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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
The NFL has “expressed our concerns directly to X” about hate speech but hasn't suspended ads; one exec says the NFL keeps working with X because fans are there — After days of silence following X owner Elon Musk's endorsement of an antisemitic post, the NFL said Tuesday …
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Paris Hilton's 11:11 Media suspends an ad campaign on X one month after announcing a partnership with X; it's unclear whether the partnership is still on — Paris Hilton's entertainment company 11:11 Media has pulled an advertising campaign from Elon Musk's X just one month after announcing …
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Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Public statements on the Israel-Hamas war roil Hollywood, as agencies drop clients and demote or fire staff and producers of Scream 7 fire Melissa Barrera — Four days after the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks in Israel, WME invited Steve Leder, the rabbi from Wilshire Boulevard Temple, to visit the agency's Beverly Hills headquarters.
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Brian Morrissey / The Rebooting:
A summary of a talk with Hearst Newspapers Chief Commercial Officer Bridget Williams on using commerce-friendly content like newcomers guides to fund local news — On this week's episode of The Rebooting Show, I spoke to Bridget Williams, chief commercial officer at Hearst Newspapers.
Stuart Dredge / Music Ally:
TikTok-funded report: TikTok users are much likelier to pay for a music streamer than the average consumer and spend more on concerts than the average listener — - Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) — TikTok has commissioned research firm Luminate for a new report analysing its impact on music.
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel proposes banning cable and satellite TV operators from imposing early termination fees on subscribers, calling them “junk fees” — - Kamala Harris And Doug Emhoff Address Israel-Hamas War Protests At Los Angeles Reelection Fundraiser
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The Wrap:
Memo: Univision CEO Wade Davis defends the network's Trump interview, which was panned for being too favorable, saying the network is “not a tool of any party” — The Congressional Hispanic Caucus responded to the Nov. 9 interview on Monday, saying they're “concerned” about Univision's mission
Bryan Passifiume / National Post:
Canada expands the Journalism Tax Credit, letting news publishers get credit for up to 35% of journalists' salaries up to $85K, increased from 25% of up to $55K — The government's statement announced an increase to the Canadian Journalism Tax Credit — a refundable tax credit allowing …
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Bloomberg:
Analysis: X's Community Notes operate slowly and inconsistently during the Israel-Hamas war; across nearly 400 posts, a typical Note took seven hours to appear — In late September, Elon Musk wrote on X that he hoped “people around the world engage in citizen journalism …
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Peter Kafka / Peter Kafka on Threads:
Recode Executive Editor Peter Kafka says he is returning to Business Insider as chief correspondent and plans to bring Recode's feed and catalog to Morning Brew — Time for my first-ever Personal News thread, which I'm sending from a chilly road trip, so it's going to be short. I'll do more later!
Jenny Gross / New York Times:
The BBC pauses production of Top Gear after a presenter was injured in a crash during filming in 2022; the show generated ~£20M in profit each year since 2015 — The BBC decision to halt production of the car show came after a presenter, Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff, was seriously injured in a crash during filming last year.
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Scott Roxborough / The Hollywood Reporter:
EAO: global streamers spent €4.9B on European original content in 2022, up 70% YoY; Netflix spent €2.2B, Amazon €1.1B, Disney €500M, and HBO and Apple €400M — Global streamers spent $5.4 billion on original European content last year, but still account for just under a quarter of total spend in the region.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Integrated Whale Media cancels the sale of Forbes to the Austin Russell-led investor group; the deal breakup fee was $35M — Austin Russell, the 28-year-old CEO of electric vehicle company Luminar Technologies, is no longer buying Forbes, the company's CEO told staff in a statement Tuesday.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: Luminar CEO Austin Russell missed a deadline to get his $800M bid together to buy Forbes; Sun Group, which led the bid, is no longer in the deal
Sources: Luminar CEO Austin Russell missed a deadline to get his $800M bid together to buy Forbes; Sun Group, which led the bid, is no longer in the deal
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