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5:05 PM ET, December 12, 2023

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Jay Peters / The Verge:
Netflix publishes its first What We Watched report, detailing the most-watched content from January to June 2023; The Night Agent was #1 with 812M+ hours viewed  —  Netflix is going to start publishing a new report twice a year that details the most popular shows and movies on the platform.
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The New York Times hires Quartz co-founder Zach Seward to work with its newsroom's leadership to establish principles around using and not using generative AI  —  Quartz co-founder Zach Seward tasked with establishing principles for how the Times will and won't use generative AI
Paresh Dave / Wired:
On November 17, YouTube removed code that said if a channel is in the YouTube Partner Program, which gives a cut of ad revenue, leaving researchers in the dark  —  YouTube removed a snippet of code that publicly disclosed whether a channel receives ad and subscription payouts, obscuring which creators benefit most from the platform.
Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global may lay off 1,000+ employees in early 2024, due to a weaker-than-expected ad market, after paring down its staff since earlier in 2023  —  Shari Redstone considers sale of controlling stake in National Amusements amid pressures from Paramount's cable business, ad market
Daniel Frankel / Next TV:
Comcast starts offering its Xumo Stream Box to its nearly 30M residential internet customers; the first device is free, and each additional one costs $5/month  —  The new joint-venture gadget replaces the Xfinity Flex puck that Comcast had been giving out for free to its broadband-only subscribers
News Leaders Association:
The News Leaders Association's board approves members' vote to dissolve by June 2024 and distribute assets, including Sunshine Week, to journalism nonprofits  —  During its final meeting of the year, the News Leaders Association Board of Directors unanimously approved the NLA membership's November vote …
Discussion: Poynter
Tiny News Collective:
The Tiny News Collective announces the hiring of Amy L. Kovac-Ashley as its first executive director and says it has helped launch 25 newsrooms since 2021  —  A Note from Kara Meyberg Guzman, Board Chair  —  Since 2020, the Tiny News Collective's board and staff have worked to build …
David W. Dunlap / New York Times:
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Sports Illustrated publisher The Arena Group announces the termination of CEO Ross Levinsohn and names 5-Hour Energy founder Manoj Bhargava as its interim CEO  —  - Anderson Cooper And Andy Cohen To Return For CNN's New Year's Eve Special; Sara Sidner and Cari Champion Tapped As Co-Hosts
Financial Times:
Sources: RedBird IMI is in advanced talks with Warner Bros. Discovery and Liberty Global to acquire UK TV and film producer All3Media in a deal worth ~£1B  —  Zucker-Cardinale investment group leads rivals circling the ‘Fleabag’ and ‘Call the Midwife’ producer
Discussion: Reuters, The Guardian and Variety
 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Tubi expands its partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery to add more DC titles, offer series on-demand, and launch 10 FAST channels with Warner Bros. content
Gene Park / Washington Post:
The ESA shuts down the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, after new competitors, partner withdrawals, changing audience habits, and more; E3 began in 1995
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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
Chinese state broadcaster CGTN, banned in the UK in February 2021, appears to have set up an agency to distribute free video news packages pushing China's goals
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple redesigns Apple TV in iOS 17.2 and tvOS 17.2 with a sidebar that unifies content; iTunes now redirects users searching for shows and movies to Apple TV
David Shepardson / Reuters:
A US judge upholds Texas' TikTok ban on state devices, rejecting a lawsuit filed by The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University in July 2023
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Disney and Netflix are finalizing a deal to share Grey's Anatomy across Disney+/Hulu and Netflix, and have Disney license 14 TV series to Netflix for 18 months