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The president of MSNBC, Rashida Jones, steps down; Rebecca Kutler, SVP of content strategy at MSNBC, succeeds her as interim president — Rebecca Kutler, senior vice president of content strategy at MSNBC, will succeed Ms. Jones as interim president. — The president of MSNBC, Rashida Jones …
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Ryan Browne / CNBC:
The UK CMA opens a probe to assess Google's position in search and the search ads business and how it impacts consumers, advertisers, publishers, and its rivals — Britain's competition watchdog on Tuesday said that it's opening a formal antitrust investigation into Google's search and search advertising services.
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Hannah Miller / Bloomberg:
DirecTV launches MySports, a sports streamer featuring games from NFL and other major leagues, and access to 40 channels, in 24 US metro areas for $70/month — - $70 package will offer content from ESPN, Fox Sports and NBC — The Venu sports streaming service was scrapped last week
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Internal data: The Washington Post's traffic fell from a brief high of ~22.5M DAUs in January 2021, after the Capitol attack, to around 2.5M-3M DAUs in mid-2024 — Washington Post subscribers quit the paper en masse following owner Jeff Bezos' decision to withhold its endorsement of outgoing Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
Paramount Global's Shari Redstone says she is pleased Susan Zirinsky is CBS News interim executive editor; Redstone earlier criticized CBS over Israel coverage — Zirinsky's hiring as interim executive editor comes amid accusations of anti-Israel bias at the network
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Memo: Susan Zirinsky, CBS News president from 2019 to 2021, will return as interim “executive editor” to oversee the unit's editorial standards
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Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Substack makes livestreaming available to all publishers who have 10 or more free subscribers, with recommended clips for sharing and complete stream recordings — After testing live video features in the fall, newsletter platform Substack announced on Tuesday that it is now making livestreaming available to all publishers.
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Michaela Zee / Variety:
Netflix says Ms. Rachel, a kids show hosted by YouTuber and educator Rachel Accurso, will make its Netflix debut on January 27 with a four-episode season — Who's ready to learn, sing and play with Ms. Rachel on Netflix? — YouTuber and educator Rachel Accurso, aka Ms. Rachel, is set to make her Netflix debut in January.
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Internal data: The Guardian US' end-of-2024 fundraising campaign raised $5.13M in immediate contributions and $16.1M in pledges, vs. $2.2M and $6.12M in 2023 — New York CNN — — There's a new “Trump bump” materializing for some news outlets, though it's showing up differently …
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Nicola M White / Bloomberg:
The SEC sues Elon Musk, claiming he failed to timely disclose a major purchase of Twitter shares ahead of his takeover of the social media platform in 2022 — (Adds details on Twitter share purchase from second paragraph.)
Thaslima Begum / The Guardian:
Al Jazeera cameraman Fadi al-Wahidi, shot in Gaza in October 2024, has been denied medical evacuation despite pleas from press and human rights organizations — Fadi al-Wahidi's condition is deteriorating, say hospital staff, who do not have medication needed to treat him
Kathryn Wilkens / Mediaite:
An interview with Nicholas Carlson about his new video-focused media company Dynamo, blogging for Gawker, leaving Business Insider, Bill Ackman, and more — Nicholas Carlson, CEO and editor in chief of a new video-focused media company Dynamo, has navigated some of the most significant shifts …
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Josh Russell / Courthouse News Service:
In federal court, lawyers for Microsoft and OpenAI defended the scraping of news stories to train LLMs and urged the dismissal of news outlets' copyright claims — A coalition of news organizations led by The New York Times claim the exploitation of their online news stories …
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