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Alex Zalben / Decider:
Trevor Noah is leaving Paramount's The Daily Show after hosting for seven years; the news was announced to his audience on September 29 and surprised the staff — Trevor Noah, who began on The Daily Show as a recurring contributor in 2014 and was elevated to host, taking over from Jon Stewart in 2015 …
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Nate Raymond / Reuters:
Former eBay execs Jim Baugh and David Harville get 57 and 24 months in prison for a 2019 cyberstalking campaign against the producers of a critical newsletter — Two former eBay Inc (EBAY.O) security executives were sentenced to prison on Thursday for carrying out a campaign to harass …
Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
A profile of Rolling Stone's new EIC Noah Shachtman, as some staff wonder if his tabloid instincts and obsession with scoops are best suited for the magazine — The scoop-hungry, Twitter-happy editor has turbocharged the magazine's digital metabolism—"back in the game," says Gus Wenner …
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Some BBC reporters say plans to move its Vietnamese service from London to Bangkok are dangerous as Vietnam has a history of abducting journalists from Thailand — Cost-cutting plan to move staff from London to Bangkok will put them at risk of abduction, reporters say
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Max Goldbart / Deadline:
BBC World Service plans to close or make some stations digital-only and relocate some staff away from the UK, leading to ~382 jobs lost, as part of a £30M cut
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Peter Kafka / Vox:
A look at the possible reasons for 2022's slow ad sales: the economy, the decline of annual ad buys, Apple's ATT rules, and a normalization after the 2021 boom — Four theories on why ad sales are plummeting even as the economy is doing fine. — Not every truism is true …
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Rashi Shrivastava / Forbes:
An investigation shows how self-publishing platform Wattpad's lack of moderation, age verification, and safety features helps sexual predators exploit teens — For many teenagers, the reading and writing platform is a creative and educational outlet. But a Forbes investigation found …
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@forbes, @rashishrivast18 and @lkherman, more at Techmeme »
Chris Kerr / Game Developer:
Twitch is testing Elevated Chat, which lets users make a one-time payment of $5 to $100 to highlight a message in select chats for 30 seconds to 2.5 minutes — Twitch wants to help viewers support their favorite content creators by allowing them to pay up to $100 to elevate their message in chat.
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Engadget, more at Techmeme »
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Substack announces new features to help newsletters increase subscribers, including web prompts and a referral program, and acquires email marketing startup Yem — Substack has acquired Yem, a small startup that helps newsletter writers grow their email lists through email marketing campaigns …
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@reidtandy, MediaPost, Substack and On Substack
Samuel Breslow / Slate:
Wikipedia debated whether to cite Fox News, deeming it a “marginally reliable” source for politics and science; CNN and MSNBC are deemed generally reliable — Kevin Li recently faced a daunting task. Wikipedia contributors had just spent nearly two months locked in a heated debate …
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@slate and @sdkb42, more at Techmeme »
TechCrunch:
Amazon rolls out its QVC-style service Amazon Live in India, running 15 livestreams per day hosted by 150+ creators from 10am-1am, pushing electronics and more — Amazon has launched a QVC-style livestream shopping in India, the company said Friday, broadening its offerings in the key overseas market …
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TechRadar, @bhumika14k, @shashidigital, @chandrarsrikant, India TV and Variety, more at Techmeme »
Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Phil Collins and his Genesis bandmates sell their music rights, including publishing copyrights and masters, to Concord Music Group, a source says for $300M+ — Concord to buy solo and group works by English rocker and other band members — Take a look at Phil Collins now.
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Eileen AJ Connelly / The Wrap:
Short-form video app Triller raised $310M from Global Emerging Markets ahead of its IPO, but does not need to draw the full sum; Triller claims 350M+ downloads — TikTok rival Triller said Thursday it will receive an investment of up to $310 million from Global Emerging Markets …
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