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7:15 AM ET, October 18, 2024

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Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
Netflix reports Q3 revenue up 15% YoY to $9.83B, vs. $9.76B est., paid memberships up 14% to 282.72M, vs. 282.15M est., and net income of $2.4B  —  LOS ANGELES — Netflix posted third-quarter earnings Thursday that beat on the top and bottom lines as its advertising business continued to grow.
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Netflix gained 5.1M new subscribers in Q3, vs. 4M est., and says more than 50% of signups were for its ad-supported tier in countries where it was available  —  Netflix (NFLX.O) picked up 5.1 million streaming subscribers in the third quarter, topping Wall Street estimates by more than 1 million …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix forecasts 2025 revenue of $43B-$44B, which would be 11%-13% higher than its 2024 guidance, and targets a 2025 operating margin of 28% vs. 27% in 2024  —  Netflix is expecting to keep growing revenue at double-digit percentages in 2025.  —  In reporting Q3 2024 results that beat analyst forecasts …
Marah Eakin / Wired:
Inside the inaugural Culver Cup, a generative AI film competition sponsored by AWS and FBRC.ai giving filmmakers AI tools and three weeks to submit a short  —  Amazon is hosting AI filmmaking competitions.  Meta is letting directors test Movie Gen. As tech companies develop new tools …
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Source: Sputnik no longer broadcasts around Washington, DC, or Kansas City, MO, after the State Department imposed new sanctions on Russian-backed broadcasters  —  Radio stations in two markets will be dropping their affiliation with Russia-backed programming distributor Sputnik by the end of the week, The Desk has learned.
Matthew Keys / The Desk:
The FCC proposed a $147K fine against Disney's ESPN after the network used Emergency Alert System tones in promotional spots in 2023; ESPN can appeal  —  The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed a $147,000 fine against the Walt Disney Company's ESPN after the sports network …
Billy Binion / Reason:
The US Supreme Court revives the case of citizen journalist Priscilla Villarreal, who is suing Texas officials for her arrest over asking questions of police  —  Priscilla Villarreal's case is about whether certain reporters have more robust free speech rights than others.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Memo: Google will block US election ads after the polls close on November 5 to prevent misinfo about voting, including candidates prematurely claiming victory  —  - Google is implementing the policy “out of an abundance of caution and to limit the potential for confusion …
 
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Miles Kruppa / Wall Street Journal:
Prabhakar Raghavan will leave his role overseeing Google search and ads products, to be replaced by Nick Fox; Raghavan will become Chief Technologist
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Prime Video announces a one-night special on US election results starting at 5pm Nov. 5, hosted by Brian Williams, in Amazon's first news video investment
Meta:
Meta announces first results from its work with Blumhouse Productions on a pilot program seeking creative industry feedback on Meta's AI video model Movie Gen
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
In an email to staff, the BBC says it has abandoned the recruitment process for its first ever royal editor, a position announced in December 2023
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The UK's Sun begins rolling out a registration wall asking users to create an account and seems to be applying it mainly to content by its best-known writers
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Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
An independent report finds Australia's Nine has systemic issues with abuse of power, discrimination, and sexual harassment; Nine pledges to make changes
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Social media users criticize TMZ for publishing a photo purportedly showing the body of ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died in a fall; TMZ removed it
Paul Linford / HoldtheFrontPage:
The National Union of Journalists calls the BBC's cuts “a damaging assault on journalism”; cuts include a net loss of 130 jobs and the end of tech show Click
Emma Roth / The Verge:
The US FTC adopts its final “click-to-cancel” rule requiring businesses to make canceling a subscription as easy as signing up, after proposing the rule in 2023
 

 
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Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
Google is removing Gemini support from the main Google app on iOS, pushing users to download the standalone Gemini app that launched in November 2024

Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft announces Muse AI, a first-of-its-kind generative AI model that can generate a game environment based on visuals, players' controller actions, or both

Lizette Chapman / Bloomberg:
Palantir's stock fell 10% on February 19 after the WaPo reported US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plans to cut military spending; PLTR is up 50%+ in 2025

 
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