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Milwaukee TV station WDJT-TV drops meteorologist Sam Kuffel after she criticized Elon Musk's gesture at the inauguration on her personal Instagram account — Daniel Bice Mary SpicuzzaMilwaukee Journal Sentinel — A Milwaukee TV weather forecaster has been dropped by her station …
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: WBD's CNN plans to lay off hundreds on Thursday as it refocuses on its global digital audience; NBC News also plans cuts, affecting well under 50 jobs — Warner Bros. Discovery's CNN plans to lay off hundreds of employees Thursday as it refocuses the business around a global digital audience …
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Donald Trump nominates Media Research Center founder L. Brent Bozell III to lead the US Agency for Global Media; the post requires Senate confirmation — L. Brent Bozell III, founder of the conservative watchdog group Media Research Center, is Donald Trump's choice to lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media …
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Steven J. Horowitz / Variety:
Sean “Diddy” Combs files a defamation lawsuit against NewsNation parent Nexstar Media, a man who claims to have illicit tapes of Combs, and the man's attorney — The suit, filed today in New York, names Courtney Burgess, who was subpoenaed for grand jury testimony in Combs' case …
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
FCC Chair Brendan Carr restores three of four complaints against TV stations that his predecessor had dismissed; all three align with Trump's gripes about media — Brendan Carr, newly installed as chairman of the FCC under the new Trump administration, is reviving a trio of complaints aimed at NBC …
Bloomberg:
An analysis of two years of episodes by nine prominent podcasters shows how they became mainstream sources for young men and rallied support for Trump's agenda — Podcasters including Joe Rogan, Theo Von and Logan Paul are mobilizing America's men to lean right. An analysis of over 2,000 videos shows how.
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Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal:
A look at growth of sponsorships and ads for independent newsletters on platforms like Substack and Beehiiv: rates, formats, and management tools vary widely — Authors are using DIY methods to moonlight as media sellers as ads begin to infiltrate their newsletters
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Katie Campione / Deadline:
Luminate: TV production declined 7% YoY in 2024, Netflix produced 22% fewer US series in 2024 than in 2022 but remains far ahead of its competitors, and more — TV production was still down last year, albeit decreasing at a slower rate than the year prior, down 7% from 2023 …
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Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
A New York Supreme Court judge clears the way for WBD's lawsuit over South Park streaming rights to proceed against Paramount Global and MTV — The summary judgment ruling opens the door to discovery on Paramount's understanding of its deal with WBD and, possibly, Paramount's viewership …
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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Chris Brown sues WBD and others for $500M over sexual assault claims in the documentary Chris Brown: A History of Violence, released on October 27, 2024 — Chris Brown may like Donald Trump, but the ‘Weakest Link’ singer really doesn't like Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Max and Starz launch a streaming bundle on Prime Video in the US, costing $20.99/month, about 25% less than subscribing to each service separately — Max and Starz are joining forces in a new streaming bundle launching on Prime Video in the U.S. — The offering will cost $20.99 a month …
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Antenna estimates Netflix gained 650K+ new US subscribers in the days surrounding the NFL games; the Paul-Tyson fight drove 1.43M US subscription sign-ups — Netflix's big bet on live events is paying off. New data published by the analytics firm Antenna indicates that Netflix added 1.43 …
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Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Settlement: Murdoch's NGN apologizes to Prince Harry over “unlawful” phone hacking by The Sun and “extensive coverage and serious intrusion on his private life” — In the past few minutes, the BBC reported NGN apologizing for phone hacking, and the impact this had on Harry …
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Prince Harry reaches a settlement with Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers over allegedly gathering unlawful information, an abrupt end to the London trial
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