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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.”
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Pew Research Center:
News influencers survey: 20% of US adults say they get news from social media influencers, 85% of influencers are on X and 27% identify as right-wing, and more — The creators and consumers in the world of news and information on social media — Table of Contents Table of Contents
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Bloomberg:
Pew: 77% of news influencers have no links or background with news outlets, 63% of news influencers are men, and 37% of adults under 30 rely on news influencers — Pew Research found 40% of young adults rely on social media influencers without formal journalism training
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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Sunday Express Editor David Wooding becomes the latest top Reach executive to leave, as the Express moves to create a seven-day operation amid Reach layoffs — Wooding left as part of a move to dismantle the remaining dedicated Sunday Express editorial team to create a seven-day operation
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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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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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Emily Sundberg on LinkedIn
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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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.
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
IAC documents show OpenAI is paying Dotdash Meredith at least ~$16M per year to license its content — The figure is a minimum and does not include payment for the ‘variable’ component — The artificial intelligence firm OpenAI is paying the digital media company Dotdash Meredith a minimum …
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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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Hindustan Times
Ben Mullin / @benmullin:
The AP makes some staff reductions, citing industry changes; the AP News Guild says 121 employees aged 54.5 or up, or 8% of its staff, got buyout offers — .@AP statement on staff cuts, which I'm told will amount to 8% of total staff (biz and editorial): “The Associated Press has informed the world through accurate, nonpartisan journalism for nearly two centuries - enduring not by chance, but by being intentional about adapting to
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