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Sewell Chan / Columbia Journalism Review:
Mariel Garza, editorials editor of the Los Angeles Times, resigns after the outlet's owner blocked the editorial board's plans to endorse Harris for president — Mariel Garza, the editorials editor of the Los Angeles Times, resigned on Wednesday, after the newspaper's owner had blocked …
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
Medill's State of Local News report finds a net gain of 81 US digital news sites over the past year, 127 closed newspapers, ~2,000 lost newsroom jobs, and more — Newspapers in the United States closed at the rate of more than two per week during 2023, but a burst of activity among digital …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
PLBY Group, which owns Playboy and related brands, says its board unanimously rejected Cooper Hefner's $100M takeover offer — PLBY Group, the company that owns Playboy and related brands, announced that its board unanimously rejected an unsolicited $100 million-plus takeover offer from Cooper Hefner …
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Jody Godoy / Reuters:
IAB, cable trade group NCTA, and the Electronic Security Association sue to block the US FTC's “click to cancel” rule, alleging it oversteps the FTC's authority — An industry group representing cable and internet providers sued along with two others on Wednesday to block …
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Reuters:
Cambodia frees reporter Mech Dara, detained on October 1 on charges of inciting social unrest, on bail, after the government released a video of him apologizing — An award-winning Cambodian journalist who was arrested on charges of inciting social unrest was freed on bail on Thursday …
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The Guardian, New York Times, Raw Story and Reuters
Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal:
At a conference, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas says he'd like the company to reach ad revenue sharing agreements with publishers, rather than licensing deals — Journal parent Dow Jones sued the AI startup this week, alleging copyright infringement — Perplexity wants to reach revenue …
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Cade Metz / New York Times:
Suchir Balaji, who spent four years at OpenAI, says OpenAI's use of copyrighted data broke the law and failed to meet fair use criteria; he left in August 2024 — Suchir Balaji spent nearly four years as an artificial intelligence researcher at OpenAI. Among other projects …
David Folkenflik / NPR:
A look at what Donald Trump says he will do to the media if elected, including jailing reporters, investigating TV networks, and taking their licenses away — Former President Donald Trump often basks in the glow of press attention. Just as often, he trashes the press and threatens journalists.
Advanced Television:
Kantar UK Q3 data: Disney+ kept the top spot for new subscribers, ~60% of new Netflix subscribers chose ad tier, and Tubi's debut had no impact on paid services — Kantar, the marketing data and analytics company, has released its latest Entertainment on Demand (EoD) data on the UK's streaming market.
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Ian Curran / The Irish Times:
The Irish Data Protection Commission fines LinkedIn €310M over using personal data for behavioral analysis and targeted ads under GDPR, after a 2018 complaint — Penalty relates to social media platform's processing of its members' data for targeted advertising
Aditya Kalra / Reuters:
Sources: Sajith Sivanandan, the head of Disney's Hotstar in India, has resigned, after a decision to stream sports on Hotstar and not Reliance's JioCinema — The head of U.S. giant Disney's Hotstar streaming app in India, Sajith Sivanandan, has resigned, three sources said on Thursday …
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
WWE and UFC parent company TKO Group acquires media rights consultancy IMG, a bull riding league, and a luxury hospitality group from Endeavor for $3.25B — TKO Group, the company that owns WWE and UFC, is expanding into sports-adjacent properties by acquiring three businesses for $3.25 billion …
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