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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Netflix execs weighed more movie theater releases and talked to Sony about a shorter window; Sarandos: Netflix won't significantly change its strategy — Some Netflix studio executives long for silver screen while co-CEOs want to keep most viewers streaming films from their couches
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The Streamable and @asharma
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Jill Goldsmith / Deadline:
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos downplays releasing Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery in 600 theaters over US Thanksgiving weekend; theater owners lauded the move — Netflix co-CEO and chief content officer Ted Sarandos tossed cold water on hopes that the streamer's recent deal with major cinema chains …
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Media Play News, ScreenRant, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap and Variety
Dave Lee / Financial Times:
Uber launches a global advertising unit, targeting $1B in annual gross ad bookings by 2024, including by displaying ads within its apps and on top of cars — Rideshare company looks to accelerate revenue growth with new business division — Uber has launched its global advertising unit …
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New York Times:
A look at Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott's work, boosting the network's consumer brand and facing legal scrutiny for her internal messages in Dominion's lawsuit — Suzanne Scott remade Fox News Media into a lucrative consumer brand. But a $1.6 billion defamation suit against the company is testing her strategy and leadership.
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@athenae, @froomkin, @nick_field90, @justinbaragona, @aidnmclaughlin, @carlquintanilla, @katie_robertson, @maxwelltani, @rachelabramsny and @dfenton
Tatiana Siegel / Rolling Stone:
ABC News producer James Gordon Meek abruptly resigned after the FBI raided his home on April 27, 2022; colleagues and neighbors say they haven't seen him since — Emmy-winning producer James Gordon Meek had his home raided by the FBI. His colleagues say they haven't seen him since.
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Fox News, Mediaite, Deadline, New York Post, @mattwolking, Newser, @zevshalev, @greg_price11, @rajgopal88, @elijahschaffer, @chrisgeidner, @ajitdatta, @freedomofpress, @ryp__, @intelwire, @jerylbier, @sharylattkisson, @ericgarland, @greg_price11, @paulszoldra, @stevekrak, @danlamothe, @bungdan, @ami_marisol, @razhael, @noahshachtman, @helenkennedy and @craigmwhitlock
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Media executives are not surprised Meta is shutting down Instant Articles, as the social media landscape has shifted significantly since the tool's 2018 launch — Meta is turning off Facebook Instant Articles after seven years as the platform continues to draw away from supporting news publishers.
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@charlottetobitt, @esamakinen, @mattnavarra and @pressgazette
Dan Kennedy / Media Nation:
Opinion editor James Bennet and Semafor's Ben Smith leave out a lot about The New York Times firing Bennet, which wasn't just victimization by the “woke mob” — The ossification of James Bennet's departure from The New York Times into a simple morality tale of wokeness run amok is now complete.
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Poynter, @semaforben, @dangillmor, @dankennedy_nu, @jenzerb, @jbarro, @bgrueskin, @nprinskeep, Fox News, Mediaite, New York Post and The Hill
Peter Kafka / Vox:
Infowars keeps operating since its parent company Free Speech Systems will be shielded from judgments for months or years due to its July 2022 bankruptcy filing — Jones says his enemies want him off the air. US bankruptcy law is on his side, for now. — Last week, a Connecticut jury ruled …
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The Week, @learmonth, @pkafka, @pkafka and @dpfunke
Nitish Pahwa / Slate:
The Wire was a singular bulwark against false and propagandistic “news” in the Narendra Modi era and its botched Meta story is a huge blow to Indian journalism — The state of journalism in India, the “world's largest democracy,” has never been so dire.
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Nieman Lab, Washington Post, Scroll.in, @profcarroll, @suhel, @kriticalvodka, @w7voa, MediaNama, Crikey, Insider and The Wire
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Aditi Agrawal / Newslaundry:
The Wire suspends its stories on Meta's controversial XCheck program until it carries out a “thorough review”; cited cybersecurity experts deny being consulted
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@kani5hk, The Wire, Platformer, @thewire_in, @karaswisher, @caseynewton, MediaNama, @geetaseshu, @priyankapulla, @alok_bhatt, @pranavdixit, @sankrant, Semafor, @jason_kint, @jason_kint, @tunkuv, @kansaratva, @venkatananth, @pranavdixit, @greatbong, @sunandavashisht, @greatbong, @thewire_in, @rachelmetz, @rasmus_kleis, @digiphile, @digitaldutta, @swodinsky, @aditi_muses, @caseynewton, @saikatd, Scroll.in, TechCrunch and The Verge
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Sources: Walter Hamada has left Warner Bros. after four years as DC Films' president; he's the fifth WB studio exec to leave since David Zaslav became WBD's CEO — After 15 years at Warner Bros and four as the president of DC Films, Walter Hamada has finally left the Burbank, CA lot.
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ScreenRant, SlashFilm, @deadline, @amasna, @getfandom, @henrygayden and Collider
Sara Fischer / Axios:
A look at sports rights at SiriusXM, which has exclusive audio deals with the NFL, the NBA, the NHL, and MLB and where sports ads make up nearly 25% of ad sales — SiriusXM is increasing its investment in live sports rights in an effort to lure and retain more premium subscribers, CEO Jennifer Witz told Axios.
Discussion:
Inside Radio
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Pinterest partners with Warner Music Group, Warner Chappell Music, Merlin, and BMG to let users add popular tracks to its TikTok-competitor Idea Pins feature — Pinterest's TikTok competitor is gaining new music. The company announced today its video-focused “Idea Pins” …
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Digital Music News, The Verge, Music Business Worldwide, Adweek and Billboard
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