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Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Source: the BBC paid a large free upfront to the episodic writers of Doctor Who, shifting away from a residual model, after Disney+ came on board as a partner — - Gaumont UK Lands Latest Channel 5 Thriller; Juno Dawson Series For Altitude; Ukrainian Anthology Sales; ZDF Kim Dotcom Drama - Global Briefs
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The UAE's press freedom and media record are under close scrutiny after RedBird IMI, an Abu Dhabi-backed group, bids for The Telegraph's buyout — Gulf state funding RedBird IMI's bid for UK newspaper has sought to build English-speaking media assets for past 15 years
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DeSmog and The Guardian
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Jane Martinson / The Guardian:
The UK government's potential scrutiny of Abu Dhabi's role in the Telegraph purchase is welcome after its failure to do so with the Independent — Intervention over a UAE-backed bid is welcome, but it's unlikely to signal a new era of media-ownership transparency
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@jimpearson17@threads.net, Bloomberg and Financial Times
Mike Allen / Axios:
Sources: Simon and Schuster won a competition for Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan's book on Donald Trump's “final act”, to be written after the 2024 election — Simon and Schuster won a furious competition for the deeply reported book by the two New York Times political correspondents.
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@newsjennifer, @keitholbermann and Mediaite
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
A look at The Gleaner, a local Kentucky newspaper, now a ghost newsroom with no full-time staff, as the loss of local papers grew to 2.5/week on average in 2023 — Rise of ‘ghost newsrooms’ spawns effort by local news startups to fill the void — The Gleaner, the local newspaper in Henderson …
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
An interview with Bloomberg's Chief Digital Officer about reaching 500K subs five years after launching a paywall, ad business, engaging with Gen Z, and more — Press Gazette caught up with Bloomberg Media chief digital officer Julia Beizer in New York. — Bloomberg Media's chief digital …
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@pressgazette, Joe Webster on LinkedIn, @pressgazette, @pressgazette, @palewire and Talking Biz News
Rory Smith / New York Times:
A look at Stretford Paddock and other soccer watchalongs popular in the UK, whose livestreams try to recreate the feeling of “watching the game with your mates” — Soccer fans are tuning out broadcasts in favor of watchalongs: streaming parties where you hear what you want to hear and see everything except the game.
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@benhoffmannyt
Patrick Egwu / Reuters Institute:
Q&A with Manasseh Azure Awuni, EIC of The Fourth Estate, on launching the Ghanaian nonprofit investigative journalism project, Ghana's media landscape, and more — Manasseh Azure Awuni, editor-in-chief of The Fourth Estate, speaks about the challenges faced by the profession in his native Ghana and beyond
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@mfbernier and @risj_oxford
Carmel Dagan / Variety:
Marty Krofft, a TV producer and co-creator of popular kids TV shows like H.R. Pufnstuf and Land of the Lost, died on November 25 at age 86 — Marty Krofft, who with his brother Sid produced memorable kids shows “H.R. Pufnstuf” and “Land of the Lost” — as well as the 2009 feature based on the latter — has died.
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Wall Street Journal:
Instagram served salacious Reels, including risqué videos, next to big brand ads to test accounts that follow only young gymnasts, cheerleaders, and influencers — Content served to WSJ test accounts included risqué footage of kids, overtly sexual adult videos and ads from major brands
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@jason_kint, @blackamazon.bsky.social, @jeffhorwitz, @jeffhorwitz, @newley and 9to5Mac, more at Techmeme »
Jesse Whittock / Deadline:
Paramount Global's UK network Channel 5 pulled a documentary on Thames flooding after allegations a historian posted racist and homophobic social media messages — - Paramount's Channel 5 Drops Doc Hours Before Broadcast Over Contributor's Alleged Neo-Nazi Links
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@hopenothate, The Sun, @scottygb, @hopenothate, @nellgwynnes, @hopenothate and @hopenothate
Yona Tr Golding / Columbia Journalism Review:
Q&A with Paul Caruana Galizia, son of murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia of Malta, on writing about her death, choosing his own media career, and more — Writing was a compulsion for investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Known for her candid and witty prose …
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@amanpour, CNN, @occupyjusticema and @mcco12@threads.net
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