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4:00 PM ET, September 27, 2022

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Issie Lapowsky / Protocol:
Meta details influence operations from Russia, impersonating news outlets to spread anti-Ukraine content in Europe, and from China, targeting the US and Czechia  —  Russia set up a sprawling and sophisticated network of websites impersonating mainstream media outlets, which it used …
Press Gazette:
John Witherow steps down as The Times editor after nearly a decade, becomes the Times Newspapers chairman, and says a successor will be named on September 28  —  John Witherow is to step down as editor of The Times after nearly a decade in the role.  He has been appointed chairman of Times Newspapers.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
London-based sports streaming service DAZN acquires Eleven Group's global sports media businesses, pausing its IPO plans to focus on profitability and expansion  —  DAZN, an international sports streaming company, has put its IPO plans on hold to focus on profitability and expansion …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Hearst expects $12B in 2022 revenue and TV to be the company's biggest source of profits, of which 40%+ come from its specialty media, data, and software units  —  Hearst expects revenues to grow close to $12 billion this year, up slightly from the record $11.9 billion it earned last year …
Eileen AJ Connelly / The Wrap:
The SEC sues two ex-MoviePass CEOs, charging them with misleading investors about profit potential, data operations, studio relationships, and revenue sources  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission filed suit against two former CEOs of MoviePass, charging them with misleading investors …
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Sky announces Sky Stream, a Wi-Fi streaming device launching in the UK on October 18 for £29 per month, expanding on its Sky Glass TVs and Sky Q set-top boxes  —  British satellite broadcaster Sky is launching a Sky Stream puck next month that will let people access TV content over Wi-Fi instead of a satellite dish.
Benj Edwards / Ars Technica:
A New York-based artist received copyright registration on their comic featuring artwork by Midjourney, the first known US copyright for latent diffusion AI art  —  Registration of AI-assisted comic comes amid fierce online debate about AI art ethics.  —  In what might be a first …
 
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The Sun:
The UK opens a war crimes probe into Graham Phillips, a British citizen and pro-Kremlin YouTuber, for a forced interview designed to “humiliate” Ukrainian PoWs
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Cheri Faulkner / NME:
Netflix announces its first in-house game studio, its second game studio in Helsinki, to be led by ex-Zynga Vice President and General Manager Marko Lastikka
New York Magazine:
On her new podcast, Kara Swisher interviews Chris Cuomo about his upcoming show on Nexstar's NewsNation, rebuilding trust, interviewing Andrew Cuomo, and more
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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
Discussion: Broadband TV News and CNN
Bloomberg:
Pro sports leagues and teams keep getting more money for their media rights, increasing valuations and turning the industry into a recession-proof investment
Discussion: Barrett Media
Jody Serrano / Gizmodo:
Report: Spotify let 40 white supremacist artists promote extremist content; Spotify removed 12K podcast episodes and 19K playlists in 2022 over its hate policy