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12:50 PM ET, February 5, 2024

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Financial Times:
Microsoft strikes an AI deal with Semafor for a breaking news feed called Signals; Ben Smith says it will be written by journalists, using AI as a research tool  —  Collaboration comes as tech giant faces multibillion-dollar lawsuit from the New York Times Microsoft is working with media start …
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Chris McGreal / The Guardian:
Sources describe internal discontent about CNN's Gaza coverage and complaints about editorial policies preferring Israeli claims over Palestinian perspectives  —  Insiders say pressure from the top results in credulous reporting of Israeli claims and silencing of Palestinian perspectives
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CBS News confirms that President Biden will not do a pre-game Super Bowl interview with CBS, the second year in a row that he has turned down the opportunity  —  An interview with the U.S. President in the hours before the Super Bowl has become a tradition in recent decades.
Max Tani / Semafor:
How Condé Nast bought and destroyed Pitchfork by absorbing its creative teams and trying to fit it into the audience-driven terms of programmatic ad sales  —  The News  —  In 2015, Condé Nast was nearing a deal to buy the music site Pitchfork, its first major editorial acquisition in years.
Financial Times:
A look at the potential deal between Skydance and Shari Redstone's National Amusements, as a tough media industry landscape forces Redstone to consider offers  —  Interest from Skydance and other bidders could split shareholders in studio behind ‘The Godfather’
Rebecca Jennings / Vox:
How the creator economy is forcing writers and artists to build personal brands and become influencers, making many artists uncomfortable and feel like sellouts  —  So you want to be an artist.  Do you have to start a TikTok?  —  When Rachael Kay Albers was shopping around her book proposal …
Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
Freely, a free UK streaming service backed by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, and Channel 5 that will deliver live TV over broadband, plans to launch in Q2 2024  —  With more than half of U.K. homes expecting to watch TV exclusively via broadband by 2030, it “will bring live and on-demand content together …
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
A look at UMG's TikTok retreat, stemming from issues like low payouts and a lack of assurances on fighting deepfakes, and TikTok's role in the music industry  —  We're about to find out how important TikTok is to the music industry.  —  Happy Grammy Sunday to those of you who celebrate.
 
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Lachlan Cartwright / The Hollywood Reporter:
Memo: CNN revamps its morning schedule, moving up News Central to 7am ET; This Morning moves to Atlanta, Phil Mattingly and Poppy Harlow will move to new roles
Wall Street Journal:
A look at Charter's rise to become the biggest US cable TV provider, with 14.12M subscribers, topping Comcast and highlighting the dire state of cable TV
Danny Crichton / Securities:
TechCrunch+'s founding editor about its launch to complement TechCrunch's ads and events revenue and its failure due to issues with finding business reporters
David Pegg / The Guardian:
Azerbaijan is accused of cracking down on independent media in the run-up to snap elections; 13 journalists, including from Abzas Media, have been detained
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Harry McCracken / Fast Company:
Interviews with Disney executives about Apple Vision Pro, how the device is changing the studio's production pipelines, future plans for the device, and more
Selome Hailu / Variety:
HBO cuts Miloš Biković from The White Lotus cast, after Ukraine accused him of supporting Russia since its war; Biković calls the move a “disturbing precedent”
Tom Jones / Poynter:
While reporting on a woman who sought assisted suicide, a Boston Globe columnist signed a form helping her to proceed, raising questions about journalism ethics
Jonathan Randles / Bloomberg:
Diamond Sports strikes a deal to continue broadcasting Cleveland Guardians, Minnesota Twins, and Texas Rangers games through the upcoming MLB season
Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Spotify and Joe Rogan sign a new multiyear deal, estimated to be worth $250M; Rogan's show will be available across podcast platforms and as videos on YouTube