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12:35 AM ET, January 13, 2024

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Kevin Systrom / Artifact News:
Kevin Systrom says news sharing app Artifact will shut down after concluding that “the market opportunity isn't big enough to warrant continued investment”  —  To our Artifact Users and Partners:  —  We've made the decision to wind down operations of the Artifact app.
Casey Newton / Platformer:
Platformer is leaving Substack and migrating to Ghost, saying the outlet doesn't believe Substack will publicly commit to proactively removing pro-Nazi material  —  After much consideration, we have decided to move Platformer off of Substack.  Over the next few days, the publication …
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell says that Fox is not accepting MyPillow ads; a source says ads are paused because Lindell has not paid for his ads since August 2023  —  Lindell said he's been ‘canceled,’ but a source with knowledge of the situation said he just hasn't paid his bills
David W. Chen / New York Times:
As deepfakes warp elections overseas, US state legislators race to enact laws, with varying penalties, requiring disclosure of the use of AI in political ads  —  Sophisticated political deepfakes have warped elections overseas.  Can U.S. legislators act fast enough to make A.I. campaign ads more transparent?
Discussion: @votepenelope
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Chavi Mehta / Reuters:   Insider Intelligence: US political ad spend is expected to rise to $12.32B in 2024, up ~30% from 2020, with traditional media accounting for 71.9% of all spend
Washington Post:
HBO led Emmy nominations for 17 of the past 20 years, but its dominance may not last as hit shows end and the company's rebrand to Max seeks a broader audience  —  Once again, HBO has the most nominations of any network or platform going into the 75th Emmys awards ceremony.
Michael Schneider / Variety:
The CW unveils an “evolution” in its logo and brand identity, including dropping “The” from its logo and a new “hot sauce” color palette  —  The CW is spicing up its look.  Timed to Sunday's airing of the Critics Choice Awards, the Nexstar-run netlet is unveiling an …
Tom Gerken / BBC:
Many prominent voice actors say they weren't told about the SAG-AFTRA's deal with Replica Studios setting out how AI-generated voices can be used in video games  —  Prominent voice actors say they weren't told about a landmark deal setting out how voices generated by artificial intelligence (AI) can be used in games.
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Sources: RedBird IMI CEO Jeff Zucker met Ofcom officials to make a last pitch and win them over RedBird's Telegraph takeover, ahead of a crucial Ofcom report  —  Jeff Zucker meets Ofcom ahead of its report on whether takeover backed by Abu Dhabi cash should proceed
Phillip Nieto / Mediaite:
A US judge orders Trump to pay $392,638 in legal fees to The New York Times over a “frivolous” 2021 lawsuit he brought against NYT and three of its reporters  —  A New York state judge ordered former President Donald Trump to pay The New York Times a six-figure legal fee …
 
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CNN, Fox, and MSNBC carried Trump's conference after his NY fraud trial live, a reminder of his media advantage and readiness to exploit his trials
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John Koblin / New York Times:
Peacock will become the first streamer to exclusively show an NFL playoff game, which cost NBCU $100M+, on January 13; the game airs free in KC and Miami
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Sources: Pixar may lay off up to 20% of its workforce; Pixar says that number is too high and that the layoffs are not imminent, but will occur later in 2024
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Internal memo: Audible is laying off about 5% of its employees, or just over 100 staffers; a source says the layoffs do not affect Audible's content teams
Michael Hardy / Texas Monthly:
Houston Landing journalists write to the board to reverse CEO Peter Bhatia firing EIC Mizanur Rahman and an investigative reporter; Bhatia cited a “reset”