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Mike Vorkunov / New York Times:
Sources: the WNBA's media rights deals mirror the NBA's, and the league is set to get at least $2.2B over 11 years or $200M/year, up from the current ~$50M/year — The WNBA's next national media rights package has come into shape. The league is set to receive roughly $2.2 billion …
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Tim Reynolds / Associated Press:
The NBA's Board of Governors approves the league's next media rights deals with Disney, NBC, and Amazon Prime Video; WBD could still match one of the deals — The NBA's Board of Governors approved the league's next media rights deals with Disney, NBC and Amazon Prime Video at its meeting Tuesday …
Hong Kong Free Press:
Hong Kong-based reporter Selina Cheng says she was fired by The Wall Street Journal for taking up the position of chair of the Hong Kong Journalist Association — American newspaper The Wall Street Journal has fired Hong Kong-based reporter Selina Cheng weeks she was elected chair …
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Peter White / Deadline:
Emmy nominations numbers: Netflix took top spot with 107; FX, 93; HBO/Max, 91; Apple TV+, 72; ABC and CBS, 38 each; Prime Video, 37; Hulu, 26; and Disney+, 19 — The revolving door of Emmy nominations leader continues to swing. — Netflix has taken top spot with the most Emmy nominations …
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Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Spotify launches an AI DJ that speaks Spanish, in beta for Premium customers in markets where its English-language DJ is offered, and in Spain and Latin America — The new Spanish-language voice has been provided by Spotify's senior music editor, Olivia “Livi” Quiroz Roa …
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Om Malik / On my Om:
The Apple News deal with Taboola is shocking and off-brand, calling into question Apple's commitment to good customer experience, including privacy — I've been a happy Apple One customer. It made perfect sense signing up for the package considering I was paying for Apple TV+, Apple Music and iCloud storage.
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Ben Werdmuller / Werd I/O:
The news media seems to be trapped in a place where technical innovation is nonexistent, perhaps due to the risks of experimentation or due to top-down culture — If you're waiting for permission to build something, or if you want to see how well something has worked for your peers …
Bloomberg:
The US SEC sues former DWAC CEO Patrick Orlando for allegedly misleading investors about his company's plans for a SPAC merger with Trump's social media company — - Patrick Orlando eyed Trump Media before IPO, SEC claim — SEC settled with DWAC for $18 million over similar issue
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Natalie Korach / The Wrap:
MSNBC insiders accuse executives Cesar Conde and Rashida Jones of pulling Morning Joe off the air to “coddle” Trump and avoid tensions if he wins the election — Tension skyrocketed at MSNBC this week as network news insiders accused NBCU News Group Chairman Cesar Conde …
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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Source: PE firm CVC Capital Partners is considering a bid for the Telegraph, ahead of a deadline for the first round of auction of the newspaper group this week — Potential bid by CVC Capital Partners believed to be structured to back newspaper group's management team
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Hannah Summers / The Guardian:
A UK judge rules that a sex offender's name can be published following an application by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and a freelance journalist — Bureau of Investigative Journalism applied to name father who wanted to have unsupervised contact with his child
Caroline Mimbs Nyce / The Atlantic:
Meta launches a small pilot program to let some researchers access Instagram data for up to about six months to study the app's effect on teens and young adults — Meta, infamous for kicking researchers off its platform, flirts with slightly more transparency. — The teens are on Instagram.
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