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4:40 PM ET, October 16, 2023

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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
NBC News plans to host the third GOP presidential primary debate on November 8, partnering with Salem Radio Network and the Republican Jewish Coalition  —  NBC News announced that they will host the Republican National Committee's third presidential primary debate at the Adrienne Arsht Center …
Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: veteran WSJ staff raised concerns about an October 8 story saying Iran “helped plan” Hamas' attacks; no Washington bylines appeared on the piece  —  The News  —  The Wall Street Journal overrode some objections inside its own Washington bureau to publish an explosive …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources detail Netflix's deepening gaming push, as it expands to games for TVs and PCs, deals for 3rd-party games like GTA, and more mobile games for its shows  —  Streamer to put greater emphasis on developing games based on its popular programming, including ‘Squid Game,’ ‘Wednesday,’ ‘Black Mirror’
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The Daily Wire launches Bentkey, a $99/year streaming app for kids content, on Disney's 100th anniversary, with plans to invest $100M+ over three years  —  The Daily Wire, a conservative media brand known for its popular podcast “The Ben Shapiro show,” has debuted a new subscription streaming app exclusively …
Discussion: @sarafischer
Patrick Coffee / Wall Street Journal:
After relaxing ad rules in January 2023, X begins aggressively pitching political advertisers; AdImpact: ~$1.2B will be spent digitally for the 2024 US election  —  Musk's volatile leadership of the social-media platform has pushed down its prices—which might give it an edge
Reuters:
Israel's communications minister seeks the closure of Al Jazeera's local bureau, accusing the outlet of pro-Hamas incitement and exposing soldiers to attacks  —  Israel's communications minister said on Sunday he was seeking a possible closure of Al Jazeera's local bureau …
Nicole Sperling / New York Times:
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour grossed an estimated $95M to $97M on its opening weekend in North America across 3,855 theaters, a big boost to the industry  —  The movie made an estimated $95 million in ticket sales in the U.S. and Canada, giving a big boost to theaters suffering from strike-related delays.
Maryam Foumani / The Guardian:
BBC Persian staff in London say they fear walking outside after being harassed by the Iranian authorities; UK police raise the security threat for journalists  —  Journalists at BBC Persian says they are scared to go out alone as UK counter-terrorism police raise security levels and staff warned: ‘we can do whatever we want in London’
Daniel Golden / ProPublica:
A Pulitzer Prize winner reflects on being a local news reporter and the complicated legacy of local newspapers, which didn't always fulfill their watchdog role  —  As smaller newspapers shrink or disappear, it's easy to romanticize the role they played.  But one reporter's memories of the heyday …
Financial Times:
The BBC takes six reporters in the Middle East off air, including in Egypt and Lebanon, and launches an investigation over pro-Palestine social media posts  —  Guardian decides not to renew contract of veteran cartoonist Steve Bell after image featuring Israeli PM was pulled
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Spotify launches an in-app Merch Hub that provides merch recommendations based on users' listening habits; merch is sold on artists' stores powered by Shopify  —  Spotify is launching a dedicated in-app Merch Hub that provides personalized merch recommendations based on your listening habits, the company announced on Monday.
Blake Brittain / Reuters:
Dish Network and Sling TV sue the BBC and ITV's BritBox in New York court, accusing the service of infringing on eight patents related to video-streaming tech  —  Television provider Dish Network (DISH.O) and its Sling TV streaming service have sued streaming service BritBox in Manhattan federal court …
Press Gazette:
The Guardian sacks cartoonist Steve Bell after 40 years; Bell says the outlet spiked his cartoon of Benjamin Netanyahu last week citing “anti-Semitic tropes”  —  Bell stood by his controversial cartoon of the Israeli prime minister, saying: “I think it works.”
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
The Barclay family tables an offer valuing the Telegraph newspaper group at £1B to deter rival bidders, after securing financing from investors in UAE  —  Family that formerly controlled media group attempt to deter rival bidders with Abu Dhabi-backed offer
Discussion: Financial Times and Sky News
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Nilay Patel / The Verge:
The New York Times files a motion to open Google's antitrust trial to the public, backed by Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, New York Post, MLex, and Law360
Discussion: New York Post and Talking Biz News
Alexandra Topping / The Guardian:
Critics say deep budget cuts could leave the BBC's flagship current affairs program, Newsnight, a shadow of its former self and weaken the license fee argument
Discussion: Reuters
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Major Hollywood unions including the WGA, DGA, IATSE, and Teamsters issue a statement calling on the AMPTP to resume negotiations with SAG-AFTRA “immediately”
 

 
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Google open sources code for Project Gameface, its hands-free gaming “mouse” controlled by head movement and facial gestures, to Android developers

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