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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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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.
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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’
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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.
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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
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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 …
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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 …
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Jacob Gershman / Wall Street Journal:
A US appeals court signals skepticism with TikTok's arguments against the law that could force it to sever ties with China to keep operating in the US — Judges are considering the validity of legislation that could shut down Chinese-backed app used by half of Americans
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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.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Google plans to use C2PA's standard to identify images taken with a camera, edited in tools like Photoshop, or made using AI via its “about this image” feature — Google is planning to roll out a technology that will identify whether a photo was taken with a camera …
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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 …
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.”
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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 — The network has been a darling among critics for years. But it hit a new high on Sunday, with “Shogun” winning best drama and “The Bear” picking up several awards as well.
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Joe Otterson / Variety:
Disney's FX won 36 awards at the 76th Emmy's, the first time that HBO or Netflix didn't get the top spot in 15 years; Netflix received 24 awards and HBO/Max 14
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