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3:25 AM ET, December 15, 2021

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Ben Fox / Associated Press:
AP Executive Editor Julie Pace urges DHS to say why it investigated reporter Martha Mendoza and assure that the “apparent abuse of power” will not continue  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press sought answers Monday from the Department of Homeland Security on its use …
Axios:
Source: 1.6M+ readers pay for the Guardian, of which 1M make recurring payments for digital content, 100K are print subscribers, and 500K make one-off donations  —  The Guardian now has 1 million people that pay for its digital content on a recurrent basis, Axios has learned.
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Former THR co-president Janice Min and Richard Rushfield form Ankler Media, expanding The Ankler, Rushfield's paid Substack newsletter about Hollywood  —  Janice Min, a media executive in Los Angeles, is joining forces with Richard Rushfield, a show-business columnist, to start a new media business …
New York Times:
How China helps foreign influencers in the country who spread pro-China messages, funding their travel and generating lucrative, likely inauthentic, traffic  —  We are on the outskirts of Shanghai today at the most incredible hotel we've ever stayed at.  —  It's the first in the world built inside a quarry.
Gavin Bridge / Variety:
Analysis: political news and opinion programming across CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC made up 83% of the 5,000 most watched cable shows in 2021, up from 57% in 2016  —  Over the past six years, the cable TV landscape has experienced a contraction in what is being watched by subscribers.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
UBS: Tubi, the free ad-supported streaming service Fox bought in March 2020, is expected to hit $700M in 2022 revenue, up from $145M annual revenue at purchase  —  Tubi, the free ad-supported streaming service that was acquired by Fox last year, is expected to hit $700 million in revenue in 2022, according to a new UBS analysis.
Discussion: @tomgara
Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
Joe Nocera sues former employer Bloomberg News, seeking earnings from The Shrink Next Door, an Apple TV+ series based on his podcast of the same name  —  Joe Nocera seemed to be living a journalist's dream, with a story turned hit podcast bought by Hollywood.
Reuters:
Smartmatic and Dominion seek communications from Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch in their defamation lawsuits against Fox News over election rigging claims  —  Did Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch influence Fox News' coverage of claims about two voting technology companies — knowing that those claims were false?
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Fox News hosts Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity, and Brian Kilmeade texted Mark Meadows on January 6, urging him to get Trump to tell people to leave the Capitol  —  Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity, Brian Kilmeade expressed alarm, concern, according to messages shared during House select committee hearing.
Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber / Reuters:
A Moscow court fines investigative news outlet The Insider $13,600 for failing to identify itself as a “foreign agent” after being designated as such in July  —  Russian investigative website The Insider was fined on Tuesday for breaking the “foreign agents” …
 
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Steven Perlberg / Insider:
G/O Media expects an eight-figure operating profit in 2021 and is seeking acquisitions per CEO Jim Spanfeller; source: Great Hill paid only $25M for G/O in 2019
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Wirecutter Union reaches a deal that includes a $59K salary floor, the elimination of NDAs in cases of harassment, and monthly remote work reimbursements
Sara Fischer / Axios:
TCG invests ~$80M in Food52, which is buying house decor company Schoolhouse for $48M; Food52 is on pace for $120M in 2021 revenue, with about 88% from commerce
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Vikas Sn / Moneycontrol:
Netflix slashes all its price tiers in India, with the Basic plan now starting at $2.60/month, down from $6.60/month, amid intense competition
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Vox Media agrees to merge with Group Nine; Vox CEO Jim Bankoff will run the combined company, while Group Nine founder and CEO Ben Lerer will join its board
 

 
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Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Nvidia announces Blackwell, a new generation of AI chips available later in 2024, starting with the GB200 superchip, which pairs two B200 GPUs with a Grace CPU

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple and Google are in active talks to use Gemini to power some new iPhone features in 2024; Apple also held talks with OpenAI to use its models

Samuel Tolbert / Windows Central:
Valve debuts Steam Families in beta, allowing a group of up to six Steam users to share their games, manage parental controls, and more

 
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