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Valerie Ettenhofer / SlashFilm:
Nicolas Cage says his cameo in The Flash was not at all what he filmed, which calls to mind debates about performances being co-opted without actors' consent — If Nicholas Cage's surprise cameo in “The Flash” felt strange to you, you're not alone: it also caught the actor himself off guard.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Condé Nast's Wired plans to launch a vertical on the impact of tech on US and global elections and politics in coming weeks, with a staff of four and an editor — Wired, the technology publication owned by Condé Nast, is launching a new vertical that will focus on the intersection …
Discussion:
Talking Biz News, Katie Drummond on LinkedIn and @williamturton
Michael Lipka / Pew Research Center:
US survey of 4,742 Black adults: 41% say they get news from local outlets often, 58% say local journalists are mostly in touch with their community — Local news is an important part of many Black Americans' information diet. Overall, about three-quarters of Black adults in the United States …
Discussion:
@pewresearch
Paresh Dave / Wired:
Ad blockers saw record uninstalls in October after YouTube expanded its crackdown on ad blockers, while those unaffected by the clampdown saw record installs — YouTube expanded a “test” that threatens to cut off users who don't turn off their ad blocker. Developers of the tools are scrambling to respond.
Discussion:
Engadget, Android Authority, 9to5Google and Adweek, more at Techmeme »
Catherine Shu / TechCrunch:
Dashtoon, which lets writers turn their work into comics using gen AI tools and lets them publish comics as daily episodes, raised a $5M seed — Dashtoon wants to make anyone with a story to tell into a comics artist, even if they can't draw. It provides aspiring comics creator with a suite …
Discussion:
Sanidhya Narain on LinkedIn and Amogh Vaishampayan on LinkedIn
NBC News:
On Instagram, journalists and creators inside Gaza see a surge of followers as they document the war, even as Meta has shown reluctance to be a news source — One journalist has added more than 12 million followers. The work highlights some of the challenges and dangers of covering the conflict.
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Sources: Recurrent Ventures dismisses CEO Alex Vargas after one year and elevates co-founder and former North Equity managing director Andrew Perlman to CEO — Co-founder Andrew Perlman, a private equity executive, replaces Alex Vargas in the role — The media company Recurrent Ventures …
Joseph Hoppe / Wall Street Journal:
The UK CMA says Meta pledged to let Facebook Marketplace users opt out of Meta using their data and limit how the company uses ad data for product development — Meta has signed commitments to not use its advertising customers' data — The U.K. competition regulator said Meta Platforms …
Discussion:
CNN, GOV.UK, Bloomberg Law, TechCrunch and The Guardian, more at Techmeme »
Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
FuboTV reports a record 1.477M paid subscribers in North America in Q3; North American revenue rose 43% YoY to $313M and ad revenue rose 34% YoY to $30.3M — The company also saw improvements in revenue and raised its full-year guidance. — Streaming platform FuboTV reported 1.477 million paid subscribers …
Discussion:
Next TV, The Streamable and Advanced Television
Kayla Cobb / The Wrap:
AMC Networks reports Q3 revenue down 7% YoY to $636.95M, net income of $67.9M; streaming revenue rose 9% YoY to $142M, and 11.1M subscribers, up 4% YoY — The company reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.85 and added 100,000 streaming subscribers — AMC Networks missed Wall Street …
Discussion:
The Streamable, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Media Play News and Next TV
Andrew Donohue / Voice of San Diego:
A look at The San Diego Union-Tribune's future under new owners Alden Global Capital: employees estimate Alden cut ~30% of the newsroom after buying the outlet — As the Fourth of July approached last year, The San Diego Union-Tribune prepared to do something it'd never done in its 154 years of existence …
The Dial:
Interviews with five journalists on continuing to cover their nations from exile, the reasons and conditions of their departures, and navigating life abroad — Journalists forced out of their home countries reflect on how displacement has affected their work. — OCTOBER 31, 2023
Discussion:
@emilyfishbein11, @mmschwartz, @emilyfishbein11 and @emilyfishbein11
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