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9:55 AM ET, September 5, 2024

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New York Times:
The US sanctions five Russian news outlets including RT, sanctions RT's EIC, indicts two RT staffers, and seizes 32 domains, as it fights Russian influence  —  American spy agencies have assessed that the Kremlin favors former President Donald J. Trump, seeing him as skeptical of U.S. support for Ukraine.
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CNN:
Source: Tenet Media is the Tennessee-based company the US DOJ alleges was being funded by Russia; Benny Johnson and Tim Pool say they were victims of the scheme  —  The unnamed Tennessee-based company that the Justice Department alleges was being funded by Russian operatives working as part …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Guardian's CFO says the outlet plans to start making product recommendations with the aim of diversifying revenue through affiliate links  —  The Guardian is preparing to launch an e-commerce platform as it continues to look for new areas of revenue diversification.
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
The Guardian's award-winning Middle East correspondent Martin Chulov departs abruptly; Chulov was reportedly the subject of an internal investigation
Wall Street Journal:
Leaked Disney files include personal data of some staff and customers, and show that Disney+ had $2.4B+ revenue in March quarter, or 43% of Disney's DTC revenue  —  Data trove sheds light on entertainment giant's operations, and exposes personal data of some staff and customers
Hadas Gold / CNN:
A coalition of news outlets petitions a Nevada court to make public the proceedings around Rupert Murdoch's attempts to modify his family's succession plans  —  New York CNN —  —  A coalition of media organizations, including CNN, has petitioned a Nevada court to open …
Discussion: Puck, The Daily Beast and Adweek
Maia Coleman / New York Times:
Federal prosecutors charge a man for allegedly using AI to create hundreds of thousands of songs by fake bands to get $10M in royalties from streaming services  —  Federal prosecutors charged a North Carolina musician with gaming the system to win royalties from streaming services including Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music.
John Jurgensen / Wall Street Journal:
Filmmakers from the small budget, parallel world of faith-based entertainment are going mainstream, as Amazon, Netflix, and others focus on heartland viewers  —  Christian filmmakers have surprised the world with a series of box office hits.  Their success could change the entertainment industry.
Kate Knibbs / Wired:
The Internet Archive loses its appeal of a US district court ruling that favored publishers in a copyright dispute over the nonprofit's ebook lending program  —  The legal battle was spurred by book publishers objecting to the archive's digital lending library.
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
A look at ESPN's transformation over the last year, including overhauling its on-air talent, as it prepares to launch its flagship streaming service in 2025  —  As the sports powerhouse plans to launch a flagship service next year, it's overhauling its on-camera talent and executive ranks.
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Shares of Truth Social's parent TMTG continue to slide, as the expiration date nears for a lockup agreement preventing Trump and others from selling their stock
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube expands its existing parental controls to let parents link their account to their teens' account and gain insight into the teens' activity
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Note: BBC tells staff it plans to cut up to 115 editorial and production jobs in its Nations and Regions units, including 40 to 45 jobs at BBC Local in England
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TechCrunch:
X debuts a beta TV app “on several app stores”, like for Amazon Fire TV and Google TV, to court advertisers, creators, and partners to a “video-first platform”
Rhian Lubin / The Independent:
Elon Musk, in an eventually deleted X post, promoted a Tucker Carlson interview with a Hitler apologist who downplayed the Holocaust and said Nazis were humane
Jennifer Maas / Variety:
AMC Networks and Charter reach an early renewal for their multiyear carriage deal; Spectrum TV Select customers will get free access to AMC+'s ad-supported tier
Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
The Black List, which has hosted thousands of unproduced screenplays and became an indispensable tool for studios and producers, now accepts fiction books