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4:20 PM ET, October 24, 2022

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Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Apple raises its monthly prices for Music by $1 to $10.99 for individuals, TV+ by $2 to $6.99, and Apple One by $2 to $16.95, citing increased licensing costs  —  Apple is today increasing the prices of its Apple Music and Apple TV+ subscription services.  The Apple One bundle price is also rising in unison.
Semafor:
Fox Chief Legal Officer Viet Dinh lacked a California law license for nearly four years, which may open more communications to discovery in defamation cases  —  Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch's top lawyer spent nearly four years without a license to practice law in California …
Emma Roth / The Verge:
YouTube rolls out app design changes, including pinch-to-zoom on videos, precise seeking with a more usable preview, an ambient mode, and a darker dark mode  —  YouTube announced some new design changes that are rolling out now, including pinch-to-zoom for everyone and precise seeking …
The Moscow Times:
RT suspends Anton Krasovsky, its director of broadcasting, after he called on air to “drown or burn” Ukrainian children who viewed Soviet Russia as an occupier  —  A host at Russia's state-funded broadcaster RT was suspended Sunday after he made calls on the air to “drown or burn” …
The Wire:
The Wire retracts two recent stories about Meta's XCheck program and says it is using “independent external experts” to investigate its coverage  —  Earlier this week, The Wire announced its decision to conduct an internal review of its recent coverage of Meta, especially the sources and materials involved in our reporting.
Kris Holt / Engadget:
Austin-based staff at Alphabet subcontractor YouTube Music Content Operations file with the NLRB for union recognition after a supermajority signed union cards  —  A group of workers at YouTube Music Content Operations, an Alphabet subcontractor, have filed with the National Labor Relations Board …
Ken Ritter / Associated Press:
Court docs: former Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles is indicted in the murder of Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German  —  A former Las Vegas-area politician has been indicted on a murder charge — which carries the possibility of the death penalty …
Michael Mignano / Lightspeed Venture Partners:
Whereas Creator Economy companies have mostly built infrastructure for the top 1% of creators, new AI tools will fuel businesses that democratize creativity  —  Creativity has become the focal point of our modern Internet economy.  What was once just a means of artistic expression now powers …
 
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Climate change protestors disrupted ABC's The View multiple times on Monday during an interview with Senator Ted Cruz
Alexis Akwagyiram / Semafor:
A look at the BBC's plans to reduce Africa coverage: cutting ~50 of 130 jobs, shutting down Somali TV and Afrique TV, and shifting to digital distribution
Press Gazette:
BBC News takes presenter Martine Croxall off air following claims she showed bias during a newspaper review show after Boris Johnson pulled out of the race
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
The Daily Telegraph deletes an endorsement of Boris Johnson by a politician without an editor's note; the article was published exactly as Johnson quit the race
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney and F1 sign a new US media rights deal through the 2025 season to air 16+ races on ABC and ESPN each season commercial-free, including streaming on ESPN+
Nathan Grayson / Washington Post:
Following Comcast's abrupt shutdown of G4 on October 16, former employees describe a directionless gaming network and its leadership's ever-shifting priorities
Joseph Bien-Kahn / Bloomberg:
A profile of Joe Berlinger, who helped redefine crime docuseries as social justice vehicles, as he rides Netflix's wave of popularity for serial killer stories
Washington Post:
Interviews with over three dozen creators about going viral on TikTok show how the app's vast reach plus tools like “duet” and “stitch” can amplify harassment