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4:00 PM ET, September 5, 2024

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Ben Smith / Semafor:
Blaze Media's CEO says it has ended its contract with BlazeTV contributor Lauren Chen of Tenet Media, which is alleged to have been funded by Russia  —  The Scoop  —  A conservative American media company has fired one of the YouTubers implicated in an alleged Russian influence operation exposed …
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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
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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
Mark Savage / BBC:
Spotify wins a long-running, complicated music rights case in US district court, where Eminem publisher Eight Mile Style claimed Spotify lacked proper licenses  —  Spotify has won a long-running court case, in which it was accused of streaming Eminem's music without permission.
Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
YouTube begins limiting repeated video recommendations about fitness levels, body weights, physical features, and more to teens globally, expanding from the US  —  Platform will ensure algorithms do not keep pushing similar content to young viewers, even though it does not breach guidelines
Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
FCC filing: Larry Ellison will own 77.5% of National Amusements via a trust and series of corporations after his son David completes the purchase of Paramount  —  Paramount Global, the parent of CBS, will be controlled by software billionaire Larry Ellison after a group led by his son David completes …
Discussion: The Wrap, New York Post and @lucas_shaw
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
The Salt Lake Tribune's first annual report shows $15.3M in 2023 revenue and $779K net profit; in July 2024, it had 9K print subscribers and 30K digital  —  The first daily newspaper in the U.S. to become a nonprofit has published a refreshingly readable and transparent annual report.
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.
Helen Bushby / BBC:
The UK's CMA launches an investigation into whether the sale of Oasis tickets on Ticketmaster breached consumer protection law, including via “dynamic pricing”  —  The UK competition regulator has launched an investigation into the sale of Oasis tickets, including the use of “dynamic pricing”.
 
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