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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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@seeleycat, @travelurownpath, @matthewkeyslive, Adweek, @dianafalzone, @matthewkeyslive, The Wrap and @joelmathis.bsky.social
Uriel J. García / The Texas Tribune:
Mexican journalist Emilio Gutiérrez Soto wins the right to asylum in the United States after a 15-year legal battle against deportation to Mexico — Emilio Gutiérrez Soto fled with his son to the U.S. border in 2008 after his reporting on the Mexican military led to threats.
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National Press Club, LatAm Journalism Review, Reuters, @pressfreedom, @juliaprestonnow, @dabeard, @dabeard, Washington Post and Al Jazeera
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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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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Canadian Press:
Canada's Metroland Media Group moves its 70+ local newspapers to digital-only and cuts 605 jobs, as its parent company seeks bankruptcy protection for the unit — Daily papers will continue to operate in print and online — Nordstar, the company that owns the Toronto Star and other newspapers …
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@cbcnews, @theactualkjm, @dgrdon, @mattdagley, Reuters, @jgreig, Unifor National, Unifor Local 87-M, @winstarvander, @michaeltaube, @kevinnimmock and CTV News
Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nielsen: Thursday Night Football's 2023 season debut averaged a record 15.05M viewers on Amazon Prime Video and local broadcasters, up 15.5% from 2022's opener — The NFL's weeknight game scores its biggest audience since moving to streaming. — Thursday Night Football scored …
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Sportico, Associated Press, Deadline, Sports Media Watch, TVLine, NBCSports.com, Decider and New York Post
David Voreacos / Bloomberg:
Hedge fund founder Ken Griffin subpoenas ProPublica and five journalists for documents tied to stories on his tax returns; ProPublica vows to protect sources — - ProPublica vows to protect sources amid ‘sprawling’ requests — Griffin suing IRS over failure to protect his secret tax data
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@dmihalopoulos, @stocksensefrank, @dmihalopoulos and @eisingerj
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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Variety and Broadband TV News
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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NBC News, The Onion, The Wrap, Axios, @hellolanemoore@threads.net, Insider, @itsmecarolamptp, Decider, Sydney Morning Herald, @erinbiba.bsky.social, @mikedrucker.bsky.social, Los Angeles Times, @themeteor@threads.net, Mediaite, Bleeding Cool News, @mollyjongfast, @marlownyc, The A.V. Club, @hellolanemoore@threads.net, The Guardian, @themeteor@threads.net, Fox News, @themeteor@threads.net, @brendelbored.bsky.social, TVLine, CNN, The Daily Beast, Vanity Fair, The Week, @beccalew.bsky.social, TV Insider, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, UPROXX, The Messenger and Consequence
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.
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@bytebln, Plex Forum and @hackbard
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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LinkedIn, @_harvey__dent_, @godofash1, Sydney Morning Herald, @ryandeel, @filmupdates, @cartoonbrew, @stephanfleet, @irishaniworkers, ComingSoon.net, Collider and r/vfx
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 and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
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