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8:55 PM ET, March 13, 2024

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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Don Lemon says Elon Musk canceled The Don Lemon Show's partnership with X, hours after taping an interview with Musk on March 8 for the show's debut episode  —  The former CNN host interviewed the tech mogul last week, with the chat set to be the launch episode of his new ‘Don Lemon Show.’
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: Don Lemon had not technically inked an X contract before Elon Musk killed the deal; Lemon plans to post his interview with Musk on March 18 on YouTube  —  The Scoop  —  Elon Musk and Don Lemon are escalating towards what could be a bitter contract dispute after X's owner abruptly terminated …
Cristiano Lima-Strong / Washington Post:
The US House passes a bipartisan TikTok bill that forces a sale or ban of the app; the legislation faces an uncertain Senate path without a companion measure  —  The swift rebuke shifts attention to the Senate, where the bill faces significant political barriers and constitutional concerns
Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg:
OpenAI announces partnerships with Le Monde and Prisa Media to bring French and Spanish language news content to ChatGPT and help train OpenAI's models  —  The startup has made a global effort to reach licensing agreements with publishers.  —  OpenAI has inked licensing deals …
The Moscow Times:
Kremlin-linked RIA Novosti says Russia has charged Mikhail Zygar, former EIC of broadcaster Dozhd, with spreading “fake news” about Russian army atrocities  —  Russian authorities have pressed criminal charges against journalist Mikhail Zygar for spreading “fake news” …
Zac Ntim / Deadline:
Argentina's far-right government claims to have found a $4M deficit in the INCAA film body's budget and pushes through controversial plans to cut state funding  —  The government of Javier Milei, Argentina's far-right leader, has pushed through highly controversial plans to defund all state funding …
Discussion: Variety
Zeynep Tufekci / New York Times:
The UK media's extreme deference over covering Kate Middleton during her medical absence highlights its double standards in its Meghan Markle coverage  —  “Where Is Kate Middleton?” yet another headline blared on Monday.  The public speculation following her unspecified abdominal surgery …
Bloomberg:
Sources: Disney is focusing on divisional heads Dana Walden, Jimmy Pitaro, Josh D'Amaro, and Alan Bergman in a search for an eventual successor to CEO Bob Iger  —  Walt Disney Co.'s board is focusing on four divisional heads as part of a formal search for an eventual successor …
Discussion: @tvgrimreaper
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
BBC and AMC Networks partner to launch a free BBC News channel on CTV and FAST services and traditional pay-TV providers like Charter, Comcast, and DirecTV  —  The cable news channel will still be available through pay-TV providers, but will also be available for free to anyone with an internet connection.
 
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Jenny Jarvie / Los Angeles Times:
Literary journal Guernica retracts an article by Israel-based liberal writer Joanna Chen on connecting with Palestinians, after 12+ staff resigned in protest
Blake Brittain / Reuters:
Filing: the NYT denies OpenAI's claims that the NYT “hacked” ChatGPT to create misleading evidence of copyright infringement, calling the claims “grandstanding”
Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:
Spotify rolls out music videos on mobile and desktop in beta in 11 markets, including Brazil, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, and the UK, for Premium subscribers
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Kunal Purohit / Al Jazeera:
Ahead of India's 2024 general election, at least 10 Bollywood movies that have either been released recently or releasing soon amplify BJP's political agenda
Matt Donnelly / Variety:
UTA fires and sues Michael Kassan, partner and CEO of UTA-owned MediaLink, alleging misappropriation of funds; Kassan countersues UTA over MediaLink acquisition
Chris Eggertsen / Billboard:
Neil Young brings his music back to Spotify after requesting its removal in January 2022, saying “Apple and Amazon have started serving the same disinformation”
Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
Filings: Roku reveals a breach that compromised 15K+ accounts between December 2023 and February 2024 and tells users hackers didn't get sensitive personal info