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12:55 AM ET, November 4, 2022

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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Some journalists say they are deleting their Twitter DMs, as many scoff at the idea of an $8 verification fee and make plans to use rival social media platforms  —  Journalists are deleting DMs, scoffing at Musk's $8 verification fee, and even considering bolting from the platform.
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Casey Newton / Platformer:
Sources: Twitter plans to shut down newsletter platform Revue, acquired in January 2021, by the end of 2022, and has paused its four-month-old Notes product  —  A new Vine camera is in.  Notes and Revue are out  —  With massive layoffs expected to hit Twitter tomorrow …
Wall Street Journal:
General Mills and Audi paused Twitter ads, and sources say Pfizer and Mondelez did too; Elon Musk talked with WPP and its clients like Unilever and Google  —  Advertisers are concerned about a flurry of executive departures at Twitter and new owner Elon Musk's plans for content moderation
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Since WarnerMedia's Discovery merger on April 8, the stock is down ~48%, debt is higher than at other media companies, and sources say 1,000+ have been let go  —  Merger created streaming-media giant, but leveraging company's assets has been tough in a competitive market
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Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Warner Bros. Discovery misses with Q3 revenue of $9.82B, vs. $10.36B est., adds 2.8M streaming customers to reach 94.9M total, and TV networks revenue fell 8%  —  - Warner Bros. Discovery reported third-quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday, missing analysts' estimates on revenue.
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
CNBC cancels primetime general news show The News with Shepard Smith to refocus on business and market coverage; source: Smith plans to leave later in November  —  - CNBC has canceled “The News with Shepard Smith” after two years.  — Smith is leaving the network after his show concludes later this month.
@insiderunion:
[Thread] Insider's union demands that management bargain over changes in writers' metric goals and the elimination of roles, after the paywall strategy shifts  —  Yesterday, our @insiderunion colleagues marched on global editor-in-chief @nichcarlson to demand he and other members of @thisisinsider management bargain with us about massive proposed changes to the newsroom. How did we get here? 🧵A thread... https://twitter.com/...
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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Gannett reports a Q3 loss of $54M, matching its Q2 loss, revenue down 10% YoY, and paid digital subscriptions up 28.5% YoY to 1.98M, passing 2M after Q3's end  —  Despite a third-quarter loss of $54 million, the company points to gains in digital subscriptions and success with cost-saving measures.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
AMC Networks adds 11 new free ad-supported channels to the Roku Channel in a multiyear deal expansion; AMC+, Shudder, and Acorn TV remain Premium Subscriptions  —  AMC Networks is bringing 11 new free, ad-supported TV (FAST) channels to the Roku Channel — including a selection of episodes …
Chloe Chaplain / The i Paper:
Source: amid free speech criticism, the UK plans to remove the Online Safety Bill's “legal but harmful” content rules, except for material targeted at children  —  EXCLUSIVEThe Bill is due to be brought back to Parliament later this month after it was delayed over the summer
 
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
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Rachel Hall / The Guardian:
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Dish raises Sling TV prices to $40/month, double the price the company charged upon launching the base package seven years ago, and $55/month for both packages
Reuters:
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