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Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
Source: Byron Allen submits a preliminary $10B offer to Disney to acquire its ABC TV network, local 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 staffers describe a feeling of dread and trepidation inside ABC; employees say they heard news of a possible sale from the press — Editor's Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here.
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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 9 after a woman alleged 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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David Marchese / New York Times:
An interview with Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner on his new book about seven white male musicians, interviewing his friends, and his generation's legacy — “We've lived really privileged lives,” says the co-founder of Rolling Stone. “Now we get to rest.”
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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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Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Sources: VFX firm DNEG told staff to take pay cuts of 20%+ for 7 months or agree to a 3-year loan scheme; it laid off ~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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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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Alyssa Boyle / AdExchanger:
Q&A with Rob Emrich, executive chairman of ad tech platform Infillion, on his plans for ad tech company MediaMath, which Infillion bought 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
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 been in talks with Politico Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza about helping the paper 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 the bill …
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Haroon Siddique / The Guardian:
MailOnline to pay BBC presenter Gabby Logan and her husband “substantial damages” over false claims; ex-Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie will pay damages for a tweet — Payout relates to article that wrongly claimed pair had received £500,000 to promote tax avoidance schemes
Joe Otterson / Variety:
Study: US streaming services canceled shows at an average rate of 12.2% from 2020 to 2023; Max had the highest rate at 26.9% and Apple TV+ the lowest at 4.9% — WBD's Max wielded the heaviest ax from 2020 to 2023 while Apple TV+ was most merciful — The Streaming Era began with a promise …
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