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11:05 AM ET, January 23, 2024

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Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
MrBeast's first video on X earns $263K+ in ad revenue in one week, but he calls it a “facade” as he thinks advertisers bought ads after noticing its popularity  —  MrBeast made over $263,000 in ad revenue from posting his latest video on X, but the YouTube icon says he thinks this number is “a bit of a facade.”
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Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
Union staffers across Condé Nast brands plan a 24-hour walkout on Jan. 23, coinciding with Oscar nominations, to protest alleged unlawful bargaining practices  —  More than 400 workers at Vanity Fair, Vogue, Condé Nast Entertainment, Bon Appétit and other brands are walking …
CNBC:
Netflix buys the exclusive rights to WWE programs like Raw, airing in 2025 in the US, Canada, Latin America, and more; filing: the 10-year deal is worth $5B+  —  - Netflix and TKO Group Holdings said Tuesday that the streaming platform will air the WWE's flagship program Raw starting next year.
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Jake Coyle / Associated Press:
The Associated Press receives its first Oscar nomination in history, with 20 Days in Mariupol nominated for best documentary at the Academy Awards  —  Associated Press video journalist Mstyslav Chernov covered the first 20 days of the Russian invasion of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
Nikhil Agarwal / The Economic Times:
Zee Entertainment's shares crash 33%, marking its worst single-day fall in history, after Sony called off the $10B merger between its Indian media unit and Zee  —  Zee Entertainment shares hit the lower circuit as brokerages downgrade the stock after the cancellation of the merger with Sony.
Kourosh Ziabari / New Lines Magazine:
A look at the state of journalism in Iran as Ebrahim Raisi, the most hardline president of the Islamic Republic since 1979, cracks down on independent media  —  President Ebrahim Raisi is leaving no stone unturned to ensure his country dethrones North Korea as the most inhospitable place for reporters
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Netflix film chairman Scott Stuber plans to leave to start a production company; Netflix's Chief Content Officer will oversee films until a replacement is found  —  - Executive built streaming service's film studio as chairman … Stuber will stay on as global film chairman at least until …
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Los Angeles Times managing editors Sara Yasin and Shani O. Hilton have exited less than two weeks after executive editor Kevin Merida resigned from the paper  —  UPDATED, 11:42 AM: Two more top editors have resigned from the Los Angeles Times ahead of a new round of planned layoffs.
Sahil Patel / The Information:
Memo: Verizon chief content officer Erin McPherson, who helped make distribution deals with Netflix, Disney+, and others, is leaving at the end of February  —  Erin McPherson, senior vice president and chief content officer at Verizon who spearheaded the telecom giant's content and distribution deals …
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Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Apple will pay up to 10% more per play in Apple Music royalties for tracks where a Spatial Audio version is available, starting with January's payouts
Max Tani / Semafor:
The 2024 GOP primary races are failing to lure news audiences back, with ratings down, as media execs reckon with the lack of a “Trump bump” to save ad budgets
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
ElevenLabs, which uses AI tools to create and edit synthetic voices, raised an $80M Series B co-led by a16z, Nat Friedman, and Daniel Gross at a $1B+ valuation
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Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
The UK publishes its mid-term review of the BBC's Royal Charter, ending on December 31, 2027, saying “the BBC needs to adapt or risk losing” audience trust