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9:30 AM ET, October 21, 2024

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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Disney plans to name CEO Bob Iger's successor in early 2026, and says ex-Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman will replace Mark Parker as chairman in January 2025  —  Disney has tapped James Gorman to replace Mark Parker as the company's next chairman, effective in January, as the media giant lays …
Javed Farooqui / The Economic Times:
Sources: after Star India and Viacom18's merger, Reliance Industries plans to retain Disney+ Hotstar as the sole streaming platform, absorbing JioCinema  —  Reliance Industries is set to retain Disney+ Hotstar as its primary streaming platform post-merger with Star India and Viacom18 …
Discussion: MEDIANAMA and Hindustan Times
Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
Q&A with two Trump campaign senior communications advisors on the media strategy, focusing on podcasters, the “toxicity” of traditional press, and more  —  Q&A  —  Shelby Talcott: How do you see the media environment?  —  Brian Hughes: We are seeing an unprecedented bias in the Old Guard …
Madeleine Speed / Financial Times:
UK filing: Sky reports a £224M operating loss in 2023, up from a £111M loss in 2022, and revenue flat at £10.2B, after sports, film, and TV investments  —  Media and telecoms group betting on sports coverage to give it a competitive edge  —  Annual losses doubled at Sky …
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.
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.
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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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
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
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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
Kirsten Eddy / Pew Research Center:
Pew: 37% of Republicans and 38% of Democrats trust information from social media; 40% of Republicans and 78% of Democrats trust national news organizations
Discussion: Raw Story