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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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Disney says former Marvel Entertainment chairman Ike Perlmutter, who is working with Nelson Peltz, has a “longstanding personal agenda” against Bob Iger — In a statement responding to Trian's announcement, Disney said that Perlmutter “was terminated from his employment …
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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.”
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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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 — The former NBCUniversal ad sales chief thought she could manage the mercurial Elon Musk. Her former colleagues are baffled at the result …
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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”
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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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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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Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
Some digital outlets are employing full-time cartoonists, as newspapers increasingly cut the role; there were fewer than 30 newspaper cartoonists in 2021 — Few newspapers still employ full-time cartoonists. But some digital outlets are turning to the art form.
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 …
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Memo: Bloomberg plans to launch a digital weekend product in 2024 and relaunch Businessweek as a monthly; Businessweek Editor Joel Weber will move to a new role — David Merritt, head of Bloomberg Media Editorial, and Katie Boyce, senior executive editor for Bloomberg Digital …
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Internal email: Vox is laying off staff and “tightening our editorial focus”; an all-staff meeting is planned December 1 to discuss the changes — Per an internal email, Vox is laying off staff today [image]
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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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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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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
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