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Sources: vendors for the Emmys have been told the ceremony will not air on September 18, as the Hollywood strikes drag on; the event was last postponed in 2001 — Vendors for the 75th Primetime Emmys have been told that the ceremony will not air on September 18 — the first time that there …
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Andrew Webster / The Verge:
Apple says the week of July 19-July 26 had the three most-watched matches ever on MLS Season Pass, but doesn't release specific numbers — Lionel Messi has taken MLS by storm, and that's good news for Apple. … And though Messi only played his first match for his new club, Inter Miami …
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Joseph Bernstein / New York Times:
A profile of Simon Ateba, owner and White House correspondent of the website Today News Africa, who has cultivated a brand of being a disruptor by defying norms — The Today News Africa gadfly has become a hero on the right, thanks to his confrontational behavior in the White House briefing room.
@edyong209:
[Thread] Pulitzer-winning science writer Ed Yong is leaving The Atlantic after eight years and says he'll be writing a third book and working on other projects — Some news: After 8 years & 750 stories, I've decided to leave The Atlantic. Today's my last day. Being a writer means you can't say things like “I can't tell you what this means” cos, well, I can. That's kind of the point of me. So here's an attempt at looking back & forward: 1/
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Jesse Whittock / Deadline:
European consolidator Asacha Media Group acquires UK-based producer Arrow International Media; sources: the deal may value Arrow in the low eight-figure range — European consolidator Asacha Media Group has acquired a majority stake in Magic of Disney's Animal Kingdom producer Arrow International Media.
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Bloomberg:
Research using Meta's data from around the 2020 US election shows news audiences were highly politically segregated; changing algorithms didn't change attitudes — Multiple studies aim to understand Facebook's impact on elections … Meta Platforms Inc., Facebook's parent company …
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Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
Jeff Zucker's spokesperson asks Variety to retract a post on Zucker and CNN, and Puck and The Atlantic reporters refute some of its claims; Variety stands by it — The magazine's scathing feature on former network chief Jeff Zucker has unleashed an outcry over its veracity, with some top media brass even calling for a retraction.
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: the AP's deal to license content to OpenAI has a clause that gives AP the right to reset the terms if another publisher gets a better deal from OpenAI — Associated Press pact with OpenAI gives it the right to reset terms if another publisher gets a better deal
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Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
Cineworld secured a new $250M revolving credit facility as part of a restructuring process that will let the company exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy — The Cineworld cinema chain has secured a new revolving credit facility of $250 million as part of its restructuring process.
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Job listings at Disney, Sony, Netflix, and other companies indicate there is a hiring spree for AI jobs in the entertainment industry — Netflix is hiring a $900,000 per year AI product manager, Disney is looking for generative AI specialists, and Sony seeks an AI ethics expert …
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Will Sommer / Washington Post:
The staff of Mississippi Today, which won a 2023 Pulitzer for Local Reporting, and its New Orleans-focused sister site Verite unionize — It's the latest evolution for scrappy nonprofit Mississippi Today, founded seven years ago by former NBC News executive Andy Lack
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
ESPN plans to air a SportsCenter show with an all-female anchor team and a female-led production crew, as it aims to serve brands that support women's sports — Not tonight. — When ESPN viewers tune in to the 11 p.m. edition of the long-running sports-news program, they may see something a little different.
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