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10:45 PM ET, November 12, 2023

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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
The SAG-AFTRA national board approves its new contract with the major studios with an 86% approval vote, sending it to membership for ratification  —  The official approval was announced by the guild at a press conference Friday afternoon, which finally got started at around 3:20 p.m. after an 80-minute delay.
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Carly Thomas / The Hollywood Reporter:
Actress Justine Bateman slams the AI provisions in SAG-AFTRA's tentative deal, saying union members should only approve it “if they don't want to work anymore”  —  The actress-writer-filmmaker said union members should only approve the deal “if they don't want to work anymore.”
Rolling Stone:
SAG-AFTRA's deal would require studios to get consent before making digital replicas of living and deceased actors, disclose their use, and pay actors for them
Moira Donegan / The Guardian:
The era of explicitly feminist media in the US appears to be over with the closure of Jezebel, which outlasted the rest of the feminist blogosphere  —  Websites like Jezebel revived feminism, showing the internet might have a re-radicalizing effect.  Who will carry the torch?  —  Jezebel is dead.
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Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
The brand safety industry crushes news sites by keeping ads away from articles that algorithms say make people sad or upset, leading to shutdowns like Jezebel's
Bloomberg:
Hybe, the South Korean music company behind BTS, acquires Spanish-language studio Exile Music, its first step into the burgeoning market for Latin music  —  - Hybe, the home of BTS, acquires Exile Music from Candle Media  — Music sales increased by 26% in Latin America last year
Discussion: Reuters, @nachouy and @tim_bays
Sophie Culpepper / Nieman Lab:
A look at Press Forward's first six local chapters and their leading funders in Alaska, Minnesota, Wichita, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Springfield, Illinois  —  The coalition announced its first six local chapters, and their leading funders, last week.  —  When a coalition of funders led …
Discussion: @allisonfrisch07
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
A New York Times attorney blasts Senator Tom Cotton for “disinformation and incendiary rhetoric” after Cotton asked how many NYT employees embedded with Hamas  —  The New York Times sent a scathing rebuke in response to a letter from Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) …
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Kathy Jones / Committee to Protect Journalists:
As of November 10, at least 40 journalists and media workers have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, three are reported missing, and 13 are reported arrested
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Sources: DMGT is preparing its own Telegraph Media Group bid, after ending talks with a Qatari group over fears the UK would oppose investors from the region  —  Daily Mail owner is drawing up plan to fund bid on its own  —  Lord Rothermere has dropped plans to use Qatari cash to help fund …
Discussion: @danielthomasldn
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
In an AMA on Tumblr, Matt Mullenweg spoke about Tumblr's future after shifting the majority of its staff to other areas at Automattic, monetization, and more  —  This week, WordPress.com owner Matt Mullenweg confirmed his company would be shifting the majority of Tumblr's workforce to other areas …
Reporters Without Borders:
Reporters Without Borders and 16 partners unveil the Paris Charter on AI and Journalism to help define ethics and principles for journalists using AI at work  —  The first of its kind, the Paris Charter on AI and Journalism defines ethics and principles that journalists …
Lori Lewis / Inside Radio:
NPR/Edison Research: a record 48% of Americans aged 13+ listen to spoken word content daily; the content makes up 31% of daily listening time, up 55% since 2014  —  Broadcast radio talk shows still dominate in the car, but overall, new research finds podcasting accounts for a growing amount …
 
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Aditya Kalra / Reuters:
India proposes broadcast and streaming rules that would set up content evaluation committees and let the government regulate any online creator or news platform
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: the BBC wants to ramp up production of TV shows for US audiences and is negotiating to extend a partnership with Lionsgate and exploring other options
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
NBC News Now adds the UK's Sky News Today with Wilfred Frost, the first show on the streaming service produced outside of the US; Comcast owns Sky News and NBCU
Discussion: Adweek
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
WBD decides not to release Coyote vs. Acme, a completed film; sources: WBD took a $30M write-down on the $70M production of the third greenlit movie it's killed
Reuters:
A UK court lets Prince Harry, Elton John, and five others take their lawsuit against the ANL, the Daily Mail's publisher, to trial over alleged privacy breaches