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2:30 AM ET, November 29, 2023

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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
A Washington Post spokesperson says the company has decided to pause advertising on X, after Elon Musk's amplification of the Pizzagate conspiracy theory  —  The far-right theory motivated a gunman to fire multiple rounds inside the Comet Ping Pong pizzeria in Northwest Washington in 2016.
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Sources: Paramount and WBD stopped posting under certain corporate X handles due to concerns like brand safety; Disney-affiliated X accounts have also gone dark
Reuters:
Source: Rupert Murdoch is set to be deposed on November 28 and November 29 as part of the Smartmatic defamation lawsuit against Fox Corp  —  Rupert Murdoch is set to be questioned under oath on Tuesday and Wednesday as part of voting technology company Smartmatic's $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit …
Temur Durrani / Globe and Mail:
Toronto-based venture fund Good Future plans to buy a majority stake in Canadian tech industry publication BetaKit  —  ////Two former leaders from Shopify Inc. are set to become the majority shareholders of tech-industry publication BetaKit and establish a new advisory board to maintain …
Karlene Lukovitz / MediaPost:
Digital TV Research: global video-on-demand subscriptions are expected to grow by 321M between 2023 and 2029 to 1.79B, with the six top US-based services up 26%  —  Global subscription video-on-demand/SVOD subscriptions will grow by 321 million between 2023 and 2029, to reach 1.79 billion …
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
A look at The Middle, a weekly public radio show hosted by ex-NPR host Jeremy Hobson that airs on 400 stations and hopes to reach the political middle of the US  —  Public radio's listenership is decidedly liberal.  A new weekly radio show from a former NPR producer seeks to change that.
Discussion: Kim Grehn on LinkedIn
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Apple Music Replay, which lets users look back at their listening history like top songs and artists in 2023, arrives but is still no match for Spotify Wrapped  —  Apple's year-end review and answer to Spotify Wrapped, Apple Music Replay, has arrived, but it's still no match for Spotify's personalized look back at your year in music.
James Kynge / Financial Times:
Report: China is cultivating a growing group of 120+ foreign influencers to support the Communist party and defend China against critical overseas narratives  —  New report finds social media stars speaking up for Beijing against critical overseas narratives
Jonathan M. Katz / The Atlantic:
Substack and Telegram searches reveal scores of white supremacist, neo-Confederate, and Nazi newsletters on Substack; over 16 displayed overt Nazi symbols  —  The newsletter platform's lax content moderation creates an opening for white nationalists eager to get their message out.
Christopher Williams / Telegraph:
Jeff Zucker, CEO of Abu Dhabi-backed RedBird IMI and ex-CNN head, insists he would preserve editorial independence of The Telegraph under RedBird's funding plan  —  CNN veteran insists editorial independence would be preserved under proposed new ownership  —  The leader of the Abu-Dhabi …
Discussion: @ltthompso, The Guardian and Daily Mail
Deadline:
In a Disney staff town hall a year after CEO Bob Iger's return, executives say they still plan a 2025 streaming launch for ESPN and stress quality over quantity  —  Bob Iger and top execs stressed a commitment to quality over quantity as the studio's film slate has had a bumpy ride …
Robyn Dixon / Washington Post:
Russia extends the detention of WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich for a third time to January 30  —  RIGA, Latvia — A Moscow court on Tuesday extended the detention of the Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich until at least Jan. 30, prolonging his imprisonment since March on charges of spying …
 
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BreAnna Bell / Variety:
Alex Cooper and Matt Kaplan's Trending media company hires Mina Lefevre, ex-Meta's head of development and programming, as its chief content officer of TV
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Reuters:
Azerbaijan summons US, French, and German envoys for “illegal financial operations” supporting news outlet Abzas Media, which saw three staff arrested last week
Pamela McClintock / The Hollywood Reporter:
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour crosses $250M at the global box office, with $178.2M in North America and $71.8M overseas, and now stands at 19 on the global chart
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Mia Galuppo / The Hollywood Reporter:
Archival Producers Alliance, a group of 100+ documentarians, calls for generative AI guardrails, citing the danger of “forever muddying the historical record”