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John Ourand / Puck:
Sources: Netflix is nearing a deal to stream two NFL games on December 25 — It looks like Netflix will wind up carrying the two NFL games scheduled for December 25, per a bevy of sources. It's a first-of-its-kind deal, and almost certainly not the last.
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Talk radio station WABC suspends Rudy Giuliani and cancels his daily show, saying he broke rules by trying to discuss discredited claims about 2020's election — The radio station disciplined Rudolph W. Giuliani after he violated company policy by trying to discuss the legitimacy of the 2020 election on the air.
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
C-SPAN's own business choices keep the network from being offered on streaming TV platforms like YouTube TV, as it stays reliant on cable and satellite funding — Forty years ago, you might be hard-pressed to find anyone in the country who regularly watched the political affairs network called C-SPAN …
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Ben Cohen / Wall Street Journal:
How Acquired, a podcast that offers case studies of successful companies in monthly four-hour episodes, became a favorite among C-suite and VP-level executives — How did Acquired become the business world's favorite show? — It's a wonky podcast about business history and strategy with four-hour episodes that drop once a month.
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David Satin / The Streamable:
Fox says Tubi had ~80M MAUs in Q3, up from 67M a year ago, 22% YoY revenue growth, and a 36% YoY increase in total view time, 90% of which comes from on-demand — Tubi finished Fox's fiscal third quarter just behind Disney+ in terms of total TV viewing time, and may continue to climb.
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John Burn-Murdoch / Financial Times:
Studies show a negativity bias in US coverage of the economy and gas prices, particularly cable news, as the tone of economic news moves away from reality — A new study adds to the evidence that competition for eyeballs may be warping our sense of the world
Raksha Kumar / Reuters Institute:
Some Indian journalists who turned to YouTube to dodge censorship say the company is banning or demonetizing their news channels, citing government notices — As the country votes in this year's crucial election, news channels are being banned or demonetised in a move criticised by press freedom groups
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Email: criminals target WPP CEO Mark Read in a deepfake scam by using a voice clone and public YouTube footage to set up a video meeting with his executives — Mark Read says criminals set up Microsoft Teams call with senior executives in unsuccessful attack
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Andrew Deck / Nieman Lab:
How the NYT and nonprofits City Bureau and Invisible Institute trained custom machine learning tools to help with their Pulitzer Prize-winning investigations — Awarded investigative stories are increasingly relying on machine learning, whether covering Chicago police negligence or Israeli weapons in Gaza
Jonah McKeown / Catholic News Agency:
Three Catholic radio stations file a petition against the FCC over requirements mandating that radio and TV stations publish info about staff race and gender — A trio of Catholic radio networks has filed a petition against the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) …
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Louis Staples / Rolling Stone:
Ahead of the Eurovision finals on May 11, tensions over the Israel-Gaza war complicate the organizers' efforts to maintain an appearance of political neutrality — At the glittery, eccentric spectacle, controversy and protests about Israel's inclusion overshadow the music. Can the contest ever be apolitical?
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Memo: Spotify's head of podcast studios, Julie McNamara, is leaving the company after nearly three years, emphasizing Spotify's reduced ambitions in podcasts — - Executive internally announced her departure on Thursday — Exit follows layoffs, show cancellations and reorganizations
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