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CNBC:
Altice USA announces the sale of Cheddar News to the media company Archetype, owned by PE firm Regent; source: the deal is structured as an “earn out” deal — - Cheddar News-owner Altice USA announced Thursday it has sold the financial news streaming service to the media company Archetype …
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
The New York Times' lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft relies on a false belief that copyright can limit the right to read and process data — This week the NY Times somehow broke the story of... well, the NY Times suing OpenAI and Microsoft. I wonder who tipped them off.
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New York Times:
The NYT sues OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement, alleging they used millions of its articles to train AI, the first major US media outlet to sue
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
A profile of Francesca Street, whose Chance Encounters love stories for CNN.com appeared five times on Chartbeat's list of 2023's most-engaging stories — The 29-year-old CNN reporter, who writes about love and romance, was one of 2023′s most popular reporters
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Eugene Weekly:
Eugene Weekly in Oregon cancels its print edition for now after discovering it had been “the victim of embezzlement at the hands of someone we once trusted” — EUGENE WEEKLY IS FIGHTING TO COME BACK AFTER A MASSIVE FINANCIAL BLOW — Eugene Weekly is this town.
Angela Fu / Poynter:
Research: the US news industry cut 2,681 jobs from January to November 2023, not including buyouts, more than in all of 2022 or 2021, and 130+ newspapers closed — It's a sharp reversal from the last two years, when layoffs fell and some news outlets even expanded.
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@joelmathis.bsky.social and Joel Marino on LinkedIn
Jill Goldsmith / Deadline:
Lionsgate closes its acquisition of Hasbro's eOne for $375M plus assuming some production financing loans; Lionsgate's library grows by 6,500 film and TV titles — Lionsgate said today its acquisition of global entertainment platform eOne from Hasbro is done.
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Washington Post:
Sources: India pressed Apple to come up with alternative explanations for warning Indian journalists and opposition politicians of state-sponsored iPhone hacks — NEW DELHI — A day after Apple warned independent Indian journalists and opposition party politicians in October that government hackers …
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Colin Mann / Advanced Television:
Podcast listening on the BBC Sounds app rose 34% YoY through November 2023; this year's numbers include smart speaker data starting in April — In 2023 (January to November) there were over 2 billion plays of radio, music and podcasts on the BBC Sounds app, as listeners continue to enjoy …
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Radio Ink
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Newsmax ratings, which exploded after Fox ousted Tucker Carlson, have gradually declined; Q4 primetime ratings fell 14% QoQ but they remain higher than in 2022 — Newsmax was riding sky-high on surging ratings after its top rival, Fox News, fired its biggest star—but here's how it eventually came crashing back down.
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Adweek
TheRighting:
Analysis: 17 of the top 20 right-wing news websites saw their unique visitors decline YoY in November 2023; Hannity grew 122% YoY and Infowars grew 46% YoY — Eighty-five percent of right wing news websites in TheRighting's top 20 lost year-over-year (YOY) unique visitors according …
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@therighting and @farhip
Daniel Tilles / Notes From Poland:
The Polish government puts TVP, Polskie Radio, and news agency PAP into liquidation, after the country's president vetoed plans to provide funding for 2024 — In the latest escalation of the bitter struggle for control over Poland's public media, the new government has announced …
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@danieltilles1, Inquirer News and Reuters
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Financial Times:
Insider Intelligence: LinkedIn's ad revenue, which rose 10.1% YoY to nearly $4B in 2023, could grow 14.1% YoY in 2024, as brands seek to reallocate X ad spend — Microsoft-owned professional networking site has increased revenues as big brands boycott rival platform
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MediaPost, Business Post, PYMNTS.com and James Eagle on LinkedIn, more at Techmeme »
Al Tompkins / Poynter:
The FCC rejects radio and TV broadcasters' call for deregulation, reaffirming limits on the number of TV or radio stations that owners can control in a market — The owners had argued for looser ownership restrictions given the growth of social media, podcasts and other online services.
Reuters:
Sources: Telecom Italia has renewed its five-season deal with DAZN to show Serie A soccer games on its streaming platform TimVision, for €43M to €46M per year — Telecom Italia (TIM) (TLIT.MI) has renewed a deal with sports streaming service DAZN to continue offering Italy's top Serie …
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