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4:20 PM ET, December 6, 2023

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Reuters:
Reuters temporarily removes its article titled “How an Indian startup hacked the world” to comply with an Indian court order, and plans to appeal the decision  —  Reuters has temporarily removed the article “How an Indian startup hacked the world” to comply with a preliminary court order issued …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Andy Borowitz says The New Yorker decided to stop publishing The Borowitz Report due to “its financial difficulties”, part of a larger wave of Condé's cost cuts  —  Borowitz announced that the New Yorker was dropping his long-running Borowitz Report satire features because of “its financial difficulties.”
James Manning / Mediaweek:
Multiple men say Australian broadcaster and columnist Alan Jones groped, assaulted, and inappropriately touched them without consent; Jones denies the claims  —  The Sydney Morning Herald has published a major investigation from journalist Kate McClymont that carries multiple allegations …
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Tidal lays off 10%+ of staff as part of broader cuts at Jack Dorsey's Block; about 40 staffers including part of the playlist curation team were cut  —  Tidal, the music streaming service once owned by recording artist Jay-Z, laid off more than 10% of staff as part of a wider round …
Samantha Cole / 404 Media:
Alibaba's paper on its Animate Anyone AI model goes viral after videos show the model can replace TikTok influencers after being trained on their videos  —  A team of researchers from Chinese retail and technology giant Alibaba released a paper this week detailing a new model, which they call “Animate Anyone.”
Discussion: The Decoder
Max Tani / Semafor:
The Allbritton Journalism Institute plans to launch News of the United States, or NOTUS, in January 2024, focused on Washington, DC and training young reporters  —  The Scoop  —  A high-profile nonprofit is launching a Washington D.C.-focused newsroom early next year that promises …
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Bustle Digital Group is on pace to generate between $136M and $144M in revenue in 2023, down 10% to 15% YoY, the first time in a decade its revenue dropped YoY  —  The company will bring in between $136 million and $144 million in 2023  —  Media company Bustle Digital Group …
Discussion: @taylorbuley
David Bauder / Associated Press:
A look at NewsNation, which bills itself as an unbiased rival to Fox News and MSNBC, as the network prepares to host the fourth GOP presidential primary debate  —  Fourth Republican presidential debate will feature four candidates, Trump skips again  —  By airing the fourth Republican …
Jeremy Fuster / The Wrap:
SAG-AFTRA members ratify the union's three-year contract with studios after 78% voted in favor; some members remain dissatisfied with the deal's AI protections  —  Approval of new studio agreement with a turnout of 38% concludes a historic year for Hollywood labor
Felix Gillette / Bloomberg:
Independent film company A24 announces a multiyear deal with Warner Bros. Discovery as part of which its movies will stream exclusively on HBO, Max, and Cinemax  —  - New A24 movies will stream exclusively on HBO, Max and Cinemax  — Indie studio will continue to develop TV for range of networks
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney adds a Hulu tile to Disney+'s app homepage, alongside brands like Marvel, Pixar, Disney, and Star Wars, available to subscribers of both Disney+ and Hulu  —  Hulu content is now available on Disney+ for subscribers to both services, with a wider rollout planned for March.
 
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Phil McGraw partners with Christian TV broadcaster Trinity Broadcasting Network to launch a TV network with commitments “exceeding 65 million television homes”
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
The UK picks veteran TV executive Samir Shah for BBC chair, to replace Richard Sharp, who resigned earlier in 2023; Shah needs parliamentary committee approval
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Jordan Fragen / VentureBeat:
Twitch plans to shut down in South Korea on February 27, 2024, saying the country was “prohibitively expensive” to operate in despite working to reduce costs
New York Times:
A new Trump administration would “come after” the media for prosecution, says Kash Patel, a Trump confidant likely to serve in a senior national security role
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Memo: Yahoo News lays off staff across its US editorial team and plans to shut down its “In the Know” vertical, which curated news for Gen Zers and millennials
Wall Street Journal:
The US State Department says Russia rejected a “significant” proposal to release The WSJ's Evan Gershkovich; sources say the offer involved trading prisoners
Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian:
Over 700 Washington Post employees plan to strike on December 7 over stalled contract talks amid cost cuts; by last week, 36 newsroom staff had accepted buyouts