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Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
FilmLA, which handles film permits in Los Angeles, reports Q3 production fell 5% YoY to 5,048 shoot days and reality TV production fell 56.3% to 946 shoot days — Amid the decline, some industry observers are calling for an expansion of the California film and TV tax credit program to compete …
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBCUniversal plans to add its regional sports channels to Peacock as soon as early 2025, streaming Boston, Philadelphia, and Northern California teams — Regional channels carrying the Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics and other teams to be made available on the streaming service
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Ken Ritter / Associated Press:
A judge sentences former elected official Robert Telles to at least 28 years in prison for killing Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German in 2022 — A former Las Vegas-area Democratic elected official was sentenced Wednesday to serve at least 28 years in Nevada state prison for killing …
Paul Linford / HoldtheFrontPage:
The National Union of Journalists calls the BBC's cuts “a damaging assault on journalism”; cuts include a net loss of 130 jobs and the end of tech show Click — The BBC has been accused of an “assault on journalism” after announcing a further raft of cuts to its services.
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
TMZ was criticized for publishing a photo purportedly showing the body of ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died in a fall; TMZ later removed the image — After a torrent of criticism, TMZ removed the image of a body without explanation. — TMZ, the Hollywood-obsessed news outlet known …
Sophie Culpepper / Nieman Lab:
Press Forward awards $20M to 205 small local newsrooms across the US over two years and doubles the available funds and number of grantees due to high interest — In response to the volume and quality of applications, Press Forward doubled the funding and number of grantees for this open call.
David Pierce / The Verge:
Q&A with Kevin Rose on Digg, what Reddit got right, the rise of news feeds, why there is no universal internet homepage like Techmeme is for tech, and more — a couple of years, there was nothing on the internet so simultaneously thrilling and terrifying as having your website hit the front page of Digg.
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Filings: Ryan Lizza denied ex-fianceé Olivia Nuzzi's accusations against him and accused her of “catastrophically reckless behavior” in her affair with RFK Jr. — Political journalist Ryan Lizza has accused his ex-fianceé, the acclaimed magazine writer Olivia Nuzzi …
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Laura Wagner / Washington Post:
A profile of Hell Gate, an NYC outlet owned by five journalists, which now has 5,368 paying subscribers, as it wittily skewers Eric Adams and his administration — The worker-owned outlet in New York is reporting on the Adams scandals with a glee reminiscent of old alt-weeklies.
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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
The Economist VP of Performance Marketing Tom McCave says the magazine has rolled out free student subscriptions as part of a bid to “future-proof” the business — The Economist has “returned to brand advertising” and rolled out free subscriptions for students as part of a bid to …
CNN:
Harris' campaign is spending heavily to promote news aggregator pages on Facebook that link to news stories from major media outlets that reflect well on Harris — As Donald Trump and Kamala Harris feverishly chase undecided voters in the final stretch of the presidential campaign …
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David Pierce / The Verge:
Amazon unveils the $280 Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition, its first color e-reader with a Paperwhite-like design and color E Ink display, shipping October 30 — For years, Kindle users have asked Amazon to make a color version of its e-reader. … The Colorsoft costs $279.99 and starts shipping on October 30th.
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