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Bob Iger tells employees Disney plans to restructure in the coming weeks, starting with the departure of Kareem Daniel, its head of media and entertainment — - Kareem Daniel, Disney's head of media and entertainment — and right hand to now-departed CEO Bob Chapek — is out at the company.
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Sources: Disney board rehired Bob Iger after complaints from senior leadership, including CFO Christine McCarthy, about Bob Chapek's management of the company — - Disney's board reached out to Bob Iger on Friday about coming back as CEO. — Senior Disney leadership had concerns with Chapek's management of the company.
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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
As Bob Iger becomes CEO ahead of the launch of an ad-supported Disney+ tier in the US, he will find his second tenure marked by job losses and cost cutting
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
The Walt Disney Company's board announces Bob Chapek will step down as CEO and be replaced by Bob Iger for two years effective immediately; stock jumps 5%+
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The Daily Beast:
Sources: the AP fires James LaPorta, the reporter behind a retracted Nov. 15 story based on one unnamed source that alleged Russian missiles crossed into Poland — The Associated Press scared much of the world last Tuesday when it alerted readers that “a senior U.S. intelligence official” …
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Joseph Bernstein / New York Times:
A look at journa.host, a Mastodon server for journalists begun by Planet Money's Adam Davidson, currently with ~2,000 members and $12,000 in Tow Center funding — Journa.host promises to be a new “reliable home for journalists.” What happens when they move in?
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Lauren Hirsch / New York Times:
Concerned that a merger with Fox would undervalue News Corp, some investors raise concerns with a special committee of independent board members — Concerned that a merger would undervalue News Corp, investors are asking a special committee of independent board members to look more skeptically at the proposal.
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Deutsche Welle:
Six ex-Apple Daily staff, including its EIC and publisher, plead guilty to conspiracy to foreign collusion by calling for sanctions on Beijing and Hong Kong — The staffers of Apple Daily are involved in a landmark case under a Beijing-imposed national security law.
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Mike Calia / CNBC:
Paramount Global scraps its $2.2B deal to sell Simon & Schuster to Penguin Random House and says Penguin must pay a $200M termination fee — - Paramount Global said Monday it scrapped its $2.2 billion deal to sell book publisher Simon & Schuster to rival Penguin Random House.
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Tom Kludt / Vanity Fair:
Sports media, which has traditionally strained to avoid politics, grapples at the Qatar World Cup with how to handle human rights concerns and protests — Reporters and broadcasters are grappling with how to handle human rights concerns, political protests, and unusual restrictions …
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Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG's classical music label Deutsche Grammophon launches streaming service Stage+ for €14.90 per month, offering live premieres, music videos, and documentaries — Universal Music Group-owned Deutsche Grammophon, which claims to be the world's oldest record label, just launched its own high-res classical music streaming service.
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Eric Zuckerman / @ericzuck:
[Thread] Eric Zuckerman, Twitter's head of US news partnerships, leaves the company after seven years — After an amazing 7 years, last week was my last at Twitter. As we begin this Thanksgiving week, I want to give thanks to all the people I'm grateful to have shared this journey with...
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
CNN hires Insider CTO Alex Charalambides as its CTO, replacing Robyn Peterson; Charalambides will partner directly with CNN Digital chief Athan Stephanopoulos — CNN hired Alex Charalambides, most recently chief technology officer at digital media firm Insider Inc., as its new CTO.
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Adam Piore / Columbia Journalism Review:
A profile of Justin Smith and Ben Smith and a look at their partnership leading Semafor, which Politico founder Robert Allbritton calls “Axios for FT people” — Justin Smith and Ben Smith are not related, nor did it seem likely that they'd ever become partners; the first time they met, it didn't go so well.
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Financial Times:
A look at Chris Licht's plans to turn CNN around, as the executive says it is “bullshit” and a big misconception that his vision is to be a “vanilla” centrist — Chris Licht, the network's recently appointed chief executive, is preparing a fresh approach to news and deep job cuts after a slump in revenues
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Memo: Michael Bass, CNN's longtime programming chief who was one of three executives who led CNN after Jeff Zucker's ouster, plans to leave at the end of 2022
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