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Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
Source: Byron Allen submits a preliminary $10B offer to acquire Disney's ABC TV network, local TV stations, and the FX and National Geographic cable channels — - Disney said it hasn't made any decisions on sale of properties — Nexstar has also held early talks for ABC and local stations
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Sources including ABC News employees describe a feeling of dread and trepidation in the newsroom; staff say they read about the potential sale in the press
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Bloomberg:
Sources: Disney held talks exploring selling its ABC network and TV stations to Nexstar Media Group, which has 200 owned or partner TV stations in 116 markets
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Mediaite:
Sources: Fox News fired veteran executive John Finley on September 8 following a woman alleging he sexually harassed and stalked her; Fox settled with the woman — John Finley, a top Fox News executive who was fired last week after more than 20 years at the network, was ousted after a woman alleged …
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The Wrap and @joelmathis.bsky.social
David Marchese / New York Times:
Q&A with Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner on interviewing his friends, boomers' legacy, and his new book, The Masters, about seven white male rock musicians — “We've lived really privileged lives,” says the co-founder of Rolling Stone. “Now we get to rest.”
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Ernesto Van der Sar / TorrentFreak:
Plex notifies users that the streaming company plans to block access in October for those who use the hosting company Hetzner, citing large-scale TOS violations — Plex is a multifunctional media software and service that allows users to easily access all their entertainment in one place.
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
WBD's General Manager for Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, Hannes Heyelmann, steps down, following the exits of EMEA head Priya Dogra and UK head Antonio Ruiz — Warner Bros. Discovery Germany boss Hannes Heyelmann has become the latest to exit from Gerhard Zeiler's international team.
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Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
After a backlash, Drew Barrymore apologizes to writers and unions for her show returning on September 18, saying “we will be in compliance” with strike rules — Drew Barrymore is offering up an explanation as to why her daytime talk show is returning, amid fierce criticism during the writers strike.
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Financial Times:
Sources: Meta is exploring whether to show ads in WhatsApp and charge a subscription fee to use the app without ads; WhatsApp denies working on such a feature — Talks are at an early stage, sources say, as Facebook parent looks for new ways to increase revenue
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The Information, @wcathcart, @edzitron, The Drum and TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Sources: VFX firm DNEG told staff to take 20%+ pay cuts for seven months or agree to a 36-month loan scheme; DNEG cut ~7.5% of its London HQ workforce in July — EXCLUSIVE: Just weeks after laying off dozens in its London HQ, Dune VFX firm DNEG is asking staff to take up to 25% pay cuts …
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ComingSoon.net and Collider
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
X changes its crowdsourced fact-checking Community Notes feature to show contributors other note proposals and see other viewpoints before they submit a rating — X (formerly Twitter) this week changed how its crowdsourced fact-checking Community Notes feature works.
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@communitynotes
Benjy Sarlin / Semafor:
Sources: The New York Times has had serious talks with Politico Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza about helping the newspaper relaunch its On Politics newsletter — Punchbowl News: As negotiations within the House GOP conference continue over a stopgap funding bill, some GOP members are hopeful …
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@sauthoff.bsky.social, @joshuaerlich and @agoldmund
Alyssa Boyle / AdExchanger:
Q&A with Rob Emrich, the chair and founder of ad tech platform Infillion, on his plans for ad tech company MediaMath, which Infillion acquired out of bankruptcy — Infillion is finally unveiling its intentions for MediaMath after buying the company out of bankruptcy during an auction last month.
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@kerrymflynn, Digiday, Insider and Axios
Haroon Siddique / The Guardian:
MailOnline agrees to pay the BBC's Gabby Logan and her husband “substantial damages” over false claims; ex-Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie agrees to pay for a tweet — Payout relates to article that wrongly claimed pair had received £500,000 to promote tax avoidance schemes
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