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Variety:
Sources: the AMPTP sent the WGA a revised three-year contract offer on September 23 after four days of negotiations; the WGA is set to respond by September 24 — Industry sources reported that on Saturday afternoon that a ‘best and final’ offer was sent to WGA negotiators around 5 p.m. PT …
Washington Post:
Academics and US agencies are overhauling or ending online misinformation research due to Representative Jim Jordan and other Republicans' escalating campaign — An escalating campaign, led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and other Republicans, has cast a pall over programs that study political disinformation …
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The Hollywood Reporter:
Filing: Rupert Murdoch's Fox Corp. pay package was $22.9M in Fiscal Year 2023, compared to $18.4M in FY 2022, while Lachlan Murdoch received $21.7M, flat YoY — The company unveiled compensation packages for the moguls for the latest fiscal year. — Rupert Murdoch and son Lachlan received $22.9 million …
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David Rutz / Fox News:
Rupert Murdoch transitions from chair of Fox Corp and News Corp to the new role of Chairman Emeritus; Lachlan Murdoch becomes the sole chair of both companies
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Michael Wolff / The Ankler:
Excerpt from Michael Wolff's The Fall: the first chapter imagines an eventual Rupert Murdoch obituary that details his life and career at Fox Corp and News Corp
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New York Times:
A profile of Lachlan Murdoch, who is less overtly political than his father, has led Fox through lawsuits, and has some proven successes, such as acquiring Tubi
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Bloomberg:
Amazon plans to run limited ads on Prime Video in the US, the UK, Germany, and Canada starting in early 2024, charging $2.99/month extra in the US to avoid ads — - Prime Video will offer a more expensive ad-free option — Streamers want to increase revenue as production costs soar
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Vauhini Vara / Wired:
A writer whose AI-assisted essay went viral reflects on testing GPT-3 early, Sudowrite's novel generator, and whether AI is good for writers and literature — Despite my success with AI-generated stories, I'm not sure they are good for writers—or writing itself.
HuffPost:
Seven Gen Z writers and actors on how they're navigating the Hollywood strikes, the state of the entertainment industry, the threat of AI, and more — Danielle Duke is a 23-year-old actor in New York City. The Cleveland, Ohio, native has been acting since the age of 6, and she has appeared in four short films since 2021.
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Paresh Dave / Wired:
A look at the antitrust activists attending the DOJ's Google antitrust trial every day and documenting their observations via social media and daily newsletters — A historic antitrust trial sees Google accused of unlawfully monopolizing search. A handful of antitrust activists are trying to make sure the world sees all the action.
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Financial Times:
French billionaire Xavier Niel buys Czech energy tycoon Daniel Kretínsky's stake in Le Monde; sources: the ~€50M deal was agreed privately in August 2023 — Sale by Czech tycoon will advance French billionaire's ambition to put newspaper's ownership into foundation
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Max Seddon / Financial Times:
Russia's flagship state news TV channel, Rossiya 24, is running ads for a Tucker Carlson show “at the weekend”, but Carlson denies hosting a show on Russian TV — Rightwing former Fox News presenter said he was unaware of the ‘absurd’ claim — Russia's flagship state news channel …
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A profile of UTA Head of Audio Oren Rosenbaum, who helped grow podcasting by being an agent for stars like Emma Chamberlain, as the podcasting industry deflates — Talent Agent Oren Rosenbaum fueled podcasting's multibillion dollar boom. Now he must navigate its acrimonious deflation.
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Disney laid off 300+ Beijing staff in March 2023 as the team had some US user data access and the company worried that could be a red flag for Congress — Disney's China layoffs led to technical malfunctions, delayed efforts to troubleshoot — abruptly laid off more than 300 people …
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns tries to distance himself from SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas after ProPublica published a photo of the two alongside David Koch — The documentary filmmaker says he has not had contact with Thomas beyond taking a photo. — Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns …
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