Mediagazer: Endeavor agrees to sell OpenBet and IMG Arena, its sports gambling and tech businesses, in a $450M management buyout backed by Endeavor chief Ari Emanuel (Todd Spangler/Variety)

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Todd Spangler / Variety:

Endeavor agrees to sell OpenBet and IMG Arena, its sports gambling and tech businesses, in a $450M management buyout backed by Endeavor chief Ari Emanuel — Endeavor agreed to sell OpenBet and IMG Arena, its sports gambling and technology businesses, in a $450 million management buyout backed …

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Raquel ‘Rocky’ Harris / The Wrap:

Slate says its magazine daily subscription sign-up rate was up 7x on a normal Wednesday day on November 6, after a 4x spike on the November 5 election day — “We deeply appreciate the support of our Slate Plus members who believe in the power of journalism,” editor-in-chief Hillary Frey says

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Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times:

A profile of Interscope CEO John Janick, who was promoted to run UMG's US West Coast labels in March 2024, adding to speculation that he will one day be UMG CEO — Why Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo chose John Janick — Dr Dre is frustrated. “What are you gonna do?” …

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Lucia Moses / Business Insider:

The NYT says the Tech Guild is ending its strike after a weeklong stoppage; during the strike, dozens of tech workers crossed the picket line — New York Times tech workers are ending their strike after a weeklong stoppage. — The strike aimed to disrupt election coverage but had limited impact on the Times' operations.

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Maria Heeter / Financial Times:

IAC says it is weighing spinning off its 85% stake in Angi and is open to selling other assets as Barry Diller's media group slims down — Home services marketplace launched in the dotcom era has seen plumbers and roofers cut ad spending — Barry Diller's IAC is exploring a spin-off …

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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:

Sources: VP and GM of Google News Shailesh Prakash, who moved from The Washington Post to Google two years ago, has resigned — Shailesh Prakash departs after two years at the tech giant; relationships between Google News and publishers remain strained — Shailesh Prakash …

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Sources: more than a year before the election, TikTok execs revamped moderation rules and trust and safety staff to make TikTok more appealing to Trump fans — More than a year before Donald Trump's landslide victory in last week's presidential election, TikTok's top leaders insisted …

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