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5:20 PM ET, December 19, 2023

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Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
A deep dive into The New York Times' big bet on Games, whose team grew from ~15 people in 2015 to ~100 today, about the same size as the paper's Business desk  —  Wordle.  Connections.  Spelling Bee.  Ye olde Crossword.  The Times is home to beloved brainteasers that are helping boost the paper's bottom line.
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
NowThis hires Sharon Mussalli as its first CEO since spinning off from Vox Media in April 2023; the outlet is now owned by nonprofit Accelerate Change  —  The publisher is now owned by the nonprofit Accelerate Change  —  The social publisher NowThis, whose trending news and entertainment videos often …
MacArthur Foundation:
The MacArthur Foundation announces $48M in grants to support Press Forward; $32.5M goes to a national pooled fund for local news, housed at The Miami Foundation  —  - Strengthening local newsrooms that have the trust of local communities;  — Improving infrastructure for local news production and dissemination;
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple says The NYT's The Athletic is now available to Apple News+ subscribers, and all Apple News users will be able to read Wirecutter for free in early 2024  —  NYT's Wirecutter reviews will be available free in Apple News app in 2024  —  The New York Times Co. inked a deal with Apple …
Axios:
Washington Post interim CEO Patty Stonesifer tells staff that the newspaper has met its headcount reduction goal of eliminating 240 jobs via voluntary buyouts  —  The Washington Post has met its headcount reduction goal through voluntary buyouts, interim CEO Patty Stonesifer said in a note to staff on Tuesday.
Liz Bowie / The Baltimore Banner:
The Baltimore Banner names Bob Cohn as its CEO, following Imtiaz Patel's departure in July 2023; Cohn was the president of The Atlantic and now The Economist  —  The Montgomery County resident has helped drive digital transformation and revenue growth at The Atlantic and The Economist
Julia Kollewe / The Guardian:
Hipgnosis delays its half-year results, saying the valuation by its independent valuer was “materially higher” than that implied by recent transactions  —  Company says songs have been assessed as worth more by independent valuer than recent transactions in the sector
Mikhail Klimentov / ReaderGrev:
A postmortem of The Washington Post's Launcher gaming vertical: 20 staff laid off, a lack of resources, executives' under appreciation of gaming media, and more  —  Why did The Washington Post kill its video game vertical? … November would have marked my four-year anniversary at Launcher …
Reuters:
The Foreign Press Association in Jerusalem files a petition with the Israeli Supreme Court to give international media immediate access to the Gaza Strip  —  The Foreign Press Association in Jerusalem filed a petition on Tuesday with the Israeli Supreme Court requesting immediate access for international media to the Gaza Strip.
Discussion: FPA
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
MailOnline announces a UK subscription, offering 10 to 15 paid articles per day from the end of January; MailOnline will remain free in the rest of the world  —  The Mail said it will also invest in podcasts and video.  —  Mail Online has confirmed it will make up to 15 articles per day paid …
Discussion: The Times and @j_a_warrington
 
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Elsa Keslassy / Variety:
MGM+ partners with Lionsgate on a licensing deal to expand into Latin America as part of its international rollout, starting with Brazil and Mexico in January
Discussion: The Desk and The Wrap
The Guardian:
Sources: the UK's Labour party won't oppose plans to weaken press regulation as its leaders court rightwing media owners like Rupert Murdoch before the election
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Puck announces a sports vertical, to be led by veteran SBJ reporter John Ourand; a source says Puck's $13M Series B over the summer valued the company at $70M+
The Hollywood Reporter:
WWD names Eugenia Miranda Richman as its EIC, effective January 26, reporting to Fairchild Editorial Director Jim Fallon; Richman was previously SheKnows' EIC
Discussion: MediaPost
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Amazon is in talks with Diamond Sports Group about an investment and a multiyear streaming partnership; Diamond would keep operating its cable networks
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Flipboard plans to fully integrate with ActivityPub and is testing the move with select accounts, like Semafor, Medium, Polygon, Kotaku, Digiday, and The Verge