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10:25 AM ET, November 7, 2024

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Lili Loofbourow / Washington Post:
A look at Amazon Prime Video's election night show, with former NBC News anchor Brian Williams, a wide array of news team members and guests, and a surreal set  —  The former NBC News anchor's deeply strange (and ambitious) live stream captured the surrealism of the night.
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Nielsen: 42.3M viewers watched election night coverage across 18 US TV networks, down 25% from 2020; Amazon Prime Video was not included in the measurement  —  The measurement was in the 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. ET period, which was hours before the final tally of Trump's win and Vice President Kamala Harris' loss was in.
Amanda Gerut / Fortune:
Discussion: Streams Charts and DNyuz
Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
Perplexity's US election hub offered helpful, real-time election insights and maps on November 5, linking to reliable resources and providing historical context  —  On Tuesday, two AI startups tried convincing the world their AI chatbots were good enough to be an accurate …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
How Trump and his allies could go after the media in his second term through harassment campaigns and lawsuits, draining the companies of time, money, and trust  —  - “The regulatory threat is on the edges at most,” said Andrew Jay Schwartzman, a veteran communications lawyer.
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
After Trump won, US journalists question what a “red wave” election says about the information environment and the media's credibility, influence, and audience  —  New York CNN —  —  Donald Trump's return to power is a hinge point for the American media - in ways big, small, and to be determined.
Discussion: KDFX-TV, Semafor and Decider
New York Times:   How Trump, a master of the media, embraced online celebrities and podcasts in the 2024 election cycle, evolving beyond tabloids, reality TV, X, and cable news
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Experts say news outlets could see a “Trump bump 2.0”, but it would be more muted than in his first term due to news fatigue and changing consumption habits
Kurt Schlosser / GeekWire:
Jeff Bezos, who ended the WaPo endorsing political candidates, congratulates Donald Trump on his “political comeback and decisive victory” in a rare X post
Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD reports Q3 adjusted EBITDA for DTC, including streaming and pay-TV, of $289M, up from $111M in Q3 2023, and 110.5M subscribers, up 7.2M from Q2 2024  —  The David Zaslav-led conglomerate posted its third-quarter results. … The company, led by CEO David Zaslav, on Thursday …
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WBD report Q3 revenue down 3% YoY to $9.62B, adjusted EBITDA down 18% YoY to $2.4B, and net income of $135M, as its box offices numbers drop  —  Warner Bros Discovery added more than seven million net subscribers in the third quarter of 2024 as its international Max rollout gathered pace …
Discussion: The Streamable and Benzinga
Reuters:
Canada orders TikTok's business in the country to be dissolved, citing national security, but says it is not blocking Canadians' access; TikTok plans to appeal  —  Canada on Wednesday ordered the wind up of TikTok's business in the country citing national security risks …
Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Nexstar report Q3 revenue up 20.7% YoY to $1.37B, net income of $180M, up from $8M in Q3 2023, and record political ad revenue of $154M, up 16% from Q3 2020  —  Nexstar ad sales were up 22% from July 1-Sept. 30 ahead of the presidential election, the TV station giant reported in its third-quarter 2024 earnings Thursday.
Discussion: Inside Radio and TVNewsCheck
Sam Roberts / New York Times:
Richard Winfield, who worked to protect reporters' sources, convinced judges to allow cameras in court, and more as general counsel for the AP, died at age 91  —  As a lawyer for The Associated Press and other news outlets, he challenged efforts to muzzle reporters and organized lawyers to promote free expression around the world.
Discussion: TVNewsCheck
Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
US filing: Paramount Global talked to WBD about a merger for months before giving up after receiving no offer; Paramount held talks with at least 12 bidders  —  - Comcast also took an early look but wanted a streaming deal  — Skydance ultimately emerged as winning bidder for CBS parent
 
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
In a letter to a UK parliamentary committee, the FT says news organizations are forced to accept Google's AI crawlers due Googlebot's presence on most websites
Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy unveils plans to broaden the scope of media merger laws to include the purchase of UK online news outlets and news magazines
Discussion: HoldtheFrontPage and GOV.UK
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Sacha Biazzo / Columbia Journalism Review:
How journalists cover drug violence in Sinaloa, Mexico, avoiding “narco gossip” and terms like “executed” and attempting to verify videos made by cartels
Discussion: New York Times
Lucia Moses / Business Insider:
Sources: ~100 NYT Tech Guild members cross the picket line to work on Election Day; NYT engineer and union steward Benjamin Harnett says the figure is under 50
Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
iHeart says it is laying off employees; a source says the layoffs affect less than 5% of a workforce of more than 10,000 employees