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Daysia Tolentino / NBC News:
After allegations of poor working conditions on MrBeast's Amazon Studios show Beast Games, industry insiders call for more safety oversight on creator-run sets — YouTube channels are gaining more mainstream attention — but some in the digital entertainment industry think growth should require better oversight.
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@nbcbayarea and @nbcwashington, more at Techmeme »
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
How the Boston Globe, which nearly went out of business in 2009, has become a thriving regional newspaper, including through a metered paywall and newsletters — Chief commercial officer Kayvan Salmanpour explains how the Boston Globe has made local news pay.
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Dominic Ponsford on LinkedIn and @simondowens@threads.net
Madeleine Speed / Financial Times:
Filing: Sky reported a £224M operating loss in 2023, up from £111M in 2022, revenue flat at £10.2B, amid increased investment in sports, film, and TV production — Media and telecoms group betting on sports coverage to give it a competitive edge
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Shaun Walker / The Guardian:
A profile of Pablo González, a Spanish reporter arrested by Poland for spying who was among those released to Russia in exchange for Evan Gershkovich and others — As a Spanish reporter, Pablo González charmed his way into Russian opposition circles and covered Putin's wars.
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Alexandre Rajbhandari / Bloomberg:
Berkshire Hathaway now has a stake of ~32.5% in Sirius XM's publicly traded stock, having become the top holder last month; Sirius XM's shares are down ~50% YTD — Berkshire Hathaway now has a stake of about 32.5% in Sirius XM's publicly traded stock, having become the top holder last month.
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CNN:
A federal judge issues a restraining order against Florida's surgeon general for threatening TV stations with criminal charges for airing a pro-abortion ad — New York CNN — — “To keep it simple for the State of Florida: it's the First Amendment, stupid.”
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Marina Adami / Reuters Institute:
Experts discuss Italy's declining press freedom under Giorgia Meloni's government, legal threats to journalists, public broadcaster RAI's independence, and more — As two reports point to political interference, three experts discuss the risks posed by litigation and the future of the country's public broadcaster
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Alex Ritman / Variety:
The BFI London Film Festival pulls the documentary Undercover: Exposing the Far Right at the last minute over safety concerns — A documentary exposing a network of far-right activists in the U.K. has been pulled from the BFI London Film Festival at the last minute over safety concerns.
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The Guardian, @xankarn@mastodon.online, Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter
Jennifer Smith / CommonWealth Beacon:
A look at Melrose Update Robocast, a podcast generated using Google's NotebookLM and public documents and born of frustration with a Massachusetts news desert — A NEW LOCAL PODCAST covering Melrose debuted this month. Over about 15 minutes, an unnamed man and woman chat …
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@brucemohl, @morisy@jawns.club, Media Nation and Wired
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
A look at possible reasons, per sources, DirecTV has lost 10% of its commercial customers this NFL season, including customers choosing the EverPass bundle — A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Sport newsletter with Alex Sherman, which brings you the biggest news …
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Alex Sherman on LinkedIn, Jason Chung on LinkedIn and The Streamable
Matilda Battersby / The Bookseller:
Penguin Random House amends its copyright notice globally to prohibit the use of books for training AI; the notice will be included in new titles and reprints — The world's biggest trade publisher has changed the wording on its copyright pages to help protect authors' intellectual property …
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Pluralistic, @joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org, TechCrunch, @RobertDaleParker@mstdn.social, @suzanasukovic, @isobel_starling, @mrewanmorrison, @rachel@norfolk.social, @santi_garcia@mastodon.world, @jalefkowit@vmst.io, Lynn Johnston on LinkedIn, Iurgi Urrutia AALIA (DCP) on LinkedIn, Suzanne Arnold on LinkedIn, Engadget, The Verge and Gizmodo
Financial Times:
Filings: Nigel Farage has increased his shares in GB News from 300K shares to 500K, and George Farmer, former CEO of Parler, has become an investor — City fund manager Helena Morrissey and chief executive Angelos Frangopoulos also awarded extra stock — Nigel Farage has increased …
Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
Netflix reports Q3 revenue up 15% YoY to $9.83B, vs. $9.76B est., paid memberships up 14% to 282.72M, vs. 282.15M est., and net income of $2.4B — LOS ANGELES — Netflix posted third-quarter earnings Thursday that beat on the top and bottom lines as its advertising business continued to grow.
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Reuters:
Netflix gained 5.1M new subscribers in Q3, vs. 4M est., and says more than 50% of signups were for its ad-supported tier in countries where it was available
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