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Source: Paramount leadership will present a plan that includes job cuts and a potential streaming partnership in the event a sale of the company doesn't happen — The current leadership of Paramount Global is gearing up to present a plan at the company's annual shareholder meeting Tuesday …
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Reuters, @sherman4949, The Wrap, Next TV and Deadline
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Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Source: Paramount and Skydance agree to the terms of a merger, which will likely be announced in the coming days; Shari Redstone still needs to sign the deal — - CNBC Councils — CNBC on Peacock — Join the CNBC Panel — Supply Chain Values — Select Shopping — Ad Choices
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Matt Stieb / New York Magazine:
US prosecutors charge The Epoch Times' CFO Bill Guan with conspiracy to commit money laundering for allegedly moving at least $67M in illegally obtained funds — One of the strangest stories in media over the past decade is the Epoch Times, a formerly free newspaper distributed on the streets …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
A profile of Robert Winnett, the low-key, scoop-obsessed UK editor who will take charge of WaPo's newsroom this fall after 17 years at The Telegraph — Robert Winnett is virtually unknown in the U.S. and keeps a low profile in his native Britain, too. This fall, he will oversee the newsroom of Woodward and Bernstein.
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The Media Leader, @grynbaum, @benmullin, Politico, The Desk, Press Gazette, The Guardian and Talking Biz News
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New York Times:
Source: Will Lewis told Sally Buzbee she could run one of the new WaPo divisions, in what would've been an effective demotion for her; Buzbee chafed at the idea
Washington Post:
A WaPo staff meeting to introduce new top editor Matt Murray turned contentious when staff questioned CEO William Lewis about Sally Buzbee's abrupt replacement
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Nieman Lab, Associated Press, NPR, @genepark, Fox News, @brianstelter, @ericschultz, @angela_denker, @scotbertram, @vibinc, @jamesrbuk, @barbarahoff52, @maxwelltani, @nkulw, Mediaite, New York Post, @brianvastag@sciencemastodon …, The Wrap, @samlitzinger@journa.host, The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline
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WaPo staffers say they are concerned that Will Lewis is trying to impose a new editorial vision without giving them clarity ahead of the contentious US election
David Folkenflik / @davidfolkenflik:
[Thread] Sources: Will Lewis wants to make his mark on the WaPo newsroom, bringing in Robert Winnett, who Lewis worked with on a UK MP's expenses scandal story
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Rob Rose / Financial Times:
South Africa's MultiChoice recommends that shareholders accept Canal+'s buyout offer that values the company at $2.9B and will remain open until April 2025 — Takeover of Africa's largest pay-TV operator must overcome regulatory hurdles — Africa's largest pay-TV operator, MultiChoice …
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Reuters, Business Insider and Bloomberg
Brody Ford / Bloomberg:
Shutterstock CEO Paul Hennessy says the company's licensing business with AI companies made $104M in revenue in 2023 — - Reka AI is latest customer to announced deal with Shutterstock — OpenAI, Meta, among others using Shutterstock images for AI
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Dinesh D'Souza's 2000 Mules, which Salem Media pulled from distribution only last week, is a case study in how appealing, lucrative falsehoods endure — “2000 Mules” is a case study in how appealing, lucrative falsehoods endure. — I was sitting at dinner with my editor in early 2022 …
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@w7voa@journa.host, @pbump and Inside Radio
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Antenna: Spotify users are the least likely to cancel among major video or audio streaming services in the US, with a ~2% monthly churn rate, similar to Netflix — Its customers are the least likely to cancel among major video or audio streaming services. — Good afternoon from Chicago …
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Music Ally, The Information, @lucas_shaw, @lucas_shaw and Deadline, more at Techmeme »
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Tom Warren / The Verge:
Spotify plans to raise US prices: Premium from $10.99 to $11.99 per month, Duo from $14.99 to $16.99, and Family from $16.99 to $19.99, after a July 2023 hike
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Spotify, 9to5Google, @ccm_brett, @radnorcapital, The Hollywood Reporter, @film_girl, @alexweprin, @tomwarren, The Desk, BGR, Engadget, CBS News, Gizmodo, Bloomberg, The Media Leader, Micah Willbrand on LinkedIn, CNBC, Digital Trends, Variety, Music Ally, 9to5Mac, The Wrap, TechCrunch and KTVX-TV
Jane Croft / The Guardian:
UK broadcasters like Channel 4 and ITV are taking stakes in early-stage digital companies, often by providing advertising airtime in return for equity — With advertisers slashing their spend, channels have found a new way to fill unsold ad space — When Kubos, a semiconductor company …
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Diana Florescu on LinkedIn
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Disney EMEA President Jan Koeppen says Disney spent £3.5B on production in the UK since 2019, including on 29 films; Netflix spent $6B in the UK in 2019 to 2023 — Disney has spent £3.5B ($4.5B) on production in the UK since 2019, EMEA boss Jan Koeppen has revealed.
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Variety and The Hollywood Reporter
New York Times:
The Monday night shows of Rachel Maddow and Jon Stewart are luring viewers back to basic cable, a sign of the staying power of established TV personalities — Once a week, Rachel Maddow and Jon Stewart are luring viewers back to basic cable. — Liberal TV viewers have a new mantra: T.G.I.M.!
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HuffPost, @johnnydollar01, @johnnydollar01, Liza Burnett Fefferman on LinkedIn, Rolling Stone and LateNighter
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Instagram confirms testing an unskippable ad format with a countdown timer that briefly prevents feed scrolling, similar to the free version of YouTube — Instagram confirmed it's testing unskippable ads after screenshots of the feature began circulating across social media.
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The Verge, @howfxr, @dexerto, @mikeisaac, @robmoses, @kennysmith.bsky.social, @thedanlevy, Gizmodo, Engadget, 9to5Mac, MediaPost, BGR, @macloo.bsky.social, @georgescriban@threads.net, @hi.im.vijay@threads.net, @actualscott@threads.net, @crumbler@threads.net, @katzish@threads.net, @ajcousins.bsky.social, @isobelcarr.com, @pauljdavies.bsky.social, @smi.bsky.social, @faineg.bsky.social and Metro.co.uk, more at Techmeme »
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
X changes its adult content policies, formally letting users post consensual NSFW and AI content “provided it's properly labeled and not prominently displayed” — The internet has been home to all kinds of content for a long time, so it was no surprise to anyone when people started tweeting porn at each other.
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