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Dave Collins / Associated Press:
A US federal judge rejects Infowars' sale to The Onion in Alex Jones' bankruptcy, after Jones challenged the sale, leaving it to a trustee to decide next steps — A federal judge on Tuesday night rejected the sale of the conspiracy platform Infowars to The Onion satirical news outlet …
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Sources say Paul Krugman opted to exit as NYT columnist after fundamental disagreements over the editing process with NYT Opinion Editor Kathleen Kingsbury — Paul Krugman grew frustrated at The New York Times over editing measures implemented in recent years under Opinion boss Kathleen Kingsbury.
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Kurt Wilms / YouTube Official Blog:
YouTube says viewers streamed 1B+ hours of content daily on TVs in 2024 globally, including 400M+ hours of podcasts monthly; sports content watchtime grew 30% — The living room was the place to be for entertainment this year: We watched J Balvin and Lana Del Rey rock Coachella …
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Clayton Davis / Variety:
In a first, the 97th Academy Awards will stream live on Hulu, along with airing on ABC, giving it an unprecedented boost in accessibility and viewership — ABC also released the key art for the 97th Academy Awards ceremony — A long-overdue shake-up is coming to Hollywood's most celebrated night.
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Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Forbes Media names Sherry Phillips, who has been with Forbes for 28 years, as its new CEO, replacing Mike Federle, who was CEO for the past seven years — Forbes Media has named Sherry Phillips, who has been with the company for 28 years, as its new chief executive officer.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
At an UBS event, HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray praised Spotify's entry into audiobooks and said that audiobooks continue to outsell e-books in terms of revenue — The future of audiobooks and AI's impact on the publishing industry were points of discussion for HarperCollins, whose CEO …
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Diana Falzone / Mediaite:
Source: Newsmax's COO told staff that those covering Trump's Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth needed to “focus on the positive” or face termination — Newsmax instructed staff to lay off Pete Hegseth, the Fox News host Donald Trump nominated to serve as his secretary of defense …
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CNN:
US Senator Tom Cotton blocks an effort by Senate Democrats to pass the PRESS Act, which would shield journalists and sources, after Trump opposed it last month — Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked an effort by Democrats to pass a bipartisan bill that would give journalists greater …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CNBC plans to launch a new unit to create content aimed at audience niches, including wealth and women's leadership, led by veteran producer Max Meyers — CNBC has sketched out an intriguing strategy the network hopes will have it getting bigger by sweating the small stuff.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Nielsen's Gracenote unit plans to unveil a new service at CES in January 2025 to let users find live sports content across streaming and linear video services — The hottest sport on TV isn't football, basketball or even pickleball. … As more streaming services focus on offering sports …
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
Estates Gazette, a B2B magazine and information service covering UK commercial real estate, plans to close after 166 years, citing industry headwinds — Commercial real estate B2B title says it was damaged “irreparably” by industry headwinds. — Estates Gazette, a B2B magazine …
Caroline Davies / The Guardian:
News Group Newspapers accuses Prince Harry of trying to turn his case against NGN into a “public inquiry” by calling irrelevant witnesses over “generic issues” — Counsel for News Group Newspapers accuses Duke of Sussex and co-claimant of calling irrelevant witnesses over ‘generic issues’
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