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Three current and seven former Fox employees say Pete Hegseth drank in ways that concerned his colleagues; Fox News did not respond to requests for comment — Ten current and former Fox employees say Trump's pick for defense secretary drank in ways that concerned his co-workers.
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Sources: MSNBC President Rashida Jones is mulling an exit after she finishes guiding the organization through Donald Trump's second inauguration in early 2025 — The MSNBC chief, who has led the progressive network since February 2021, is mulling a departure after Donald Trump's inauguration.
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Ashley Carman / @ashleycarman@threads.net:
Bloomberg bundles five tech newsletters, including Mark Gurman's Apple-focused Power On and Ashley Carman's Soundbite on podcasts, into a $11.99 per month plan — an update on my newsletter! from me, on linkedin. link below to subscribe 🫶🫶 https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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Lily Hay Newman / Wired:
Malwarebytes: 77% of ad accounts used for “malvertising” are used just once, and 90% of malicious ads in search results come from Pakistan and Vietnam — The scourge of “malvertising” is nothing new, but the tactic is still so effective that it's contributing to the rise …
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Rob Golum / Bloomberg:
Nielsen: Amazon's NFL's Black Friday game streaming coverage between Chiefs and Raiders drew 13.5M viewers, up 41% YoY from Amazon's first NFL broadcast in 2023 — The game, which the Chiefs won by a score of 19-17, kicked off at 3 p.m. New York time, smack in the middle of the post-Thanksgiving shopping day.
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Sports Media Watch and Sportico
Mike Pastore / MarTech:
Informa Tech, a B2B media and data company that owns brands like Industry Dive, merges with TechTarget to broaden reach to customers and scale for marketers — We've updated this article with news that the combination of Informa Tech and TechTarget is now official, after TechTarget shareholders approved the deal.
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TechTarget, MediaPost, Light Reading and Cybersecurity Dive
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
The Economist, the WaPo, the NYT, and Wired are embedding vertical video carousels in news stories and featuring them on homepages to cater to mobile users — “It's a much better experience if you're not turning your phone. And people don't turn their phones."
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Tech startup Channel 1, which debuted a newscast hosted by AI-generated anchors in 2023, unveils AI tools to improve the production and distribution processes — The products, First Cut and Prism, help automate workflows and put videos into different formats.
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The Guardian:
Guardian and Observer journalists hold a 48-hour strike against a planned sale of The Observer to Tortoise Media; it is The Guardian's first strike in 50+ years — Forty-eight-hour strike, first at Guardian in more than 50 years, to take place on Wednesday and Thursday
Bloomberg:
Sources: David Ellison plans sweeping changes at Paramount after merger, including consolidation of its TV networks; co-CEO Brian Robbins is expected to leave — - CBS Chief George Cheeks is expected to stay after deal closes — Plans include consolidation of the company's TV networks
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@oliverdarcy.bsky.social, New York Post, Deadline, @lucasshaw.bsky.social, The Wrap and The Desk
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Walmart closes its $2.3B cash acquisition of TV maker Vizio, saying the deal will let it offer new ways for advertisers to reach customers via Walmart Connect — Walmart announced the completion of its $2.3 billion all-cash acquisition of TV maker Vizio, a move by the retailing giant to expand its advertising business.
Mediapart:
Investigation: the US government funds about half the budget of OCCRP, which reports on corruption in places like Russia, and has veto power over key personnel — The OCCRP, the largest organised network of investigative media in the world, hid the extent of its links with the US government, this investigation can reveal.
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