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11:30 PM ET, February 6, 2023

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New York Times:
Penske Media announces a strategic investment in Vox Media; sources: Penske acquired a ~20% stake for $100M, making it the largest shareholder of Vox Media  —  The deal is the latest in a series of acquisitions and investments made by Penske Media, the owner of a swath of entertainment …
Carrie Blazina / Online News Association:
The Online News Association appoints LaSharah S. Bunting as its CEO and Executive Director, effective March 13; Bunting was most recently a Simon & Schuster VP  —  Journalist, transformational leader, equity advocate will lead organization  —  The Online News Association …
Jason Koebler / VICE:
Twitch suspends an AI version of Seinfeld for 14 days after Larry Feinberg, a Jerry Seinfeld clone, made transphobic and homophobic statements in a standup bit  —  “Nothing, Forever,” has been banned for at least 14 days.  —  Jason Koebler  —  “Nothing, Forever,” the infinitely-generating AI version …
James Vincent / The Verge:
Getty Images sues Stability AI in the US for allegedly copying 12M+ images without permission or compensation for training data used to create Stable Diffusion  —  Getty Images has filed a lawsuit in the US against Stability AI, creators of open-source AI art generator Stable Diffusion, escalating its legal battle against the firm.
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
AMC Theatres introduces ticket prices based on seat location with seats in the middle of the theater priced higher, rolling out to all US locations by year end  —  At your next visit to AMC Theatres, getting a prime seat may cost you a little extra.  —  The country's largest exhibition chain …
James Rainey / Los Angeles Times:
Ken Doctor says his local digital outlet Lookout Santa Cruz is on track to make a profit in 2023 and hopes to expand, probably within California, by early 2024  —  Over many years as a leading media analyst, Ken Doctor spoke out repeatedly about the disintegrating American newspaper business.
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Vinco Ventures and Icon Publishing acquire The National Enquirer from A360 Media for “a little less” than $100M, the price announced in a collapsed 2019 sale  —  The publication has come under scrutiny in recent years over its suppression of stories about Donald Trump in the 2016 campaign.
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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Fox Sports EVP Mark Evans says the outlet sold all its Super Bowl LVII ad inventory the week of January 23, with some peak 30-second spots selling for $7M+
William Turvill / Press Gazette:
GB News' CEO says the channel will be “pivoting sharply” toward profit by trimming “wasteful costs” and aims to become the UK's top news channel by 2028  —  Chief executive Angelos Frangopoulos told staff GB News is entering “phase three” of its development.
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
GB News presenter Mark Steyn quits after the channel told him he has to pay Ofcom fines for breaches of the broadcasting code over his COVID-19 vaccine comments
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
After Twitter said free API access would end on February 9, Elon Musk promises “a light, write-only API for bots providing good content that is free”  —  Last week, Twitter said it is shutting down free access to its APIs starting February 9.  Now, days before the deadline …
Amudalat Ajasa / Washington Post:
A look at the Black women fighting for years to claim top TV meteorologists roles in the US, some of whom face waves of backlash and hate from viewers  —  For decades, broadcast meteorology has been dominated by White men — leaving out women, and particularly women of color.
Matthew Keys / The Desk:
DirecTV says the satellite broadcaster dropped Newsmax since the channel demanded tens of millions in licensing fees, not for “political or ideological” reasons  —  Satellite broadcaster DirecTV said money, not politics or social ideology, was the element that provoked …
Discussion: The Streamable and Next TV, Thanks:@matthewkeyslive
 
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Nielsen: the 2023 Grammys attracted 12.4M viewers across CBS' live broadcast and Paramount+ streaming, up 30% YoY and its largest audience since 2020
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Staff at Crooked Media, the progressive, independent podcast network behind Pod Save America, unionize through the Writers Guild of America, East
Rana Foroohar / Financial Times:
The US DOJ seeking a jury trial over breaking up Google's ad business is risky in antitrust but a smart way to avoid a judge likely to align with a corporation
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Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg:
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The Mozilla Foundation lays off 30% of its employees and tells staff in an email that it is eliminating its advocacy and global programs divisions

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