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11:55 AM ET, September 19, 2024

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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Amazon's new competition TV show, debuting October 30, will have entrepreneurs pitch judges, including Amazon execs; finalists' product will be sold on Amazon  —  In competition show, sellers compete in front of Amazon executives and celebrity judges  —  Coming soon: Amazon.com sellers duking …
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Amazon joins the Motion Picture Association, after a long courtship; the lobbying group's other members are Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Universal, and WBD  —  The Motion Picture Association has been wooing the company for years.  The addition gives the group a lot more muscle.
Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Ted Sarandos calls on streaming rivals to release their viewership numbers, says Netflix can double its viewership with live events and Christmas Day NFL games  —  The executive added that he believes the streaming giant can double its viewership thanks to programming like live events and the Christmas Day NFL games.
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Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
YouTube integrates Google DeepMind's AI video generation model Veo into Shorts, letting creators generate high-quality backgrounds and 1080p six-second clips
Josh Dickey / The Wrap:
Fox News fires Robert Samuel, a nearly 20-year network veteran who was an executive producer for Sean Hannity's show, after allegations of sexual harassment  —  Fox News has fired “Hannity” executive producer Robert Samuel following an internal probe of sexual harassment claims …
Discussion: TVNewsCheck
Reshmi Basu / Bloomberg:
Sources: Byron Allen's media group is planning deeper cost cuts as it faces debt repayment deadlines, including one in February 2025  —  - The company has retained Moelis and Kirkland as advisers  — Its $840 million term loan quoted about 65 cents on the dollar
Discussion: Adweek
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
The EU's General Court annuls a €1.49B antitrust fine imposed on Google in 2019 for abusing its dominance to prevent websites from using non-AdSense ad brokers  —  Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit Google won a legal challenge on Wednesday against a 1.49 billion euro ($1.7 billion) …
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Amazon launches an AI-powered video generator, available for some US advertisers in beta, which turns a single product image into a few-seconds-long video clip  —  Like its rival, Google, Amazon has launched an AI-powered video generator — but it's only for advertisers at the moment, and somewhat limited in what it can do.
David Ingram / NBC News:
Analysis: Elon Musk, apparently unaware of Tenet Media's alleged Russian funding, replied to or reposted content from accounts tied to Tenet at least 60 times  —  Musk, apparently unaware of the company's Russia funding source, engaged with content from Tenet Media and its creators at least 60 times.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
TelevisaUnivision names Daniel Alegre as its new CEO, replacing Wade Davis, who will become the company's vice chairman and continue as a member of the board  —  TelevisaUnivision CEO WadeDavis will hand the reins of the Spanish-language media giant to Daniel Alegre, the Activision Blizzard …
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
The TIFF Lightbox in Toronto shows Russians at War after the end of the Toronto International Film Festival, which axed screenings due to “significant threats”  —  The anti-war documentary Russians at War screened yesterday at the TIFF Lightbox theater after the Toronto International …
 
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
DirecTV will carry Chicago Sports Network starting October 1, offering live games from the Chicago Bulls, Chicago Blackhawks, and Chicago White Sox
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Ex-Guardian Media Editor Jim Waterson launches London Centric, a Substack for “in-depth journalism” covering London, charging £7.95 per month or £79.50 per year
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Doric Sam / Bleacher Report:
ESPN's NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski is leaving after seven years to become general manager of the men's basketball program at his alma mater St. Bonaventure