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1:55 PM ET, December 7, 2023

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Reuters:
Investigation: an Israeli tank crew killed a Reuters journalist and wounded six reporters in Lebanon on October 13 by quickly firing two shells from Israel  —  An Israeli tank crew killed a Reuters journalist and wounded six reporters in Lebanon on Oct. 13 by firing two shells in quick succession …
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Sony removing Discovery content due to licensing “arrangements” and unexpectedly banning PSN accounts are timely reminders that users don't own digital content  —  In less than a week, Sony has given us two timely reminders of the tenuousness of digital “ownership” — and both reminders involve things on PlayStation.
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Amazon signs a three-year deal with IPG's Mediabrands, whose clients will advertise on Amazon Prime Video, which will introduce an ad tier in 2024  —  The advertising holding company will add Prime Video to its client's media buying strategies.  —  With Amazon about to turbocharge …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Memo: Vice Media co-CEO Hozefa Lokhandwala is stepping down to start a “new endeavor”, leaving Bruce Dixon as sole CEO  —  Hozefa Lokhandwala will step down as co-CEO of Vice Media Group to start “a new endeavor,” he said in a memo to staff Thursday.
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
About 700 Washington Post employees go on a 24-hour strike, protesting stalled union negotiations and expected layoffs, the first walkout since the 1970s  —  The 24-hour strike is the first walkout at The Post since the 1970s, union leaders said.  —  About 700 Washington Post employees walked off …
CNN:
CNN plans to host two Republican presidential primary debates next month in Iowa and New Hampshire; both debates will stream on CNN Max  —  CNN will host two Republican presidential primary debates next month in Iowa and New Hampshire - states that hold the first contests in the race …
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Candle Media, owner of CoComelon, asks lenders to restructure some of its debt; 2023 earnings are expected to be 50% shy of forecasts  —  - Startup led by Disney veterans has over $1 billion in debt  — Acquisitions like Reese Witherspoon's company come up short
Sky News:
An external review finds ITV's management made “considerable efforts to determine the truth” about Phillip Schofield's relationship with a younger colleague  —  Phillip Schofield “reluctantly declined” to participate in an external review following his departure from ITV because of the “risk to his health”.
 
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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
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
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
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Felix Gillette / Bloomberg:
Independent film company A24 announces a multiyear deal with WBD, as part of which its movies will stream exclusively on HBO cable networks, Max, and Cinemax
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