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Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
The Times of London takes down a story about former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio criticizing Zohran Mamdani, after de Blasio says the outlet fabricated his comments  —  The former New York City mayor said comments attributed to him about Zohran Mamdani, reported in The Times of London on Tuesday, were fabricated.
David Folkenflik / NPR:
In the past two weeks, at least three WaPo editorials have taken on matters in which Jeff Bezos has a financial or corporate interest without noting his stake  —  A year ago, in explaining why he had blocked the publication of an endorsement of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris …
Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
Spotify raises UK prices by £1 after previously raising them in April 2024; the Premium individual monthly plan will now cost £12.99  —  Spotify is raising subscription prices in the UK for the second time in 18 months.  The company is also increasing the price of its Premium plans in Switzerland.
Ben Fritz / Wall Street Journal:
Ex-Disney executive Sean Bailey launches B5 Studios, backed by RedBird, to use AI, video game engines, and other tech to produce content faster and more cheaply  —  Sean Bailey's venture pursues Silicon Valley partnerships to speed up TV and movie making and reduce costs
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Michael J. de la Merced / New York Times:
Livestream marketplace Whatnot raised $225M at an $11.5B valuation, after raising $265M at a $4.97B valuation in January, taking its total funding to $968M  —  The start-up is among the biggest names in a fast-growing part of e-commerce that is effectively a kind of QVC for the TikTok era.
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
CNN launches its new All Access streaming subscription tier for $6.99 per month, including live channels and on-demand video, after shutting down CNN+ in 2022  —  CNN is ushering in a new era today with the launch of its All Access subscription streaming tier.
Blake Brittain / Reuters:
Celebrity video shoutout app Cameo sues OpenAI for trademark infringement, alleging Sora's “cameo” feature is likely to cause confusion and dilute its brand  —  The maker of celebrity video platform Cameo sued OpenAI in a California federal court on Tuesday, arguing that the new …
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Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
Paramount signs a 10-year lease for 285K+ square feet at 1888 Studios in Bayonne, NJ, making it eligible for tax credits of up to 40% for movies and TV shows  —  The move to 1888 Studios comes amid New Jersey's rapid rise as a production hotspot.  —  Paramount is coming to New Jersey …
Emma Roth / The Verge:
YouTube will age-restrict more video game content showing “graphic violence” and stop creators from directing users to gambling sites involving digital goods  —  YouTube will age-gate ‘an additional small subset’ of violent content, even if it's from a video game.
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Kayla Cobb / The Wrap:
Adobe partners with YouTube to offer a Create for YouTube Shorts feature in the Premiere mobile app, letting creators instantly publish video, launching soon
 
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The American Journalism Project invests $3.5M into three nonprofit local news outlets: Cardinal News in Virginia, Honolulu Civil Beat, and the Nashville Banner
Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
Immediate Media's Olive magazine relaunches as a 148-page “bookazine”, with eight issues per year for £8.99 each, as it broadens its editorial focus beyond food
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
The BBC says its Doctor Who partnership with Disney, which gave Disney+ global streaming rights, ended after two years and it is “fully committed to Doctor Who”
Committee to Protect Journalists:
Turkey arrests TELE1 chief editor Merdan Yanardağ as part of an “espionage” investigation and seizes control of TELE1, which stopped broadcasting on October 24
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Agence France-Presse:
Meta and TikTok say they will comply with Australia's under-16 social media ban, taking effect on December 10, but warn the landmark law may be hard to enforce
Dylan Wells / Washington Post:
A look at podcasts hosted by potential 2028 US presidential candidates; Senator Ted Cruz's podcast leads with 1.8M average monthly downloads and views
Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
Sources: David Ellison will keep WBD mostly intact in a possible Paramount merger, merge HBO Max into Paramount+, keep creative teams, and target 30 films/year
 

 
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Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple says general counsel Kate Adams and policy chief Lisa Jackson will retire, and Jennifer Newstead, Meta's former chief legal officer, will replace Adams

Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Sources: Meta is considering deep budget cuts to its metaverse efforts in 2026, potentially as high as 30% and most likely including layoffs as early as January

Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Two studies suggest AI chatbots can shift political views more effectively than TV campaign ads, especially by presenting many claims, regardless of accuracy
 
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