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7:50 AM ET, November 14, 2023

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BBC:
The BBC says five complaints have been made about Russell Brand's behavior while he hosted radio shows between 2006 and 2008  —  The BBC has said a total of five complaints have been made about Russell Brand's behaviour while he hosted radio shows between 2006 and 2008.
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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.
Discussion: @mattfleg
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Tara Conlan / The Guardian:
The BBC faces a listener backlash, Ofcom concerns, and potential legal action over controversial local radio cuts, including sharing programs across 39 stations
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 …
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 …
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.
Discussion: Talking Biz News
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Dan Williams / Reuters:
The Israeli government plans to hold off on a threatened closure of Al Jazeera's local bureau, omitting the outlet from its new emergency media regulations
Discussion: The Times of Israel
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.
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 …
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.
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.
Discussion: 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.
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 …
 
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Larisha Paul / Rolling Stone:
USA Today appoints its first Beyoncé reporter, working out of the Gannett-owned Tennessean's Nashville newsroom, after hiring a Taylor Swift reporter
Leah Nylen / Bloomberg:
Google pays Apple 36% of the revenue the internet giant earns from search ads through Safari, per the US v. Google testimony of Alphabet's main economics expert
Max Tani / Semafor:
Courier Newsroom, a network of liberal news sites, expands ahead of the 2024 US election with new contributors, newsletters, video series, op-eds, and podcasts
Liz Gorny / It's Nice That:
The Guardian launches The Long Read Magazine, a print magazine dedicated to long-form journalism, available at newsstands and The Guardian bookshop for £12.99
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Marvel's The Marvels, which cost ~$300M to make and market, netted just $47M in weekend ticket sales in the US and Canada, the lowest ever for a Marvel movie
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
Reach Chief Digital Publisher David Higgerson says that “there is no plan to replace journalists with social media influencers”, after the company cut ~450 jobs
Priscille Biehlmann / Reuters Institute:
A look at TOPO, a French magazine launched in 2016 covering the news and complex issues in a graphic-novel format for a teen audience, reaching ~5K subscribers
Discussion: Lisa Drew on LinkedIn