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A survey of US adults on social media: 84% use YouTube, 71% Facebook, 50% Instagram, 37% TikTok, 32% WhatsApp, 26% Reddit, 25% Snapchat, 21% X, and 8% Threads — Growing shares of U.S. adults say they are using Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp and Reddit, but YouTube still rises to the top
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Pew: 57% of US adults ages 65+ prefer to watch their news, while among adults under 30, 45% prefer to get news by reading, 31% by watching, and 23% by listening — More Americans prefer to watch the news than read or listen to it By Emily Tomasik and Christopher St. Aubin The information environment …
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Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Universal's Wicked: For Good debuted with $150M in North America and $76M overseas in its opening weekend, the biggest global opening for a musical adaptation — Glinda and Elphaba remain “very very popular” at the box office. — “Wicked: For Good,” Universal's rendition of Act …
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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Daily Mail owner DMGT strikes a £500M deal with RedBird IMI to buy Telegraph titles, in a deal likely to trigger an in-depth investigation by Ofcom and the CMA — Acquisition likely to trigger in-depth investigation by regulator after agreement between DMGT and Redbird IMI
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Lynsey Chutel / New York Times:
The European Broadcasting Union says it is tightening Eurovision's voting rules to limit the influence of governments on the public poll that decides the winner — In this year's contest, a campaign by Israel to encourage voting for its entrant drew criticism.
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Source: CNN quietly removed its stories from Apple News over the weekend, ending a contract to share content on the app; CNN and Apple are discussing a new deal — THE SCOOP — One of the biggest news publishers is pulling its content off of Apple News — for now.
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Sophie Culpepper / Nieman Lab:
A look at local podcast network City Cast, which is in 13 US cities after shutting down in two, has a staff of ~90, and is focusing on being personality-driven — “We no longer begin with the idea that we're a local podcast network, even though that is the most familiar thing to most people.”
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Source: the BBC plans to expand its editorial standards committee, diluting conservative board member Robbie Gibb's influence, and create a deputy DG position — Planned overhaul of editorial guidelines committee would dilute influence of Tory board appointment Robbie Gibb
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Jeff Horwitz / Reuters:
Filing: Meta axed research based on a Nielsen survey in 2020 that found evidence of social media harms, claiming the survey was tainted by the “media narrative” — - Plaintiffs allege Meta hid product risks from users and authorities — Meta accused of ineffective youth safety features …
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Ginia Bellafante / New York Times:
Vanity Fair is reviewing its ties to Olivia Nuzzi, hired in September, after being “taken by surprise” by an essay that raised new questions about her ethics — The magazine, which recently hired the journalist, said it had been “taken by surprise” by new claims in an essay by her former fiancé, Ryan Lizza.
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Scharon Harding / Ars Technica:
Science-centric streamer CuriosityStream reports Q3 revenue up 41% YoY to $18.4M, driven by IP licensing deals for AI that generated $23.4M through September — We all know streaming services' usual tricks for making more money: get more subscribers, charge those subscribers more money, and sell ads.
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Andy Larsen / Salt Lake Tribune:
The nonprofit Salt Lake Tribune plans to remove its paywall in Q1 2026 and projects 2025 net revenue of about $1M on gross revenue of $13.57M — Andy Larsen breaks down what's happened in 2025 — and what's to come next year — in The Tribune's business — Welcome to The Salt Lake Tribune's 2025 annual report!
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