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Anna Betts / The Guardian:
In a letter to the White House, AP Executive Editor Julie Pace called the move to block its journalists from events “a clear violation of the First Amendment” — Editor Julie Pace writes Trump's chief of staff about ban on its journalists after AP declines to use ‘Gulf of America’
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says the White House was holding “lies accountable” by barring the AP after it kept its name for the Gulf of Mexico — White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the decision to block the Associated Press from access …
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Reuters:
CBS, Nickelodeon, and other Paramount channels will be unavailable on YouTube TV after February 13, as the two companies failed to reach a contract renewal — Media giant Paramount Global's (PARA.O) channels, including CBS and Nickelodeon, will be unavailable on YouTube TV starting Thursday …
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: X agrees to pay ~$10M to settle Trump's 2021 lawsuit against Twitter and then-CEO Jack Dorsey over the ban on his accounts after the January 6 riot — Musk's platform becomes second social-media company to settle with Trump after Jan. 6, 2021 riot triggered bans
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Jim Saunders / News Service of Florida:
A Florida appeals court clears the way for Trump's defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize board; the case stems from prizes given for Russiagate coverage — The Pulitzer board members argued the lawsuit should be dismissed, in part, because most of the defendants were not Florida residents.
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Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
Sony Music reports Q3 revenue up 14% YoY to $3.12B, operating income up 28% YoY to $632.5M; Sony Pictures' income fell 18% YoY to $220.8M on $2.58B revenue — Sony Group Corporation turned in a strong third quarter for 2024, riding high on gaming and music while its film unit faced headwinds.
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Aisha Counts / Bloomberg:
Yahoo News signs up nearly 100 YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram creators to its “Stories From Creators” ad revenue sharing program; Yahoo News has 190M+ MAUs — - News site is sharing advertising revenue with 100 creators — More people turn to influencers as key sources of information
Michael Schneider / Variety:
A deep look at NBCUniversal's plans as parent Comcast sells off most of its linear cable channels and other media giants focus on building up streaming services — In the early 1980s, when cable TV was young and music videos were on the cutting edge, Doug Herzog used to fly coach for his job as a junior MTV programming executive.
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Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
Reddit reports Q4 revenue up 71% YoY to $428M, vs. $405M est., and daily active uniques up 39% YoY to 101.7M, vs. 103.1M est.; RDDT drops 12%+ — Reddit shares fell more than 15% on Wednesday after the company reported weaker-than-expected user numbers in its fourth-quarter earnings.
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Luke Smith / New York Times:
As Netflix reportedly considers a bid for F1's US TV rights, a look at F1 ESPN viewership, which averaged 1.1M viewers per race in 2024, down from 1.2M in 2022 — On completing its acquisition of Formula One in 2017, Liberty Media quickly identified the United States, a country where the sport …
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Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
Elon Musk and right-wing influencers redefine “doxxing” to include reporting on government employees; free speech advocates say they aim to intimidate the press — Right-wing influencers are criticizing journalists who have published public information about government employees.
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
British spy agency MI5 apologizes to the BBC for trying to prevent a BBC journalist from reporting on a neo-Nazi agent's behavior — The unprecedented situation arose after MI5 was forced to say sorry to three courts for lying about a neo-Nazi agent who attacked his girlfriend with a machete, the BBC revealed today.
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