Filing: the US DOJ's proposal requires Google to allow websites more ability to opt-out of its AI products and provide more ad placement controls to advertisers (Leah Nylen/Bloomberg)
Mediagazer: Filing: the US DOJ's proposal requires Google to allow websites more ability to opt-out of its AI products and provide more ad placement controls to advertisers (Leah Nylen/Bloomberg)
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CNBC:
Comcast confirms plans to spin off its NBCUniversal cable TV networks, including MSNBC and CNBC, with Mark Lazarus as CEO; the separation may take about a year— Comcast is moving forward with the spinoff of its cable network channels, including CNBC, MSNBC and E!, the company said Wednesday.
Discussion: Comcast, Engadget, New York Times, Axios, Variety, Mediaite, Los Angeles Times, @sherman4949, RetailWire, Front Office Sports, Forbes, @benmullin, @mediaite, @jeffjarvis, The Wrap, @sarafischer, AV Club, Ars Technica, @brianstelter, Marketplace, @sherman4949, One America News Network, @colbyhall, Philadelphia Business Journal, @nemalki.bsky.social, Radio & Television …, @benmullin, IJR, @brianstelter, @sherman4949, Breitbart, Fast Company, USA Today, Total Telecom, CNN, TechCrunch, TVNewsCheck, Bloomberg, Washington Examiner, Adweek, acecomments.mu.nu, The Guardian, Media Play News, Stephani Shelton on LinkedIn, Newser, HotAir, Cord Cutters News, @great_katzby, The Desk, NBC News, @stark.soy, @joshuabenton.com, Fox Business, The Verge, HuffPost, Yahoo Finance, Fortune, Barron's Online, Talking Biz News, Benzinga, Financial Times, The Information, @amolsharma.bsky.social, NBC News, Media Play News, Los Angeles Times, The Wrap, Variety, Ad Age, CNN, Awful Announcing, Cord Cutters News, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, Business Insider and Wall Street Journal
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Comcast: Comcast Announces Intention to Create Leading Independent Media Business Through Spin-Off of Select Cable Television Networks
Kris Holt /
Engadget: Comcast is spinning out Rotten Tomatoes and cable networks into a separate company
Benjamin Mullin /
New York Times: Comcast to Spin Off Cable Networks, Including MSNBC and CNBC
Sara Fischer /
Axios: Comcast plans to spin off NBCU's cable channels
Todd Spangler /
Variety: Comcast Announces Spin-Off of Most Cable Networks Into New Company to ‘Set These Businesses Up for Future Growth,’ CEO Brian Roberts Says
Colby Hall /
Mediaite: ‘We Could Be Fired Tomorrow!’ Morning Joe Awkwardly Jokes About Comcast Spinning Off MSNBC
Stephen Battaglio /
Los Angeles Times: What the Comcast cable network spinoff means for MSNBC and NBC News
Alex Sherman /
@sherman4949: Comcast makes it official: Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) today announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company comprised of a strong portfolio of NBCUniversal's cable television networks,
Nicholas Morine /
RetailWire: Comcast Spinoff Plans Materialize: MSNBC, CNBC, and E! Headed to ‘SpinCo’
Eric Fisher /
Front Office Sports: Comcast's SpinCo: New Home for USA Network, Golf Channel, Sports Rights
Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: KC Sullivan, CNBC's president, tells staffers the network will immediately begin reporting in to Mark Lazarus, who will run the new spin co: [image] @mediaite: ‘We Could Be Fired Tomorrow!’ Morning Joe Awkwardly Jokes About Comcast Selling Off MSNBC https://www.mediaite.com/... @jeffjarvis: Stopped by #BrokenMorningJoe & saw them trying to put a bright face on this. No. Cable has cooties & Comcast doesn't want any on them. Cable is the new magazine & newspaper: Dying. Bye. Comcast Greenlights $7 Billion Spinoff of NBCUniversal Cable Channels https://www.wsj.com/...
Sean Burch /
The Wrap: MSNBC and NBC News Staffers Are ‘In the Dark’ on What Comcast Spinoff Means for Them
Sara Fischer /
@sarafischer: #BREAKING @comcast makes it official, announces plans to spin off @NBCUniversal cable channels into separate, publicly traded company — LEADERSHIP/NAME: Mark Lazarus and Anand Kini to lead the new company, for now called “SpinCo” — TIMING: Comcast is targeting to complete the [image]
Mary Kate Carr /
AV Club: Whoa, Comcast really did offload most of its cable properties
Jon Brodkin /
Ars Technica: Comcast to ditch cable TV networks in partial spinoff of NBCUniversal assets
Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Comcast just jump-started a new season of major change across the TV industry. And no one quite knows what will happen next. Here is Wednesday morning's edition of @ReliableSources: https://view.newsletters.cnn.com/ ...
