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11:30 AM ET, December 1, 2023

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New York Times:
Some marketing agencies say their brands don't plan to return to advertise on X, and others are advising brands to stop posting on X, after Elon Musk's comments  —  Elon Musk, the owner of X, criticized advertisers with expletives on Wednesday at The New York Times's DealBook Summit.
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Financial Times:
X says it will accelerate plans to attract ad spending by SMBs, including outsourcing some ad sales to third parties, such as US marketing startup JumpCrew  —  Social media site accelerates plan to attract small businesses as billionaire owner battles big brands
Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Apple and Paramount have discussed an Apple TV+ and Paramount+ bundle that would cost less than subscribing to both streaming services separately  —  Streamers are increasingly joining with rivals to offer bundles that help attract and keep subscribers
Kyodo News:
Sources: South China Morning Post reporter Minnie Chan has gone missing after visiting Beijing to cover a forum in October; SCMP says she's “on personal leave”  —  An award-winning reporter from Hong Kong has gone missing following a business trip to China in late October …
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Michael Geist:
A close look at Canada's Google deal under Bill C-18: most of the CA$100M likely will go to big broadcasters and existing deals will be rolled into the payment
Mike Nelson / The Streamable:
Tegna's TV stations, which reach ~39% of households across the US, go dark on DirecTV after DirecTV and Tegna failed to renew their recent three year agreement  —  TEGNA stations reach approximately 39% of households across the nation  —  In a notable escalation in the broadcasting industry …
Aditya Kalra / Reuters:
Sources: Netflix, Viacom18, and other streamers plan to collectively lobby India to delay or revamp a bill that would set up content evaluation committees  —  Netflix (NFLX.O), billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Viacom18 and other streaming companies plan to collectively lobby the Indian government …
Emma Nelson / Star Tribune:
Minnesota's Star Tribune hires Aron Pilhofer, who co-founded DocumentCloud, Hacks/Hackers, and Tiny News Collective, as chief product officer  —  Aron Pilhofer also co-founded news-related startups DocumentCloud.org, Hacks & Hackers and Tiny News Collective.
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Meta's and YouTube's use of celebrities' likenesses for AI chatbots and songs raises tough questions about identity, IP, safeguards, and licensing  —  Meta and YouTube are looking to Demi Lovato, Tom Brady and other A-listers to mainstream the technology — flawed guardrails and all.
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Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Viaplay is selling its UK business back to Premier Sports, just a year after acquiring it for £30M, and plans to exit the Baltics and Poland by summer 2025  —  Viaplay has sold its UK business back to Premier Sports and revealed “the renegotiation of credit arrangements and the proposed injection …
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nelson Peltz's Trian Partners says they intend to take their “case for change directly to shareholders” after Disney turns down its Board representation request
 
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A US district judge issues a preliminary injunction blocking Montana's first-of-its-kind state ban on TikTok from taking effect on January 1, 2024
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
Some digital outlets are employing full-time cartoonists, as newspapers increasingly cut the role; there were fewer than 30 newspaper cartoonists in 2021
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Internal email: Vox is laying off staff and “tightening our editorial focus”; an all-staff meeting is planned December 1 to discuss the changes
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
The UK opens a review into whether Jeff Zucker's bid for The Telegraph, using ~$1B in Emirati money, could result in adverse foreign influence over the UK press
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
The BEUC and its members follow noyb in filing a complaint against Meta's €9.99+/month subscriptions in the EU, saying the tier amounts to charging for privacy
 

 
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Jason Schreier / Bloomberg:
Sources: Microsoft plans more cuts after closing several game studios, as the massive Activision acquisition has ramped up scrutiny on the Xbox division

Dallin Grimm / Tom's Hardware:
Some Stack Overflow users say their account was suspended after they attempted to alter their posts in protest of its OpenAI partnership to supply data for AI

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
A look at potential successors to Tim Cook; sources say Apple's hardware engineering chief John Ternus is the most likely long-term successor
 
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