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The WGA calls for a strike starting Tuesday after negotiations with the AMPTP concluded with no agreement, saying studios' responses were “wholly insufficient” — The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers ended contract talks with the Writers Guild of America on Monday night …
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Peter White / Deadline:
The Late Show, The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and other late-night shows are set to go dark starting Tuesday, after writers agreed to strike — Nightly talk shows including The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon …
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
The WGA details its proposals, including two main sticking points: a staffing minimum from 6-12 writers and a guaranteed minimum number of weeks of employment — The Writers Guild of America has detailed the vast differences between writers and the studios that led to the first strike in 15 years, which will begin Tuesday.
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New York Times:
Sources: Vice Media is preparing to file for bankruptcy; a source says more than five companies have expressed interest in acquiring it but chances are slim — The company, which was once valued at $5.7 billion, has been struggling to find a buyer this year.
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Matt Binder / Mashable:
Automattic plans to drop its WordPress plugin JetPack's ability to automatically tweet blog posts, citing Twitter's dramatic change to its API terms and pricing — Twitter continues to lose vital support from major companies. — When users set up a brand new WordPress-powered website …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Amazon rolls out Fire TV Channels, its FAST video experience for Fire TV devices, after monthly hours streamed of FAST content grew 300%+ in the past six months — Amazon is doubling down on free, ad-supported content with today's introduction of Fire TV Channels, its new, free and ad-supported …
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Mia Sato / The Verge:
Music labels are taking down AI voice clone songs from streaming services by citing copyright infringement, an approach experts say is not so straightforward — Major record labels are going after AI-generated songs, arguing copyright infringement. Legal experts say the approach is far from straightforward.
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Sarah Fielding / Engadget:
Amazon plans to make 100+ Prime Video original series and movies available on its free streaming service Freevee, formerly IMDB TV, gradually throughout 2023 — Amazon has announced it's making over 100 Prime Video original series and movies available on Freevee, its free streaming service.
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Pete Hammond / Deadline:
The Motion Picture Academy sets new Oscar campaign rules for private events, social media use, and more after Andrea Riseborough's surprising acting nomination — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Monday revealed its updated rules and regulations for the 96th annual Academy Awards.
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Ben Smith / Semafor:
Sources: ABC News is scrambling to replace Nate Silver's election forecasting model, which the network rented from Silver as part of ESPN's 2013 deal with 538 — I've spent my career in digital media, so it was humbling to stand in a corner at the lavish CBS News party at the French …
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David Klepper / Associated Press:
Survey: nearly 75% of US adults say news media is increasing political polarization, and ~60% say news media bears the blame for misinformation — When it comes to the news media and the impact it's having on democracy and political polarization in the United States, Americans are likelier to say it's doing more harm than good.
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Politico founder Robert Allbritton commits $20M to launch a nonprofit that will train aspiring political reporters and eventually launch a news organization — The Scoop — The founder of Politico is launching a new nonprofit news organization that promises to help jumpstart the careers …
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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
At the WHCD, President Biden called for the release of Evan Gershkovich and Austin Tice, offered support to their families, and said “journalism is not a crime” — “I believe in the First Amendment, and not just because my good friend Jimmy Madison wrote it,” …
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