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5:00 PM ET, December 11, 2023

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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Tucker Carlson launches the Tucker Carlson Network, or TCN, a $9-per-month streaming video service with access to “5 brand-new shows, speeches, films, and more”  —  The former Fox News host is promising a slate of programming for $6 per month.  —  Tucker Carlson is planning …
Max Tani / Semafor:
Tel Aviv-based Investing.com, one of the most visited global financial news websites, uses AI to rewrite stories published just hours earlier by competitors  —  The Scoop  —  One of the most highly-trafficked financial news websites in the world is creating AI-generated stories that bear …
Hannah Giles / @hannahmgiles:
Project Veritas CEO Hannah Giles quits after finding evidence of past illegality and financial improprieties; Giles replaced James O'Keefe earlier in 2023  —  [image]
Business Wire:
Sports Illustrated publisher Arena Group announces the termination of CEO Ross Levinsohn; 5-Hour Energy founder Manoj Bhargava will be interim CEO  —  Today, the board of directors of The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE American: AREN) met and took actions to improve the operational efficiency and revenue of the company.
Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
Sources: NBC has demanded Donald Trump's campaign remove a video with audio deceptively edited to seem like it's from an NBC reporter after the third GOP debate  —  The Scoop  —  NBC News has demanded that Donald Trump's campaign remove a video that includes audio deceptively edited to seem …
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Sources: BBC News plans to hire its first royal editor to capitalize on soaring monarchy interest; royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell plans to retire in 2024  —  - Sky Denies Hugh Bonneville Pilot ‘Forty Acres’ Is About Slavery Amid Backlash From Black Creatives
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Paramount Global will rebrand the linear Showtime cable network as Paramount+ With Showtime, the same name as its top-tier streaming package, on January 8, 2024  —  The show is over for Showtime as a standalone brand.  —  As of Jan. 8, 2024, Paramount Global will rebrand the linear Showtime cable network …
Poynter:
Medill Journalism School's research shows that ~83% of the US counties with no news source or in danger of becoming a news desert voted for Donald Trump in 2020  —  Strengthening local news would have broad civic benefits and could lead to happier, healthier communities, whether red, purple or blue.
Randy Nelson / data.ai:
TikTok reaches $10B in gross revenue, including $3.84B in 2023 so far, $3.32B in 2022, and $1.72B in 2021, the fifth mobile app and the first non-game to do so  —  The short video social phenomenon has added nearly $4 billion this year alone, and it's all from virtual coins used to purchase gifts for the platform's content creators.
Calum Jaspan / Sydney Morning Herald:
Schwartz Media owner Morry Schwartz steps down as the Australian publisher's chair, saying opposition to Israel-Hamas war coverage wasn't a factor in the timing  —  Veteran publisher Morry Schwartz, owner of Schwartz Media, which produces The Saturday Paper, The Monthly and 7am Podcast, has stepped down as the company's chair.
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
HBO's Succession final season receives nine Golden Globe nominations, a record for a TV program, getting nominated in every category the show was eligible for  —  Co-Editor-in-Chief, TV  — Bulgaria's Stephan Komandarev & Eli Skorcheva Want To Help Older People Get The Dignity They Deserve …
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Hilary Lewis / The Hollywood Reporter:
The Golden Globes announces the nominees for its 2024 awards, set to air on CBS, including new categories for stand-up and Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
 
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Joseph Pisani / Wall Street Journal:
Netflix plans to stream The Netflix Slam, a tennis exhibition match between Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz on March 3, 2024, its latest foray into live sports
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

Reuters:
Albania bans TikTok for a year from January 2025, part of a broader plan to make schools safer following the killing of a 14-year-old near a school in November
 
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