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The Guardian:
China releases Australian journalist Cheng Lei, who was jailed for three years on ill-defined allegations of sharing Chinese state secrets overseas — The Australian journalist was freed and is back home in Melbourne after being detained in August 2020 over national security-related accusations
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The Washington Post is offering voluntary buyouts over the next few weeks, aiming to cut ~240 jobs out of 2,500 to offset digital subscription and ad challenges — The publication has struggled to grow subscriptions in recent years. — The Washington Post is cutting about 240 jobs across the company …
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Michaela Zee / Variety:
Producer Alexandra Poolos sues CBS, CBS News, and parent Paramount Global for gender discrimination, claiming she was wrongly terminated from 60 Minutes — A former producer on “60 Minutes” is suing CBS, CBS News and parent company Paramount Global for gender discrimination …
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Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap, Newser, Deadline, @menendezrand and Reuters
Aisha Majid / Press Gazette:
Study: DMG Media, News UK, and Reach control 90% of the UK national newspaper market and over 40% of the audience reach of the UK's top 50 online newsbrands — Report finds that three UK publishers control 90% of print reach and 40% of online reach. — There are “dangerous levels …
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@josiahmortimer, @gordy_mc1ntosh and @pannusf10
Bloomberg:
Apple spent $200M to $250M on Killers of the Flower Moon, debuting on October 20, the first test of the company's plans to spend $1B/year on movies for theaters — The tech giant is hoping the big screen will help sell little ones. — At the Cannes Film Festival, red carpets are unfurled …
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9to5Mac, more at Techmeme »
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Sources: BBC Newsnight editor Stewart Maclean has unexpectedly quit, as the BBC considers making up to £5M of cuts to the flagship current affairs TV show — EXCLUSIVE: Newsnight editor Stewart Maclean has unexpectedly quit as the BBC considers making dramatic cuts to its flagship current affairs show.
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The Sun and @claireatki
Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
Poland-based, WBD-owned TVN faces ongoing attacks from state broadcaster TVP and politicians; the pressure could rise after parliamentary elections this weekend — Every night in Poland, The News goes up against The Facts. The News (Wiadomości in Polish) is the newscast on TVP …
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Broadband TV News
Matt Grobar / Deadline:
Over 2,300 producers demand that the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers drop the word “Producers”, which implies all producers are members — - Alexandra Pelosi's January 6th Doc ‘The Insurrectionist Next Door’ Unveils HBO Premiere Date, Trailer
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The A.V. Club, The Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap and Screen Rant
Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
The FTC proposes a new rule to require ticket sellers and others to show the total price to users upfront; Ticketmaster and SeatGeek have pledged all-in pricing — Ticketmaster and SeatGeek have already pledged to offer all-in pricing, but the rule would broaden it to other companies and industries.
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Bloomberg, Rolling Stone, Gizmodo, @mattmcgee, The Verge, Insider, CNN, The Hill and The Messenger, more at Techmeme »
Jordan Pinto / C21Media:
BBC Studios plans to launch five FAST channels on Amazon Freevee in the US on October 17, with 1,000+ hours of content focused on comedy, gameshows, and more — BBC Studios is launching five free, ad-supporting streaming TV (FAST) channels focused on genres including comedy …
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The Desk, Gizmodo, Advanced Television, WORLD SCREEN and Cord Cutters News
Lucia Moses / Insider:
Texas Monthly has 50 film and TV projects sold or in development based on its work, and projects that 10%, or ~$1M, of 2024 revenue will come from entertainment — - Texas Monthly has 50 film and TV projects sold or in development, half in the true crime genre, based on its journalism.
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@lmoses
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Crunchyroll launches a 24/7 linear channel, featuring programming from its anime library, on FAST platforms, including Roku Channel and Amazon Freevee — The linear channel will initially launch on FAST services like Amazon's Freevee and Roku Channel — Sony is bringing a trove …
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Variety, The Wrap, The Streamable, Cartoon Brew, IGN, Media Play News and Cord Cutters News
Wired:
As the Israel-Hamas war escalates, a look at the hacktivism on both sides, including outside hackers defacing and DDoSing government websites and media outlets — Since the conflict escalated, hackers have targeted dozens of government websites and media outlets with defacements and DDoS attacks …
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Associated Press, NPR, CNN, PRWeek, The Messenger, Insider, New York Daily News, @mattburgess@infosec.exchange, Fox News and Washington Post
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Casey Newton / Platformer:
As X fails to moderate Israel-Hamas misinformation, Meta has an opportunity to make real-time news a pillar of Threads and give the app an existential purpose
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