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11:10 AM ET, October 12, 2023

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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
SAG-AFTRA and the major studios suspend talks, as the AMPTP says that the gap between the two sides is “too great”; SAG-AFTRA accuses studios of “bully tactics”  —  In a statement to members after midnight, the union accused the studios of engaging in “bully tactics …
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Kathy Jones / Committee to Protect Journalists:
In the first five days of the Israel-Hamas war, at least seven journalists have been killed, two are missing, and two have been injured  —  The Israel-Gaza conflict has taken a severe toll on journalists since Hamas launched its unprecedented attack against Israel on October 7 and Israel declared war …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Automattic expands ActivityPub support to WordPress.com hosted sites, letting blog owners reach 13.3M users across the fediverse, including Mastodon's 1.8M MAUs  —  Earlier this year, WordPress.com owner Automattic acquired a plugin that allowed WordPress blogs to be followed in the fediverse …
Gabe Bullard / Nieman Reports:
Internal memo: NPR lost a negligible amount of traffic in the six months since leaving X, after the service labeled the outlet “US state-affiliated media”  —  The numbers confirm what many of us have long suspected — that Twitter wasn't worth the effort, at least in terms of traffic
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Block acquires Hifi, which launched in 2020 as a financial rights organization for artists and recently rolled out Cash Flow to pay artists a bi-monthly salary  —  Block, the Jack Dorsey-founded fintech company previously known as Square, has acquired Hifi, a music-focused fintech startup.
Discussion: Music Ally and Billboard
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Fave, an app and marketplace for superfans to connect and get perks from brands and artists, raised $2M in an ongoing round from WMG, Sony Music, and others  —  Fave, the app for superfans to connect with like-minded music lovers and obsess over their favorite artists, secured $2 million in an ongoing round …
Morgan Sung / TechCrunch:
Twitch rolls out a long-requested anti-harassment feature that automatically blocks a streamer's banned users from watching their streams  —  Twitch streamers can finally block banned users from watching their streams, thanks to a recent update to the platform's anti-harassment features.
Bloomberg:
How Google Chrome's Discover feed on Android serves up misleading propaganda to Russian audiences; a source says Russian-languages services are a lower priority  —  Mobile users in Russia are being served pro-war propaganda from sources Google has blocked elsewhere.
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
TikTok updates its $6M Effect Creator Rewards fund to add lower eligibility rules, a revamped payout model, and a lower threshold to start collecting rewards  —  TikTok is updating its Effect Creator Rewards program with lower eligibility requirements, a revamped payout model …
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Jordan Pinto / C21Media:
BBC Studios plans to launch five FAST channels on Amazon Freevee in the US on October 17, featuring 1,000+ hours of content across comedy, gameshows, and more
Discussion: Gizmodo and Advanced Television
 
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Instagram head Adam Mosseri reiterates Threads' position on hard news, saying that Threads does not intend to “amplify” news because it's currently “too risky”
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Sources: in a testy staff meeting about layoffs, interim Washington Post CEO Patty Stonesifer said “this is a really good business that we overshot on expenses”
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Michaela Zee / Variety:
Producer Alexandra Poolos sues CBS, CBS News, and parent company Paramount Global for gender discrimination, claiming she was wrongly terminated from 60 Minutes
Bloomberg:
Apple spent $200M to $250M on Killers of the Flower Moon, debuting on October 20, the first test of the company's plans to spend $1B/year on movies for theaters