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12:45 PM ET, October 10, 2023

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Casey Newton / Platformer:
As X fails to moderate Israel-Hamas misinformation, Meta has an opportunity to make real-time news a pillar of Threads and give the app an existential purpose  —  Three months into its existence, the app's purpose may be coming into focus — if Meta will embrace it
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Katy Migiro / Committee to Protect Journalists:
Three Palestinian journalists have been killed while reporting on the Israel-Hamas war, another was injured, and two Palestinian photographers are missing  —  The Committee to Protect Journalists said on Monday that it was deeply disturbed by reports that at least six journalists were among …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: activist investor Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund, now one of Disney's largest investors with a $2.5B+ stake, is planning a fresh push for Disney board seats  —  Activist's Trian Fund Management has accumulated a holding valued at more than $2.5 billion  —  Nelson Peltz is planning a fresh push for board seats at
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Thomas Buckley / Bloomberg:
Sources in Bob Iger's inner circle and at Disney describe him as overwhelmed and exhausted by the challenges at Disney, compounded by the Hollywood strikes  —  Disney's legendary CEO came out of retirement to save the company—right in time for its 100th birthday.  Nothing has gone his way.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Source: Jellysmack, a startup that helps creators grow their online video business, is buying Dan Abrams' Law & Crime media company  —  Jellysmack, a startup that helps creators grow their online video businesses, is acquiring Law&Crime, the true crime and legal drama media company founded …
Discussion: Variety
Stuart Dredge / Music Ally:
London-based Audoo, whose Audio Meter identifies music played in public venues to improve royalty payments, raised $5M, taking its total funding to $22M  —  Can you feel the love tonight (well, this morning) for British startup Audoo?  It has raised a new $5m funding round led by Sir Elton John …
Wayne Friedman / MediaPost:
Paramount Global announces a partnership with cross-platform audience measurement company iSpot.tv  —  Deepening more alternative-currency agreements among major TV network-based media companies, Paramount Global has struck a deal with iSpot.tv to “measure and transact” …
Discussion: Adweek and Radio & Television …
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
An interview with New York Times Opinion Editor Kathleen Kingsbury on not using metrics for which columnists drive subscriptions, a Donald Trump op-ed, and more  —  Kathleen Kingsbury on the upcoming election, a Trump op-ed and recent rows at the NYT.  —  The opinion editor of The New York Times …
Discussion: @raju
Washington Post:
Investigation: earlier in 2023, Vietnam tried to plant Predator spyware on the phones of US Congress members, CNN journalists, and US policy experts via X posts  —  The attempts appear to have been unsuccessful, but came as the U.S. and Vietnam were negotiating an agreement that President Biden signed last month in Hanoi
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Netflix Services UK reports 2022 revenue up 12% YoY to £1.54B, pre-tax profits up 22% YoY to £34.1M, and the average number of paid subscriptions up 4% YoY  —  - Drama Schools Uncovered: Student Says College That Made Gary Oldman A Star Failed To Protect Her From A Classmate She Accused Of Sexual Assault
Discussion: Variety
 
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Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
Imax's proposed $124M deal to acquire the 28.5% stake in Imax China that it does not already own fails to gain shareholder approval
Discussion: The Wrap and Reuters
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
X changes its public interest policy: newsworthy posts by “high-profile accounts” that break its rules can remain and are no longer limited to elected officials
Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land:
Google says its tool that lets publishers bar Google from using their data to train its AI models does not extend to the Search Generative Experience
Duncan Miriri / Reuters:
Netflix plans to end its free mobile tier in Kenya, which offered 25% of its shows and movies, after two years on November 1, and rolls out a ~$6/month ad tier
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Amit Gurbaxani / Music Ally:
Spotify adds listening restrictions to its free tier in India to drive paid subscriptions; India is one of Spotify's top five markets by MAUs but not by revenue
Natalie Weiner / The Verge:
A look at Discogs, a user-generated music database and marketplace for physical music media, as sellers complain about the website's old tech and increased fees
Richard J. Tofel / Second Rough Draft:
Q&A with Independence Public Media Foundation President Molly de Aguiar on the frequent disconnect between local media funders and national funders, and more