Samantha Fields /
Marketplace: Comcast cable spinoff reflects rapidly changing streaming landscape
Alex Sherman /
@sherman4949: including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets including Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow and Sports Engine, through a tax-free spin-off.
Abril Elfi /
One America News Network: Comcast Announces $7B Spin Off Of Cable Channels MSNBC, CNBC, USA
Colby Hall /
@colbyhall: SpinCo? Delighted to see that my old employer SPIN magazine is making a MAJOR play to get back in the game.
Ryan Mulligan /
Philadelphia Business Journal: Comcast details $7B spinoff of NBCUniversal cable networks
Jeff Harris /
@nemalki.bsky.social: Comcast is spinning off all of their networks except NBC, Telemundo & Bravo into a new company. They're also putting Fandango & Rotten Tomatoes into the new spinoff company as well. I wondered why they're putting USA into that spinoff, then I realized something — corporate.comcast.com/press/ releas...
Adam Jacobson /
Radio & Television Business Report: Comcast Confirms Spin-Off Plan For Cable Networks
Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: Comcast just announced it is spinning if its cable networks, including MSNBC and CNBC, into a new company: https://www.nytimes.com/...
Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Here's the Comcast press release: “Comcast announces intention to create leading independent media business through spin-off of select cable television networks” https://www.businesswire.com/ ...
Alex Sherman /
@sherman4949: Comcast now down 0.2% on the day. Call it back!
Tracy Brown Hamilton /
Fast Company: Comcast unveils SpinCo as a stand-alone media powerhouse
Harry Baldock /
Total Telecom: Comcast to spin off raft of cable TV channels
Brian Stelter /
CNN: Comcast's cable networks spinoff raises questions about future of the TV business
Lauren Forristal /
TechCrunch: Comcast spins off its cable channels into separate company as it looks for growth
Brian Steinberg /
TVNewsCheck: MSNBC Faces Potential For Big Changes In Comcast Cable Spin-Off
Christopher Palmeri /
Bloomberg: Comcast to Spin Off Cable-TV Channels Like MSNBC, USA
Asher Notheis /
Washington Examiner: Comcast moving forward with spinoff from MSNBC and other cable channels
Callum Jones /
The Guardian: Comcast to spin off portfolio of cable networks including MSNBC and CNBC
Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: Comcast to Launch Separate ‘SpinCo’ Company With Select Cable TV Assets, Fandango Movie Ticket and TVOD Platform
Stephani Shelton /
Stephani Shelton on LinkedIn: This is big and potentially bad news for journalists and journalism. NBC itself won't be included so how about the news synergy between all the networks? …
Jenn Gidman /
Newser: Comcast Offloading the Likes of MSNBC, CNBC
Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: Comcast Officially Spins Off MSNBC, USA Network, & Other Cable Networks into a New Company
Brandon Katz /
@great_katzby: -Short-term pain of sacrificing bulk of cable cash flow (minus Bravo) for long term growth emphasis/investor confidence narrative -Redirect resources to ongoing theme park expansion and streaming -Keep Donna Langley happy in-house as Disney sniffs around for a CEO successor
Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Comcast confirms it will spin off cable networks, Fandango
Daniel Arkin /
NBC News: Comcast announces plan to spin off cable channels, including MSNBC, CNBC and USA
Joshua Benton /
@joshuabenton.com: I remember in the late aughts, when media conglomerates did all they could to spinoff their newspapers so they'd no longer be a drag on the TV businesses. — Now, they're spinning off their TV businesses so they'll no longer be a drag on their local broadband monopolies. — www.cnbc.com/2024/11/19/c...
Jess Weatherbed /
The Verge: Comcast is spinning off its cable TV business
Marita Vlachou /
HuffPost: Comcast Spins Off MSNBC, Other Cable TV Networks
Laura Bratton /
Yahoo Finance: Comcast announces plan to spin off TV networks including MSNBC, CNBC to play ‘offense’ in new media landscape
Andrew Nusca /
Fortune: Comcast to spin off NBCU cable TV channels
George Glover /
Barron's Online: Comcast Stock Rises. Why a Cable TV Spinoff Plan Is Good News for Investors.
