Mediagazer: Amazon plans to merge its Comixology app with Kindle on December 4, and automatically integrate all comics that Comixology users own into their Kindle libraries (Thomas Wilde/GeekWire)

Interviews with 100+ people detail David Zaslav's WBD tenure, including deep cuts and a 50%+ stock drop, during a tumultuous time for the entertainment industry — A merger put him in the driver's seat at Warner Brothers, one of the industry's biggest studios. It has been a wild ride.

Discussion: IndieWire, Variety, Los Angeles Times, Deadline, ComingSoon.net, @benmullin, The Hollywood Reporter, @sidhubaba, @brianstelter, @mileskahn, @tsoh_investing and @stcroix2020

New York Times:

Interviews with 12+ CNN insiders describe how David Zaslav cultivated friendships with some of CNN's biggest names, which did not stop him from then firing them — David Zaslav, the chief executive of Warner Bros. Discovery, was friends with some of the network's biggest names.

Discussion: The Daily Beast, @blakerutherford, @omunderdal, @benmullin, @benmullin, @jayrosen_nyu and @jamesstewartnyt

Financial Times:

As Rupert Murdoch cedes control to Lachlan this week, a look at the issues facing Fox: the $2.7B Smartmatic lawsuit, shareholder complaints, Ray Epps, and more — As the new chair completes his takeover, he must contend with unresolved claims hanging over the media company

Discussion: Politico and Cord Cutters News

Discussion: New York Post, @waywardboobs.bsky.social, @brianstelter and NPR

Katerina Eva Matsa / Pew Research Center:

Survey: 14% of US adults say they regularly get news on TikTok, up from 3% in 2020: 32% of adults 18-29, 15% of those 30-49, 7% of those 50-64, 3% of those 65+ — A small but growing share of U.S. adults say they regularly get news on TikTok. This is in contrast with many other social media sites …

Discussion: Pew Research Center, Nieman Lab, Axios and Washington Post

Salvador Rodriguez / Wall Street Journal:

In 2022, Meta quietly began letting ads say past US elections were “rigged” or “stolen”; sources say executives decided this based on free speech considerations — Company weighed free-speech considerations in changing its policy last year

Discussion: CNN, The Guardian, Mother Jones, Melissa Ryan on LinkedIn, New Republic, @melissaryan@me.dm, @jayrosen_nyu, @zamaan_qureshi, @vanbadham, @benpershing, @Noupside@saturation.social and The Rural Blog, more at Techmeme »

Music Business Worldwide:

VP of audio at Stability AI Ed Newton-Rex quits, saying he disagrees with the company's view that training generative AI models on copyrighted works is fair use — Ed Newton-Rex has quit his role at Stability AI. In an exclusive op-ed, he shares why.

Discussion: @neilturkewitz, more at Techmeme »

Thomas Wilde / GeekWire:

Amazon plans to merge its Comixology app with Kindle on December 4, and automatically integrate all comics that Comixology users own into their Kindle libraries — In-depth Amazon coverage from the tech giant's hometown, including e-commerce, AWS, Amazon Prime, Alexa, logistics, devices, and more.

Discussion: The Beat, Comic Book, IGN, BetaNews, The Verge, Stevivor, ICv2, Nerdvana, EconoTimes, Bleeding Cool News, 9to5Google, Good e-Reader, @comixology and AIPT, more at Techmeme »

Ryan Tracy / Wall Street Journal:

The FCC adopts a rule to prevent limiting broadband access by “income level, race, ethnicity, color, religion, or national origin”; ISPs and the GOP complain — Industry and GOP say rule goes too far, warn of a chilling effect on broadband investment

Discussion: Next TV, PCMag, The White House, FCC, Broadband Communities, Ars Technica, Broadband Communities, Broadband Breakfast, The Markup, Cord Cutters News and Free Press, more at Techmeme »

Ben Smith / @semaforben:

Internal memo: opinion columnist Farhad Manjoo is leaving The New York Times — Farhad Manjoo @fmanjoo leaving the New York Times, per an internal note from opinion editor.

Discussion: @rachelmetz, @followtheh, @samuelaadams, @gadyepstein, @gamoid, @jasonabbruzzese, @howardkushlan, @fmanjoo and @fmanjoo

Anna Wiener / New Yorker:

A profile of Holly Herndon, an artist and musician who uses AI in her work and who co-founded Spawning, a company building a “consent layer for AI” for artists — The artist and musician uses machine learning to make strange, playful work. She also advocates for artists' autonomy in a world shaped by A.I.

Discussion: @kcesq, @totalvibration, @newyorker, @joelvmills, @hollyherndon and @annawiener

Steve McClellan / MediaPost:

GroupM partners with Google to assess the impact of Privacy Sandbox APIs on advertising; Chrome currently plans to complete cookie deprecation in H2 2024 — GroupM is teaming with Google Chrome on a post-cookie technology readiness program. — The companies will be working with a select group …

Discussion: Digiday, Ad Age and AdExchanger

Mark Stenberg / Adweek:

Memos: BuzzFeed Inc. publisher Dao Nguyen steps down and will be replaced by Jessica Probus as the company moves from emphasizing its network to growing brands — Veteran executive Jessica Probus will step up as its new publisher — Culture and entertainment publisher BuzzFeed Inc. unveiled …

Discussion: @maxwellstrachan and @bmorrissey