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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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SAG-AFTRA, The Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap, @wgawest, Deadline, The Playlist, @sagaftra, Screen Rant, @vanthebrand, Cord Cutters News, Next TV, NBC New York, @thewrap, @joesteel@duck.haus, @slack2thefuture, Engadget, The Daily Beast, @filmupdates, @sagaftra, TVLine, @mattbelloni, The Verge, @thr, Reuters, @danhindmarch, @bloomberglive, New York Times, @itsmecarolamptp, @carolinerenard_, @elainelow, The A.V. Club, IGN, Rolling Stone, What's On Disney Plus, Reuters, Insider, CNN, ABC7, IndieWire, The Wrap and Los Angeles Times
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos says talks with SAG-AFTRA broke down because the union wanted a “levy” on each streaming subscriber instead of a success-based bonus — “A levy on top of our revenue or per subscriber, with no insight into the revenue per subscriber or anything …
Discussion:
IndieWire, Variety, Variety, @thatrebecca, Deadline, Gizmodo, KTLA and @stevenrosenthal …
Kathy Jones / Committee to Protect Journalists:
In the first six days of the Israel-Hamas war, at least 10 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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Clark Merrefield / Nieman Lab:
A study finds US corruption prosecutions rise after a nonprofit news outlet opens within a judicial district and are more likely the more donors the outlet has — “We find a really strong connection that they're able to maintain accountability in these communities.”
Discussion:
Sheila Coronel on LinkedIn, Aaron Jacklin on LinkedIn and @ben@werd.social
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
The Information hires Morning Brew COO Matthew Resnick as its COO, to grow consumer revenue and brand partners; chief commercial officer Karl Wells is leaving — Technology publisher The Information has hired Matthew Resnick, the former chief operating officer (COO) of Morning Brew …
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 …
Nieman Lab:
A study that used 60 bots to look at TikTok's recommendations finds that just 18% of recommended videos were news-related — Plus: The “labor” of avoiding news, a study of disagreements between journalists and their bosses about objectivity, and the effects of Trump's criticisms of Fox News.
Discussion:
@peterhamby
George Gene Gustines / New York Times:
A group of comic book writers and artists form Ghost Machine, a company jointly owned and operated by the creators, who will be exclusive to the company — The founding writers and artists of Ghost Machine will be exclusive to the company and will jointly own, operate and profit from it.
Discussion:
Image Comics, The Wrap, Michael Cotton on LinkedIn and Brad Meltzer on LinkedIn
Morgan Sung / TechCrunch:
Many writers at fanfiction site Archive of Our Own restrict viewing to registered readers in an effort to prevent their writing being scraped to train AI models — Kinktober. Whumptober. Kisstober. Flufftober. Goretober. October is a bacchanal of fan fiction …
Rob Golum / Bloomberg:
Antenna: YouTube's NFL Sunday Ticket has attracted an estimated 1.3M signups, and about 41% of Sunday Ticket subscribers are new customers to YouTube TV — Die-hard fans of live sports are migrating online in big numbers, responding to the multibillion-dollar investments by major technology companies …
Discussion:
The Streamable and @deesevere.bsky.social
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Netflix plans to open Netflix House, permanent stores where fans can buy clothes, eat themed food, and try live experiences, starting with two US venues in 2025 — - Its first permanent retail sites will be named ‘Netflix House’ — Initial locations in US will be followed by global expansion
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
The Block names Tim Copeland, formerly its news editor and managing editor, as editor-in-chief; he worked at Decrypt before joining The Block in 2021 — Cryptocurrency news site The Block has named Tim Copeland to be its editor in chief. — He previously has been news editor and managing editor of the publication.
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@timccopeland and @vishal4c
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