Check out Mini-Mediagazer for simple mobiles or Mediagazer Mobile for modern smartphones.
1:00 PM ET, January 16, 2024

Mediagazer

 Top News: 
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 …
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
News outlets calling Trump as the winner of the Iowa caucuses early infuriates his Republican rivals and prompts new hand-wringing about the media and elections  —  No votes had been cast at some locations when The Associated Press and TV networks projected Donald Trump as the winner, half an hour after the caucuses began.
RELATED:
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
Colin Salao / TheStreet:
Barstool Sports CEO Erika Ayers Badan says she is stepping down after joining in 2016 and overseeing massive growth at the outlet  —  Ayers Badan was sentimental in a video posted to social media.  —  Barstool Sports is losing its CEO.  —  Erika Ayers Badan, the CEO of Barstool Sports posted on X …
Kenneth Li / Reuters:
Thomson Reuters acquires World Business Media, a subscription-based, 25-person outlet providing news and analysis on the insurance market  —  said on Tuesday it acquired World Business Media Limited, a subscription-based provider of news and analysis on the insurance and reinsurance market.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: Red Ventures has approached buyers about selling CNET for at least $250M, after acquiring the outlet and other sites for $500M in 2020  —  Red Ventures, the digital media and marketing juggernaut based in Fort Mill, South Carolina, has approached strategic buyers about offloading tech news …
Discussion: Talking Biz News and @alex
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
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
Damilare Dosunmu / Rest of World:
How Spotify's on-the-ground work in Nigeria, like hiring local staff, contributed to the success of Afrobeats, which grew 550% on Spotify between 2017 and 2022  —  The Swedish music giant is pushing to make Africa's biggest sound the world's favorite sound.  —  • LAGOS, NIGERIA
more at Techmeme »
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
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of Mediagazer at 1:00 PM ET, January 16, 2024.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
Mediagazer: site main
Mediagazer River: reverse chronological Mediagazer
Mediagazer Mobile: for phones
Mediagazer Leaderboard: Mediagazer's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
Mediagazer RSS feed
Mediagazer on X
Mediagazer on Mastodon
 
 
 More News: 
Joe Rossignol / MacRumors:
Apple details select streaming and sports apps available on Vision Pro at launch, including Disney+, ESPN, MLB, PGA, Max, and TikTok; some will have 3D movies
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
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
 Earlier Picks: 
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
Daniel Dylan Wray / The Guardian:
A profile of Blindboy, host and creator of the weekly Blindboy Podcast, which launched in 2017, covers a wide-range of subjects, and is fully listener-funded
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
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
 

 
From Techmeme:

Financial Times:
Sources: TSMC told Chinese customers it would no longer manufacture AI chips at advanced process nodes of 7nm or smaller as of this coming Monday

Forbes:
AI startup founders and VCs hope that a Trump administration will lead to lighter regulations and the return of real acquisitions, not “contorted” ones

Umar Shakir / The Verge:
Google rolls out its Gemini-powered Vids app that lets users create video presentations using a prompt, with full access for Workspace users until at least 2026
 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
memeorandum
 What US political commentators are discussing online right now
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page