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Telegraph:
BBC Newsnight spliced footage in 2022 of Trump's Jan. 6 speech and then ignored concerns; Trump's legal team says the BBC “engaged in a pattern of defamation” — President's legal team accuses corporation of ‘pattern of defamation’ after latest Telegraph revelations
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Joel Simon / Columbia Journalism Review:
Sources: President Trump is being deployed against the BBC by those who want to defund the broadcaster, as its mandated license fee expires at the end of 2027 — The president set out to undermine public broadcasters in the US. Now, with help from British allies, he's taking his strategy global.
Noor Nanji / BBC:
The BBC apologizes to President Trump for a Panorama episode that spliced parts of his January 6 speech together but rejects his demands for compensation — The BBC has apologised to US President Donald Trump for a Panorama episode which spliced parts of a speech together, but rejected his demands for compensation.
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: the first-round bid deadline for WBD is November 20; Paramount wants the full company, and Comcast and Netflix are eying movie/TV studios and HBO Max — Warner Bros. Discovery is holding an auction process in the hopes of having it completed by the end of the year
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
RedBird Capital drops its £500M bid for the Telegraph Media Group, after intense pressure from the Telegraph newsroom and allies over the group's links to China — US private equity group pulls out of sale amid threat of regulator intervention and newsroom criticism
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Trishla Ostwal / Adweek:
CloudX, which uses Anthropic's Claude to automate mobile ad pricing and inventory optimization for publishers, raised a $30M Series A led by Addition — CloudX, a mobile ad startup founded by former adtech executives from MoPub and MAX, raised $30 million in a Series A round of funding.
Jamie Grierson / The Guardian:
UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says the BBC's charter review will examine political appointments to its board, amid concerns over board member Robbie Gibb — Culture secretary says she shares concerns that such appointments have damaged trust, amid calls for Robbie Gibb to go
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Footballco says it is aiming for $100M in revenue in 2026, a World Cup year, despite traffic declines, as revenue from affiliates and YouTube sponsorships grows — Footballco is targeting $100m (about £76m) in revenue for the World Cup year in 2026 as affiliates and sponsored content …
Joe Coscarelli / New York Times:
How video podcasts have developed distinct visual styles favoring casual and intimate aesthetics, including Joe Rogan's almost proletarian dark red drapes — Modern online chat shows look less fussy and polished than TV. That's by design. — Once upon a special sit-down interview …
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Melissa Korn / Wall Street Journal:
Despite price hikes, consumers aren't significantly recalibrating their streaming subscription habits, especially Netflix users who remain particularly loyal — Viewers stick to subscriptions as options, including bundles, flood the market — | Graphics by Elizaveta Galkina and Stephanie Stamm
Paul Tenorio / The Athletic:
Apple and Major League Soccer agree to make all MLS games available on Apple TV for no extra charge from 2026, ending the MLS Season Pass subscription — PALM BEACH, Fla. — MLS will no longer be behind a separate paywall on Apple TV beginning in 2026. — MLS and Apple have agreed to alter …
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Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
Starz reports a Q3 net loss of $52.6M, vs. a $30.6M loss a year ago, $320.9M in revenue, vs. $321.35M estimated, and a restructuring in Canada — The company shed 130,000 U.S. subscribers, driven by continued pressure on linear TV due to cord-cutting — Starz missed Wall Street expectations …
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