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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Don Lemon says Elon Musk canceled The Don Lemon Show's partnership with X, hours after taping an interview with Musk on March 8 for the show's debut episode — The former CNN host interviewed the tech mogul last week, with the chat set to be the launch episode of his new ‘Don Lemon Show.’
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: Don Lemon had not technically inked an X contract before Elon Musk killed the deal; Lemon plans to post his interview with Musk on March 18 on YouTube — The Scoop — Elon Musk and Don Lemon are escalating towards what could be a bitter contract dispute after X's owner abruptly terminated …
Cristiano Lima-Strong / Washington Post:
The US House passes a bipartisan TikTok bill that forces a sale or ban of the app; the legislation faces an uncertain Senate path without a companion measure — The swift rebuke shifts attention to the Senate, where the bill faces significant political barriers and constitutional concerns
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The Information:
ByteDance investors, reassessing what the company's value would be without TikTok, estimate that TikTok lost several billion dollars in 2023 on revenue of ~$20B — TikTok, facing a growing threat of a U.S. ban, has been a global juggernaut over the past few years, drawing more than a billion monthly users …
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Chris Kornelis / New York Times:
Gerald M. Levin, the former Time Warner CEO who oversaw the AOL merger, widely considered the worst corporate merger in US history, died on March 13 at age 84 — He was called a visionary in cable television, but his foray into the world of the internet, in a marriage with AOL, proved disastrous.
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Trishla Ostwal / Adweek:
Sources: Google's Search Generative Experience could cut organic search traffic to publishers by 20% to 60%; Google says estimating the impact is premature — Search Generative Experience could upend over 60% of publishers' total organic traffic — Google launched its artificial intelligence …
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@edzitron, @outonalumb, @edzitron, @kthomasulland, @alexeheath and @trishlaostwal
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Filing: Paramount Global has agreed to sell its 13% stake in Indian media house Viacom18 to Reliance for $517M, raising Reliance's stake to 70.49% — Mukesh Ambani's Reliance is buying Paramount Global's 13% stake in Viacom18 for $517 million as Asia's richest man broadens his entertainment business …
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The Moscow Times:
Kremlin-linked RIA Novosti says Russia has charged Mikhail Zygar, former EIC of broadcaster Dozhd, with spreading “fake news” about Russian army atrocities — Russian authorities have pressed criminal charges against journalist Mikhail Zygar for spreading “fake news” …
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Bloomberg:
Sources: Disney is focusing on divisional heads Dana Walden, Jimmy Pitaro, Josh D'Amaro, and Alan Bergman in a search for an eventual successor to CEO Bob Iger — Walt Disney Co.'s board is focusing on four divisional heads as part of a formal search for an eventual successor …
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@tvgrimreaper
Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg:
OpenAI announces partnerships with Le Monde and Prisa Media to bring French and Spanish language news content to ChatGPT and help train OpenAI's models — Cyber Startup Wiz to Buy Gem Security for $350 Million — Why Are Deepfakes Everywhere? Can They Be Stopped? — QuickTake
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Zeynep Tufekci / New York Times:
The UK media's extreme deference over covering Kate Middleton during her medical absence highlights its double standards in its Meghan Markle coverage — “Where Is Kate Middleton?” yet another headline blared on Monday. The public speculation following her unspecified abdominal surgery …
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Jane Croft / The Guardian:
The UK plans legislation to “ban foreign state ownership, influence, or control” of UK newspapers and magazines, which could thwart Redbird's Telegraph takeover — New legislation could thwart planned £600m purchase of newspaper group by UAE-backed consortium
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