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The Intercept, founded in 2014, is spinning off as an independent nonprofit from its parent company First Look Media and lays off an undefined number of staff — The Intercept, a progressive nonprofit investigative news outlet, is spinning 0ff as an independent nonprofit from its parent …
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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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A look at the Murdoch family's succession dilemmas, questions about plans to reunite Fox and News Corp, and whether heir apparent Lachlan will get free reign — The proposed Fox-News Corp merger could portend a realignment of the interests of Rupert Murdoch's children
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Sources: News UK CEO Rebekah Brooks will lead a reunited News Corp and Fox, taking over for News Corp CEO Robert Thomson, who is expected to step aside — This reporting is one of several scoops featured in this week's edition of Confider, the newsletter pulling back the curtain on the media.
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OpenAP, Fox, NBCUniversal, Paramount, TelevisaUnivision, Warner Bros. Discovery, and the Video Advertising Bureau form a committee to push Nielsen alternatives — Media ratings collective OpenAP, along with national programmers Fox, NBCUniversal, Paramount, TelevisaUnivision …
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Variety, Ad Age, MediaPost, @bristei, The Wrap, AdExchanger, The Hollywood Reporter and Adweek


Report: Apple VP of Services Peter Stern, who helped build Apple TV+'s business, plans to leave at the end of January, as Apple reorganizes its Services unit — One of Apple's top services executives is departing the company. Peter Stern, Apple's vice president of Services …
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Insider, @claireatki, @anthony, @claireatki, Bloomberg, @pkafka, @elkmovie and @bzamayo, more at Techmeme »


Email: Disney CEO Bob Iger tells hybrid staff to return to the office four days a week starting on March 1, stressing the importance of in-person collaboration — - Disney CEO Bob Iger told hybrid employees on Monday they must return to corporate offices four days a week starting March 1, according to an email obtained by CNBC.


A look at Punchbowl News' relationship with Kevin McCarthy, as the outlet's newsletters and Jake Sherman's Twitter drove the narrative around the Speaker's race — The crazy fracas on Capitol Hill Friday night had a few winners: C-SPAN, of course; the right-wing House Freedom Caucus …
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@matthewkassel, @matthewfoldi, @pegobry, @ddayen, @dicktofel, @jamespmanley, @maxwelltani and Punchbowl News


YouTube plans to begin sharing ad revenue with Shorts creators on February 1, and starts rolling out new terms for all creators in the YouTube Partner Program — YouTube will begin sharing ad revenue with Shorts creators on February 1, the company revealed on Monday.
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The Verge, Engadget and 9to5Google, more at Techmeme »


Free London business newspaper City AM ends its Friday print edition as commuters continue to prefer working from home on Fridays, and says no jobs will be lost — The business daily will continue to print on Mondays to Thursdays. — Free London business newspaper City AM is closing …
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@jamesrbuk, @pressgazette, @silvesterldn, @pressgazette and City A.M.


The extraordinary volume of leaks of Prince Harry's book highlights the challenges of organizing the release of highly anticipated, divisive celebrity memoirs — A litany of leaks and interview clips before the book's publication has made the process hard for the publisher to control, but has also driven early interest.
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The Daily Beast, New York Times, SheKnows, Bloomberg, CBS News, It Just Doesn't Matter, The Biblioracle Recommends and The Guardian