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5:20 PM ET, August 9, 2023

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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Disney plans to raise US prices of Disney+ Premium, Hulu without ads, and ESPN+, and to expand Disney+ ad-supported plans to Canada and nine European countries  —  Ad-supported Disney+ tier to expand to Canada, U.K. and eight other European countries this fall
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Katherine Sayre / Wall Street Journal:
ESPN's deal letting Penn Entertainment use its brand for ESPN Bet is worth $2B over 10 years: $1.5B in cash plus warrants worth ~$500M to purchase Penn shares
Mathew Ingram / Columbia Journalism Review:
Q&A with Mark Rasch, a lawyer for Tim Burke, whose PCs and equipment were seized in a probe of Fox News video leaks, on the case's implications for journalists  —  In May, agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation showed up at Tim Burke's home in Tampa, Florida, and seized several computers …
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Blake Brittain / Reuters:
Gizmodo EIC Dan Ackerman sues Apple, the Tetris Company, and others, accusing them of adapting his book about Tetris into a feature film without his permission  —  Dan Ackerman, editor in chief of the tech-news website Gizmodo, filed a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court on Monday accusing Apple …
Steven Waldman / The Atlantic:
Funding US local news, which could mean ~$1.5B per year to sustain 25K local reporter positions, would more than pay for itself and “save American democracy”  —  The decline of local journalism isn't just a threat to democracy.  It's also costing us money.  —  Zak podmore did not bring down a corrupt mayor.
Yuvraj Malik / Reuters:
The world's largest news media organizations sign an open letter calling for a framework to “collectively negotiate” use of their IP with AI model operators  —  A group of the world's biggest news media organizations called for revised regulations on the use of copyrighted material …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
The RNC picks Fox Business to host the second GOP presidential primary debate on September 27, after Fox News hosts the first debate on August 23 in Milwaukee  —  It's now two-for-two for the Murdoch empire when it comes to presidential candidate forums.  —  The Republican National Committee …
Scott Roxborough / The Hollywood Reporter:
RTL Deutschland launches a €12.99/month “all-in-one” streaming service bundle, offering video, live sports, music, podcasts, audiobooks, and digital magazines  —  The new “all-inclusive” platform is promising German subscribers a one-stop-shop for video, live-sports, music …
Discussion: The Desk
Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix reopens NYC's iconic Paris Theater after major upgrades with plans to screen its original movies and host special events, retrospectives, and filmmakers  —  The iconic cinema will be able to screen 70mm film for the first time in years and also has a new Dolby Atmos system.
Discussion: The Wrap
Lara O'Reilly / Insider:
Canadian private equity firm Novacap acquires US TV adtech company Cadent from Lee Equity Partners, a source says for close to $600M  —  - PE firm Novacap has acquired TV adtech company Cadent.  — The deal is valued at around $600 million, according to a source.
 
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The WGA strike hits 100 days: negotiations with major studios have stalled as picketing writers protest what they describe as a disregard for their demands
Elizabeth de Luna / Mashable:
X begins making ad revenue payouts to smaller creators, after issuing payments to select accounts in July 2023; how X calculates the payouts remains unclear
Sophie Culpepper / Nieman Lab:
A look at Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang's “transparency portal”; the newsroom was galvanized to improve audience trust after criticism over a botched story
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A look at the increasingly hostile environment for journalism in the Netherlands, and the ripple effects of the 2021 killing of crime reporter Peter R. de Vries
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Australia's ABC shuts down all but four of its X accounts, citing “toxic interactions” and the cost, after shifting resources to TikTok and Instagram
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Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
The GSMA announces the new RCS standard supports interoperable E2EE between platforms; Apple says it will add support for the standard in a future update

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European authorities raided 21 addresses, arrested several people, and sealed two offices in the EU Parliament, as part of a spiraling bribery probe into Huawei
 
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