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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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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Source: Mark Lazarus told MSNBC staffers that the network will retain its name after the Comcast spin-off, and Rebecca Kutler will hire a head of newsgathering — MSNBC will retain its name after it is spun off from Comcast along with other cable assets. — Mark Lazarus, who is leading …
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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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Bloomberg:
Sources: Chinese officials are evaluating an option involving Elon Musk acquiring TikTok US; X would take control of TikTok US and run the businesses together — - ByteDance's preferred strategy is to fight ban, people say — Trump has said he would like to delay ban to seek resolution
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
TikTok denies a report that China is looking at potentially facilitating a sale of the app to Elon Musk, calling it “pure fiction” — TikTok denied a report that China is looking at potentially facilitating a sale of the app to tech billionaire Elon Musk to keep TikTok operational …
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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.
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 — The veteran producer, who served as the unit's president from early 2019 to the end of 2021, has been asked to return to CBS News as an interim …
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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 …
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.
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James Whitbrook / Gizmodo:
Diamond Comics Publishers, one of the top US distributors, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after losing exclusive publishing partnerships and more — Diamond Comics Publishers, which once held a near-monopoly on the distribution of comics in America, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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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 — The latest Vox job cuts impacted director-level employees on Monday — Vox Media laid off several more employees on Monday …
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