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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
YouTube plans to start a crackdown on “egregious clickbait”, or videos where the titles or thumbnails make claims the videos don't back up, beginning in India — A lot of YouTube videos have flashy, misleading titles and thumbnails, such as “BREAKING NEWS” or “The president steps down …
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Charlotte Van Campenhout / Reuters:
The European Commission opens a probe into Liberty Media's proposed $3.62B acquisition of Dorna Sports, citing possible reduced competition for broadcast rights — The European Commission said on Thursday it had opened an in-depth investigation into the proposed 3.5 billion euro ($3.62 billion) …
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European Commission, MotoMatters.com, @motomatters and Bloomberg
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
The Baltimore Banner, launched in June 2022, expects 2024 revenue to rise 37% YoY to $13M+, with subscriber count growing 50%+ in 2024 to ~55,000 — The 2.5-year-old non-profit generates nearly half of its business from paying readers — Nonprofit newsroom The Baltimore Banner will bring …
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Semafor plans to launch an invite-only newsletter for CEOs, The CEO Signal, in January 2025, written by former FT US News Editor Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson — Numerous media outlets, looking for new lucrative lines of business, are pursuing newsletters and events aimed specifically at top executives.
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@mediaevan, @semaforben, Sara Fischer on LinkedIn, @semafor, @katie_robertson, @semafor, @dcnorg and Semafor
Jennifer Maas / Variety:
A look at the merchandise, contests, and in-person experiences Netflix has rolled out in advance of the release of Squid Game Season 2 on December 26 — It starts in the gift shop. … Players begin the journey in a room styled as a night market stocked with icons from the series …
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BGR, Entertainment Weekly, SlashFilm, AV Club, Business Insider, VentureBeat, The Tab and UPI
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Neil Cavuto is leaving Fox News after 28 years at the network; source: Fox offered him a new deal that he declined to accept and ultimately decided to leave — Neil Cavuto is leaving Fox News after 28 years at the network and will bid viewers farewell at the end of Your World Thursday afternoon, Mediaite has learned.
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Los Angeles Times, The Wrap, Talking Biz News, CNN, New Jersey Online, Stacy Hickman on LinkedIn, @davidakin.bsky.social, The Hill, New York Times, Dave Maney on LinkedIn, Winnipeg Free Press, @brianstelter, Daily Caller News Foundation, @markpmeredith, The US Sun, @meghanmccain, The Hollywood Reporter, Raw Story, al.com, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, Deadline, The Independent, Daily Mail, Adweek, @mattklewis, Newser, Marty Davis on LinkedIn, HuffPost, @howardkurtz, BizPac Review, New York Post, Politico, @janicedean, @brianstelter, Washington Examiner, acecomments.mu.nu, Just Jared, Daily Kos, TVLine, The Gateway Pundit and Barrett Media
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
A survey of 400+ Hollywood insiders: ~50% would sell a show to Netflix over its rivals, Yellowstone's Taylor Sheridan is the most in-demand producer, and more — Hollywood insiders answer 20 burning questions about the entertainment business. — For the last 12 months, you've had to read more than 100,000 words of my writing.
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@lucas_shaw and @trungtphan
Washington Post:
WaPo names Karen Pensiero as standards editor, a new masthead position reporting to Executive Editor Matt Murray; she earlier worked with Murray at The WSJ — The role is a newly formed masthead position that will report to the executive editor Matt Murray. — By WashPostPR
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@amyalexca.bsky.social, Karen Miller Pensiero on LinkedIn and Talking Biz News
Mina Haq / PEN America:
Q&A with Mother Jones Senior Reporter Anna Merlan on disinfo's role in the 2024 election, the importance of using TikTok and Instagram for journalists, and more — The forces behind Donald Trump's election win are still being dissected, and it would be unwise and simplistic to point to any single factor.
Discussion:
@annamerlan.bsky.social and @penamerica.bsky.social
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
Gower Street predicts 2025 global box office revenue to hit $33B, up 8% from 2024's estimated $30.5B, and the North American market rising 9% YoY to ~$9.7B — Global box office revenues are expected to rebound to $33 billion in 2025, marking an 8% increase from 2024's estimated $30.5 billion take …
Discussion:
@dailycosmicmarvel.bsky.social and Deadline
Kiyoshi Takenaka / Reuters:
Sony buys ~$320M of shares in Japanese media powerhouse Kadokawa, which owns FromSoftware, taking its stake to ~10% and becoming Kadokawa's top shareholder — Sony Group (6758.T) said on Thursday it will invest about 50 billion yen ($320 million) to acquire new shares of Kadokawa (9468.T) …
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Reuters, Neowin, @madcap412, Engadget, @cattheplayed11, @_nixne, @ssstylishhuntr, @playstationsize, @naijeru03, @jawmuncher, @gibbogame, @crylowe_, @hoeglaw, Comic Book, Polygon, Gematsu, Newsweek, The Verge, Screen Rant, @stealth40k.bsky.social, The Japan Times, Wccftech, Eurogamer.net, Sony Group Portal, Benzinga, r/Games, r/GamingLeaksAndRumours and r/PHGamers, more at Techmeme »
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Frank Langfitt / NPR:
At least 10 outlets, including AP and DW, retracted or amended stories after NPR reported that a man billed as a bold Chinese dissident appears to be a conman — AMSTERDAM - In recent years, dozens of news organizations around the world have quoted or covered a young Chinese man named Wang Jingyu …
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@thedesk.net, @yaqiu.bsky.social, NPR and r/Journalism
Deadline:
John Robson, co-founder of kid-focused studio Moonbug, is stepping down; Moonbug bought CoComelon in 2020, and Candle Media acquired Moonbug in 2021 — Moonbug is owned by Candle Media and has the lucrative CoComelon franchise. Robson's fellow Co-Founder, Rene Rechtman told staff about the news in a memo circulated today.
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