Chris Roush /
Talking Biz News: CNBC is part of Comcast spinoff company
Kaustubh Bagalkote /
Benzinga: Comcast Plans Major Cable Networks Spinoff, MSNBC And CNBC To Form New Public Company: Report
Amol Sharma /
@amolsharma.bsky.social: For people unfamiliar with deal mumbo jumbo: Comcast's existing shareholders will own this cable firm that gets spun off. It isn't being sold to someone else — yet — but over time, investors or potential buyers could approach the new company. [embedded post] NBC News: Comcast to announce the spinoff of cable networks, including MSNBC, CNBC and USA, sources say
Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: Comcast Reportedly Set to Spin-Off $7 Billion Cable TV Business; Matt Strauss to Become Chairman of NBCUniversal Media Group
Brian Steinberg /
Variety: Comcast Plans Massive Cable Spin-Off, Separating USA, MSNBC and More From NBC, Theme Parks
Brian Stelter /
CNN: Comcast to spin off its cable channels, including MSNBC and CNBC, into separate company
Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: Comcast Reportedly Plans to Get Rid of MSNBC, CNBC, USA & SyFy As It Spins Off Its Cable TV Channels Deadline: NBCUniversal Split: Comcast To Spin Off Cable Channels Under Mark Lazarus; Donna Langley Consolidates Power, NBC, Peacock & Bravo Stay Put
Amol Sharma /
Wall Street Journal: Sources: Comcast plans to announce Wednesday that it will be spinning off its NBCUniversal cable TV networks including MSNBC and CNBC, with Mark Lazarus as CEO
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CNBC:
Analyzing Comcast's spinoff of cable networks, purposefully structured with low debt: the move might be a signal to the industry that it's time to consolidate— Comcast shares posted modest gains Wednesday after the company announced its plan to spin off all of NBCUniversal's cable networks …
Discussion:
Alex Sherman on LinkedIn, Business Insider, Associated Press, The Streamable, Bloomberg, Reuters and MediaPost
Discussion:
Alex Sherman /
Alex Sherman on LinkedIn: Comcast officially said today it's moving forward with a spin of NBCU's cable networks other than Bravo. — To me, it's not a slam dunk investor move. … Business Insider: CNBC anchors shared worries and dark humor on air as Comcast looks to unload the network
Matt Ott /
Associated Press: Comcast to spin off cable networks, once star performers for the entertainment giant
Christopher Palmeri /
Bloomberg: Comcast to Spin Off Cable Channels MSNBC, USA
Wayne Friedman /
MediaPost: Comcast Spinning Off NBCU Cable Nets
Variety:
Sources: Comcast execs told staff that MSNBC may have to change its identity as part of the spinoff, including losing access to NBC News' newsgathering process— MSNBC fans who are disappointed in the progressive-leaning network after Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 election may no longer have it to kick around.
Discussion:
Mediaite, Deadline, Associated Press, Fox News, @sherman4949, @bristei, New York Post, @davidingram.bsky.social, @tvmojoe, @colbyhall, @jeffjarvis.bsky.social, @maxwelltani, @jbflint, @noblewatchman.bsky.social, @bristei, Awful Announcing, @igotarock2.bsky.social, @tomgara@threads.net, @harveyjkaye.bsky.social, @bristei.bsky.social, The Desk, PoliticusUSA and Instapundit
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Charlie Nash /
Mediaite: Bill O'Reilly Claims Comcast Is Desperately Trying To Shed ‘Hateful’ MSNBC: 'They'll Give It to You!'
Ted Johnson /
Deadline: Comcast Spinoff Of Cable Networks Leaves Questions Of How A Split Between MSNBC And NBC News Will Work
David Bauder /
Associated Press: What will happen to CNBC and MSNBC when they no longer have a corporate connection to NBC News? Fox News: MSNBC's future a ‘big concern’ for staffers as Comcast moves to separate liberal network from NBCUniversal
Alex Sherman /
@sherman4949: My take on the whole Comcast NBCU networks spin idea — it's more about the signal to the rest of the industry than about juicing Comcast shares in the near term. https://www.cnbc.com/...
Brian Steinberg /
@bristei: MSNBC Faces Potential for Big Changes in Comcast Cable Spin-Off https://variety.com/... via @variety
Alexandra Steigrad /
New York Post: MSNBC staffers ‘in a panic’ as NBC-parent Comcast plans to spin off channel — and possibly change its name
David Ingram /
@davidingram.bsky.social: What should the new name of MSNBC be, if it gets a new name? variety.com/2024/tv/news... (Presumably not Microsoft TV or SpinCo News) @tvmojoe: @JBFlint I mean, MSNBC long ago ditched the MS... there's no arts on A&E...HLN has no headlines or news...and Sundance channel airs sitcom reruns. What's another cable branding lie?!
