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9:30 AM ET, September 18, 2023

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Emily Dugan / The Guardian:
The BBC “urgently” investigates Russell Brand's behavior while working on BBC radio shows, after allegations of rape and sexual assault spanning 2006 to 2013  —  Corporation says accusations span a number of years, including 2006 to 2008, when comedian worked for Radio 2
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Sky News:
One of Russell Brand's accusers tells BBC Radio 4 that a chauffer-driven BBC car took her from school to the star's house in 2006 when she was 16 years old  —  “Alice” told BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour the alleged abusive relationship left her feeling “cheap and dirtied” and went …
Max Tani / Semafor:
Source: liberal donors like Open Society Foundation donated millions to the National Trust for Local News before the nonprofit acquired Maine newspapers in July  —  The Scoop  —  Local media in the state of Maine has emerged as an unlikely and asymmetric battlefield for big American political money.
Wall Street Journal:
How Spotify and other streaming services have transformed the sound of music: songs are shorter, albums are longer, and artists collaborate more across genres  —  To succeed on Spotify and other services, songs are getting shorter, albums are getting longer, and artists are collaborating across genres.
Julia Jacobs / New York Times:
Drew Barrymore pauses her daytime talk show's season premiere “until the strike is over”, after facing an onslaught of criticism over her decision  —  The host had defended restarting production on Friday despite the writers' strike, but changed course on Sunday, saying, “I have listened to everyone.”
Jem Aswad / Variety:
Katy Perry sells her music rights to Litmus Music, the Carlyle-backed company co-founded by former Capitol Records president Dan McCarroll, for $225M  —  After months of rumors, Katy Perry has sold her music rights to Litmus Music, the Carlyle-backed company co-founded by former Capitol …
Rachel Metz / Bloomberg:
AI writing startup Writer, used by L'Oréal, Spotify, and Uber to create digital marketing campaigns, raised $100M led by Iconiq Growth at a $500M+ valuation  —  The company's technology can write and summarize a wide range of text. … Led by Chief Executive Officer May Habib …
Discussion: @glenngabe
Bloomberg:
Sources: Disney has held preliminary talks with potential buyers like Reliance Industries for its Indian assets, including Disney Star and Disney+ Hotstar  —  - US giant weighs unit sale, piecemeal deal involving sports  — Disney mulled strategic options after losing IPL streaming
Discussion: @aagave
Joyce Lee / Reuters:
Netflix and South Korean ISP SK Broadband end lawsuits over streaming services paying for network usage due to surging traffic, and agree to form a partnership  —  South Korean internet service provider SK Broadband and Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) said on Monday they were ending all lawsuits with each other …
Discussion: MediaNama, Variety and Al Jazeera
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
BBC Studios, the broadcaster's commercial arm, plans to relaunch its ad-supported international news website ahead of the 2024 US elections, to boost revenue  —  Rollout will start in US ahead of presidential elections as UK public broadcaster looks to boost advertising revenues
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
As The New York Times shuts down its sports section, an ode to newspaper sports pages, where a city's teams and stars were evaluated, analyzed, and discussed  —  If it seems odd for a sports columnist at one major metropolitan newspaper to lament the shuttering of the sports section …
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Disney's motivation to potentially sell ABC, cable networks, and a minority stake in ESPN is a signal to investors to stop thinking about Disney as old media  —  - Investors may cheer Disney's decision to consider selling some legacy media businesses even if the deal price doesn't break the bank.
 
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Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Ofcom finds that GB News breached impartiality rules on a program presented by two sitting MPs from one party, its first ruling on having politicians host shows
Margaret Sullivan / The Guardian:
So far, the US press is failing to adequately emphasize the stakes of the 2024 presidential election, instead bending over backwards to be seen as nonpartisan
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Jem Aswad / Variety:
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's board removes Jann Wenner after he said Black and female artists “didn't articulate at the level” of the white ones in his book
Canadian Press:
Canada-based Metroland Media Group makes its 70+ local newspapers digital-only and cuts 605 jobs, as its parent company seeks bankruptcy protection for the unit
Uriel J. García / The Texas Tribune:
Mexican journalist Emilio Gutiérrez Soto wins the right to US asylum after a 15-year legal battle against deportation to Mexico, whose military threatened him