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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Memo: CNN CEO Chris Licht outlines changes amid layoffs, including restructuring some beats to cover the US “more broadly”; CNN Digital will have no impacts — CNN Worldwide Chairman and CEO Chris Licht outlined the network's changes as the network went through a significant round of job cuts.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: CNN will no longer produce live programs for HLN and will simulcast CNN This Morning; layoffs include CNN correspondent Chris Cillizza
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Wall Street Journal:
A look at Disney's restructuring efforts under former CEO Bob Chapek; sources: McKinsey consultants explored centralizing marketing, annoying top content execs — Tension flared over plans to take control of marketing, other decisions away from content chiefs — From Robert Iger to Steve Jobs, Why Companies Bring Back Their CEOs
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Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
Parler's owner says it “has mutually agreed with Ye to terminate the intent of sale of Parler”, after announcing the deal in October — Despite a joint statement between Ye (fka Kanye West) and Parler in October noting that the two had reached an agreement for the rapper to buy …
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Shawn McCreesh / New York Magazine:
The NYT union has sent a letter to the paper's CEO and publisher threatening a daylong walkout on December 8 if they don't come to terms on a new labor contract — This morning at 8 a.m., New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger and CEO Meredith Kopit Levien received a letter from Bill Baker …
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Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
In a memo, Bloomberg Media CEO M. Scott Havens says Bloomberg.com has more than 450K subscribers and year-to-date revenue is up 20% YoY, with ad revenue up 25% — Bloomberg Media CEO M. Scott Havens sent out the following on Thursday: — Greetings all. — Although a bit delayed …
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Jon Blistein / Rolling Stone:
CNN faces a $17M lawsuit from Freeplay Music accusing it of using hundreds of songs in international broadcasts without acquiring licenses or paying proper fees — Freeplay Music, an online production music library, is seeking $17 million from the cable news giant
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Billboard, Complete Music Update and Digital Music News
Herb Scribner / Axios:
Filing: Alex Jones has filed for personal bankruptcy in Texas; Jones and Free Speech Systems have been ordered to pay $1.5B in damages to Sandy Hook families — Alex Jones filed for personal bankruptcy in Texas on Friday, according to a court filing.
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Washington Post, The Hill, CNN, Insider, The Guardian, @axios, Rolling Stone, Financial Times and New York Magazine
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: The Recount, a video news startup founded by John Battelle and John Heilemann in 2018, tells staff it plans to suspend operations next Friday — The Recount, a video news startup that launched in 2018, told employees it plans to suspend operations next Friday, sources told Axios.
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@niemanlab, @escarry, @christinapushaw, @michaelroston, @danabrams, @kendallbaker and @sarafischer
Ernesto Van der Sar / TorrentFreak:
Following a Delhi High Court order, Telegram hands over phone numbers, emails, IP addresses, and more details of users who allegedly shared copyrighted material — Telegram has complied with an order from the High Court in Delhi by sharing user details of copyright-infringing users with rightsholders.
Reuters Institute:
Ravish Kumar, a leading TV anchor in India for NDTV, resigns in protest as the Adani Group seems poised to take over the independent news channel — As billionaire Gautam Adani takes over Indian TV channel NDTV, senior news anchor Ravish Kumar tendered his resignation with this speech
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Scroll.in, The Times, Deadline and Newslaundry
Insider:
Source: a16z's Future is shutting down; Future hasn't published a new article in months, most of its editorial staffers have left, and its newsletter is defunct — Future was the next big thing in media. — Launched in June of 2021, it was billed as a buzzy new tech publication …
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Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Twitter offers advertisers generous incentives, including matching $500K to $1M in spending in 2022, in a bid to jump start its faltering business — Advertisers booking at least $500,000 in incremental spending would be matched, up to a $1 million cap — Elon Musk Says Twitter Bankruptcy Is a Possibility.
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