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The Walt Disney Company:
Disney plans to acquire NBCU's 33% stake in Hulu, gaining full ownership, and expects to pay ~$8.61B, representing NBCU's share of a $27.5B guaranteed floor — The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) announced today that it will acquire the 33% stake in Hulu, LLC held by Comcast Corp.'s (NASDAQ …
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Cheyenne Roundtree / Rolling Stone:
Filing: text messages show HBO executives used fake Twitter accounts to troll TV critics and comment on trade publication stories from June 2020 to April 2021 — Casey Bloys ordered staffers to create fake accounts to fire back at critics, according to text conversations reviewed by Rolling Stone as part of a new lawsuit
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Joe Duball / IAPP:
The EDPB instructs the Irish DPC to ban Meta's use of personal data for behavioral ads across the EU member states and EEA countries within two weeks — An unprecedented shakeup in the advertising technology space has arrived in Europe. Changes are coming to adtech's approach to privacy …
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Sam Roberts / New York Times:
David Mitchell, former editor and co-publisher of a tiny newspaper that exposed the Synanon cult and won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, dies at 79 — His tiny California newspaper won a Pulitzer Prize for its exposé of Synanon, a renowned drug rehabilitation program that had turned into a violent operation.
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Salem Media Group, Inc.:
Salem Media partners with Just The News to add podcasts by John Solomon, Victor Davis Hanson, and Bauer and Rose to the Salem Podcast Network — Salem Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SALM) announced today a new partnership between the Salem Podcast Network and Just The News to place the podcasts of John Solomon …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
An interview with The Economist Director of Podcasts John Prideaux on putting all the outlet's podcasts behind its paywall, except its biggest, The Intelligence — The Economist's biggest podcast, The Intelligence, will be the only one remaining outside the paywall.
Arlene Getz / Committee to Protect Journalists:
CPJ's Global Impunity Index: 261 journalists were murdered in retaliation for their work over the past decade; Haiti becomes the third-worst impunity offender — The persistent lack of justice for murdered reporters is a major threat to press freedom. Ten years after the United Nations declared …
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TVNewsCheck:
Sinclair reports Q3 revenue down 9% YoY to $767M and a net loss of $46M, reflecting the deconsolidation of the sports segment that held regional sports networks — Sinclair Broadcast Group on Wednesday afternoon reported that its third quarter total revenue decreased 9% to $767 million versus $843 million in the prior year period.
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Amanda Chicago Lewis / The Verge:
A critical look at the SEO industry, as users complain that Google isn't as useful anymore and some SEO experts say it's now harder to game Google's algorithm — As the public begins to believe Google isn't as useful anymore, what happens to the cottage industry of search engine optimization experts …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Memo: Daily Beast CEO Heather Dietrick is leaving to become chief media officer of Outside Inc., overseeing operations and 150+ staffers, at the end of 2023 — Dietrick has been hired as chief media officer at Outside Interactive, whose 13 editorial brands include Outside Magazine, Backpacker …
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Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac:
Apple quietly discontinued Apple Music's $4.99/month Voice Plan, which was introduced in 2021 and let users access the Apple Music catalog exclusively via Siri — Apple this week held a special event to announce new Macs, but what the company didn't tell is that it has just quietly discontinued the …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Roku reports Q3 revenue up 20% YoY to $912M, vs. $853.2M est., net loss up 170% YoY to $330M, and forecasts a “similar” YoY ad growth for Q4; ROKU jumps 15%+ — Roku shares rose after the streaming-platform company beat Wall Street expectations for the third quarter of 2023 on the top line.
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