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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
The UK opens a review into whether Jeff Zucker's bid for The Telegraph, using ~$1B in Emirati money, could result in adverse foreign influence over the UK press — British regulators announced a review into whether the bid, backed mostly by funds from the United Arab Emirates …
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CNBC:
Source: Nelson Peltz seeks more than two seats on Disney's board, a day after Disney added Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman and former Sky TV boss Jeremy Darroch — - Activist investor Nelson Peltz and his firm, Trian, are seeking seats on Disney's board. — The news follows Disney's appointment …
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nelson Peltz's Trian Partners says they intend to take their “case for change directly to shareholders” after Disney turns down its Board representation request — Peltz's Trian Partners said Thursday that it “intends to take our case for change directly to shareholders.”
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Lora Kolodny / CNBC:
Elon Musk scoffs at advertisers leaving X because of his controversial posts: “If somebody's going to try to blackmail me with advertising ... go fuck yourself” — - In recent weeks, Musk has promoted and sometimes verbally endorsed what the White House called “antisemitic and racist hate” …
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Kim Masters / The Hollywood Reporter:
Linda Yaccarino's former associates describe her as difficult and volatile, but hardworking, and say her self-regard made her think she could manage Elon Musk
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Jennifer Bowers Bahney / Mediaite:
Elon Musk says organizations that don't pay for X subscriptions don't get recommended, in a reply to a question about X's throttling of The New York Times
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
NPR names Gimlet executive Collin Campbell as its podcast chief, as it looks to regain footing after cutting staff and canceling four podcasts in early 2023 — NPR named veteran audio executive Collin Campbell as its new podcast chief on Thursday as part of an effort to stabilize its role …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Tubi hires David Salmon, former CTO of Endeavor Streaming, as executive VP and managing director of international, and plans to launch in the EU and the UK — Tubi, Fox Corp.'s ad-supported video-on-demand service, is eyeing a bigger international footprint: The streamer has tapped David Salmon …
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Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
The BEUC and its members follow NOYB in filing a complaint against Meta's €9.99+/month subscriptions in the EU, saying the tier amounts to charging for privacy — Meta Platforms' (META.O) advertising-free subscription service, a fee-based offering rolled out in Europe this month …
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: MSNBC cancels Mehdi Hasan's show and expands Ayman Mohyeldin's program to replace Hasan's show; Hasan will become an on-camera analyst and fill-in host — The News — MSNBC is canceling outspoken opinion host Mehdi Hasan's weekend program and show on the streaming service Peacock.
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Meta plans to launch Threads in the EU in December, its largest expansion since its July 2023 debut, but only for consumption, no profiles or posting — Expansion is expected in December, a signal of company's commitment to microblogging service — Facebook parent Meta Platforms plans …
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Bari Weiss' Free Press attracts readers miffed with “unfair” Israel media coverage; Free Press now has ~520K subscribers, including nearly 75K paying $8/month — At the Free Press, the site launched by the former New York Times opinion editor, traffic and subscriptions have surged during Israel-Hamas war
Sheena Vasani / The Verge:
TikTok launches verified artist accounts, offering various tools to deepen engagement and improve discoverability, seemingly inspired by Spotify — These accounts can be activated by any musician and come with tools to help artists reach new fans and increase engagement with existing ones.
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TechCrunch and The Messenger, more at Techmeme »
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Analysis: 11 of the 13 local news websites that UK-based Reach plans to close before the end of 2023 saw double-digit percentage audience drops in the past year — Ten sites have announced they will no longer be updated from Thursday. — Eleven of the 13 local news websites being closed …
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