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Emma Roth / The Verge:
WBD plans to add a Max live sports tier, Bleacher Report Sports, in the US on October 5 for $9.99/month, or free for current subscribers until February 29, 2024 — Max, the streaming service owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, is adding a live sports tier in the US on October 5th.
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Angela Fu / Poynter:
A Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter and her colleagues faced social media attacks when users, including Elon Musk, distorted her coverage of a fatal hit-and-run — The Las Vegas Review-Journal is facing a harassment campaign stoked by Elon Musk, one year after a reporter was killed for his coverage.
Dan Sabbagh / The Guardian:
A British journalist who previously worked in Kurdish-controlled Syria was held by police at Luton airport for five hours in August without being arrested — Matt Broomfield, who has worked in Kurdish-controlled north-east Syria, had his phone and laptop seized when he was questioned last month
Discussion:
@natalieben and @profbillmcguire
Anna Chernova / CNN:
A Moscow court refuses to hear an appeal against Evan Gershkovich's pre-trial detention, which could mean he remains in jail until at least November 30 — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will remain behind bars after a Moscow court refused to hear an appeal against his pre-trial detention on Tuesday.
The Guardian:
The Guardian launches a digital Europe edition to offer “a European lens on world issues”, the fifth edition after the UK, the US, Australia, and international — Expanded presence to showcase original journalism and highlight issues that matter to European readers
Discussion:
@shafldn and @pippacrerar
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Radio Times, started 100 years ago as the BBC's “official organ”, remains “highly profitable”; the magazine also offers a website, an app, and a weekly podcast — One hundred years on, the Radio Times print magazine continues to be the highly profitable “mothership” …
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Michael Wolff's new book, The Fall: The End of Fox News and the Murdoch Dynasty, says in 2022, Rupert Murdoch thought $787.5M Dominion suit would cost Fox $50M — Trump tell-all author returns with tale of Fox News strife which also includes prediction Ron DeSantis will be Republican nominee
Discussion:
New York Magazine, Insider, New York Times, CNN, The Wrap, @janinegibson.bsky.social and The Daily Beast
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Sony Group cancels Emily Ratajkowski's podcast and lays off podcast unit staff; spokesperson: cuts involved a “significant percentage of the division” — - Company's podcast group is hit with third round of layoffs — Decision to cut staff and shows follows industry contraction
Discussion:
Podnews, @ashleyrcarman and @maxwelltani
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Sky calls on the UK government to tackle regulatory red tape that threatens to stifle the creative sector, ahead of a planned government review of TV trends — Broadcaster says ‘significant amounts’ of resources deal with regulatory requirements — UK-based broadcaster Sky has called …
Axios:
Filing: Disney plans to spend ~$60B in the next 10 years on its parks and cruise line segments, nearly doubling the investment it has made over the past decade — Disney plans to nearly double its investments in its popular theme parks and cruise line, the company said in a securities filing Tuesday.
Patrick Brzeski / The Hollywood Reporter:
Paramount plans to launch Paramount+ in Japan on December 1 as a free-of-charge addition to the on-demand services of local operators J:COM and Wowow — The deal will give Japanese subscribers to J:COM and Wowow access to Paramount+ content as a free-of-charge add-on.
Discussion:
The Wrap, Paramount, Broadband TV News, Variety and Media Play News
Abbey White / The Hollywood Reporter:
Over 175 writers, musicians, and others in creative fields sign an open letter against book bans in schools, in an effort led by Reading Rainbow's LeVar Burton — “It's only a matter of time before regressive, suppressive ideologues will shift their focus toward other forms of art and entertainment …
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The Wrap, MoveOn, Axios, The Guardian, The Hill, The Messenger, MoveOn and Billboard
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