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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Sources: Shari Redstone has held talks with Skydance to sell a controlling stake in National Amusements, the parent company of MTV, CBS, and Paramount's studio — Ms. Redstone waged a bitter battle for control of National Amusements, the parent company of MTV, CBS and the Paramount movie studio.
Discussion:
@pucknews, Puck, @benmullin and Mediaite
Dasha Litvinova / Associated Press:
Russia places journalist and author Masha Gessen on a wanted list after opening a criminal case on charges of spreading “false information” about Russia's army — Russian police have put prominent Russian-American journalist and author Masha Gessen on a wanted list after opening …
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 …
Discussion:
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Crypto news outlet Decrypt signs a letter of intent to merge with decentralized media company Rug Radio and form a yet-to-be named holding company — Decrypt, the news company that covers crypto and web3, has signed a letter of intent to merge with Rug Radio, a decentralized media company for web3 creators, executives told Axios.
Discussion:
@rugradio, @decryptmedia and Decrypt
Kelsey McKinney / Defector:
Time's exclusive Taylor Swift interview for the Person of the Year issue demonstrates the deference that has characterized celebrity profiles for over a decade — This week, Time announced Taylor Swift as its 2023 Person of the Year. What this means for Time is that they can plaster …
Discussion:
@mckinneykelsey, @jessicagolds, CNN and Billboard
Calum Jaspan / Sydney Morning Herald:
Veteran Australian publisher and Schwartz Media owner Morry Schwartz steps down as chair, saying opposition to coverage of the Israel-Hamas war was not a factor — 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.
Discussion:
Australian Financial Review and The Guardian
John Koblin / New York Times:
USA Network and others, once rich with original scripted shows, now air endless reruns, part of a downward spiral increasingly leading advertisers to pull money — Many of the most popular channels have largely ditched original dramas and comedies, morphing into vessels for endless reruns.
Discussion:
Deadline and ScreenRant
Associated Press:
X lifts the permanent ban on Infowars host Alex Jones, after Elon Musk conducted a 24-hour poll, resulting in 70.1% voting in favor of restoring Jones' account — Elon Musk has restored the X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, pointing to a poll on the social media platform formerly known …
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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.
Discussion:
Inside Radio, Local News Initiative, @stevenwaldman and @stevenwaldman
Washington Post:
Sources detail Disinfo Lab: run by an Indian intelligence officer and behind a covert influence operation on social media discrediting Narendra Modi's critics — NEW DELHI — Since 2020, an opaque organization calling itself the Disinfo Lab has published lengthy dossiers and social media posts claiming …
Discussion:
Foreign Affairs, more at Techmeme »
Oliver Barnes / Financial Times:
Source: MailOnline plans to put 10 to 15 articles behind a paywall daily, out of the nearly 1,500 published daily, in the UK, starting as early as January 2024 — One of world's most popular news sites to move towards ‘freemium’ model for UK readers — The publisher of the Daily Mail plans …
Discussion:
Telegraph
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Moonbug Entertainment, the studio behind CoComelon, plans to restructure, produce fewer CoComelon episodes in 2024, and slow down its spinoff channel creation — Not even the most popular kids show on YouTube (and Netflix) is immune to the media recession.
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