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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Authentic Brands licenses Sports Illustrated's publishing rights to The Players' Tribune owner Minute Media for 10 years, with plans to keep the print edition — Minute Media, owner of The Players' Tribune, has struck a deal to operate Sports Illustrated for at least 10 years.
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Ofcom rules that five GB News programs presented by Conservative politicians have broken its due impartiality rules and puts the channel “on notice” — Programmes presented by Jacob Rees-Mogg, Esther McVey and Philip Davies were found in breach.
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
In an email to GB News staff following the Ofcom ruling, editorial director Michael Booker says staff need to “double down” on staying within the rules — Michael Booker said GB News staff need to “double down” on staying within the rules. — GB News editorial director Michael Booker …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTuber MrBeast announces a deal with Prime Video for Beast Games, a reality-competition show with 1,000 contestants, promising the winner a $5M cash prize — MrBeast, the YouTuber known for big-money giveaways, is going bigger than ever with his new show on Amazon's Prime Video.
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Sam Wolfson / The Guardian:
A look at the rise of celebrity-hosted interview podcasts, whose long running times mean guests delve into deep and personal topics, resembling therapy sessions — Pop stars, politicians, princes all seem to have the same job these days - podcast interviewer.
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Just Lunning / New York Times:
Hollywood actors like Megan Fox, Idris Elba, and Keanu Reeves are leaping into video games, a once stigmatized medium now seen as a unique platform for stories — Onscreen stars have increasingly been going virtual. Jodie Comer and David Harbour are making their video game debuts in a remake …
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
An interview with NYT's head of audio Paula Szuchman about its subscription-only NYT Audio app, which had 1M+ downloads between its May launch and December 2023 — The app is only available to New York Times news and all-access subscribers. — The New York Times' subscription …
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Adweek:
Adweek appoints Ryan Joe as editor-in-chief; Joe joins from Business Insider, where he has spent the last three years as its advertising editor — He joins from Business Insider, where he spent 3 years as advertising editor — As it celebrates its 45th anniversary, ADWEEK is entering …
Reuters:
After oral arguments, SCOTUS appeared wary of curbing US government contacts with social media platforms in the First Amendment case of Murthy v. Missouri — U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared skeptical of a challenge on free speech grounds to how President Joe Biden's administration …
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John Herrman / New York Magazine:
X's pivot to video mirrors past social media trends, but its reliance on user-generated videos from TikTok and other platforms may not ensure long-term success — It's going video-first by posting every other platform's videos last. — In June, Twitter started telling investors that video was the future of the platform.
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Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
The Wall Street Journal laid off four people in New York and one in London on its Standards and Ethics team when it named Elena Cherney as new head of the team — The Wall Street Journal laid off five people on its standards and ethics team last week when it named Elena Cherney as the new head of standards and ethics.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Hollywood analysts and marketers say any potential upside from a TikTok ban would be lessened by the loss of the app's marketing power for new movies and shows — Right now, there appears to be much less urgency in the Senate to move forward on a measure aimed at forcing TikTok to cut its China ties …
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