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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Paramount's Shari Redstone backs CBS co-host Tony Dokoupil after execs criticized his work and says she lacks editorial control but “something needs to be done” — The mogul, who cut a deal to sell Paramount — including CBS — to Skydance earlier this year, weighed in on the topic on Wednesday.
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Sources: Tony Dokoupil's Q&A with Ta-Nehisi Coates was one of several moments that led to CBS execs criticizing him; source: Shari Redstone disagreed with execs
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Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword:
Google says the US DOJ's “radical and sweeping proposals” in the Search antitrust case risk “hurting” consumers, businesses, developers, and US competitiveness — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today shared a broad outline of radical changes it may demand as part …
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Leah Nylen / Bloomberg:
Filing: the US DOJ lays out “behavioral and structural remedies”, including a breakup, for the federal judge to consider in the Google Search antitrust case
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Financial Times:
The US DOJ's quest to end Google's long-standing dominance remains the stuff of fantasy, as whatever the courts may order, any real reckoning will take years
Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
A group of Wikipedia editors form the WikiProject AI Cleanup to “combat the increasing problem of unsourced, poorly-written AI-generated content” on the website — A group of Wikipedia editors have formed WikiProject AI Cleanup, “a collaboration to combat the increasing problem of unsourced …
Jem Aswad / Variety:
A look at TikTok's negotiations with indie music labels and the November 1 end of its deal with Merlin, the trade group that represents 500+ smaller companies — “TikTok proposed paying our artists and songwriters at a rate that is a fraction of the rate that similarly situated major social platforms pay …
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Derek Jeter, co-founder of The Players' Tribune, launches Cap 2 Productions to produce TV and streaming content, with projects planned for ESPN, Apple, and more — The New York Yankees legend launches a shingle focused on family-friendly docs and scripted sports-related projects as buyers binge on star athlete-driven content
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Nate Rattner / Wall Street Journal:
Analysis: among 200 politically focused TikTok accounts with viral posts, ~20% were news influencers, as news influencers take a bigger role in the US election — Move over, Lester Holt. Popular TikTokers are commanding huge audiences on social-media platforms. — “It's official,” the news report on TikTok declared.
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Pew Research Center:
US adults on TikTok follow influencers and creators popular on social media but very few politicians, civic actors, or traditional media outlets and journalists
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Jay Peters / The Verge:
X updates its Creator Revenue Sharing program to pay creators based on engagement with their content from Premium users, not how many see ads in their replies — X is making a big change to how creators can earn money from the platform. Since last year, X has shared ad revenue with creators based …
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Kyle Chayka / New Yorker:
An interview with Taylor Lorenz about “dancing on the grave” of legacy media, the creator economy coming for journalism, resigning from WaPo, and more — A reporter known for chronicling the “extremely online” is making the leap to the creator economy. The most surprising thing is that she waited this long.
Max Tani / Semafor:
Blockworks, one of the biggest crypto media companies, says it will be profitable this year and launches a consulting business called Blockworks Advisory — The Scoop — One of the biggest names in crypto media is launching a consulting business. — Blockworks is set to announce …
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
OpenAI's head of media partnerships says it does not currently intend to share SearchGPT ad revenue with publishers and “no one wants to read AI-generated news” — OpenAI's head of media partnerships has said the company does not currently intend to share ad revenue …
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Zac Ntim / Deadline:
The UK government formally passes the Independent Film Tax Credit into law, with relief available for qualifying films starting October 30 — The UK government has formally passed the much-talked-about Independent Film Tax Credit into law and relief will be available for qualifying films starting October 30.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Memo: CNN executive Ken Jautz, who played a key role in running CNN and developing some top CNN personalities, is leaving by the end of 2024 after 36 years — Ken Jautz, a key senior CNN executive who played a critical role in both making the news giant run properly and developing …
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