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4:30 PM ET, December 25, 2024

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Wall Street Journal:
Sources describe Netflix's struggles handling traffic for the Tyson-Paul fight, with viewership nearly three times what the company had anticipated  —  The broadcasts, which include a Beyoncé performance, follow problems with a heavily watched boxing showcase and represent a major live-event test for the streaming giant
Washington Post:
How NewsGuard, which attained “sustainable profitability” six years after its launch, became a prime target of the GOP's battle against disinformation watchdogs  —  NewsGuard, which prizes its nonpartisan criteria, has become a prime target of the GOP's battle against disinformation watchdogs.
Wall Street Journal:
A profile of incoming FCC Chair Brendan Carr, a telecom lawyer and longtime FCC official who believes tech and media companies have been unfair to conservatives  —  FCC regulator Brendan Carr parlayed cell-tower climbs and social-media acumen to become a leading figure in the next administration
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
In a letter to Bob Iger, incoming FCC Chair Brendan Carr raised concerns about ABC's negotiations with its affiliated stations, public trust in media, and more
Hannah Miller / Bloomberg:
Newsweek says its “fairness meter”, added in Oct. 2023 to let readers decide if an article is biased based on five potential choices, has gotten strong support  —  - The LA Times is introducing a new bias tracker for editorials  — Public support for the media has been hitting all-time lows
Discussion: @drpatsoonshiong
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Mark Allen Group, a B2B publishing company, enters exclusive talks with RELX to acquire Estates Gazette, after the UK magazine said it plans to close down  —  Digital information side of business will be sold separately.  —  Estates Gazette has been saved from closure some two weeks …
Discussion: Flashes & Flames and Mark Allen
Jon Phillips / PCWorld:
PCWorld executive editor Gordon Mah Ung, former Maximum PC editor-in-chief and renowned PC hardware journalist for 25+ years, died at 58 of pancreatic cancer  —  With the heaviest of hearts, PCWorld pays tribute to Gordon Mah Ung, our hardware guru, host of The Full Nerd, exemplary tech journalist, and very good friend.
Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
Q&A with Julia Angwin on how social media creators flipped the traditional journalism process for telling stories and what journalists can learn from creators  —  Americans have record-low trust in the media.  They're reading traditional news less.  Platforms, too, have broken …
Ernesto Van der Sar / TorrentFreak:
An Italian court orders Cloudflare to block pirate streams of Serie A matches, after finding its services help users bypass Italy's “Piracy Shield” system  —  In a landmark ruling, the Court of Milan has ordered Cloudflare to block pirate streaming services that offer Serie A football matches.
Committee to Protect Journalists:
Turkish authorities jailed five journalists and two media workers who were covering a protest over a Turkish drone strike that killed two Kurdish journalists  —  The Committee to Protect Journalists urges Turkish authorities to release journalists who were jailed in Istanbul on Sunday and allow the media to report freely.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Fubo says TelevisaUnivision has pulled its networks from Fubo and that TelevisaUnivision offered terms “that would increase prices by 25%” for Fubo subscribers  —  Fubo said TelevisaUnivision pulled its networks from the streaming pay-TV provider Monday — alleging …
 
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Haroon Siddique / The Guardian:
Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey, who a tribunal ruled were unlawfully spied on by UK police, say they have “no doubt” reporters are still targeted in the UK
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix will host NFL Christmas games, including Beyonce's Halftime show, for only three hours after streaming them live; replays will be available on NFL+
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
How Netflix plans to use the new season of Squid Game to boost its video game business, including offering subscribers in-game rewards based on their watch time
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
The Animation Guild ratifies a contract with major studios, without AI demands such as letting members opt out of using AI or allowing AI training on their work
Ryan Christoffel / 9to5Mac:
In a viral YouTube video, MegaLag claims PayPal's Honey browser extension doesn't show users the best coupons and deals, and steals creators' affiliate revenue
Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
Riot Games says it spent $250M on an unusual deal to finance two seasons of League of Legends show Arcane on Netflix; sources: there was no plan to recoup costs
New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads
 

 
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Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple says general counsel Kate Adams and policy chief Lisa Jackson will retire, and Jennifer Newstead, Meta's former chief legal officer, will replace Adams

Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Sources: Meta is considering deep budget cuts to its metaverse efforts in 2026, potentially as high as 30% and most likely including layoffs as early as January

Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Two studies suggest AI chatbots can shift political views more effectively than TV campaign ads, especially by presenting many claims, regardless of accuracy
 
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