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Richard Deitsch / New York Times:
Netflix's first livestream of NFL games avoided major buffering and freezing issues that plagued the Tyson-Paul fight for the most part, after early glitches — If you believe in omens, Netflix appeared to be in for a very long day on Wednesday. As the streaming giant began …
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Lynette Rice / Deadline:
Netflix says it will provide on-demand access to Beyoncé's full NFL Halftime Show as a standalone special “later this week” — Don't fret if you missed Beyoncé's halftime performance during Netflix's first-ever NFL Christmas Gameday.
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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.
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BBC:
The BBC says Gavin & Stacey: The Finale topped UK Christmas Day overnight ratings with 12.3M viewers, and its shows were the top 10 most-watched of the day — The BBC's cracking line-up dominated the ratings with ten out of ten of the most watched shows of the day
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Predictions for the media industry in 2025 by 13 anonymous media executives: Comcast acquiring Charter, Trump bullying Bezos into selling the WaPo, and more — Ho, ho, ho! It's a holiday tradition: Anonymous media executives make their 2025 industry predictions.
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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
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New York Times:
How Netflix hopes to recapture the magic of Squid Game, its surprise worldwide sensation from September 2021 that hit a record 2.8B views, for its second season — The success of the show's first season surprised Netflix executives, reaffirming the company's global strategy.
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Anja Karadeglija / The Canadian Press:
A Canadian appeals court freezes big streaming companies' payments designed to help fund Canadian content until the court hears a full appeal of a CRTC ruling — OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal says big streaming companies won't have to pay for Canadian content until the court hears …
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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.
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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
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 …
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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 — Rightsholders see Italy's elaborate ‘Piracy Shield’ system as the future of anti-piracy efforts.
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