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Leo Schwartz / Fortune:
Sources: CoinDesk owner Bullish removed an article on Tron founder Justin Sun after complaints from his team; editorial chair Matt Murray resigned on Dec. 16 — In late November, the leading crypto trade publication CoinDesk published a story about the latest antic by one of the industry's more outlandish figures.
Discussion:
Talking Biz News, @leomschwartz, @jeffjohnroberts, @leomschwartz, @bft.wtf and @bft.wtf
Jesse Whittock / Deadline:
TelevisaUnivision plans to launch ViX in Spain in January 2025 on Spanish media group Atresmedia's streaming platform Atresplayer — ViX will be offered on Atresplayer with no ads, and offer customers in Spain a library of 15,000 hours of content, live sport from several Liga MX teams …
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
In a federal suit, two filmmakers and a photographers group challenge the constitutionality of fees and permits required for commercial work in national parks — Alexander Rienzie and Connor Burkesmith accuse the National Park Service of censoring speech by making filmmakers pay to shoot …
Discussion:
TVNewsCheck, FIRE and FIRE
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) …
James Cridland / Podnews:
A look at TuneIn: top executive departures and mass layoffs since 2020, the service hasn't updated its podcast database since February 2024, and more — In December 2009, I visited Bill Moore, in an industrial estate north of Dallas TX. Bill was the founder of TuneIn - known at the time as RadioTime …
Discussion:
@james.crid.land
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
A look at NBCUniversal's push to increase revenue through live events and other “experiential” products tied to its famous shows and anchors like Wille Geist — Geist has interviewed 539 different celebrities and newsmakers during his tenure as Sunday host, and, on January 22 …
Discussion:
@dannygroner.bsky.social, @likesherlock17.bsky.social and @bristei
S.E. Smith / The Verge:
A look at the quickly disappearing web, as digital decay and link rot erase all kinds of media; a Pew study says 38% of webpages accessible in 2013 are now gone — The internet is forever. But also, it isn't. What happens to our culture when websites start to vanish at random?
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
Bloomberg EIC John Micklethwait calls paywalls “the safest way to guarantee journalistic jobs” and predicts AI would do more to change editing than reporting — Bloomberg editor-in-chief John Micklethwait has called paywalls “the safest way to guarantee journalistic jobs” in a speech about the future of journalism.
Reuters Institute:
An overview of key insights from the Reuters Institute's work on how 2024 shaped journalism, from the impact of AI to a decline in trust in news organizations — 2024 has been a difficult year for the profession, with journalists facing a decline in press freedom, new rounds of lay-offs …
Discussion:
@reutersinstitute.bsky.social, Nieman Lab and International Center …
Erik Hayden / The Hollywood Reporter:
The California Production Coalition, a group of 33 businesses and organizations including the MPA, organizes to lobby for state incentives for film and TV shows — The group, comprised of 33 businesses and organizations, is looking to push the narrative that voters in the state also care …
Discussion:
Kirsty Robson on LinkedIn, Jennifer O'Brien on LinkedIn, Variety, UPI and Yahoo News
Jatin Gandhi / Vishvas News:
Q&A with IFCN Director Angie D. Holan on fact-checking in India, which has the most number of signatory fact-checking orgs at 17, Trump's second term, and more — The year comes to a close for the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) with nearly 180 signatory organisations across …
Discussion:
@jatingandhi and @jatingandhi
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
A look at GOP attacks on local news outlets across the US, including the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners' harrassment of LNP reporter Tom Lisi — Republicans claim Tom Lisi's reporting is lies to promote a liberal agenda. How should he respond? — On Feb. 1, Tom Lisi took a seat …
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