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Aisha Majid / Press Gazette:
Reuters survey of 303 news leaders in 53 countries: 44% are confident about their company's 2023 business prospects, 72% worry about news avoidance, and more — Reuters Institute's latest survey of newsroom leaders shows the industry is less optimistic about 2023.
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
C-SPAN resumes using government-operated video feeds, after capturing days of candid US House Speaker election drama through its own cameras in the chamber — If you enjoyed getting a front-row seat via C-SPAN to the drama surrounding House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif.) bid for the gavel …
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Jessica Chasmar / Fox News:
Rep. Matt Gaetz introduces amendment to allow C-SPAN cameras on the House floor during normal proceedings, replacing the “antiquated” pool view — Gaetz says pool view of Congress is 'antiquated, ‘boomer-fied’ — The House is in a stronger position after these concessions: Rep. Matt Gaetz
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Insider, The Hill, @chriscillizza, @vermontgmg and @repmattgaetz
Rachel Syme / New Yorker:
A profile of Bela Bajaria, Netflix's head of global TV, who leads its hyper-aggressive strategy to adapt successful show formats to different parts of the world — Bela Bajaria, who oversees the streaming giant's hyperaggressive approach to TV-making, says success is about “recognizing that people like having more.”
Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch:
Meta adds more limits on targeting users under 18 with ads, including removing the options to target teens users based on gender and in-app activity — Meta is making some changes to how its apps handle advertising and young users. Under the new rules, advertisers on Instagram and Facebook …
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Meta, The Drum, MediaPost, Ad Age, Engadget, The Verge, Wall Street Journal, @nickclegg and @astaniscia86, more at Techmeme »
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Jon Fingas / Engadget:
Meta rolls out AI ad-targeting tech it calls a Variance Reduction System in an effort to comply with its DOJ settlement and reduce discrimination in housing ads
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Insider, Adweek, @sdnynews, @jose_pagliery, @metanewsroom, UPI, Meta AI, Gizmodo, The Verge, Meta, Next TV and CNET, more at Techmeme »
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
An interview with Sling TV EVP and President Gary Schanman about rolling out new features like user profiles, offering free content, pricing tiers, and more — Dish-owned live TV streaming service Sling TV is looking to catch up with competitors with the launch of new features like user profiles …
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The Streamable
Morgan Chalfant / Semafor:
Reps. Mike Gallagher and Raja Krishnamoorthi write to ESPN asking the network to “commit to ending its commercial relationship with TikTok”, which is a sponsor — Members of Congress are demanding that ESPN log out of its relationship with TikTok, after the Chinese social media giant sponsored …
Thomas Seal / Bloomberg:
Sources detail right-wing UK broadcaster GB News' struggles: newsroom staff disquiet and high turnover, employee settlements, revenue “challenges”, and more — GB News burst onto the UK media scene with a mission to disrupt a broadcasting market dominated for decades by the same players.
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@scottygb, @oliviasolon, @athomson6, @tw_seal, @tw_seal and @oliviasolon
Todd Spangler / Variety:
G/O Media names veteran journalist Merrill Brown as editorial director, filling a role that has been vacant since July 2021 — As editorial director, Brown will oversee the newsrooms and coverage of all G/O Media properties, which include Gizmodo, The Onion, The A.V. Club, Jezebel and Deadspin.
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The Wrap, MediaPost, @merrillbro and @jeffjarvis
Armando Tinoco / Deadline:
Lynette Hardaway, Diamond of right-wing commentary duo Diamond and Silk who rose to fame as pro-Trump YouTubers and had shows on Fox Nation and Newsmax TV, dies — Donald Trump took to Truth Social to share that Diamond, whose real name is Ineitha Lynnette Hardaway, from the “Diamond and Silk” duo had died.
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John Cross / Mirror:
UK police plan to visit 1,000 homes in a crackdown on illegal streaming using modified boxes, “fire sticks”, and subscriptions — Customers have been identified as part of a major ongoing criminal investigation and police will knock on the doors of people to warn they could also face prosecution
Axios:
With pay-TV subscriptions plummeting, Cox follows Comcast, Altice, and Charter in launching mobile plans to offset losses — The country's biggest cable companies have been leaning into mobile plans as pay-TV subscriptions plummet and growth from broadband begins to plateau.
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