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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Some journalists say they are deleting their Twitter DMs, as many scoff at the idea of an $8 verification fee and make plans to use rival social media platforms — Journalists are deleting DMs, scoffing at Musk's $8 verification fee, and even considering bolting from the platform.
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Casey Newton / Platformer:
Sources: Twitter's newsletter platform Revue, acquired in early 2021, is scheduled to close by the end of the year, and its Notes product has been paused — A new Vine camera is in. Notes and Revue are out — With massive layoffs expected to hit Twitter tomorrow, on Thursday employees once again endured …
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Wall Street Journal:
General Mills and Audi paused Twitter ads, and sources say Pfizer and Mondelez did too; Elon Musk talked with WPP and its clients like Unilever and Google — Advertisers are concerned about a flurry of executive departures at Twitter and new owner Elon Musk's plans for content moderation
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@insiderunion:
[Thread] Insider's union demands that management bargain over changes in writers' metric goals and the elimination of roles, after the paywall strategy shifts — Yesterday, our @insiderunion colleagues marched on global editor-in-chief @nichcarlson to demand he and other members of @thisisinsider management bargain with us about massive proposed changes to the newsroom. How did we get here? 🧵A thread... https://twitter.com/...
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Since WarnerMedia's Discovery merger on April 8, the stock is down ~48%, debt is higher than at other media companies, and sources say 1,000+ have been let go — Merger created streaming-media giant, but leveraging company's assets has been tough in a competitive market
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Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Warner Bros. Discovery misses with Q3 revenue of $9.82B, vs. $10.36B est., adds 2.8M streaming customers to reach 94.9M total, and TV networks revenue fell 8% — - Warner Bros. Discovery reported third-quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday, missing analysts' estimates on revenue.
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
CNBC cancels primetime general news show The News with Shepard Smith to refocus on business and market coverage; source: Smith plans to leave later in November — - CNBC has canceled “The News with Shepard Smith” after two years. — Smith is leaving the network after his show concludes later this month.
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Advance Publications, which owns 24 newspapers and Condé Nast, plans to stop printing Alabama's three largest newspapers and make them digital-only in February — Advance Publications to make Birmingham News, Huntsville Times and Press-Register digital-only
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
AMC Networks adds 11 new free ad-supported channels to the Roku Channel in a multiyear deal expansion; AMC+, Shudder, and Acorn TV remain Premium Subscriptions — AMC Networks is bringing 11 new free, ad-supported TV (FAST) channels to the Roku Channel — including a selection of episodes …
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Reuters:
Sources: Rupert Murdoch is pursuing a Fox/News Corp reunion because combining live game broadcasts and sports coverage would help with Fox Sports' betting foray — Rupert Murdoch's proposal to recombine News Corp (NWSA.O) and Fox Corp (FOXA.O) and capitalize on sports betting has yet …
Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Dish raises Sling TV prices to $40/month, double the price the company charged upon launching the base package seven years ago, and $55/month for both packages — Dish Network's streaming television service Sling TV says it is rolling out a price increase on its base plans.
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Stephanie Lai / New York Times:
Political campaigns are increasingly using influencers, a practice the FEC's campaign finance laws do not regulate, with disclosures dictated by an honor system — Campaigns are using social media influencers as a way to reach young and diverse voters, a novel and mostly unregulated strategy.
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