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9:45 AM ET, January 23, 2024

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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Netflix buys the exclusive rights to Raw and other WWE programs, sources say paying $5B for a 10-year deal, airing in 2025 in the US, Canada, and other markets  —  - Company to be exclusive home for show in US, other territories  — Streaming service to air three hours of live wrestling weekly
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
MrBeast's first video on X earns $263K+ in ad revenue in one week, but he calls it a “facade” as he thinks advertisers bought ads after noticing its popularity  —  MrBeast made over $263,000 in ad revenue from posting his latest video on X, but the YouTube icon says he thinks this number is “a bit of a facade.”
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Nikhil Agarwal / The Economic Times:
Zee Entertainment's shares crash 33%, marking its worst single-day fall in history, after Sony called off the $10B merger between its Indian media unit and Zee  —  Zee Entertainment shares hit the lower circuit as brokerages downgrade the stock after the cancellation of the merger with Sony.
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Reuters:
Sony sends a termination notice to Zee Entertainment to call off the $10B merger between its Indian media unit and Zee, citing unmet conditions as the reason
Jake Coyle / Associated Press:
The Associated Press receives its first Oscar nomination in history, with 20 Days in Mariupol nominated for best documentary at the Academy Awards  —  Associated Press video journalist Mstyslav Chernov covered the first 20 days of the Russian invasion of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
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Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
Union staffers across Condé Nast brands plan a 24-hour walkout on Jan. 23, coinciding with Oscar nominations, to protest alleged unlawful bargaining practices  —  More than 400 workers at Vanity Fair, Vogue, Condé Nast Entertainment, Bon Appétit and other brands are walking …
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Netflix film chairman Scott Stuber plans to leave to start a production company; Netflix's Chief Content Officer will oversee films until a replacement is found  —  - Executive built streaming service's film studio as chairman … Stuber will stay on as global film chairman at least until …
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Los Angeles Times managing editors Sara Yasin and Shani O. Hilton have exited less than two weeks after executive editor Kevin Merida resigned from the paper  —  UPDATED, 11:42 AM: Two more top editors have resigned from the Los Angeles Times ahead of a new round of planned layoffs.
Inside Radio:
Nexstar launches the NewsNation Audio Network to offer “ready to air audio clips” from the news network for participating radio stations and audio platforms  —  Nexstar Media Group's cable news network NewsNation is branching into the audio business.
Kourosh Ziabari / New Lines Magazine:
A look at the state of journalism in Iran as Ebrahim Raisi, the most hardline president of the Islamic Republic since 1979, cracks down on independent media  —  President Ebrahim Raisi is leaving no stone unturned to ensure his country dethrones North Korea as the most inhospitable place for reporters
Patrick Coffee / Wall Street Journal:
A look at the challenges Amazon Prime Video faces as it plans to show ads, including attracting large brands that don't already sell products on Amazon  —  The e-commerce giant must provide more high-quality content and court advertisers that don't sell products on its platform, experts say
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Apple will pay up to 10% more per play in Apple Music royalties for tracks where a Spatial Audio version is available, starting with January's payouts  —  Apple Music is now encouraging artists with a financial incentive to make their music available in Spatial Audio, which offers …
Max Tani / Semafor:
The 2024 GOP primary races are failing to lure news audiences back, with ratings down, as media execs reckon with the lack of a “Trump bump” to save ad budgets  —  The News  —  For one week every four years, the DoubleTree hotel in downtown Manchester, New Hampshire …
 
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ElevenLabs, which uses AI tools to create and edit synthetic voices, raised an $80M Series B co-led by a16z, Nat Friedman, and Daniel Gross at a $1B+ valuation
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Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
The UK publishes its mid-term review of the BBC's Royal Charter, ending on December 31, 2027, saying “the BBC needs to adapt or risk losing” audience trust
Aylin Woodward / Wall Street Journal:
Many archaeologists and anthropologists say two recent popular Netflix documentaries circulate unverified science and shouldn't be labeled as documentaries
 

 
From Techmeme:

Simon Willison / Simon Willison's Weblog:
Anthropic rolls out a fast mode for Claude Opus 4.6 in research preview, saying it offers the same model quality 2.5 times faster but costs six times more

Steve Yegge:
After talking with ~40 people at Anthropic, a look at its “Yes, and...” culture where every idea is welcomed and judged based on vibes, like a hive mind

George Hammond / Financial Times:
How Anthropic's bet on enterprise users is paying off; sources: Anthropic has guided investors that annualized revenue will exceed $30B by the end of 2026
 
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