Mediagazer: MUSO: visits to pirate sites from January to August 2022 grew 21.9% YoY to 141.7B; 46.6% of traffic went to TV content, 27.8% to publishing, and 12.4% to film (Ernesto Van der Sar/TorrentFreak)

2:30 AM ET, October 17, 2022

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TikTok's infinite scroll and lack of live links raise the risk of viral misleading info; news outlets using the app should establish editorial standards early — On TikTok, screenshots and a lack of context reign supreme. — It's not an uncommon occurrence these days for a friend to tell …

Discussion: Washington Post, @cnyari and The Hill

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Sources: Rupert Murdoch is exploring recombining Fox Corp and News Corp, after splitting them up in 2013, and the companies are evaluating financial terms — Move would bring assets such as Fox News and The Wall Street Journal back under one roof, nearly a decade after they split

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Sources: Rupert Murdoch's plan to recombine News Corp and Fox Corp would boost its balance sheet for acquisitions and expand Lachlan Murdoch's responsibilities — Fox and News Corp are considering a proposal that they reunite though hurdles to a deal remain

Discussion: New York Times, Bloomberg, @jbflint and @jbflint

Shanti Das / The Guardian:

Qatar's government imposes strict restrictions on broadcasters covering the FIFA World Cup, including banning filming at migrant workers' accommodation sites — Conditions restrict where international broadcasters, including BBC and ITV, are permitted to film

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Dade Hayes / Deadline:

Comcast's Spectacor division is shutting down its video game-centric network G4 TV, just a year after its relaunch — EXCLUSIVE: Comcast's Spectacor division is pulling the plug on video game-centric network G4 TV, whose early incarnation in the 2000s remains a cultural touchstone for many millennials, just a year after its relaunch.

Discussion: The Desk, The Wrap, Variety and The Verge

Issac J. Bailey / Nieman Reports:

“Objectivity” is a vague, unevenly applied term; transparency, accuracy, and fairness in journalism matter more, as old terms like “values voters” lose meaning — How Herschel Walker's Senate campaign and Nina Totenberg's memoir helped me clarify my thinking about journalistic ethics

Discussion: @mayerjoy

Simon Owens / Simon Owens's Media Newsletter:

A look at Spotify's podcast exclusivity strategy, which led to 75% audience drops for some Gimlet shows and caused others, like the Obamas, not to renew deals — The open podcast ecosystem isn't dead yet. — Welcome! I'm Simon Owens and this is my media newsletter.

Discussion: @aulia, @tvgrimreaper, @carnage4life, @davidiadeleke, @judithflanders and The Podcast Critic Newsletter

Skye Pillsbury / The Squeeze:
Interviews with five current and former Gimlet employees chronicle the podcast unit's slow demise in Spotify's hands: “what we feared...is actually playing out”

Discussion: @jesskschmidty, @skyepillsbury, @skyepillsbury, @gabrieljr, @achangeoftune, @shortformernie, Simon Owens's Media Newsletter, Bloomberg and Best Evidence

Sara Fischer / Axios:

Meta plans to end support for Instant Articles, a source says in mid-April 2023, giving news publishers six months to readjust their Facebook strategies — Meta is ending support for Instant Articles, a proprietary mobile format it debuted in 2015 to quickly load news articles on the Facebook app, Axios has learned.

Discussion: @sarafischer, @reckless, @robinberjon, @robpegoraro, @pilhofer, @jeffjarvis, Gizmodo, @slightlylate, @brooklynmarie, @yoda, @chillmage, @clarajeffery, @jonathan_h, @samfbiddle, @socialkimly, @scavendish, @nichcarlson, Adweek and The Verge

Ernesto Van der Sar / TorrentFreak:

MUSO: visits to pirate sites from January to August 2022 grew 21.9% YoY to 141.7B; 46.6% of traffic went to TV content, 27.8% to publishing, and 12.4% to film — Despite the growing availability of legal options, online piracy remains rampant. Every day pirate sites and services are used by millions of people worldwide.

Discussion: TVTechnology and Advanced Television

Alex Sherman / CNBC:

The NFL's Sunday Ticket broadcast rights have yet to be awarded, as Apple wants to partner with sports leagues rather than act as a standard rental conduit — - The NFL still hasn't picked a winner in its Sunday Ticket negotiations. — Apple's discussions for the package are complicated …

Discussion: @sherman4949, @cnbctechcheck, @sherman4949, @sherman4949, @sherman4949, @sherman4949, @506sports, AppleInsider, Fortune and The Streamable

Suranjana Tewari / BBC:

Former and current Al Jazeera staff allege that their complaints of harassment and bullying by journalist Kamahl Santamaria and others went largely unaddressed — Kamahl Santamaria, a veteran television journalist, was just 32 days into his job at New Zealand's top broadcaster TVNZ when he resigned.

Raphael Satter / Reuters:

In a lawsuit, former WSJ reporter Jay Solomon accuses law firm Dechert LLP of working with hackers from India to sabotage his career; Dechert disputes the claim — A former Wall Street Journal reporter is accusing a major U.S. law firm of having used mercenary hackers to oust him from his job and ruin his reputation.

Discussion: @joeycoleman, @razhael and United States District Court, District of Columbia

Bloomberg:

Turkey passes a “disinformation” law ahead of its 2023 elections, mandating one to three years in jail for sharing online content deemed as “false information” — Turkey criminalized the spread of what authorities describe as false information on digital platforms …

Discussion: @bledabc, Human Rights Watch, Reuters, @istanbultelaviv, @nick_ashdown, @jeffjarvis, @steve_hanke, @marklittlenews, The Guardian, Voice of America, @elif_safak, Balkan Insight, Wall Street Journal, European Federation … and Financial Times

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