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4:15 AM ET, May 13, 2024

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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.
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 station's owner, John Catsimatidis, a Republican billionaire, said he suspended the former mayor for persisting in talking …
Georgetown University:
Gabe Fleisher, the 22-year-old who has been writing the Wake Up To Politics newsletter since 2011, plans to expand his business after graduating from college  —  At the 2023 White House Correspondents' Dinner, the night's headliner, comedian Roy Wood Jr., brought Gabe Fleisher (C'24) as a special guest.
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple has met with Hollywood talent representatives to propose a new performance-based compensation regime, as Amazon and Netflix work on similar plans  —  Apple builds a bonus system around sign-ups, viewer loyalty and production costs.  —  Good afternoon from 30,000 feet.
Max Tani / Semafor:
Hunterbrook Media's publisher failed to disclose its ownership stake in a rival to a company that was recently the subject of a critical Hunterbrook article  —  The Scoop  —  The publisher and co-founder of Hunterbrook Media, the startup newsroom whose affiliate places stock market bets …
Sophie Culpepper / Nieman Lab:
Editors from four independent student newspapers discuss how they have approached covering US campus protests under immense pressure and a national spotlight  —  “We don't come in when there's something crazy happening and then leave when it's over.  This is just what we do all the time.
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Ahead of YouTube's Brandcast, three top creators talk about producing polished content to be viewed on TVs and how YouTube connects them with audiences at scale  —  As YouTube closes in on one year atop the Nielsen Gauge charts, some of its top creators weigh in on why the platform has become bigger than Netflix on TV sets.
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.
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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