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11:50 AM ET, October 17, 2024

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Jake Kanter / Deadline:
In an email to staff, the BBC says it has abandoned the recruitment process for its first ever royal editor, a position announced in December 2023  —  Deadline revealed in August that the search had been thrown into doubt after Roya Nikkhah, The Sunday Times royal editor and CBS News contributor …
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
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The UK's Sun begins rolling out a registration wall asking users to create an account and seems to be applying it mainly to content by its best-known writers  —  The Sun has begun rolling out a registration wall asking users to sign up for free to read certain stories.
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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.
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Social media users criticize TMZ for publishing a photo purportedly showing the body of ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died in a fall; TMZ removed it  —  After a torrent of criticism, TMZ removed the image of a body without explanation.  —  TMZ, the Hollywood-obsessed news outlet known …
Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
ByteDance's publishing imprint 8th Note Press is expanding into print and plans to release 10-15 books per year, after launching as an ebook publisher in 2023  —  ByteDance, the Chinese tech giant that owns TikTok, will focus its publisher, 8th Note Press, on popular genres such as romance, romantasy and young adult fiction.
Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
An independent report finds Australia's Nine has systemic issues with abuse of power, discrimination, and sexual harassment; Nine pledges to make changes  —  Nine board commits to implementing all recommendations for a ‘reset of culture’  — Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
Ken Ritter / Associated Press:
A US 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 …
Emma Roth / The Verge:
The US FTC adopts its final “click-to-cancel” rule requiring businesses to make canceling a subscription as easy as signing up, after proposing the rule in 2023  —  The US Federal Trade Commission is taking action against subscriptions that are difficult to get rid of.
 
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