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7:45 AM ET, October 12, 2022

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TechCrunch:
Reporting by India's The Wire on Meta and India's ruling party comes under scrutiny after questions about the authenticity of a document and an email screenshot  —  Who would have the least to lose and most to gain by undermining credibility in the press?  —  Tech giants and news organisations sparring over news reporting isn't new.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
NBCUniversal partners with Meta to bring VR experiences to Quest headsets in 2023, from The Office, DreamWorks, Blumhouse, the Peacock streaming app, and more  —  Ready to mingle with the Dunder Mifflin gang in virtual reality?  —  Meta, looking to spark broader interest in VR …
Anna Merlan / VICE:
Leaked footage: Fox edited out Kanye West's bigoted and bizarre statements to Tucker Carlson about Jewish people, “fake children”, visions from God, and more  —  Motherboard obtained footage of Ye making bigoted statements about Jewish people and bizarre claims about “fake children …
Richard Lawler / The Verge:
CNN closes its “Vault by CNN” NFT project, opened in 2021 to let anyone “own a piece of history”, and plans to compensate users with FLOW tokens or stablecoins  —  You may have already forgotten about it, but Vault by CNN launched in the summer of 2021 as a marketplace …
Michael Schneider / Variety:
Warner Bros. Television Group laid off 82 employees on October 11, or 19% of its workforce, and cut 43 vacant posts, totaling a 26% drop from ~481 positions  —  Warner Bros. Television Group handed out pink slips to 82 staffers on Tuesday, representing 19% of the studio's workforce …
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Warner Bros. Television Group shuts down its digital short-form programming division Stage 13 and its Television Workshop for emerging writers and directors
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Bloomberg Media plans to stop serving open-market third-party programmatic display ads in 2023 and ditch Taboola recommendations, to improve the user experience  —  The publisher will use the inventory, in part, to promote other product offerings  —  The business news publisher Bloomberg Media …
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Financial Times reports a £4.3M pre-tax profit in 2021, up from a £29M pre-tax loss in 2020, and a £31M operating profit on £438M of 2021 operating revenue  —  The Financial Times has reported a strong “rebound” from Covid-19 in 2021, returning to profitability and growing revenues by almost a fifth.
Discussion: @wturvill
Alex Barker / Financial Times:
The UK's Reach says the marketing blackout after the Queen's death sent print advertising down by almost a third and digital revenue down 8% in September 2022  —  Reach's print advertising drops by a third in September and digital revenues slide  —  The publisher of the Daily Express …
Discussion: Press Gazette and HoldtheFrontPage
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Over a dozen job openings hint TikTok plans to open fulfillment centers in the US as the company looks to build an “international e-commerce fulfillment system”  —  TikTok is planning to build its own product fulfillment centers in the U.S., creating an e-commerce supply chain system …
Lesley Goldberg / The Hollywood Reporter:
Legendary Television places President Chris Albrecht on leave; an upcoming book details an incident at HBO where Albrecht allegedly disparaged a staff member  —  According to material viewed by THR from a forthcoming book about HBO, the former network chairman allegedly disparaged a staffer who took a settlement after he choked her.
Matthew Keys / Fierce Video:
The Pac-12 Network files a civil lawsuit against Dish, claiming the pay TV company withheld payment during the pandemic in violation of its carriage agreement  —  The Pac-12 Network has filed a civil lawsuit against satellite and streaming company Dish Network, claiming the pay television …
Nicole Sperling / New York Times:
Around 14 family films will hit theaters in 2022, compared to 24 in 2019, as Disney+, Netflix, and other services try to fill the family-oriented content void  —  With theatrical releases way down, the streaming giants have been pumping out multigenerational fare, including a number of live-action films.
 
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Netflix joins the British ratings agency, or BARB, as a full member, publishing independently audited viewing figures on individual shows for the first time
Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
A look at Twitch executives' efforts to reassure streamers at TwitchCon about monetary concerns, as Amazon expects the service to become financially independent
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
News UK has always said phone hacking only happened at News of the World but eight people have pending Sun-only legal claims and three more settled with The Sun
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Trefor Moss / Wall Street Journal:
Denmark-based Lego owner Kirkbi acquires NYC-based Brainpop, which makes short educational animated videos and other materials for US schools, for $875M
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NBC News:
Baltimore prosecutors drop charges against Adnan Syed, a subject of the podcast Serial, in the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee after DNA testing showed his innocence
Jairo Bolledo / RAPPLER:
The Philippines' Court of Appeals denies Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and ex-Rappler researcher Reynaldo Santos' motion for reconsideration in their cyber libel case
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword:
Google files its proposed remedies in the DOJ's search antitrust lawsuit, including letting browser companies have multiple default agreements across platforms

Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

 
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