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10:05 AM ET, January 30, 2024

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Sources: TikTok plans to open studios in several cities, including LA, where creators can livestream and sell products, a strategy that worked for Douyin  —  When TikTok creators start a livestream to chat about their new favorite hairbrush, dog toy or cleaning product, they're usually doing so from a setup in their own home.
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Andrew Goudsward / Reuters:
The US sentences IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn to five years in prison for leaking the tax returns of Donald Trump and other Americans to media outlets  —  A former U.S. Internal Revenue Service contractor was sentenced on Monday to five years in prison for leaking the tax records …
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Michael Hardy / Texas Monthly:
A look at the decline of Austin American-Statesman, as Gannett steadily slashes staffing and budgets despite the paper winning a Pulitzer for Uvalde reporting  —  Since taking over the American-Statesman in 2019, Gannett has steadily slashed staffing and budgets.
Nathan Wilk / OPB:
The Eugene Weekly plans to return to print on February 8, rehiring essential staff after $150K in donations, following an alleged embezzlement in December 2023  —  The Eugene Weekly is planning to return to print Feb. 8, as it continues its recovery following an alleged embezzlement.
Bloomberg:
Sirius XM acquires rights to SmartLess, a podcast by Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, and Sean Hayes, sources say for $100M+; Amazon previously paid $60M-$80M  —  - The popular interview program has spent three years at Amazon  — Actors Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes host the show
Christopher Kuo / New York Times:
Ukraine's foreign ministry criticizes HBO for casting Milos Bikovic in The White Lotus' season three, saying without evidence the Serbian actor supports Russia  —  On social media, Ukraine's foreign ministry posted clips of the Serbian actor Milos Bikovic receiving a medal for cultural achievement from Vladimir Putin in 2018.
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Bloomberg starts providing AI-generated summaries of companies' earnings calls on its terminal; the company has more than 310,000 subscribers to its terminal  —  Bloomberg is now providing artificial intelligence summaries of company's earnings calls on its terminal.
Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
Channel 4 plans to lay off 18% of its staff, impacting ~200 jobs and closing ~40 unfilled roles, to become a “digital-first public service streamer by 2030”  —  “Channel 4 was designed to be ahead of the curve and has never stood still,” says CEO Alex Mahon.
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Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Memo: Channel 4 plans to merge commissioning departments, including TV drama and film, leave a London premises, and more, part of a five-year Fast Forward plan
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Plex raised new funding, larger than the $50M funding it raised in 2021, and expects to be profitable by the end of 2024  —  Media streamer Plex has raised new capital.  The company, which began as a media organization startup, has morphed over the years to become a one-stop shop for all your media …
 
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
An interview with Mail Online executives on rolling out its new £4.99 per month Mail+ tier to all UK users, the £12.99 per month Mail+ Editions app, and more
Katie Campione / Deadline:
Nielsen: Ted Lasso was the most-watched streaming original in 2023, at 16.9B minutes, despite Apple TV+'s small footprint, followed by Netflix's The Night Agent
Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal:
Amazon expects Prime Video's average hourly ad load to be 2 to 3.5 minutes, below traditional TV and most streaming services, and to reach 159M monthly viewers
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Kyle Orland / Ars Technica:
In response to the George Carlin estate's lawsuit, Dudesy says its YouTube video and podcast with an “AI” George Carlin were “created by two human beings”
Wall Street Journal:
How Penguin Random House started actively challenging the removal of books from US school libraries, including through an “Intellectual Freedom” task force
Reuters:
German state broadcaster ARD says Israel was blocking two of its long-term Palestinian workers from leaving Gaza, citing security concerns that don't make sense