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10:25 AM ET, January 16, 2024

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Lorraine Mirabella / Baltimore Sun:
David Smith, executive chairman of Sinclair, acquires Baltimore Sun Media from Alden, which bought the outlet in May 2021; Sinclair wasn't involved in the deal  —  The Baltimore Sun, the largest newspaper in Maryland, has been acquired in a private deal by David D. Smith …
OpenAI:
OpenAI shares its plans ahead of 2024 elections, including image provenance tools and not letting users make tools for impersonation or political campaigning  —  We're working to prevent abuse, provide transparency on AI-generated content, and improve access to accurate voting information.  —  Authors
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
Beatrice Nolan / Business Insider:
MrBeast uploads his first X video to test its ad revenue system; in December 2023, MrBeast said a billion views on X “wouldn't fund a fraction of” of his videos  —  - MrBeast has shared his first video on X.  — The content creator said he was testing the platform's plan to share ad revenue.
Lesley Goldberg / The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD's HBO and Max won 31 awards at the 75th Emmy Awards, while Netflix won 22, FX 16, Apple TV+ 10, Disney+ nine, Amazon Prime Video six, and NBC five  —  This year, the conglomerate did not designate if a show was made for HBO proper or its streamer, Max, instead grouping its nominations under …
Benoit Berthelot / Bloomberg:
Netflix tests a joint subscription plan with French retailer Carrefour in a pilot project in Bordeaux and Rouen, to win more customers to its cheapest ad tier  —  - French retailer will offer a joint subscription with Netflix  — Carrefour customers in Bordeaux, Rouen offered €5.99 plan
Chloe Mac Donnell / The Guardian:
A look at the surge of fashion content on Substack, as veteran fashion editors, stylists, and other newsletter writers give shopping recommendations  —  We used to look to magazines, store assistants and bloggers to help us decide what to buy.  Now the publishing site has become the go-to spot for style advice
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 …
 
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David Segal / New York Times:
A look at music streaming fraud, including bot farms and pirates relabeling musicians' work to steal revenue; Beatdapp estimates fraud costs musicians $2B/year
Calum Jaspan / Sydney Morning Herald:
Nine names Tory Maguire, the current executive editor of SMH and The Age, as its Managing Director of Publishing, after James Chessell resigned in December
Discussion: Mumbrella
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
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
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
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
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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
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
Discussion: CMU
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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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

Reuters:
Albania bans TikTok for a year from January 2025, part of a broader plan to make schools safer following the killing of a 14-year-old near a school in November
 
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