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Anthony Breznican / Vanity Fair:
A look at Kyiv-based Respeecher, which uses performers' archival voice recordings and AI to create new dialog, including for Darth Vader in Obi-Wan Kenobi — As the conflict raged, Ukrainian tech workers at Respeecher hurried to bring back James Earl Jones's legendary voice for Obi-Wan Kenobi.
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Baz Bamigboye / Deadline:
Netflix plans to release The Crown's fifth season on November 9; the service created protocols in 2016 about the show in the event of the Queen's death — The fifth season of The Crown will premiere November 9 on Netflix, the streamer said Saturday. The drama always was scheduled to launch …
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Michael Schneider / Variety:
Oprah's non-exclusive deal with Apple, announced in 2018, is ending; a source says both sides agreed to continue to work together on a project-by-project basis — Oprah Winfrey and Apple TV+ have concluded their mega overall deal, first announced in 2018. Both sides have confirmed the evolution, but declined to comment.
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Sources: Buckingham Palace told the BBC, ITV, and Sky News that they can only retain 60 minutes of approved footage from 10 days of the Queen's commemorations — Palace has said TV channels can only retain an hour of footage from events during the mourning period
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Mark Di Stefano / Australian Financial Review:
Amid a fight with Lachlan Murdoch over alleged defamation, Crikey owner Private Media signs a licensing deal with Inc. to launch a tech and business publication — Private Media has signed a deal to launch a new Australian-focused tech and business publication even as the company fights …
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Bloomberg:
Pro sports leagues and teams keep getting more money for their media rights, which has fueled a consistent rise in their valuations, even amid recession fears — Good afternoon from Singapore, wherever you may be. I was traveling all weekend, so Gerry Smith has graced us with a newsletter …
New York Times:
A look at Germany's hate speech laws, more restrictive than other Western countries, as 1,000+ have been charged or punished since 2018 for online speech crimes — Battling far-right extremism, Germany has gone further than any other Western democracy to prosecute individuals for what they say online …
Jody Serrano / Gizmodo:
Report: Spotify allowed 40 white supremacist artists to promote extremist content; Spotify says it removed 12K podcast episodes and 19K playlists in 2022 — A new report from the Anti-Defamation League criticized the platform for allowing extremist content to “flourish,” verifying artists, and promoting their music.
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Viola Zhou / Rest of World:
Using translation apps, dubbing software, and VPNs, some Chinese creators are getting millions of views for TikTok videos summarizing Hollywood movies and shows — With machine translation, dubbing apps, and VPNs, Chinese creators are shortening movies for Americans.
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
NPR Chief News Executive Nancy Barnes announces she will leave the network in November 2022, prompted by the CEO's move to create an executive role above her — NPR's chief news executive, Nancy Barnes, said Friday she would be leaving the network, prompted by NPR CEO John Lansing's decision to create a new executive role above her.
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Karolle Rabarison / Online Journalism Awards:
The 2022 Online Journalism Awards winners include The Boston Globe, LAist, The Trace, and Mission Local; RFE/RL won for its coverage of Russia's war on Ukraine — LOS ANGELES, Sept. 24, 2022 — Outstanding coverage of the climate crisis, data privacy, caregiving in the pandemic …
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: in recent months, Netflix started licensing new specials from some comedians for two years for ~$200K, rather than buying them outright, to cut costs — Streaming company to pay about $200,000 in two-year licensing pacts, instead of making more costly outright buys; comedians face higher production costs
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