Mediagazer: Sources: the AMPTP presented SAG-AFTRA with a new contract offer on November 3, and talks between the groups will continue through the weekend (Ross A. Lincoln/The Wrap)

Mark Stenberg / Adweek:

Sources: Recurrent Ventures dismisses CEO Alex Vargas after one year and elevates its 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 …

Discussion: @markstenberg3

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: 9to5Google, Android Authority, @jalefkowit@octodon.social, @mvilain@sfba.social, Engadget, @AAKL@noc.social, Cord Cutters News, Colan Neese on LinkedIn, The Information, @hkrn@mstdn.social and Adweek, more at Techmeme »

Sara Fischer / Axios:

Wired plans to launch a vertical on the impact of tech on US and global elections and politics in the coming weeks, run by four full-time writers and an editor — Wired, the technology publication owned by Condé Nast, is launching a new vertical that will focus on the intersection …

Discussion: @jmhaigh, Katie Drummond on LinkedIn, @williamturton, Patrick Garrigan on LinkedIn and Talking Biz News

Katie Robertson / New York Times:

New York Times Magazine staff writer Jazmine Hughes resigns; editor Jake Silverstein said she violated policy by signing a letter protesting Israel's Gaza siege — The writer, Jazmine Hughes, who has won awards for her work, had signed another letter of protest this year.

Discussion: @jdgtranen, @thrasherxy, @thrasherxy, @thrasherxy, @thrasherxy, @thrasherxy, @thrasherxy, @thrasherxy, The Wrap, @millbot.bsky.social, @susanelizabeth, @jamiekeiles, @jamiekeiles, @jamiekeiles and @kirkmurphy.bsky.social

Dade Hayes / Deadline:

Source: Starz plans to exit the UK and Australia ahead of its separation from Lionsgate in Q1 2024 and lay off 10%+ of its ~670 employees, but fewer than 100 — - World Series Ratings Low Is No Reason For “Grand Statements” About Major League Baseball's Decline, Fox Exec Michael Mulvihill Says; 2024 Outlook Is “Unchanged”

Discussion: CNBC, Variety, The Wrap, The Hollywood Reporter and Cord Cutters News

Michael Lipka / Pew Research Center:

US survey of 4,742 Black adults: 41% say they get news and info from local outlets often and 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 …

Discussion: @pewresearch

Valerie Ettenhofer / SlashFilm:

Nicolas Cage says his cameo in The Flash looked nothing like what he filmed, calling 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.

Discussion: Yahoo Entertainment, @djkevlar, Variety, IGN, The Hollywood Reporter, @liamrobertson.bsky.social, @oilcantim.bsky.social, @goose.ski, The Hollywood Reporter, NME, GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT, Collider, Metro, ComingSoon.net and The A.V. Club

Ross A. Lincoln / The Wrap:

Sources: the AMPTP presented SAG-AFTRA with a new contract offer on November 3, and talks between the groups will continue through the weekend — The two sides are inching toward a deal that could bring the Hollywood strike to an end — The strike isn't over yet, but on Friday night …

Discussion: The Hollywood Reporter and Reuters

Mark Stenberg / Adweek:

Comscore: The Verge's YoY traffic fell every month but one after September 2022's redesign; The Verge: loyal user base is up 62% from January to September 2023 — The publisher, like much of the industry, has seen traffic steadily decline — When The Verge launched its redesigned website last September …

Discussion: @reckless1280@threads.net, Geoff Schiller on LinkedIn and Simon Owens's Media Newsletter

Catherine Shu / TechCrunch:

Dashtoon, which lets writers turn their story ideas into comics using generative 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.

Discussion: Sanidhya Narain on LinkedIn and Amogh Vaishampayan on LinkedIn

NBC News:

On Instagram, journalists and creators inside Gaza see a surge in followers as they document the Israel-Hamas war, even as Meta has broadly moved away from news — One journalist has added more than 12 million followers. The work highlights some of the challenges and dangers of covering the conflict.

Discussion: @jasonabbruzzese@threads.net, @mattnavarra.com, @jasonabbruzzese, Marc Owen Jones on LinkedIn, @jasonabbruzzese@threads.net and Society of Professional …

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: GOV.UK, CNN, The Guardian, Bloomberg Law and TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »