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Sources: Disney board members are exploring fresh candidates in their search for a successor to Bob Iger, including EA CEO Andrew Wilson — Disney board members are considering outsiders including the CEO of videogame company Electronic Arts — Disney is exploring fresh candidates …
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Nicholas Carlson unveils Dynamo, a video-focused company that aims to make “cinematic” stories, and raised $3.4M from Henry Blodget, Jessica Lessin, and others — Nicholas Carlson is preparing to debut a media start-up of his own called Dynamo.Clark Hodgin for The New York Times
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The New York Times says the Tech Guild is ending its strike after a weeklong work stoppage; during the strike, dozens of tech workers crossed the picket line — New York Times tech workers are ending their strike after a weeklong stoppage, Business Insider first reported.

Chris Wallace quits CNN after three years, opting not to renegotiate his contract, and says he will instead go independent — The veteran broadcaster, 77, will walk away from his seven-figure role in a watershed moment for cable TV. — EXCLUSIVE — Chris Wallace is quitting CNN …
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Le Monde, Le Figaro, Les Echos, and other French news outlets sue X, accusing it of running their content without paying, violating so-called neighboring rights — Several leading French news organizations said Tuesday, November 12, that they are suing social media platform X, accusing it of running their content without payment.
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Gary Lineker plans to step down from soccer show Match of the Day after 26 years, but extends his BBC Sport contract; he is the BBC's highest-paid presenter — The ex-England soccer captain has become the face of BBC Sport and the public broadcaster's highest-paid presenter since …

Meta plans to ask Facebook and Instagram users in Europe if they want to get “less personalized ads” and cuts subscription prices by 40%, a concession to the EU — The Facebook and Instagram owner faces pressure in Europe to ask before using data to target ads or train artificial intelligence.
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Tencent Music reports Q3 revenue up 6.8% YoY to ~$970M, below est., social entertainment revenue down 23.9%, and paying users up 15.5%; TME drops 5%+ pre-market — Tencent Music Entertainment (1698.HK) missed estimates for quarterly revenue on Tuesday, as Beijing's crackdown …
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Netflix says its ad tier has 70M MAUs globally, up from 40M in May 2024, and it sold all out available in-game inventory for its Christmas Day NFL broadcasts — Netflix, a company that once dismissed the concept of allowing commercials around its popular streaming content, now can't seem to get enough of them.
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The Tennis Channel indefinitely suspends analyst Jon Wertheim for “inappropriate” comments he made on air about Wimbledon champ Barbora Krejčíková's appearance — Longtime tennis analyst, Tennis Channel commentator and 60 Minutes contributor Jon Wertheim …
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Letter: a group of Dish creditors rejects a bond-exchange offer that is key to the company's proposed acquisition by DirecTV, ahead of a November 12 deadline — The steering committee of Dish lenders made its case to a wider group of bondholders, calling the deal one of the largest …
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Fox News contributor Tom Homan leaves the network to become Trump's “border czar”, showing how Trump is poised to re-make the “Fox News White House” — New York CNN — — When Tom Homan left the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency in 2018 …
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