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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says the White House, not the WHCA, will now decide which outlets will be in the pool covering presidential events — White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the White House would now determine which outlets will be members of the press pool …
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Hadas Gold / CNN:
WHCA President Eugene Daniels said the White House move to take over the press pool “tears at the independence of a free press”; longtime reporters share alarm — The White House is stripping the White House Correspondents' Association of its role in managing the White House Press Pool …
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Jason Schreier / Bloomberg:
WBD closes three game studios and cancels a highly anticipated Wonder Woman title in a bid to boost the profitability of its interactive entertainment business — - Company halts work on highly anticipated Wonder Woman title — Closures follow several disappointing releases last year
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Kristin Robinson / Billboard:
Q&A with Kobalt executives about Kosign, its new platform with an 80/20 royalty split for the growing ranks of mid-tier, DIY songwriters — Existing somewhere between traditional publishers and DIY publishing administrators like Songtrust, KOSIGN is designed to offer easy and flexible royalty collection for mid-level careers.
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Email: New York Public Radio, which operates WNYC, the Gothamist, and more, plans to lay off about 7% of its staff as it struggles with a financial shortfall — The elimination of 21 full-time roles is the latest in a series of reductions at the organization.
Sarah Downs / Variety:
WBD announces that its Max streaming service will launch in Australia on March 31; subscribers to Foxtel get access to the Basic with Ads tier at no extra cost — Max is coming to Australia next month. … As part of a new partnership, Foxtel Group will be a key launch partner …
Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
Kate Bush and 1,000+ other musicians “co-write” a “silent” album to protest the UK's proposal to let AI train on their copyrighted work if they don't opt out — Recordings of empty studios represent impact on musicians of UK's plans to let AI train on their work without permission
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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
AAM: the combined average daily circulation of the 25 largest newspapers in the US fell 12.7% in the year to the end of September 2024; LAT saw the biggest drop — The combined average daily circulation of the 25 largest audited newspapers in the US dropped 12.7% in the year to the end of September 2024, new data shows.
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Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
The Writers Guild unit at MSNBC says 99 members are slated for layoffs and criticizes what it says are network plans to lay off and then rehire some workers — The Writers Guild of America East additionally alleges that staffers identified for cuts have been told they can reapply for their jobs.
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A US district judge rules Trump Media and Rumble do not need to remove US-based accounts of a top Jair Bolsonaro supporter, despite a Brazilian judge's order — A U.S. judge said on Tuesday, in a case brought by Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT.O) and the video-sharing platform Rumble …
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Katie Campione / Deadline:
NBCUniversal extends its partnership with Macy's via a 10-year rights deal that includes the Thanksgiving Day Parade, 4th of July Fireworks, and a new program — NBCUniversal is extending its partnership with Macy's via a 10-year programming rights deal.
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Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
Oliver Darcy's Status adds CNN Editor Jon Passantino, now has 70,000+ subscribers, and is on track to top $1M in annual recurring revenue by the end of 2025 — Oliver Darcy's media newsletter, launched in August, is poaching a CNN editor and on track to top $1 million in annual recurring revenue
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Talking Biz News, Simon Owens's Media Newsletter, Status, The Information, @brianstelter, @jeffjarvis.bsky.social, Simon Owens on LinkedIn, @brianstelter, TVNewsCheck, Oliver Darcy on LinkedIn, @donie.bsky.social, Bradley Singer on LinkedIn, @carlquintanilla.bsky.social, @kfile.bsky.social, @stevenjcbuckley.bsky.social, @jackjenkins.me, @passantino.bsky.social and @oliverdarcy.bsky.social
Vlad Savov / Bloomberg:
Baidu acquires the YY Live streaming platform from Joyy for $2.1B, completing a deal started in 2020; a previous $3.6B deal was rejected by Chinese regulators — The operator of China's leading search engine is paying roughly $2.1 billion for YY Live, it said in a statement on Tuesday.
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