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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
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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Puck, The Wrap, MediaPost, @pucknews, 9to5Mac, The Hollywood Reporter, @mgsiegler, Deadline and Advanced Television
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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The Playlist, NME, @vanityfair, Transistori, Los Angeles Times, @aaschapiro, @kibblesmith, Deadline, IndieWire, Breitbart, Variety, The Wrap, The Verge, New York Post, Engadget, Gizmodo, ScreenRant, CNET, The Hill, The A.V. Club, UPROXX and SlashFilm
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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The Wrap, The Independent, Variety, CNET, TVLine, New York Daily News and Decider
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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@simoncrerar, @markdistef, @financialreview and Talking Biz News
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 …
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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@restofworld, @mvzelenks, @ravi_hiranand and @rasmus_kleis
New York Magazine:
On her new podcast, Kara Swisher interviews Chris Cuomo on his upcoming show on Nexstar's NewsNation, rebuilding trust, interviewing Andrew Cuomo, and more — Kara Swisher has a long, frank talk with the former CNN anchor. — Chris Cuomo is attempting a comeback — or at least, he's …
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Nick Vivarelli / Variety:
Romanian 24-hour news channel Antena 3 will relaunch on September 27 in partnership with CNN, but won't be CNN-branded like CNN Portugal and other affiliates — After being a CNN affiliate Romanian 24-hour news channel Antena 3 is now set for a relaunch on Sept. 27 with new programming …
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CNN and Broadband TV News
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 …
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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ADL, Washington Post and Complete Music Update
Cheri Faulkner / NME:
Netflix plans to launch a new game studio in Helsinki, its second in Finland, led by Marko Lastikka, who is currently a Zynga VP and general manager — The studio will be responsible for delivering “a variety of delightful and deeply engaging original games”
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