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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The NUJ says 70% of BBC Local members voted to accept a new BBC offer, covering “jobs, income protection, and workload”, after ~1,000 journalists went on strike — BBC local journalists have taken part in three days of strike action this year. — Hundreds of BBC journalists …
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@nickwebb2017, @nujofficial and National Union of Journalists …
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Matthew Belloni / Puck:
Source: after a backlash on social media, Warner Bros. Discovery plans to let the filmmakers of Coyote vs. Acme shop the movie to other potential distributors — In a surprising about-face, Warner Bros. executives will allow the filmmakers of Coyote vs. Acme, a $70 million live action/CGI …
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Deadline, @thr, The Wrap, The Messenger, @johndilillo, @animated_antic, @charlescmann, @phil_lewis_, The Hollywood Reporter, UPROXX, Rolling Stone, Forbes, @carnage4life@mas.to, The Playlist, Gizmodo, @snarkysteff.bsky.social, SlashFilm, Collider, Yahoo Life, Screen Rant, Consequence, ComingSoon.net, Cord Cutters News and Fly! Pow! Bye!
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Henry Blodget steps down as Insider CEO, replaced by Barbara Peng; Insider changes its name back to Business Insider to focus on business and technology news — Publisher changes name back to Business Insider, with Barbara Peng to succeed Blodget as CEO — Henry Blodget, one of the early pioneers …
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Reuters, @keithmccullough, @louwhiteman and @thestalwart
Mo Abbas / NBC News:
Palestinian journalists in Israel, working for outlets including Sky News Arabia, the BBC, and RT, say they were questioned or assaulted by Israeli police — Reporters from at least three news outlets said they were questioned or assaulted by Israeli police, while others contend with pressure and pushback from the country's leaders.
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Axios:
The Block sells an 80% stake to Singaporean VC Foresight Ventures, valuing the crypto outlet at $70M and freeing the business from its financial ties to FTX — Crypto media company The Block sold a majority stake to Singaporean venture capital firm Foresight Ventures in a deal valuing the crypto outlet at $70 million.
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@jamesplloyd, @jasonyanowitz, @show4653, Financial Times, @mdudas, @seangriffey, @foresightven, @lhm1, @basedkarbon, @poordart, @sarafischer, @lawmaster, The Information, CoinDesk, TechCrunch and Talking Biz News
Davey Alba / Bloomberg:
YouTube plans to require users to disclose when they upload realistic-looking manipulated or synthetic content, including videos made using its tools, in 2024 — Site's creators who repeatedly fail to disclose AI use will face penalties — YouTube, the video platform owned by Alphabet Inc.'s Google …
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CNN, The Verge and YouTube Official Blog, more at Techmeme »
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Jason Donner, a former Fox News Capitol Hill reporter, sues the network, alleging he was fired for opposing Fox's “false coverage of the January 6 insurrection” — Donner, who spent 12 years at Fox News, is now suing the network under D.C.'s human-rights statutes, alleging wrongful termination.
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@justinbaragona, @justinbaragona, The Desk, New York Times, @jordanonrecord, Associated Press and Mediaite
Reuters:
Tencent Music reports Q3 revenue down 10.8% YoY to ~$900M, vs. ~$865M est., net profit up 15.6% YoY to ~$173M, and paying users up 20.8% YoY to 103M — China's Tencent Music Entertainment (1698.HK) beat estimates for third-quarter revenue on Tuesday, helped by steady growth in paid subscriptions on its music streaming platform.
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Variety and Tencent Music
John Koblin / New York Times:
CBS says scripted series will return in mid-February 2024, becoming the first network to lay out post-strike scheduling plans after the tentative agreement — The announcement is the first from a network about its plans since a tentative agreement was reached last week to end Hollywood's strikes.
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The Hollywood Reporter
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
Analysis: in 2022, Mail Online had the most partially and fully upheld IPSO complaints, with seven, followed by The Times, Express, and Mirror, with three each — However IPSO's annual report, using a different timeframe, puts Times and Telegraph top. — Mail Online had the most upheld …
Tim Ingham / Music Business Worldwide:
Warner Music and Universal join Deezer's “artist-centric” royalties model in France, which includes a “double boost” to artists who get 1,000+ streams per month — News follow's Deezer's announcement of the new model with Universal Music Group in September...
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Music Ally, Variety, Billboard and Digital Music News
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
How Russell Brand built an army of fans with his conspiracy-minded podcast, whose guests, like Tucker Carlson, remain loyal even after the sexual assault claims — The British entertainer built an army of fans with his conspiracy-minded podcast. Now, amid sex-assault claims against him, they've become his whole world.
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