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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Q&A with The Verge's EIC Nilay Patel on upcoming FCC chair Brendan Carr, the alliance between Trump and Musk 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.”
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John Hendel / Politico:
Trump says FCC commissioner Brendan Carr will 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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Radio & Television …, New York Times, NPR, Variety, CNBC, Axios, Associated Press, Townhall, Bloomberg, New York Post, The Hill, Deadline, RedState, @matthewkeyslive, @craigsilverman.bsky.social, Fox News, @ahmed.baba_@threads.net, @neil_chilson, @elonmusk, @lindayax, @brendancarrfcc, @mmasnick.bsky.social and The Hollywood Reporter, more at Techmeme »
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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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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Bloomberg:
Netflix says 60M households watched the Paul vs. Tyson boxing bout live around the world, peaking at 65M concurrent streams — - Mike Tyson and Jake Paul faced off in heavily anticipated bout — Users complained on social media of difficulty watching fight
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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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Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
ESPN tests a generative AI avatar, FACTS, with SEC Nation that pulls from ESPN Analytics for insights during pregame discussions to complement on-air talent — The technology, which is in the research and development phase, is being tested with SEC Nation — ESPN has unveiled FACTS …
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@espnpr, The Verge, ESPN Front Row and Awful Announcing
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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W, New York Times and Screen Rant
Anna Merlan / Mother Jones:
Attorneys for X entered an appearance during the November 14 court hearing about Infowars' auction and asked to be included on future case communications — At an emergency hearing this week, lawyers for the social media company appeared. They haven't explained why.
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Freedom of the Press Foundation:
Freedom of the Press Foundation launches its own Mastodon server, social.freedom.press, consolidating its accounts, and will still use Threads and Bluesky — Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) has launched its own dedicated Mastodon server, social.freedom.press.
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ResearchBuzz, MacRumors, Freedom of the Press … and @dangillmor@mastodon.social
Politico:
Three billionaires behind some of France's largest news outlets invest in Paris' Superior School of Journalism, sparking concern over editorial independence — One media historian calls Bernard Arnault, Vincent Bolloré and Rodolphe Saadé's latest purchase “concerning.”
Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Prime Video users will be able to watch local PBS stations and PBS Kids for free in coming months, and two new free PBS channels with ads starting November 26 — Public television program distributor PBS has inked a distribution deal with Amazon that will allow users of the streaming platform Prime Video …
Michael Gold / New York Times:
President-elect Donald Trump announces he has chosen Karoline Leavitt, who served as his campaign's press secretary, to be his White House press secretary — Ms. Leavitt, 27, who served as his campaign's press secretary and worked in the White House during his first administration, will be the youngest person ever to assume the role.
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Vanity Fair, Trending Politics …, @farhip, TVNewsCheck, The Guardian, EADaily, News18, Breitbart, One America News Network, Newsbusters, Daily Caller News Foundation, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, Mediaite, Deadline, The Wrap, Metro.co.uk, Townhall, Associated Press, NPR, USA Today, Politico, Axios, The Gateway Pundit, Fox News, RedState, Daily Mail, Le Monde, Twitchy, Boston Herald, NBC News, New York Post, Scripps News, Washington Examiner, Press Herald and Bloomberg
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Tamara Keith / NPR:
Trump says he'll appoint his campaign communications director, Steven Cheung, as White House communications director; Cheung is a former spokesperson for UFC
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New York Times, Reuters, One America News Network, Washington Times, Forbes, The Wrap, CNN, Axios, The Hill, WHEC.com, Politico and Deadline
Bloomberg:
Analysis: the Democrats spent $968M on advertising across TV, radio, and digital platforms in the eight weeks through November 5, compared to $634M by the GOP — Democrats outspent Republicans by more than $300 million in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election.
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