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6:25 PM ET, November 6, 2024

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Sara Fischer / Axios:
How Trump and his allies could go after the media in his second term through harassment campaigns and lawsuits, draining the companies of time, money, and trust  —  - “The regulatory threat is on the edges at most,” said Andrew Jay Schwartzman, a veteran communications lawyer.
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CNN:
Reporters from Politico, Axios, and more were denied credentials to Trump's election night event; a source says Politico's were revoked after critical coverage  —  New York CNN —  —  Journalists from multiple news organizations have been denied credentials to former President Donald …
New York Times:
In the election run-up, TV networks had prepared for a long wait, like in 2020, that didn't come; around 2:30AM ET, every network covered Trump's victory speech  —  Anchors were ready to camp out in the studio for days on end.  Instead, Donald J. Trump declared victory in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Discussion: @davidoatkins, Variety and The Guardian
Kurt Schlosser / GeekWire:
Jeff Bezos, who ended the WaPo endorsing political candidates, congratulates Donald Trump on his “political comeback and decisive victory” in a rare X post
Ryan Grim / Drop Site News:
In a November 3 internal email, Patrick Soon-Shiong cites Trump and Harris' stance on the Israel-Hamas war among the reasons the LAT didn't endorse a candidate
Reuters:
Canada orders the windup of TikTok's Canadian business citing national security risks, and says it's not blocking Canadians' access to the app  —  Canada on Wednesday ordered the wind up of TikTok's business in the country citing national security risks, but added the government …
Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Sinclair reports Q3 revenue up 20% to $917M, net income of $94M, vs. a $46M loss YoY, political ad revenue up 31% over 2020 but slightly below its guidance  —  Sinclair reported $5 million in lost revenue due to late ad cancellations during the quarter.  —  TV broadcasting and media company …
Discussion: The Desk and Sinclair, Inc
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
In a letter to a UK parliamentary committee, the FT says news organizations are forced to accept Google's AI crawlers due Googlebot's presence on most websites  —  News organisations don't have a “genuine choice” about whether to block Google from scraping their content for its AI services, one publisher has warned.
Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
US filing: Paramount Global talked to WBD about a merger for months before giving up after receiving no offer; Paramount held talks with at least 12 bidders  —  - Comcast also took an early look but wanted a streaming deal  — Skydance ultimately emerged as winning bidder for CBS parent
Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy unveils plans to broaden the scope of media merger laws to include the purchase of UK online news outlets and news magazines  —  The goal is “scrutiny in the public interest” of deals that include U.K. online news publications and magazines …
Discussion: Advanced Television
Todd Spangler / Variety:
In his second term, Trump may replace top FTC and DOJ officials who have chilled dealmaking, making 2025 a breakout year for media mergers and acquisitions  —  Analysts expect new administration to replace top FTC, DOJ officials who have chilled dealmaking activity
Discussion: @sherman4949 and Deadline
Lucia Moses / Business Insider:
Sources: ~100 NYT Tech Guild members cross the picket line to work on Election Day; NYT engineer and union steward Benjamin Harnett says the figure is under 50  —  - Dozens of New York Times tech workers crossed the picket line amid a tech strike.  — The Tech Guild is striking over remote work …
Sacha Biazzo / Columbia Journalism Review:
How journalists cover drug violence in Sinaloa, Mexico, avoiding “narco gossip” and terms like “executed” and attempting to verify videos made by cartels  —  For reporters covering cartels in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, ethical considerations are more than academic.
Discussion: New York Times and CBS News
 
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Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
iHeart says it is laying off employees; a source says the layoffs affect less than 5% of a workforce of more than 10,000 employees
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
India issues a notice to Wikipedia over bias concerns, questioning if it should be classified as a publisher, after judges called its open editing “dangerous”
Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe, a music distributor in 50+ countries, and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, accusing Believe of copyright infringement
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Reuters:
French judicial source: investigators searched Netflix's offices in France and the Netherlands as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud laundering
William Earl / Variety:
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