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11:30 PM ET, January 14, 2025

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New York Times:
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.
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
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.
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.
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 …
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
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.
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
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
James Whitbrook / Gizmodo:
Diamond Comics Publishers, one of the top US distributors, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after losing exclusive publishing partnerships and more
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
On Truth Social, Trump rants about Seth Meyers' late night NBC show, saying that “Comcast should pay a BIG price” for shows that he calls “political hits”
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Sean Burch / The Wrap:
Source: Vox Media laid off several employees on Monday, affecting mostly director-level employees, its third round of layoffs in two months
Ashifa Kassam / The Guardian:
A look at Begum TV, a Paris-based satellite channel that is broadcasting educational and entertainment shows for Afghan women living under strict Taliban rule
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Dominic Preston / The Verge:
Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko plans to transfer Mastodon's ownership to a new non-profit, saying it “should not be owned or controlled by a single individual”
Richard Nieva / Forbes:
Jimmy Wales, Mark Ruffalo, others debut Free Our Feeds to raise $30M by 2028 to “billionaire-proof” AT Protocol, by making it easier for users to leave Bluesky
 

 
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Casey Newton / Platformer:
Sources and docs: Meta has dismantled its system that identified viral hoaxes and limited their reach, and told content-ranking teams to stop penalizing misinfo

Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg:
Tether plans to relocate its corporate entity and subsidiaries to El Salvador after obtaining a digital asset service provider license in the country

Chris Welch / The Verge:
Email: Sonos CPO Maxime Bouvat-Merlin is leaving; some employees say he shares a significant amount of blame for the brand damage after the botched app revamp
 
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