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European Parliament lawmakers approve political ad rules forcing Meta, Google, and others to clearly label such ads, who paid, how much, and for which elections — Big Tech firms will face new European Union rules to clearly label political advertising on their platforms …
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SAG-AFTRA takes issue with “several essential items” in the AMPTP's latest contract offer; sources: AI protections for high-earning members remain a key hurdle — According to multiple sources familiar with the state of the negotiations, entertainment companies are seeking to pay for scans, but not their use or re-use.
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Sources: X CEO Linda Yaccarino is leaning on her media industry experience to pitch jittery advertisers, including meeting executives from the NFL and the NBA — Media veteran drums up video deals with NFL, NBA and others as ‘training wheels’ for nervous brands
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Yahoo Finance updates its website to offer 40%+ fewer ads, enhanced quote pages and charts, a customizable dock, a redesigned homepage and news hub, and more — Today I'd like to personally invite you to check out the new Yahoo Finance website. — We've made a number of significant changes …
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Amazon says it has sold out the ad inventory for Thursday Night Football games slated for Nov. 16 and Nov. 30, and will open up those games to non-Prime members — The Super Bowl isn't the only big football property that will be crammed full of advertising.
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Peter Chernin's North Road Company acquires a “significant stake” in Questlove and Black Thought's film and TV production company Two One Five Entertainment — The Peter Chernin-backed content rollup company will finance projects and provide executive support to the media company from The Roots co-founders.
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The China Project, one of the few independently funded English-language publications to cover China in depth, plans to close due to a lack of funding — One of the few independently funded English-language publications to cover China in depth for Western audiences, “The China Project” …
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The US Soccer League and CBS sign a deal to broadcast 100 games annually through 2027 across its platforms, the first time network TV will air USL games — The United Soccer League and CBS Sports have reached a landmark agreement to bring the second and third tiers of American men's professional soccer to their biggest stage yet.


Omdia predicts India will be the world's fastest growing digital economy through 2027; YouTube's video ad revenue in the country grew 20% YoY to ~$690M in 2022 — US tech companies YouTube and Meta can expect to achieve rapid growth in video revenues, say analysts
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Brian Stelter: Tucker Carlson's 2021 Hungary trip, where he lauded PM Viktor Orbán, was “unapproved” by Fox; Fox moved Jeanine Pirro to The Five to demote her — In this week's edition of Confider, we reveal the previously unreported story behind Judge Jeanine's “promotion” …
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Court document: Turkey releases journalist Tolga Sardan from prison pending a trial, after jailing him under the country's so-called “disinformation law” — Turkish journalist Tolga Sardan was released from prison on Monday pending trial after he was jailed under the so-called …
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Four former Kotaku employees launch Aftermath, a subscription-based video games and culture website with an ownership model inspired by outlets like Defector — They've started Aftermath, a new website about video games and culture. … Four ex-Kotaku staffers are launching …


Copenhagen-based sports media group Better Collective plans to acquire Toronto-based Playmaker, which owns sports websites like Yardbarker and TNN, for €176M — Sports media group Better Collective has agreed to buy Canada's Playmaker Capital in a deal that will nearly double its audience across the globe.


Crunchyroll launches Game Vault with five mobile games, available for free to subscribers of its two higher-cost tiers, with a “new wave of titles coming soon” — Crunchyroll is making a bigger push into games. … The new feature is called the Crunchyroll Game Vault and is available starting today.
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