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6:55 AM ET, December 14, 2023

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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Punchbowl News buys legislation data company Electo Analytics, sources say in a deal valuing Punchbowl at $100M+, and plans to raise its price by $50 in January  —  The congressional news start-up is doubling down on information for its audience of Capitol Hill obsessives.
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Axel Springer signs a multiyear deal with OpenAI, which plans to offer ChatGPT news summaries and use Politico, Business Insider, and others to train AI models  —  Generative-AI company reaches multiyear pact with owner of Politico, Business Insider and major European properties
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Film discussion and review app Letterboxd adds showtimes for paying members in the US, the UK, Australia, Canada, and more, using aggregator Assemble's data  —  The film discussion and discovery platform wants users to see movies after reading about them.  —  Since its founding in 2011 …
Discussion: Letterboxd and Variety
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
A Pew survey of US adults finds that ~38% support a federal TikTok ban, down from 50% in March 2023; Republicans' rate of support for a ban fell from 60% to 50%  —  A new Pew survey suggests that the Republican-led push to ban the app will face a huge challenge in persuading voters, many of whom use the app themselves.
Lili Bayer / The Guardian:
Luke Bouma / Cord Cutters News:
WBD's ad-free tier of Max is now available via a $15.99 subscription through YouTube's Primetime Channels in the US and includes access to CNN Max  —  Today, Warner Bros. Discovery and YouTube announced that the ad-free tier of Max is now available on Primetime Channels in the U.S. With this news …
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Twitch now allows some previously prohibited sexual content, including “deliberately highlighted breasts, buttocks or pelvic region”, with a sexual themes label  —  Twitch is updating the way it responds to sexual content.  As part of the change, the streaming platform will now allow …
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
An interview with The Guardian Head of Audio Nicole Jackson on the outlet's daily news podcast Today in Focus, competition, newsroom collaboration, and more  —  The importance of “really good planning” and always having a fallback option.  —  The Guardian's daily news podcast Today in Focus …
Discussion: Media Voices
 
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Gene Meyer / Eugene L. Meyer:
A Washington Post alumnus who took a 2003 buyout shares rumors that 2023 cuts will end all local columns and that half the education reporters are leaving
Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
A look at a small circle of video meme-makers, who flood social media and have effectively served as a shadow online ad agency for Donald Trump's 2024 campaign
Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg:
Sources: sparked by Spotify's complaint in 2019, the EU may fine Apple in 2024 and plans to ban its anti-steering App Store rules used on music streaming rivals
Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Fox News shakes up its executive structure, including making Porter Berry Fox News Digital's EIC and changing who oversees Fox Nation and Fox Business Network
Scott Roxborough / The Hollywood Reporter:
The European Parliament opts not to ban geo-blocking for films and TV content, after 600+ studios, sports leagues, and others signed a letter opposing the ban
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Katie Campione / Deadline:
Analysis: Netflix's H1 2023 viewership report gives insights into the service's renewals and cancellations, original content dominates the Top 100, and more
Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
Fantasy novelist Cait Corrain admits to creating fake Goodreads accounts to sabotage other novelists via negative reviews, citing a “breakdown”, and apologizes
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
UK hearing: BBC Chair Samir Shah says that repeated rows over Gary Lineker's recent X posts “doesn't help anyone” and “does damage to the reputation” of the BBC
Ruth Michaelson / The Guardian:
A profile of Plestia Alaqad, one of several nontraditional journalists with large Instagram followings who have documented the Israel-Hamas war from inside Gaza
Discussion: CBS News
Benjamin Parkin / Financial Times:
Pro-government news outlets and influencers in Bangladesh are promoting disinformation created with AI startups' cheap tools ahead of the January 2024 elections
David Ingram / NBC News:
Media Matters for America sues Texas AG Ken Paxton in federal court, saying Paxton violated the First Amendment by opening a probe into the outlet's X reporting