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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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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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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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Colin and Samir on YouTube, The Hollywood Reporter, @xpangler, @mrbeast, Rob Gabel on LinkedIn, Tubefilter, Tom Burke on LinkedIn, Polygon, @tvgrimreaper, CNN, @loudmouthjulia, Observer, Cyril Morette on LinkedIn, @loudmouthjulia, Hunter DeVries on LinkedIn, @mrbeast, Shai Trichter on LinkedIn, Albert Cheng on LinkedIn, GoldDerby, TechCrunch, TVLine, Deadline and The Verge
Wall Street Journal:
A profile of ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro, who races to reinvent ESPN's business by pursuing multiple streaming strategies at once amid a collapse of cable TV — Cable TV's collapse is forcing the Disney property out of its comfort zone, from hiring risky talent to a streaming gambit that ticked off the NFL
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Front Office Sports, @asharma, @sportstvratings, @thesimonetti and Wired
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
An interview with Good Housekeeping Managing Director Liz Moseley on launching its first paid-for app, VIP membership, its testing facility, video, and more — Good Housekeeping is launching paid-for apps and a VIP paid membership scheme. — The UK edition of women's magazine Good Housekeeping is …
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@pressgazette, @juliemediumhare and @pressgazette
Graciela Mochkofsky / New York Times:
The cost of a journalism education has become an insurmountable barrier for just the kind of people the industry needs most; j-schools need to go tuition free — Many uncertainties haunt the field of journalism today — among them, how we can reach our audience, build public trust in our work, and who is going to pay for it all.
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@cathyarnst, @jeremycaplan, @craignewmark, @risj_oxford and @sarah__bartlett
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 …
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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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 …
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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@pressgazette, Corey Schreppel on LinkedIn, @simondowens@threads.net and Media Voices
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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Bashar Alaeddin on LinkedIn, @pip_says and @greg_jenner
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 …
New York Times:
Trump sues ABC and George Stephanopoulos for defamation over Stephanopoulos's on-air remarks that Trump had been found liable for raping E. Jean Carroll — The lawsuit stems from the anchor's recent contentious interview with Representative Nancy Mace. — Former President Donald J. Trump filed …
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