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The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney says Jimmy Kimmel's show will return to ABC on Tuesday and the suspension was “to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment” — The Walt Disney company in a new statement says the move was made “to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country.”
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Loree Seitz / The Wrap:
Sinclair says it will preempt Jimmy Kimmel's show on its ABC affiliate stations starting Tuesday as it discusses the show's potential return with ABC — The broadcaster, which has demanded an apology and Turning Point USA donation from the late-night host, will replace the time slot with local news programming
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Axios:
White House says TikTok's new US entity would lease a copy of ByteDance's algorithm, which Oracle would retrain; US users wouldn't need to re-download the app — TikTok's new U.S. entity would lease its algorithm from Chinese owner ByteDance under the terms of a proposed deal between the U.S. and China …
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Bloomberg:
A White House official says the US will not hold a golden share or equity in TikTok US and the new board will not have a member selected by the US government
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Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
A Fox Corp. investment in TikTok would help Fox promote TV programming to young audiences, and redeem Rupert Murdoch's disastrous $580M Myspace purchase in 2005
A Fox Corp. investment in TikTok would help Fox promote TV programming to young audiences, and redeem Rupert Murdoch's disastrous $580M Myspace purchase in 2005
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Erin Doherty / CNBC:
Trump says Lachlan and Rupert Murdoch may join TikTok US' ownership group; source: Lachlan is not likely to join on his own, but Fox Corp. may be involved
Trump says Lachlan and Rupert Murdoch may join TikTok US' ownership group; source: Lachlan is not likely to join on his own, but Fox Corp. may be involved
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Internal report: global revenue at the Financial Times Group grew by 6% YoY to £540M in 2024; UK accounts for Financial Times Ltd show revenue up 2% to £454.6M — Advertising dips but paid-for content and events revenue grows in 2024. — Global revenue at the Financial Times Group …
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, and Rupert Murdoch file to dismiss Trump's $10B defamation lawsuit over Jeffrey Epstein report, saying “the article is true” — “In an affront to the First Amendment, the President of the United States brought this lawsuit to silence a newspaper …
Jason Zweig / Wall Street Journal:
Jonathan Clements, who wrote 1,009 personal finance columns for the WSJ between 1994 and 2008, died on Sunday at 62, after being diagnosed with cancer last year — He wrote more than 1,000 personal-finance columns for the Journal and was a favorite of readers
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
A look at MrBeast's entertainment company, which has ~$450M in annual sales but faced three years of losses due to high production costs of $3M-$4M per video — The master of viral videos now has a CEO to rein in spending on Lambos—and give his “banger content” an even wider reach.
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Quinn Moreland / New York Times:
An interview with Noah Johnson, the new editor of the fashion magazine Highsnobiety, about “authenticity” as a core editorial principle and more — Noah Johnson, the new editor of Highsnobiety, wants to bring the glossy down to earth. — “The most important editorial principle …
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Status, the newsletter founded by ex-CNN media reporter Oliver Darcy, hires Brian Lowry as Hollywood correspondent and Natalie Korach as media correspondent — The writers join from Vanity Fair and The Wrap, with Darcy also working with Stacey Farish on advertising and sponsorship opportunities.
Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
Sky News Australia admits an editorial failure after a guest delivered an anti-Islam rant while wearing a shirt covered with bacon slices — Host Freya Leach sat silently while Ryan Williams called Muslims terrorists and explained he ‘wore’ bacon to protect himself from alleged threats of beheading
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Some left-leaning audiences are turning to independent outlets like Bulwark and Crooked Media, abandoning legacy media over their pro-Trump transgressions — THE SCOOP — Establishment media corporations' capitulation to the Trump administration has alienated Democrats …
Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Note to staff: WaPo says journalists can now use video to respond in the comments section of their articles, and it's using AI to block “hateful” comments — In a note to staff, WaPo says it is introducing video comments for staff, allowing staff to engage in the comments section of their articles (while using AI to block “hateful” comments and surface interesting comments) [image]
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