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In a letter, the UK's News Media Association warns Apple that imposing a “web eraser” tool to block ads would threaten journalism's financial sustainability — UK press says proposed ‘web eraser’ tool in next iOS update threatens journalism's financial sustainability
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Reuters, @LukaszOlejnik@mastodon.social, @popsarah and @parismarx@mastodon.online


Le Monde in English, which makes up 10% of new Le Monde subscribers, hopes Paris Olympics and the US election will help reach 1M subscribers by the end of 2025 — French title is targeting 1m subscribers and attracts five million readers a month to Engliish website.


Many student protesters say they value Al Jazeera's on-the-ground coverage, as many major Western media outlets have struggled to gain access to Gaza — Students active in campus protests value Al Jazeera's on-the-ground coverage and its perspective on the Israel-Hamas war.
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SPLICETODAY.com


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.


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 …
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Washington Post, New York Post, RADIO ONLINE, @matthewkeyslive, CNN, @clydehaberman, Mediaite, The Guardian, @jayshams, Newser, @brianstelter, The Daily Beast, The Hill, Holland Cooke on LinkedIn, @gtconway3@threads.net, The Desk, Inside Radio, @Wileymiller@mastodon.social and Rolling Stone


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.
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@andria.bsky.social, Media Voices, @tomlobianco, @wakeup2politics, @wakeup2politics, @mctothstl, @chriscillizza and @lpdonovan


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.


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 …
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@maxwelltani


Tencent Music reports Q1 revenue down 3.4% YoY to $937M, profit up 27.5% YoY to $212M, music subscription revenue up 39.2% YoY to $501M, and 113.5M paying users — China's Tencent Music Entertainment Group (1698.HK), beat first-quarter revenue estimates on Monday, helped by steady growth …
Discussion:
Variety and Tencent Music


An interview with Ian Hislop, editor of UK satirical and investigative magazine Private Eye for 38 years, on the privilege of editing, being in print, and more — “When I was told I was being given an award I thought, ‘Oh, shit, damages.’” — Private Eye editor Ian Hislop has told …
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@pressgazette, @jennyjamest and @sheronboyle1


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.


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.