Mediagazer: Putin signs a decree transferring publishing assets controlled by Nobel Peace Prize-winning Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov to “temporary state management” (Reuters)

2:45 PM 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

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

Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:

Bill Maher delays resuming production on his weekly late-night show “for now” as the WGA and the AMPTP agree to resume labor negotiations — The comedian says he'll delay the HBO show's return “for now” as negotiations between striking writers and media companies are set to begin again.

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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 …

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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.

Discussion: @dicktofel, @steveguest, @kyleyspencer, @maxwelltani and @coreyhutchins

Morwenna Ferrier / The Guardian:

Condé Nast names Chioma Nnadi as its new head of editorial content at British Vogue, the first Black woman to lead the magazine; Nnadi currently edits Vogue.com — Exclusive: London-born editor of Vogue's US website to become first Black female head of the fashion title

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Reuters:

Putin signs a decree transferring publishing assets controlled by Nobel Peace Prize-winning Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov to “temporary state management” — Russian President Vladimir Putin has transferred publishing assets controlled by Nobel Prize-winning Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov …

Brian Steinberg / Variety:

ABC will air ten additional Monday Night Football games than previously expected this season, simulcasting them with ESPN, to help its strike-hampered schedule — “Monday Night Football” was for many years a staple of ABC's Monday-night line-up before it moved to ESPN in 2006. This fall, it will be so again.

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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, The Korea Herald, SK telecom, 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

Sara Fischer / Axios:

Time doubles down on opinion content by launching Time100 Voices, an editorial platform featuring global Time100 leaders, and weekly newsletter Time POV — Time on Monday announced a new editorial platform called Time100 Voices that is dedicated to elevating perspectives from global thought leaders.

Discussion: The Wrap and @sarafischer

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: The Streamable and @aagave

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 …

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Dan Rys / Billboard:
RIAA: US recorded music revenues grew 9% YoY in H1 2023 to a record $8.4B; streaming was the primary driver, up 10.3% to $7B; paid streaming grew 11% to $5.5B

Discussion: Forbes, The Verge, The Wrap, Music Ally and Media Play News

Rachel Metz / Bloomberg:
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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

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Hannah Natanson / Washington Post:
How the 146-year-old ALA, which provides training and tools to most of the 123K libraries in the US, has been pulled into a culture war by the right

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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

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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

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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

Reuters:
DirecTV and Nexstar agree to temporarily return Nexstar's stations and cable network NewsNation to DirecTV, DirecTV Stream, and U-verse, ending a spat from July

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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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Ann-Marie Alcántara / Wall Street Journal:
A look at the proliferation of pirated movies and TV shows on TikTok, posted as bite-sized clips by accounts that don't appear to make money from the content

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Chris Young / Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press:
Letter to Chief Justice John G. Roberts: the RCFP and 62 media organizations urge SCOTUS to make permanent its practice of offering live audio of oral arguments

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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

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Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority:
Source: Google has canceled the development of a second-generation Pixel Tablet, planned for release in 2025, due to concerns that it wouldn't sell very well

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is testing a more conversational version of Siri, dubbed “LLM Siri”, with plans to release it in spring 2026 as part of iOS 19 and macOS 16

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