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8:30 PM ET, November 6, 2023

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Chris Willman / Variety:
Gannett appoints Bryan West as its Taylor Swift reporter, who will be working out of The Tennessean's newsroom for USA Today and other Gannett local dailies  —  Gannett, the biggest newspaper chain in the U.S., no longer has a blank space under the title of “Taylor Swift reporter.”
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Katie Paul / Reuters:
Meta says it is barring political advertisers from using its new generative AI advertising products  —  Facebook owner Meta (META.O) is barring political advertisers from using its new generative AI advertising products, a company spokesperson said on Monday, cutting off campaigns' access …
Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
Meta says there are now 1M active subscriptions to Instagram creators, just over a year after launching the subscriptions feature, and unveils new creator tools  —  There are now 1 million paid subscriptions to creators on Instagram, slowly transforming the platform into a space where creators can get paid directly by their fans.
Editor and Publisher:
The Pulitzer Prize Board expands its awards' eligibility to include written journalism from digital news sites operated by broadcast and audio organizations  —  The Pulitzer Prize Board has decided to expand eligibility for its journalism awards to digital news sites operated by broadcast and audio organizations.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CBS News and Stations launches CBS News Confirmed to examine misinformation and deepfakes, co-led by SVP Claudia Milne and EVP Ross Dagan  —  CBS' news-and-stations division will launch a new unit to examine misinformation and so-called “deepfakes,” or false videos that can often be generated via artificial intelligence.
Discussion: Deadline, @davidclinchnews and Adweek
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Digital-i: fewer than 5% of Netflix's original programs in 2022 would have triggered performance bonuses under the new WGA-AMPTP contract  —  Using Hollywood's new metrics, less than 5% of streaming originals count as hit shows.  —  Let's kick things off with a fun data point.
Tim Ingham / Music Business Worldwide:
Sources: Spotify sets its royalties threshold at 1,000 annual streams per track, which could demonetize 0.5% of its Streamshare that earns less than $0.05/month  —  Last month Music Business Worldwide broke the news that major changes were coming to Spotify's royalty model in Q1 2024.
Matt Grobar / Deadline:
Time Studios names Majordomo Media co-founder Dave O'Connor as its president, replacing Ian Orefice, who left to launch the content studio EverWonder  —  - Crazy Legs Developing Prince Biopic Based On First Wife Mayte Garcia's Memoir ‘The Most Beautiful’  — Good Deed Entertainment …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Jason Wagenheim leaves BDG Media to become the first North America CEO of Footballco, which owns soccer websites, ahead of the 2026 World Cup on the continent  —  Jason Wagenheim is leaving BDG Media, the parent company of Bustle and a slew of other female-focused lifestyle brands …
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney names PepsiCo vice chairman and CFO Hugh Johnston as its senior executive VP and CFO, starting on December 4; CFO Christine McCarthy left in June 2023  —  The executive has been the CFO of beverage giant PepsiCo, and effectively succeeds Christine McCarthy.  —  The Walt Disney Co. has found its next CFO.
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
OpenAI debuts Copyright Shield, promising to defend ChatGPT Enterprise users and OpenAI customers facing copyright infringement claims related to its services  —  OpenAI — bowing to peer pressure — today announced it'll step in and defend businesses using OpenAI products …
 
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