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3:40 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 …
Wired:
As the Israel-Hamas war escalates, a look at the hacktivism on both sides, including outside hackers defacing and DDoSing government websites and media outlets  —  Since the conflict escalated, hackers have targeted dozens of government websites and media outlets with defacements and DDoS attacks …
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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
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Memo: Agnes Chu, president of Condé Nast Entertainment, is leaving at the end of October in a reorganization that will combine editorial and video divisions  —  The executive joined the company from Disney in 2020.  —  Condé Nast is shaking up its video and editorial content structure …
Discussion: @annaknicolaou
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Sources: four senior sports journalists, including Rob Draper, have been fired from the Mail on Sunday, which no longer has a dedicated sports editor  —  European Football Writer of the Year Rob Draper and BJA winner Nick Harris look set to leave.  —  Four senior journalists look set …
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 …
Deadline:
The WGA ratifies its new three-year AMPTP contract, following 8,435 “yes” votes and 90 “no” votes, after ending the guild's 148-day strike on September 27  —  (Updated with SAG-AFTRA statement) Writers have officially approved their deal with the studios.
 
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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
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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
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
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
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
 

 
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Bloomberg:
Sources: DOJ antitrust officials plan to ask a judge to force Google to sell Chrome, license Search data, uncouple Android from Search and Google Play, and more

Brian Merchant / Blood in the Machine:
Bluesky is booming partly because it isn't hindered by bad adtech, AI slop, throttled links, and largely hostile user experiences, unlike some of its big rivals

CNN:
Two Baltic Sea internet cables, connecting Lithuania with Sweden and Finland with Germany, were suddenly disrupted, sparking concerns of Russian sabotage
 
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