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John Hendel / Politico:
Trump names FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr to chair the agency; Carr can immediately assume control once Trump is inaugurated as he is already on the commission — Carr can assume control of the agency once Trump takes office in January. — President-elect Donald Trump …
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Q&A with The Verge EIC Nilay Patel on a likely FCC Chair Brendan Carr, Elon Musk's alliance with Donald Trump and how it threatens the First Amendment, and more — “All of these men are now hopelessly trapped in a problem their own platforms and algorithms created.”
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: WBD and the NBA settle a lawsuit, giving WBD access to NBA content and rights in parts of N. Europe and LatAm; TNT will license Inside the NBA to ESPN — Deal gives company access to NBA content and rights in parts of Northern Europe and Latin America; Turner to license ‘Inside the NBA’ to ESPN
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Sohee Kim / Bloomberg:
Netflix says Beyoncé will headline the halftime show during its maiden foray into live NFL games this Christmas alongside unspecified “special guests” — - The pop star will perform at half-time in big win for Netflix — Netflix is spending billions on live sports and major events
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Bloomberg:
Netflix says 60M households watched the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing bout live around the world, peaking at 65M concurrent viewers, despite connection issues
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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Many Netflix viewers faced issues while watching the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight and the undercard bouts, including the stream glitching and losing sound
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
SpringHill, founded by LeBron James and Maverick Carter, merges with Fulwell 73, creating a powerhouse in unscripted, live, and branded entertainment content — Maverick Carter and Ben Winston break down what the just-announced deal means for their companies: “I think in this industry right now …
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
An interview with Andrew Morse, the publisher of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, on his plans to revive the ailing newspaper, its culture coverage, and more — Dashed hopes and slashed jobs define the local news industry in far too many corners of the country.
New York Times:
How Substack is betting on politics content and recruiting stars like Nate Silver, as profits remain elusive; sources: Elon Musk sought to buy it in April 2023 — The newsletter start-up, which once drew an overture from Elon Musk, is betting on politics content and recruiting stars.
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Sohee Kim / Bloomberg:
WBD plans to roll out Max in Asia this week, banking on its flow of Hollywood movies and TV shows over investing in local content to attract new subscribers — The streaming platform is bucking the trend of investing in local content — Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. is rolling …
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Colin Kellaher / Wall Street Journal:
Florida billionaire David Hoffmann, who holds an 8.7% stake in Lee Enterprises and 5% in DallasNews, says he aims to make the second-largest US newspaper group — Florida billionaire David Hoffmann aims to create the second-largest newspaper group in America
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Erich Schwartzel / Wall Street Journal:
A look at Universal's strategy for launching a blockbuster franchise based on Wicked, whose stage show has reaped major profits for Universal over 20+ years — Universal's strategy for launching a blockbuster franchise is about to be ‘just short of obnoxious.’ It's the new industry playbook.
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Teen Vogue, W, New York Times and Screen Rant
Ben Cohen / Wall Street Journal:
Edison: 31% of US weekly podcast listeners say YouTube is their most used platform to listen to podcasts, surpassing Spotify at 27% and Apple Podcasts at 15% — One of the most powerful companies in entertainment has become the king of podcasts because we don't just listen to people talking into microphones for hours.
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Q&A with Emily Sundberg, whose Feed Me newsletter on business and culture has over 50K subscribers and ranks sixth on Substack's paid leaderboard — The News — One of the most talked-about writers in business and culture journalism last year wasn't employed by The New York Times or The Wall Street Journal or Bloomberg.
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