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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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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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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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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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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
With the WGA and the AMPTP set to resume talks on September 20, a look at the biggest myths impeding a deal, including that streaming services hoard the profits — The writers and studios are going back to the table after a month of not speaking. — Mark your calendars sports fans.
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Joyce Lee / Reuters:
Netflix and South Korean ISP SK Broadband end their lawsuits with each other over whether Netflix should pay for network usage, 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 …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Time doubles down on opinion content by launching Time100 Voices, an editorial platform featuring global thought leaders, and Time POV, a weekly newsletter — Time on Monday announced a new editorial platform called Time100 Voices that is dedicated to elevating perspectives from global thought leaders.
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Ben Strauss / Washington Post:
Dozens of New York Times sports staff and Guild members marched through the newspaper's offices on September 18 to protest the end of its standalone sports desk — Dozens of New York Times sports staffers and Guild members marched through the Times offices Monday afternoon to protest the end of the Times's stand-alone sports desk.
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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
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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
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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 increase revenue — Rollout will start in US ahead of presidential elections as UK public broadcaster looks to boost advertising revenues
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.
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Dan Rys / Billboard:
RIAA: US recorded music revenues grew 9.3% 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 — Recorded-music revenues in the United States grew 9.3% in the first half of 2023, reaching an all-time mid-year high of $8.4 billion …
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