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5:20 PM ET, November 13, 2024

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Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
The Guardian says it will no longer post on “any official Guardian editorial accounts” on “toxic media platform” X; reporters will still use X to gather news  —  Platform's coverage of US election crystallised longstanding concerns about its content, says Guardian
The Information:
Sources: Instagram's ad unit plans to launch ads on Threads in early 2025; Meta's public statements imply any ad rollout for Threads next year will be slow  —  Meta Platforms plans to introduce advertisements to its text app, Threads, early next year, hoping to cash in on the app's rapid growth …
CNN:
Patrick Soon-Shiong says Harris' Gaza stance contributed to non-endorsement, and plans to “balance” LA Times' opinion page with conservative and centrist voices  —  New York CNN —  —  In the month since Los Angeles Times owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong announced the newspaper …
Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide:
German royalty licensing group GEMA sues OpenAI and subsidiary OpenAI Ireland in Munich Regional Court, claiming ChatGPT violates copyrights of lyrics  —  OpenAI, the $157 billion-valued US-based AI giant behind ChatGPT, has been sued by German collection society and licensing body GEMA.
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
The Louisiana House of Representatives voted to end the state's $150M film and TV production tax incentive; the bill still needs the Senate and governor's OK  —  The Louisiana House of Representatives voted Tuesday to eliminate the state's $150 million tax incentive for film and TV production …
Paul Beckett / Columbia Journalism Review:
The WSJ's Washington bureau chief during Evan Gershkovich's arrest in Russia discusses the newspaper's “be loud” strategy that helped free the reporter  —  What newsrooms need to know, from an insider who helped lead the effort.  —  Midway through dinner on March 29, 2023 …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Don Lemon, who sued Elon Musk and X after a deal fell apart, says he's leaving X on November 15, citing X's new ToS that moves legal disputes to Texas courts  —  Don Lemon, a one-time business partner of Elon Musk who's now suing the tech mogul, is done with X.
Mia Sato / The Verge:
Patreon says creators and their fans can now give away gift memberships and creators will be able to send discounts and sales to fans  —  Subscriptions are the main way creators on Patreon make money, as they must build an audience willing to shell out a few dollars a month to access their writing, podcasts, or videos.
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Financial Times:
Media executives say that some brands are preparing to advertise on X once again, as Elon Musk is likely to gain an influential Trump administration role  —  Some brands had abandoned the site over moderation concerns  —  Elon Musk's support for Donald Trump is set to boost X's flagging business …
Callie Holtermann / New York Times:
Bluesky says it gained 1M+ users in the week since the US election, mostly in the US, the UK, and Canada, and crossed 15M users; Bluesky had 6M users in August  —  With one million new accounts added since the U.S. elections, Bluesky has solidified itself as an option for people looking to change their social media service.
 
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Spotify projects its first full year of profitability ever in 2024; CEO Daniel Ek says profitability is the new normal for Spotify
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Yahoo Finance hires Anthony Galloway as head of content; he was previously the WSJ's chief content officer of editorial video, audio, and voice programming
CNBC:
Liberty Media plans to spin off most assets, besides F1 racing, into publicly traded company Liberty Live, and says CEO Greg Maffei will step down by 2024's end
Diana Falzone / Mediaite:
Sources: Alina Habba, the lawyer who represented Trump in high-profile cases, is the front-runner to serve as press secretary in the incoming White House
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Bloomberg:
DirecTV plans to terminate its planned acquisition of Dish by midnight on November 22, 2024, if bondholders don't agree to a debt exchange
Jack Forrest / CNN:
President-elect Donald Trump announces he has chosen Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth to serve as his secretary of defense
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Amazon is shutting down Freevee, its free, ad-supported streaming service launched in 2019 under the IMDb brand, and plans to move the content to Prime Video