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1:40 PM ET, September 17, 2024

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The Guardian:
Guardian Media Group announces talks to sell The Observer, acquired in 1993, to Tortoise Media, which would invest £25M in The Observer over the next five years  —  Guardian Media Group announces it is in negotiations with Tortoise Media over world's oldest Sunday newspaper
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Guardian reports revenue down 2.5% YoY to £257.8M for the year to March 31, 2024, ad revenue down 13% to £62.2M, and digital reader revenue up 8% to £88.2M
Discussion: The Guardian
NBC News:
Meta bans Russian media outlet RT from its apps globally, days after the Biden administration accused RT of acting as an arm of Moscow's spy agencies  —  U.S. officials on Friday accused RT of carrying out covert information warfare operations around the world as an arm of Russia's spy agencies.
New York Times:
Instagram unveils Teen Accounts, a sweeping update to boost privacy and limit intrusive effects for under-18 users, including making accounts private by default  —  The app, which is popular with teenagers, introduced new settings and features aimed at addressing inappropriate online contact and content …
The Guardian:
Australia's ABC removes a 2022 video of Australian soldiers in Afghanistan, admitting it was “incorrectly edited” after accusations ABC had added gunshot sounds  —  News director Justin Stevens confirms in Melbourne Press Club speech broadcaster has removed the clip and is ‘looking into how this happened’
Christopher Grimes / Financial Times:
How Netflix staged a remarkable recovery since its 2022 stock crash, adding 45M+ subscribers via a password crackdown and gaining an edge over Hollywood rivals  —  The company has staged a remarkable recovery since the ‘great correction’ of 2022 and now has the edge over Hollywood rivals
Noam Scheiber / New York Times:
Changing studio economics have made it almost impossible for young people to become movie producers and even leave accomplished producers struggling financially  —  Corporate consolidation and technology have upended many jobs in recent decades.  But few arcs are more surprising than that of the Hollywood producer.
Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nielsen: the Emmys averaged 6.87M viewers on ABC, up 54% from the delayed 2023 Emmys on Fox that aired in January 2024, which was an all-time low for the awards  —  ABC's telecast of the 76th awards improves by more than 2 million viewers. … Sunday's show, hosted by Eugene and Dan Levy on ABC …
Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Gray Media forms a new regional sports broadcast network that will reach 4M homes and air games of New Orleans Pelicans in LA, MS, and AL for free, from October  —  Nearly a dozen stations in Lousiana, Mississippi and Alabama will carry games through the newly-formed Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network.
Miranda Murray / Reuters:
The German cartel office says RTL and Paramount have withdrawn their bid to merge their respective kid-focused TV networks, Super RTL and Nickelodeon  —  German broadcaster RTL and Paramount (PARA.O) have withdrawn their bid to merge Super RTL, a children's television network, with Nickelodeon, the German cartel office said on Tuesday.
New York Times:
In the final weeks of the campaign, Kamala Harris' team promises a series of media appearances, with a strong focus on local TV and radio in battleground states  —  The vice president, who has granted few interviews as the Democratic nominee, is now ramping things up.
Discussion: @nick_field90
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
A look at The Puente News Collaborative, a bilingual initiative launched in 2021 with Microsoft funding to report on both sides of the US-Mexico border  —  “If you look beyond the wall, you really see these two vibrant communities that are involved in each other's lives and the integration between them.”
Discussion: New York Post
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Nikki Haley is launching a radio talk show next week on SiriusXM's Triumph channel, set to air once a week on Wednesdays at least through January  —  Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is launching her own radio talk show next week on SiriusXM that's set to air once a week …
 
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
WaPo tests “flexible payments”, with week-long offers ranging from $4 to $10, depending on device, browser, and articles clicked on to activate the paywall
Jacob Gershman / Wall Street Journal:
A US appeals court signals skepticism of TikTok's arguments against the law that could force it to sever ties with China to keep operating in the US
Advanced Television:
The UK's ITV launches its new consumer-facing affiliate marketing brand, ITV Kerching, with a browser extension to let users find discount codes from retailers
Barbara Allen / Poynter:
Poynter plans to launch a biweekly podcast on September 23 hosted by The Poynter Report's Tom Jones, with guests discussing issues facing the media industry
Discussion: @tomwjones and TVNewsCheck
 Earlier Picks: 
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Fox News hires Vivek Ramaswammy to host Truths with Vivek Ramaswamy, a roundtable series that will debut on Fox Nation on September 22, and then air on Fox News
John Koblin / New York Times:
How FX helped Disney win a record 60 Emmys with Shogun and The Bear, easily surpassing perennial Emmy heavyweights like HBO and Netflix for the first time
David Folkenflik / NPR:
A look at the court battle in Nevada to determine Rupert Murdoch's succession, as he tries to amend his trust to hand off full control to Lachlan Murdoch
K.J. Yossman / Variety:
A UK judge hands former BBC news anchor Huw Edwards a six month suspended prison sentence over making indecent images of children, meaning he will avoid jail
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Four columnists quit the Jewish Chronicle after questions about its standards and ownership secrecy; one columnist said it has become “in-step with Netanyahu”