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6:50 PM ET, May 7, 2023

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Mike Allen / Axios:
Sources: Tucker Carlson wants to force Fox News to let him out of his contract, which expires in January 2025; Carlson and Elon Musk discussed working together  —  Tucker Carlson is preparing to unleash allies to attack Fox News in an effort to bully the network into letting him work for …
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
In a letter, Fox News asks Dominion to “investigate and confirm” that the voting tech company is not the source of the leaked Tucker Carlson text messages  —  Lawyers for Fox News are asking officials at Dominion Voting Systems to conduct an internal investigation after media reports …
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Fox News sends Media Matters a cease-and-desist letter over a series of stories featuring leaked footage of Tucker Carlson, claiming the material is its IP  —  Fox News has sent a cease and desist letter to Media Matters and its president and CEO Angelo Carusone over a series of stories posted …
Washington Post:
Sources: Tucker Carlson aspires to move into a larger role that doesn't limit him to a single medium and wants to moderate a GOP candidates' forum for 2024
BuzzFeed News:
BuzzFeed News, launched in 2012, shuts down and archives its website; current and former staff share their memories in a recap as the outlet's final post  —  BuzzFeed News has been described as a chaos agent, a pirate ship, a reputable news organization, and, most notably, a “failing pile of garbage” by former president Donald Trump.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK specialist magazine publisher Haymarket plans to lay off up to 14 of 120 employees in its automotive division after carmakers cut back on their ad spend  —  The teams behind What Car? and Autocar are restructuring to cope with turbulence in the industry.
Discussion: @pressgazette
Alex Sujong Laughlin / Defector:
A look at the idea that the 2007 writers' strike caused the rise of reality TV and how workers on unscripted shows and cast members are chronically undervalued  —  As of Tuesday, the Writers Guild of America is on strike.  Their proposals are aimed at making the work of writing TV …
Discussion: Vanity Fair
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David Robb / Deadline:
The AMPTP pushes back on the WGA's demands, saying writers have “almost nothing in common” with gig jobs, commits to more discussion about AI material, and more
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Vice Media is nearing a deal to get acquired out of bankruptcy by lenders including Fortress Investment Group and Soros Fund Management for ~$400M  —  The media business is in talks to sell itself to top lenders Fortress Investment and Soros Fund Management through a reorganization that would wipe out other investors
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Eight CW stations owned by CBS plan to go independent in September 2023, carry Paramount content, and pursue sports deals akin to Scripps' and Gray TV's  —  CW stations in Philadelphia, Seattle, Atlanta, Detroit and other major markets will drop their affiliation and go independent.
Cristina Criddle / Financial Times:
A journalist recounts discovering that ByteDance surveilled her in 2022 after reporting on TikTok's staff troubles in London and wonders why she was targeted  —  The FT's Cristina Criddle on discovering she'd been surveilled by the controversial social media company
Will Oremus / Washington Post:
AI text generators are quietly authoring more of the internet; more AI-generated books and personalized articles mean fewer clients buying human-written content  —  From recipes to product reviews to how-to books, artificial intelligence text generators are quietly authoring more and more of the internet.
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Despite big reach elsewhere, on YouTube, Slate podcasts averaged ~75 views/video last week while NPR averaged ~179/video; studio footage drives views higher  —  Hello and welcome back to Soundbite.  Today we'll look at how podcast networks are faring on YouTube and have an update on Sony Music Entertainment's podcast efforts.
 
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Sahil Patel / The Information:
Nielsen: YouTube makes up more TV viewing than any network or streamer; sources: nearly 45% of US YouTube viewing is on TV and upfront ad sales could hit $7B+
John Ourand / Sports Business Journal:
Scripps signs a multiyear deal to carry the games of the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights, another team bypassing RSNs, two weeks after signing to carry WNBA games
Janko Roettgers / Lowpass:
Sources: Pluto TV co-founder Ilya Pozin is working on Teevee, a startup building a free TV set, to be revealed in 2023, monetized via ads on a second screen
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Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD Q1: revenue down 6% YoY to $10.7B, a $1.07B net loss, $2.46B streaming revenue and $50M profit, up from a $217M loss in Q4 2022, and 97.6M DTC subscribers
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple reports Q2 revenue for its Services segment, which includes Apple TV+, Apple News+, and Apple Music, grew 5.5% YoY to $20.9B