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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
A Nevada court rules that hearings about Rupert Murdoch's effort to modify his family's succession plans will remain closed to the public and to the media — “The Motion for Access to the hearings in this case is denied,” probate commissioner Edmund J. Gorman Jr. recommended late today …
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CNN, Adweek, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Axios and Reuters
Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Two brothers are charged with assaulting New York Times photographer Erin Schaff on January 6, 2021, in the Capitol and stealing her camera — Two brothers were arrested Thursday on charges that they assaulted a New York Times photographer inside the U.S. Capitol during a mob's attack on the building more than three years ago.
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HuffPost and The Philadelphia Inquirer
Claire Atkinson / The Ankler:
Emily in Paris is a petri dish for advertising and product placement on Netflix; on the show, plotlines beget products and brand pitches turn into plotlines — I talk to Peter Naylor and marketers about the dangerous game the streamer is playing as it blurs ads, shopping and content
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
In a government committee meeting, BBC chair Samir Shah said subscriptions or advertising are incompatible with the BBC's remit as a public broadcaster — Broadcaster needs to be paid for by ‘public at large’, Shah tells Lords committee, but he sees sense in potential mutualisation
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The Guardian
Diego Ramos Bechara / Variety:
The Toronto International Film Festival pauses screenings of Russians at War due to “significant threats to festival operations and public safety” — The Toronto International Film Festival has decided to halt screenings of the controversial documentary, “Russians at War,” …
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TIFF, CBC News, The Wrap, Deadline, Global News, IndieWire and The Hollywood Reporter
Laura Wagner / Washington Post:
News photographers object after their seats in Kamala Harris' plane travel pool were cut from four to one and push for more access for “a fair and free press” — White House News Photographers Association criticized the limited seating on the vice president's plane.
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TVNewsCheck, Axios, @redsteeze, @albertomiguelf5, @kinseyandrew, New York Post, @briannalyman2, @armandondk, @alexthomp, @alexthomp, @richardgrenell, @pettylupone, @alexthomp, @noahpollak, @chrisharihar, @kentnish@threads.net, @kentnish@threads.net, @kentnish@threads.net, @kentnish@threads.net and White House News …
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Vox Media says its annual Code Conference has been put on hold, calling it a “strong franchise” but declining to share further information about its future — Outside missing a year during the Covid-19 pandemic, it's the first time the annual technology conference has not taken place in its more than two-decade history.
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The Ankler, Talking Biz News and @kylie.robison@threads.net
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
A Delaware judge rules that Smartmatic's defamation case against Newsmax over 2020 election lies will proceed to trial later this month — A major defamation case against Newsmax will proceed to trial later this month, a judge ruled Thursday, dealing a blow to the right-wing network and setting …
Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
Fubo's antitrust trial against Fox, WBD, and Disney over Venu Sports is set for October 2025; Fox, WBD, Disney have also appealed the injunction blocking launch — Fubo's legal fight with Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery and Disney over antitrust concerns surrounding the trio's plans …
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The Streamable, TVNewsCheck, Deadline, Cord Cutters News, Deadline, Streaming Better, Bloomberg, Awful Announcing, Reuters and The Streamable
Helen Davidson / The Guardian:
The Honk Kong Journalists Association says journalists from more than a dozen Hong Kong media outlets have been harassed in a “systemic and organized” attack — Staff from at least 15 media outlets subjected to threats and defamatory letters sent to their families and employers
Discussion:
Reuters, Hong Kong Free Press HKFP and Associated Press
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Spotify is trying to entice video-oriented creators to distribute shows on the platform in addition to YouTube, sometimes offering them seven figures — The music and podcast service wants to beef up its video catalog and will pay up to seven-figures to do so — Hello again.
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Posting Nexus, The Information, Music Ally, Podnews, @mikeisaac, @mikeisaac, @ashleyrcarman, Digiday, The Desk and Castos, more at Techmeme »
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Francis Ford Coppola sues Variety and two of its journalists over a July 26 article documenting Megalopolis crew members' claims that he tried to kiss extras — The 85-year-old filmmaker is seeking $15 million and further punitive and exemplary damages from defendants Variety Media LLC …
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