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5:30 PM ET, November 12, 2024

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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Disney board members are exploring fresh candidates in their search for a successor to Bob Iger, including EA CEO Andrew Wilson  —  Disney board members are considering outsiders including the CEO of videogame company Electronic Arts  —  Disney is exploring fresh candidates …
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Nicholas Carlson unveils Dynamo, a video-focused company that aims to make “cinematic” stories, and raised $3.4M from Henry Blodget, Jessica Lessin, and others  —  Nicholas Carlson is preparing to debut a media start-up of his own called Dynamo.Clark Hodgin for The New York Times
David Satin / The Streamable:
EchoStar reports a Q3 net loss of $142M on revenue of $3.89B, with Sling TV adding 145K customers but satellite service Dish losing 188K; SATS falls 12.9%  —  DISH continued to lose linear satellite subscribers, but the losses were fewer than the year-ago quarter.
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Meta plans to ask Facebook and Instagram users in Europe if they want to get “less personalized ads” and cuts subscription prices by 40%, a concession to the EU  —  The Facebook and Instagram owner faces pressure in Europe to ask before using data to target ads or train artificial intelligence.
Le Monde:
Le Monde, Le Figaro, Les Echos, and other French news outlets sue X, accusing it of running their content without paying, violating so-called neighboring rights  —  Several leading French news organizations said Tuesday, November 12, that they are suing social media platform X, accusing it of running their content without payment.
Reuters:
Tencent Music reports Q3 revenue up 6.8% YoY to ~$970M, below est., social entertainment revenue down 23.9%, and paying users up 15.5%; TME drops 5%+ pre-market  —  Tencent Music Entertainment (1698.HK) missed estimates for quarterly revenue on Tuesday, as Beijing's crackdown …
Lily Ford / The Hollywood Reporter:
Gary Lineker plans to step down from soccer show Match of the Day after 26 years, but extends his BBC Sport contract; he is the BBC's highest-paid presenter  —  The ex-England soccer captain has become the face of BBC Sport and the public broadcaster's highest-paid presenter since …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Netflix says its ad tier has 70M MAUs globally, up from 40M in May 2024, and it sold all out available in-game inventory for its Christmas Day NFL broadcasts  —  Netflix, a company that once dismissed the concept of allowing commercials around its popular streaming content, now can't seem to get enough of them.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Source: Substack raised ~$10M in new funding; investors include Nate Silver and Omeed Malik, whose firm 1789 Capital backed Tucker Carlson's new media venture  —  - Substack's original value proposition of empowering writers to connect directly with their audiences has attracted a diverse set of writers …
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Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with the Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. about moving the Grammys to Disney from 2027, revamping its pool of voters, disruption due to AI, and more
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
IAC reports Q3 revenue at Dotdash Meredith up 5% YoY to $439.5M and a $22.1M operating profit; The Daily Beast is profitable, a first, and revenue rose 81% YoY
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Fortress Investment Group acquires Curzon, a UK arthouse film company with 16 cinemas across the UK, a distribution arm, and a streaming service
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Tom Tapp / Deadline:
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Hugh Dougherty / The Daily Beast:
Chris Wallace quits CNN after three years, opting not to renegotiate his contract, and says he will instead go independent