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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Marc Burstein, the veteran ABC News executive who has overseen special reports and election coverage since 1997, plans to retire following Trump's inauguration — Marc Burstein, an ABC News executive who has masterminded the Disney news unit's special-report coverage of everything …
Emma Roth / The Verge:
OpenAI agrees a deal with Future, which publishes Tom's Guide, PC Gamer, TechRadar, and others, to bring content from its media brands to ChatGPT — The deal will give ChatGPT users access to news and lifestyle content from Future's more than 200 media brands, while also displaying …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
TikTok and Nielsen strike a deal that will allow advertisers and agencies to compare ad performance on TikTok across all screens, including digital and linear — TikTok could become a bigger part of advertisers' measurement mix under a new pact unveiled Thursday with Nielsen.
Discussion:
Ad Age, TVNewsCheck and Nielsen
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Jeff Bezos says he's proud of stopping presidential endorsements at The Washington Post and is working on a plan to put the outlet “on a good footing again” — The Amazon founder said that he is working on a plan to turn around the Post: “We saved the Washington Post once, this will be the second time.”
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Fox News, The Verge, TVNewsCheck, CNN, @jeffcoxcnbccom, Daily Mail, @alexeheath, HuffPost, Raw Story, TMZ.com, New York Times, Associated Press, Business Insider, @grahamshevlin.bsky.social, The Hollywood Reporter on LinkedIn, Variety, Axios, @juddlegum.bsky.social, The Wrap and Deadline, more at Techmeme »
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Sources: the LAT now has to send Patrick Soon-Shiong opinion story headlines ahead of publication for review, after carrying a Elon Musk headline he didn't like — Staffers at the Los Angeles Times described to Status a demoralized publication depleted of its spirit in which employees are “confused,” “offended,” and “frustrated.”
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
AI search engine Perplexity expands its publisher program, adding the LA Times, Adweek, the Independent, Mexico News Daily, and other news outlets — Perplexity, the AI-powered search engine, is expanding its publisher program, with the LA Times, Adweek, Mexico News Daily, and a dozen other news outlets signing up.
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Prince Harry says his lawsuit against News Group Newspapers for hacking his phone is about “accountability” and defending legitimate journalism — The British royal says his legal battle against parts of the media is about “accountability” and defending legitimate journalism.
Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
Sources: AT&T, JPMorgan, and Dunkin' pull ads from Twitch after a controversial group of livestreamers alleged that Twitch is promoting antisemitic content — - Exiled contributors mount campaign that includes edited clips — Their targets are pro-Palestinian streamer and Twitch staffers
Discussion:
@carterfornow, @semphisss, @gremloe and Forbes, more at Techmeme »
Bill Grueskin / Columbia Journalism Review:
Stanford University supports prosecution of a Stanford Daily reporter arrested at a June protest, despite evidence he was there as a journalist, not a protester — Dilan Gohill won an award for his work at the Stanford Daily, but his coverage of campus protests has set university officials against him.
Discussion:
@bgrueskin, @howellsacto, @ashleya_rc, @froomkin, @chanda.bsky.social, @nattheawknerd.bsky.social, Rich Jaroslovsky on LinkedIn, @thedesk.net, @golnarnikpour.bsky.social, @jfx9.bsky.social, @datadavis.com, @pyperkub.bsky.social, @bakerdphd.bsky.social, @andykroll.bsky.social, @drantjegamble.bsky.social, @jphillll.bsky.social, @mattortega.com, @wagatwe.com, @jeisinger.bsky.social, @froomkin.bsky.social and @willoremus.com
James Warrington / Telegraph:
A consortium of investors and others offers to create an investment fund of up to £50M to transform The Observer, doubling Tortoise's proposed investment — More generous bid may stoke striking staff's opposition to a proposed sale to Tortoise — This feature is available for registered users.
Discussion:
Tortoise, @carolecadwalla, @j_a_warrington, Press Gazette and Conquest of the Useless
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
A look at NFL Films as it leans into personality-driven programming focusing on pro athletes and expands its football docuseries Hard Knocks on HBO — As pro athletes become more regulars on TV and streaming (hello Jason Kelce late-night show), the league's film unit is ramping up its production …
Discussion:
LateNighter, @alexweprin and Awful Announcing
Megan Graham / Wall Street Journal:
Interpublic Group acquires Mumbai-based Intelligence Node, a retail analytics firm that offers tools including SEO, sources say in a deal valued at ~$100M — Intelligence Node expands the ad holding company's commerce and retail media offerings — Advertising holding company Interpublic Group …
Discussion:
Jeriad Zoghby on LinkedIn and Interpublic Group …
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