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8:25 PM ET, August 9, 2023

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Adam Chitwood / The Wrap:
Bob Iger says Disney is “actively exploring ways” to crack down on password sharing and “will roll out tactics to drive monetization sometime in 2024”  —  Disney+ will begin cracking down on password-sharing in 2024 in an effort to drive monetization …
Matt Levine / Bloomberg:
The Penn-Barstool deal made sense for Penn and Dave Portnoy when he sold Barstool in 2020, and the Penn-Disney deal makes sense now as Portnoy regains Barstool  —  Also WeWork's decline, Yellow's equity value, Target as a securities-fraud target and a Reata M&A typo.  —  Barstool
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Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
Filing: Dave Portnoy acquired Barstool Sports for $1 from Penn Entertainment, which says it expects to record a loss of between $800M and $850M on the deal  —  Penn Entertainment estimates that it will take a loss of as much as $850 million on Barstool.  —  Just how much did Dave Portnoy pay …
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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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 …
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 …
 
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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
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
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
Discussion: CNET, The Wrap and The Desk
Reuters:
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
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
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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
Committee to Protect Journalists:
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
Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
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
Kate Harloe / Popula:
The Albany Public Libraries partnered with the city's local newspaper, the Times Union, to write a series of articles and examine what kind of news locals need