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7:55 PM ET, October 9, 2022

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Erik Pedersen / Deadline:
Nikki Finke, the founder of Deadline and veteran entertainment journalist known for telling hard truths and calling out Hollywood wrongdoing, dies at 68  —  Nikki Finke, the veteran entertainment journalist who founded Deadline in 2006 and helped grow it into a major player among Hollywood trades …
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
The UK's LADBible is laying off 10% of its staff following a slump in share price for its parent LBG Media, which went public in December 2021  —  Online media company, which has seen its share price slump, blames economy for job losses  —  LadBible, one of the UK's biggest online media success stories …
Benj Edwards / Ars Technica:
The Weather Channel plans to shut down Weatherscan, a 24-hour computer-controlled weather forecast TV channel launched in 1999, on or before December 9, 2022  —  Cult-favorite Weatherscan TV service launched in 1999; hobbyists aim to keep it alive.  —  In the early 2000s …
New York Times:
Kantar: ad revenue of the 4 late-night network talk shows fell 16% from $301M in H1 2021 to $253.6M in H1 2022; sources: execs mull changes to Seth Meyers' show  —  Big changes are coming to the longtime staple of television programming, as the genre struggles to make the leap to the streaming world.
Jeff John Roberts / Fortune:
More paywalls mean more online readers are cut off from information; blockchains and NFTs could help, but publishers are reluctant to even discuss micropayments  —  Paywalls are closing off the Internet.  Can crypto open it back up?  —  It wasn't so long ago the web was like a giant bazaar.
Ben Strauss / Washington Post:
A look at The New York Times' relationship with The Athletic; some NYT sportswriters objected to Athletic reporters introducing themselves as NYT journalists  —  Not long after the New York Times bought the Athletic earlier this year, the founders of the popular sports website held an all-staff call.
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
SEC filing: News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson received $19.7M in total FY 2022 compensation, down 14.6% YoY; his base salary of $3.06M has not changed since 2019  —  Robert Thomson, the chief executive officer of News Corp., saw his total compensation decline by 14.6 percent in its 2022 fiscal year …
Discussion: @arashmassoudi, Thanks:@talkingbiznews
Tim Ingham / Music Business Worldwide:
With ~100K new music tracks uploaded to streaming platforms every day, UMG's CEO says record companies are becoming more critical to helping musicians' careers  —  MBW's Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a single data point that deserves the attention of the global music industry.
Melanie Walsh / Public Books:
A look at BookScan, a subscription service for book sales data, exclusive to publishing executives, and its open-access alternative Post45 Data Collective  —  Culture industries increasingly use our data to sell us their products.  It's time to use their data to study them.
Axios:
An investigation finds a network of 51+ locally branded news sites across 10 midterm battleground states, tied to a progressive news outfit and a Democratic PAC  —  Writers for a D.C.-based media operation run by prominent Democratic operatives are behind a sprawling network …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Analysis: mentions of crime on Fox News surged after Biden's inauguration, with twice as many mentions on average as competitors CNN and MSNBC in 2021 and 2022  —  Fox News contributor Gianno Caldwell caught up with Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) outside an elevator in the Capitol.
@parcastunion:
Gimlet's and Parcast's unions say Spotify blindsided them with 38+ layoffs, each bargaining unit lost ~30% of members, and Spotify can still help laid-off staff  —  .@GimletUnion & our joint statement on yesterday's layoffs @ParcastNetwork @Gimletmedia @Spotify https://twitter.com/...
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Andy Maxwell / TorrentFreak:
Over 100 rights holders and media groups demand that the EU take action to end live streaming piracy, especially illegal streams for sports and similar events
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Critics should quit dragging Maggie Haberman for holding Trump stories for her book; Haberman says she helped editors post scoops like the paper-clogged toilet
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Pluribus News, founded by longtime DC journalist Reid Wilson, debuts with six newsroom employees aiming to report on policy trends at statehouses across the US
Nancy Scola / Wired:
A look at Courier Newsroom, eight progressive US state news sites aiming to prove the journalism network for the left is not just a political outfit
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Amazon has discussed selling discounted bundles of rival streaming services via Prime Video Channels; WBD discussed participating in rivals' bundles
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Bloomberg:
Sources: ESPN is nearing a large new partnership with DraftKings, the sports-betting firm in which Disney acquired a stake when buying Fox's assets in 2019
Rob Salkowitz / Publishers Weekly:
Whatnot, a marketplace focused on collectors and sales on video livestreams, signs a deal to publish nearly a dozen Heavy Metal comics starting in early 2023
William Turvill / Press Gazette:
Report: if Canada passes its Online News Act, Google and Meta could be forced to pay ~CA$329.2M per year to news publishers, covering ~30% of editorial costs