Mediagazer: A profile of More Perfect Union, a nonprofit labor-advocacy publication with a $5.5M annual budget, 28 employees, and a video-first approach on social media (Laura Wagner/Washington Post)

11:00 PM ET, October 1, 2023

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California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoes a WGA- and SAG-AFTRA-backed bill that would have given unemployment benefits to striking workers like writers and actors — The legislation was an attempt by Democratic state lawmakers to help striking actors, writers and Southern California hotel workers.

New York Times:

The number of fact-checking sites has declined worldwide, as social media platforms reduce disinformation efforts and false AI content keeps fact-checkers busy — The momentum behind organizations that aim to combat online falsehoods has started to taper off.

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Dade Hayes / Deadline:

Q&A with YouTube Chief Business Officer Mary Ellen Coe on NFL Sunday Ticket “exceeding expectations”, Multiview interest, the Charter-Disney dispute, and more — - YouTube Chief Business Officer Mary Ellen Coe On NFL Sunday Ticket “Exceeding Expectations”, Unexpected Disney-Charter Plugs & More

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Laura Wagner / Washington Post:

A profile of More Perfect Union, a nonprofit labor-advocacy publication with a $5.5M annual budget, 28 employees, and a video-first approach on social media — In behind-the-scenes planning talks, More Perfect Union played a role in the president's visit to a picket line.

Jeff Baumgartner / Light Reading:

Filing: LG suspends including IP-based broadcast signaling standard ATSC 3.0 in its 2024 lineup of US TVs due to a “challenging and uncertain patent landscape” — Citing a ‘challenging and uncertain patent landscape,’ LG has suspended the inclusion of ATSC 3.0 tech in its 2024 TV lineup.

Discussion: TechRadar, @matthewkeyslive, @alexhcranz@threads.net, FCC, The Verge, Radio & Television … and TVNewsCheck, more at Techmeme »

Dade Hayes / Deadline:

Byron Allen, one of the many parties trying to acquire ABC from Disney, says Disney's internal deliberations are the main factor delaying a formal sale process — - ‘May December’ Writer Samy Burch Finally Boards Promo Train Post-Strike At New York Film Festival; Director Todd Haynes …

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Andre Rhoden-Paul / BBC:

Ofcom opens an investigation into GB News' Dan Wootton Tonight show after Laurence Fox misogynistically insulted journalist Ava Evans, sparking 7,300 complaints — Media regulator Ofcom has launched an investigation into the Dan Wootton Tonight show on GB News after a sexism row sparked 7,300 complaints.

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Naomi Clarke / The Independent:
GB News presenter Calvin Robinson says the broadcaster suspended him for defending Dan Wootton online, making him the channel's third suspended presenter

Discussion: @hugorifkind, @gbnews, @loxyflo, @tom___scott, @jdpoc, @gerryhassan, @wokeymcwokefac3, The Guardian, @calvinrobinson, @calvinrobinson, @calvinrobinson, The Sun and Sky News

Financial Times:

French billionaire Xavier Niel plans to put his 40%+ stake of Le Monde in a foundation in 2023 and says he wants the newsroom “to be as independent as possible” — Billionaire to place shares bought from Czech tycoon Daniel Křetínský in foundation by year end

Discussion: @labboudles

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:

Sources: Axel Springer notified Goldman Sachs of its desire to participate in a forthcoming auction for The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph newspapers — The publisher of Bild and owner of the Politico website has registered its interest in bidding for the Daily and Sunday Telegraph newspapers, Sky News can reveal.

Discussion: The Guardian, @umacf24, @crimbleethel, @jillbelch, @markkleinmansky, Bloomberg and Financial Times

Wall Street Journal:

The WGA's pact with studios and streaming services represents a formal end to “peak TV”, a decade that saw an explosion of viewer programming and Hollywood jobs — The end of the writers' strike marks a new era. Studios and streamers are likely to order fewer TV shows.

Discussion: Brightcove, @barondestructo, @carlstwitt, @structstories, @calnewseditor, Screen Rant, @wsj, @jbflint, @asharma and Fortune

Josh Kosman / New York Post:

Source: Diamond Sports is seeking to cut the rights fees that the broadcaster pays to the NHL and NBA by up to 20%; Diamond pays NBA teams ~$600M per year — Bankrupt broadcaster Diamond Sports, the nation's largest regional sports network, has made a take-it-or-leave-it offer to cut rights fees …

Discussion: @tvgrimreaper, Next TV, Twin Cities, Awful Announcing, Radio & Television …, The Streamable and Cord Cutters News

Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:

A history of Vine's failure to build relationships with its top creators, who Vine leadership resented for gaming the app's ranking algorithm and their humor — The wildly popular video app's contentious relationship with its own power users offers a cautionary tale for social platforms

Discussion: Brightcove, @herbscribner, @enahpets, @kennethcwilbur, @gerritd, @washingtonpost, @nitashatiku, @kelsaywhat, @iamasarch, @katienotopoulos, @trishathadani, @nitashatiku, @willoremus and Tubefilter, more at Techmeme »

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Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
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