verge launches a redesign with a “modern newsfeed experience” that includes links to other sites, alongside a new logo, typefaces, comment system, and more