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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
The Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press files a US court application to access the sealed warrant justifying the raid on Hannah Natanson's home — The Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press filed an application with the U.S. District Court in Alexandria.
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Washington Post:
Many journalists say the FBI raid on a WaPo reporter's home is a jarring new step to limit media's ability to gather information the government wants to hide — Many saw the FBI search of a Washington Post reporter's home as a jarring new step aimed at limiting their ability to gather information.
Emma Roth / The Verge:
The Wikimedia Foundation says Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Perplexity, and Mistral joined Wikimedia Enterprise to get “tuned” API access; Google is already a member — The companies have joined Google as the latest members of the Wikimedia Enterprise program.
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TechCrunch, Wikimedia Enterprise, Engadget, Ars Technica, Constellation Research, Reuters, BMI and Tech in Asia, more at Techmeme »
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Wikimedia celebrates Wikipedia's 25th anniversary, marking its growth from 100 pages to 65M+ articles with nearly 15B monthly views, and releases a docuseries — The online encyclopedia is releasing a mini docuseries that puts faces to the editors behind an array of Wikipedia articles.
Lauren Thomas / Wall Street Journal:
A judge denies Paramount's request to force WBD to disclose more info about its Netflix deal; Paramount says it plans to extend its tender offer beyond Jan. 21 — Paramount lawsuit tried to force a rapid release of information, but the court ruled there was no urgency to the request
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Corbin Bolies / The Wrap:
Politico Global EIC John Harris tells staff he will move into a new role as chairman and begin a search for a new EIC, who will be named “at some point in 2026” — Politico Global Editor-in-Chief John Harris told staff on Thursday that he would move into a new role as chairman …
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@mlcalderone, @maxwelltani, @dylanbyers and The Wrap
Axios:
Ukrainian media company Holywater raised a $22M Series A led by Horizon Capital to grow its microdrama app My Drama and other products — Ukrainian media company Holywater has raised a $22 million Series A to help grow its microdrama app My Drama and other products, the company exclusively tells Axios.
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Financial Post
Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
Q&A with Amazon's Prime Video Europe VP Andrew Bennett on a flurry of global partnership deals, including with free-to-air broadcasters, and other growth plans — Europe VP Andrew Bennett shares the logic for Prime's latest pacts in Spain and France, and why HBO Max is doubling down on its partnership.
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Andrew Bennett on LinkedIn and Elisabetta Carruba on LinkedIn
The New York Times Company:
Former WaPo opinion editor David Shipley joins the NYT as editor at large; he left WaPo in February 2025, when Jeff Bezos made opinion section changes — David, a brilliant journalist, will focus on producing and editing high-impact, ambitious editorial packages. — Colleagues,
Olivia Solon / Bloomberg:
Yield Sec: the top 10 pirate sports streaming sites in the UK, largely funded by ads from unlicensed gambling operators, had 1.6B views in H1 2025, up 33% YoY — Illegal sports streaming is surging in the UK, fueled by sites that are largely funded by advertising from unlicensed gambling operators …
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The Guardian, more at Techmeme »
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The Atlantic quietly launches Premium Plus, a $199 annual tier that lets subscribers share access with four others, its first new paywall tier since 2019 — The Atlantic on Tuesday soft launched a new friends and family subscription plan called Premium Plus, its chief growth officer Megha Garibaldi told Axios.
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VICE, Consequence, 9to5Google, Digiday and The Atlantic
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Netflix unveils its first two original video podcasts: The White House by Michael Irvin, launching January 19, and The Pete Davidson Show, launching January 30 — The Pete Davidson Show and The White House will make their debuts on Netflix this month.
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