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11:30 PM ET, January 17, 2024

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Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
Memo: CNN CEO Mark Thompson plans to combine newsgathering into one TV-and-digital unit, and outlines his vision for subscriptions and improving mobile video  —  New CNN Boss Shakes Up News Operations, Explores Digital Subscription Model One combined unit will serve TV, streaming and digital platforms …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
CNN names longtime executive Virginia Moseley as the network's first executive editor; CNN's international news chief Mike McCarthy will be managing editor  —  Months after being named the new CEO of CNN Worldwide, Mark Thompson on Wednesday unveiled his strategy for bringing the decades-old cable new network for the digital era.
Nico Grant / New York Times:
Email: Google plans to cut 100 employees from YouTube's operations and creator management teams; a source says YouTube employs 7,173 people  —  The layoffs are part of efforts by the video platform's parent company, Google, to trim costs and bureaucracy as it embraces artificial intelligence.
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James Hale / Tubefilter:
Internal memo: YouTube is restructuring its creator management teams, including consolidating various sports, media, film, and TV teams into a single team  —  YouTube's partnerships side is undergoing its first corporate restructuring in a decade-one that'll see changes to the creator management …
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
In a note to staff, Condé Nast announces it is bringing Pitchfork into the GQ organization, and lays off Pitchfork EIC Puja Patel and some Pitchfork employees  —  Pitchfork editor-in-chief Puja Patel will depart the company in the consolidation.  —  It's the end of an era for Pitchfork.
Ellen Huet / Bloomberg:
Fairly Trained, a nonprofit founded by ex-Stability AI VP Ed Newton-Rex, will give certification labels to AI companies that get consent for their training data  —  New system seeks to create a sort of ‘organic’ or ‘fair trade’ label for AI.  —  A new initiative will evaluate …
Nick Vivarelli / Variety:
A group of 20 prominent screen trade organizations ask governments around the world to enact regulations ensuring that streamers invest more in local content  —  The joint plea — hailing from production bodies in Europe, Canada, Australasia and Latin America — comes as streaming services …
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Miranda Green / The Guardian:
Floodlight investigation: Alabama Power and its foundation fund local news outlets to control narrative around high electric bills and utility-related pollution  —  A Floodlight investigation found Alabama Power runs a news service and its foundation bought a Black newspaper.
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
The EU Parliament adopts a nonlegislative resolution proposing sweeping changes to music streaming, including fair compensation and promoting smaller artists  —  The EU has proposed sweeping changes within the music streaming industry to promote smaller artists and make sure underpaid performers are being fairly compensated.
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Netflix is not planning to launch a native Apple Vision Pro app or allow its iPad app on the platform, and says users can watch Netflix on the web browser  —  Netflix Inc. isn't planning to launch an app for Apple Inc.'s upcoming Vision Pro headset, marking a high-profile snub of the new technology …
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
David Smith's purchase of The Baltimore Sun raises concerns about the paper's future, considering Sinclair's political influence and controversial actions  —  Its new owner, Sinclair executive chairman David D. Smith, has pushed local TV news hard to the right.
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David Folkenflik / @davidfolkenflik:
[Thread] In a meeting with staffers, The Baltimore Sun's new owner claims he paid nine figures, had read the paper just four times, and the Sun was profitable
 
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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Paramount announces two new branded hub partners for Paramount+, Tap DMV in the Philippines and JioCinema in India, after launching hubs in Greece and Belgium
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
CNN drops plans to hold a GOP primary debate in New Hampshire, after only Ron DeSantis agrees to participate; CNN will instead hold a town hall with Nikki Haley
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The BBC names Paul Royall, who led the launch of the merged UK-focused and global news channels, as the permanent executive news editor for the BBC News Channel
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Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
Diamond Sports unveils a restructuring plan with creditors: Amazon will make a minority investment and become streaming partner, and Sinclair will pay $495M
Reuters:
A Malaysian court charges two local filmmakers for intentionally “wounding the religious feelings of others” via their Mentega Terbang movie, released in 2021
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Will Nelson / PCGamesN:
Ned Luke, who voiced Michael De Santa in GTA 5, calls out WAME over using his voice in an AI chatbot, saying there is “nothing cool about ripping people off”
 

 
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Kent Walker / The Keyword:
Google says the US DOJ's “wildly overbroad proposal goes miles beyond the Court's decision”, would hurt US consumers and jeopardize US' global tech leadership

Daniel Howley / Yahoo Finance:
Nvidia reports Q3 revenue up 94% YoY to $35.1B, vs. $33.2B est., Data Center revenue up 112% to $30.8B, vs. $29B est., and forecasts Q4 revenue above estimates

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Google researchers introduce AlphaQubit, a machine-learning decoder that surpasses existing methods in identifying and correcting quantum computing errors

 
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