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9:20 PM ET, January 15, 2024

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Lorraine Mirabella / Baltimore Sun:
David Smith, executive chairman of Sinclair, acquires Baltimore Sun Media from Alden, which bought it in May 2021; Sinclair wasn't involved in the transaction  —  The Baltimore Sun, the largest newspaper in Maryland, has been acquired in a private deal by David D. Smith …
Sam Jones / Financial Times:
Memo: BI CEO Barbara Peng says an internal review found reporting on plagiarism in Neri Oxman's MIT thesis to be rigorous and fair; Axel Springer stands by BI  —  Owner Axel Springer says it ‘stands by’ publication amid dispute with academic and her husband Bill Ackman
Max Tani / Semafor:
Apple's September 2023 change to how its Podcasts app automatically downloads episodes dramatically cut the download numbers for some of the biggest podcasts  —  The News  —  Apple has quietly tightened its reporting of how many people listen to podcasts, sending shock waves through …
Ananya Bhattacharya / Quartz:
Luminate: Hindi songs' share of the top 10K global tracks grew from 6.1% in 2022 to 7.8% in 2023; English fell from 62.1% to 54.9%, Spanish from 11.8% to 10.1%  —  Bollywood music and indie musicians — hip-hop artists especially — are fueling the Hindi music streaming phenomena
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Anchors and network correspondents talk about covering the unconventional and an unusual Iowa GOP primary, the differences from 2016, media mistrust, and more  —  The Iowa caucus on Monday will be like no other —  and that was apparent from the start, well before subzero weather raised doubts …
Loni Prinsloo / Bloomberg:
Showmax, available in 50 African countries, relaunches, appoints Andrea Zappia as chair, and partners with Comcast, aiming to generate $1B revenue in five years  —  - Showmax re-launched its service on Monday to grow audiences  — Service is targeting $1 billion in revenues in five years
Laura Wagner / Washington Post:
A look at issues at The Messenger, including its reliance on a high-volume publishing strategy, as the outlet lays off staff and struggles to stay afloat  —  Jimmy Finkelstein had big dreams and a $50 million investment.  Eight months after the Messenger's launch, it is laying off staff and struggling to stay afloat.
Richard Lawler / The Verge:
Nielsen: Peacock's exclusive stream of the NFL AFC Wild Card game was the most-streamed event in US history, with 27.6M total viewers and a 24.6M peak average  —  The streams we were watching mostly held up, if you saw the game, how was the experience for you?
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
The Irish Sun appoints Deputy Editor Fiona Wynne as editor, replacing Kieran McDaid, meaning all three national editions of The Sun are now led by women  —  The appointment means each national edition of The Sun is edited by a woman.  —  Irish Sun deputy editor Fiona Wynne will replace Kieran McDaid …
OpenAI:
OpenAI shares its plans ahead of 2024 elections, including image provenance tools, not letting users make tools for impersonation or political campaigning, more  —  We're working to prevent abuse, provide transparency on AI-generated content, and improve access to accurate voting information.
 
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Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
Q&A with Roxi CEO Rob Lewis on launching the UK-based music video streaming service in the US, licensing deals, generating revenue, key competitors, and more
Washington Post:
Tom Shales, a Pulitzer Prize-winning TV critic who spent nearly 40 years writing for The Washington Post and was known for his incisive wit, dies at 79
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
DirecTV and Tegna reach a carriage deal to end the programming blackout of 64 Tegna stations that affected ~5M US customers since November 30, 2023
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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”
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