Mediagazer: Disney and DirecTV reach an agreement that will bring Disney's ESPN and other channels back to the pay-tv provider's customers after a roughly two week blackout (CNBC)

3:45 PM ET, September 14, 2024

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Disney and DirecTV reach an agreement that will bring Disney's ESPN and other channels back to the pay-tv provider's customers after a roughly two week blackout — DirecTV and Disney have reached a deal that will bring Disney's ESPN and other channels back to the pay-tv provider's customers after a roughly two week blackout.

Michelle F Davis / Bloomberg:

Sources: DirecTV is in talks with Dish for a merger, which could create the largest pay-TV provider in the US with about 20M subscribers — - On-again, off-again efforts date back more than two decades — DirecTV-Dish merger would create largest US pay-TV distributor

Discussion: Reuters, @michellef_davis, Streaming Better, Cord Cutters News, @bsdtectr.bsky.social, @2xaught7.bsky.social and New York Times

Joseph Gedeon / Politico:

The US State Department says Russia's RT is operating a military procurement network to supply Russian forces and is growing global covert influence operations — The state-backed media outlet has been sending weapons to Russian units, including sniper rifles and suppressors, body armor …

Discussion: CNN, @rt_com, @tatatfender, @peterjukes, @jgedeon1, @davetroy, @thezedwards, @robfardon, @juliadavisnews, @juliadavisnews, @davetroy, Politico, London Evening Standard, @erosalie@infosec.exchange and @rvps2001@mastodon.social

David Klepper / Associated Press:

The US State Department announces new sanctions on Russian state media and their leaders, including RT parent TV-Novosti and a related group, Rossiya Segodnya — The U.S. State Department announced new sanctions on Russian state media Friday, accusing a Kremlin news outlet of working hand …

Discussion: @sputnikint, Voice of America, The Desk, The Guardian, New York Post, Reuters, @cdarwin@c.im, New York Times, @markmetz@sfba.social and Boing Boing

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:

Sources: Netflix is in talks with BuzzFeed to stream Hot Ones, to add to its live lineup; Sean Evans would host several live episodes specifically for Netflix — - Streaming company holds talks with show owner BuzzFeed — Program would add to lineup of live fare, including NFL, WWE

Discussion: TechCrunch, Forbes, Variety, TV Insider, @daveleebbg@threads.net, AV Club, The Wrap, The Hollywood Reporter, TVNewsCheck, The Verge and Decider

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Sources: Mathias Döpfner and KKR near a deal to split up Axel Springer, valuing the company at €13.5B; KKR would get control of the €10B+ classifieds business — Agreement to be discussed next week could cement Mathias Döpfner's control over media outlets Politico and Bild

Discussion: Bloomberg

Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:

Q&A with Ken Doctor, the news industry analyst who founded Lookout, on its Santa Cruz newsroom in California, expansion into Oregon, revenue streams, and more — After finding success — and a Pulitzer Prize — in Santa Cruz, Lookout aims to replicate its model in Oregon.

Discussion: Lookout Santa Cruz, @sarahscire and @jbenton

Mike Janssen / Current:

Email: New York Public Radio's CEO announces 26 layoffs, including 12 voluntary departures, or 8.5% of jobs, as NYPR plans to cut back on podcasts and events — New York Public Radio is eliminating 26 positions and will cut back on podcasts and live events, CEO LaFontaine Oliver announced in an email to staff Thursday.

Discussion: Gothamist, Beth Fertig on LinkedIn, Barrett Media, Digital Music News, Ilya Marritz on LinkedIn, Radio & Television … and Inside Radio

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.

Discussion: NBC News, HuffPost and The Philadelphia Inquirer

Leah Nylen / Bloomberg:

Google ad trial: an ex-Facebook ad exec testifies the company signed the 2018 Jedi Blue deal with Google because it couldn't compete against Google's “monopoly” — - Employees concluded ad tech ‘monopoly’ hurt competition — The social network eventually signed an agreement with Google

Discussion: @bigtechontrial, @vidushi_law, @vidushi_law, @jason_kint, @vidushi_law, @vidushi_law, @vidushi_law, @vidushi_law, @leah_nylen and usvgoogleads.com, more at Techmeme »

Mark Mwachiro / Adweek:

The BBC is adding extra hours of programming and new shows to cover the US elections, expanding World News America, adding podcast episodes, and more — The U.K. network will devote more hours than ever to America's presidential campaign — The 2024 U.S. presidential election is heading …

Discussion: Politico

CNBC:

Trump says he has “absolutely no intention” of selling his Trump Media stock when the lockup period expires; DJT initially popped 25%+, then closed up about 12% — Shares of Trump Media shot up by more than 25% on Friday, minutes after majority owner Donald Trump said he has no plans to sell his stake.

Discussion: Fortune, Associated Press, CNN, Bloomberg, @pkafka, @airspeedswift@mastodon.social, Politico, CBS News, Axios, New York Times, Reuters, Fortune and Quartz, more at Techmeme »

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