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Warner Bros. Discovery names Mark Thompson, the former New York Times CEO and BBC director-general, as the chairman and CEO of CNN, starting on October 9 — Mr. Thompson, who oversaw a period of growth at The New York Times and the BBC, will lead the network during a pivotal period.
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Laura Wagner / Washington Post:
Three of six full-time Atlanta magazine editorial staffers resign and the EIC plans to retire, as the magazine's owners crack down on content they deem “woke” — The publisher pushed back on their effort to present a modern picture of life in one of the Blackest …
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Ashley Belanger / Ars Technica:
OpenAI files a motion to dismiss two similar lawsuits from book authors alleging copyright infringement, saying the authors “misconceive the scope of copyright” — Authors claim generative AI is just a “grift” that repackages original works. — This week, OpenAI finally responded …
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Axios:
NBCUniversal names Mark Marshall as the chairman of global advertising and partnerships, following the departure of Linda Yaccarino for Twitter — Mark Marshall has been named chairman of global advertising and partnerships for NBCUniversal, the company said Wednesday …
Steve Dent / Engadget:
Samsung launches Food, an AI-powered food and recipe app in eight languages and 104 countries, with 160K+ recipes based on a database by Whisk, acquired in 2019 — It builds on Whisk, an app it acquired a few years back. — As it promised last week, Samsung has launched Food, a …
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Luke Bouma / Cord Cutters News:
Starz lowers the price of its annual membership from $74.99 to $69.99 and claims to be one of the few streaming networks that is profitable — Great news for fans of Outlander and other popular shows on STARZ: Starting today, STARZ has lowered the price of its annual membership form $74.99 a year to $69.99.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and John Oliver debut Spotify podcast Strike Force Five; proceeds will go to their out-of-work staff — ‘Strike Force Five’ limited series features Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, John Oliver
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Mack DeGeurin / Gizmodo:
CoinDesk retracts two opinion pieces criticizing TRON founder Justin Sun and Chainalysis executive Elizabeth Bisbee, citing “highly personalized attacks” — Popular crypto industry news outlet CoinDesk has retracted a pair of opinion articles criticizing the founder …
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Jim Edwards / Press Gazette:
The Mill, a network of local UK journalism newsletters, raised £350K from Mark Thompson, Axios' Nicholas Johnston, and others, and expects £400K in 2023 revenue — Former New York Times boss Mark Thompson invests in The Mill. — Joshi Herrmann, the founder of The Mill …
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Fox Business anchor Stuart Varney, Univision's Illa Calderón, and Fox News host Dana Perino will moderate the second GOP presidential primary debate on Sept. 27 — Fox Business Network will carry the next Republican presidential primary debate, but the channel's longtime star anchor Maria Bartiromo won't be a part of it.
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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
ESPN signs a deal with Theater Sports Network to stream dozens of ACC college football games, some playoffs, and the national championship in movie theaters — - College Football Widens Reach In Movie Theaters As ESPN Sets Distribution Deal For ACC Regular Season, New Year's Bowl Games And Playoff
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Reuters:
Similarweb and Data.ai: Meta blocking news in Canada barely impacted Canadians' Facebook usage, backing Meta's claim that news has little value for the company — Meta's (META.O) decision to block news links in Canada this month has had almost no impact on Canadians' usage of Facebook …
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