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1:15 PM ET, December 14, 2023

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Wall Street Journal:
Some publishers estimate that Google's Search Generative Experience will cut referral traffic by 20% to 40% if the final version works like current iterations  —  Tech giant's AI-powered search product is being tested on roughly 10 million users; publishers rely on Google for traffic and see a gathering storm
James Bennet / The Economist:
Ex-NYT editor James Bennet chronicles how fewer jobs for young reporters, the NYT's business model, and new ideals have led to “illiberal bias” at the paper  —  America's media should do more to equip readers to think for themselves  —  Are we truly so precious?
CNBC:
Nelson Peltz's Trian nominates him and former Disney CFO Jay Rasulo to Disney's board as the fund wages its proxy battle with the media giant  —  - Trian Fund Management said it was nominating Nelson Peltz and former Walt Disney CFO Jay Rasulo to the media company's board.
Emma Roth / The Verge:
YouTube updates its TV app to show longer but less frequent ad breaks, after testing since September 2023, and now shows a countdown in the bottom-right corner  —  The next time you sit down to watch YouTube on your TV, you might notice fewer ads breaking up the video you're watching.
Discussion: 9to5Google
Dan Primack / Axios:
Vivendi says it is weighing splitting into three businesses: TV platform Canal+, ad agency Havas, and an investment firm that will include publisher Lagardère  —  French media and entertainment group Vivendi said that it's weighing a split into three separate businesses.
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Film discussion and review app Letterboxd adds showtimes for paying members in the US, the UK, Australia, Canada, and more, using aggregator Assemble's data  —  The film discussion and discovery platform wants users to see movies after reading about them.  —  Since its founding in 2011 …
Discussion: Letterboxd and Variety
Umar Shakir / The Verge:
Google plans to test Tracking Protection and blocking third-party cookies on January 4 for ~1% of Chrome users globally, ahead of a phased rollout in H2 2024  —  Google is about to launch its grand plan to block third-party cookies in Chrome that many websites use to track your activity across the web for profit.
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
A Pew survey of US adults finds that ~38% support a federal TikTok ban, down from 50% in March 2023; Republicans' rate of support for a ban fell from 60% to 50%  —  A new Pew survey suggests that the Republican-led push to ban the app will face a huge challenge in persuading voters, many of whom use the app themselves.
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Punchbowl News buys legislation data company Electo Analytics, sources say in a deal valuing Punchbowl at $100M+, and plans to raise its price by $50 in January  —  The congressional news start-up is doubling down on information for its audience of Capitol Hill obsessives.
Lili Bayer / The Guardian:
Ten Hungarian media outlets warn a new law creating a Sovereignty Protection Authority with broad investigatory power could “severely restrict” press freedom  —  Sovereignty protection office created with powers to investigate anyone active in public life
 
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Twitch now allows some previously prohibited sexual content, including “deliberately highlighted breasts, buttocks or pelvic region”, with a sexual themes label
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
An interview with The Guardian Head of Audio Nicole Jackson on the outlet's daily news podcast Today in Focus, competition, newsroom collaboration, and more
Discussion: Media Voices
Gene Meyer / Eugene L. Meyer:
A Washington Post alumnus who took a 2003 buyout shares rumors that 2023 cuts will end all local columns and that half the education reporters are leaving
John Eggerton / Next TV:
The FCC votes for considering a rule that would end early termination fees for TV subscriptions; cable operators say the rules would hurt their competitiveness
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Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
A look at a small circle of video meme-makers, who flood social media and have effectively served as a shadow online ad agency for Donald Trump's 2024 campaign
Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg:
Sources: sparked by Spotify's complaint in 2019, the EU may fine Apple in 2024 and plans to ban its anti-steering App Store rules used on music streaming rivals
Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Fox News shakes up its executive structure, including making Porter Berry Fox News Digital's EIC and changing who oversees Fox Nation and Fox Business Network
 

 
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Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword:
Google files its proposed remedies in the DOJ's search antitrust lawsuit, including letting browser companies have multiple default agreements across platforms

Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

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