Colby Hall /
@colbyhall: I'll say it: news of NBC's spinning of MSNBC kinda smacks of a death knell for the network, at least for this iteration. @jeffjarvis.bsky.social: Troubling: MSNBC might have to change its identity; will lose ties to NBC News operation & have to move; could be an acquisition target (stay the fuck away, Sinclair, Murdoch, Musk, Springer, etc.). — Or maybe Maddow should leave & build a new operation. — variety.com/2024/tv/news...
Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: MSNBC may have to change its name as part of today's spinoff, which will also likely impact (and limit) its newsgathering. The spinco's top exec says the company is thinking of itself as a “well-funded startup”....😬 [image]
Joe Flint /
@jbflint: So will CNBC be rebranded as “C.?” @noblewatchman.bsky.social: Many of us are reexamining our relationship with @msnbc That said, it's the only liberal leaning platform on cable. — Comcast plans to cut it loose. — Is it just a business as usual move or are they ridding themselves of a potential target of Trump 2.0? — variety.com/2024/tv/news...
Brian Steinberg /
@bristei: 5 Burning Qs about the Comcast cable spin off: *M&A? *What about MSNBC, CNBC? *Will Madison Ave. spend less $$ on smaller orgs? *Why does Bravo stay? *Will we still hear the NBCU ‘Symphony’? https://variety.com/... via @variety
Drew Lerner /
Awful Announcing: NBC Sports president on spinoff: 'We're going to fulfill every obligation'
Tom Gara /
@tomgara@threads.net: I know this is pretty standard placeholder naming language used in these kind of spinoff transactions but making MSNBC a unit of the Spin Company is an incredible act of corporate comedy
Harvey J Kaye /
@harveyjkaye.bsky.social: I wish I could say I cared, but I stopped watching #MSNBC when Chris Mathewes and Joy Ann declared their antipathy to Bernie (the latter at times with a touch of anti-semitism) — variety.com/2024/tv/news...
Brian Steinberg /
@bristei.bsky.social: At a meeting w MSNBC personnel Weds morning that included Rachel Maddow, Chris Jansing and Katy Tur, the new leader of Comcast's ‘spinco’ could not definitively say the network wouldn't have to change its name or remove NBC ‘peacock’ marks from its logo — variety.com/2024/tv/news...
Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Fox News tops MSNBC, CNN, Newsmax in post-election ratings
Jason Easley /
PoliticusUSA: MSNBC May Soon Be Gone
Semafor:
Sources: under current plans, Comcast's new spun off entity would carry little of its $101B of debt, giving it the ability to borrow for acquisitions
Discussion:
Bloomberg and @semaforben
Business Insider:
Comcast's spinoff is essentially a garage sale of its basic cable TV networks, as the number of people paying for and watching cable networks falls every year
Discussion:
TVNewsCheck, @pkafka.bsky.social, Advanced Television, MediaPost, Reuters and WHEC.com
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Laurie Sullivan /
TVNewsCheck: Apple Selling Own Ad Inventory For Apple News
Peter Kafka /
@pkafka.bsky.social: I wrote about the Comcast garage sale. www.businessinsider.com/comcast- cabl...
Wayne Friedman /
MediaPost: Comcast Moves Ahead to SpinOff NBCU Cable Networks The Hollywood Reporter: Comcast spinoff: cable channel Bravo, the NBC broadcast network, and Peacock will remain part of NBCUniversal; the new entity's ownership will mirror Comcast
Discussion:
Deadline, Los Angeles Times, Business Insider, Forbes, @pkafka, Variety, TVNewsCheck and Screen Rant
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Meg James /
Los Angeles Times: Behind Comcast's big TV deal: a bleak picture for once mighty cable industry
James Faris /
Business Insider: Why ‘Real Housewives’ maker Bravo is the only cable TV network that Comcast doesn't want to get rid of
Peter Kafka /
@pkafka: A big moment for Big Media. Or, if you like a less dramatic spin - a garage sale. Me on Comcast without cable: https://www.businessinsider.com/ ...
Michael Schneider /
Variety: Why NBCUniversal Is Holding On to Bravo as It Spins Off the Rest of Its Cable Nets
Matthew Biggin /
Screen Rant: Suits: LA Release Date Finally Confirmed At NBC
Bloomberg:
Filing: the US DOJ's proposal requires Google to allow websites more ability to opt-out of its AI products and provide more ad placement controls to advertisers— - Antitrust officials propose options in historic lawsuit — Google says government pushing ‘radical agenda’ beyond case
Discussion:
CNBC, CNN, Wired, The Verge, Associated Press, Axios, NPR, Politico, New York Times, AppleInsider, Breitbart, Cord Cutters News, Engadget, Reuters, The Guardian, Daring Fireball, Benzinga, Digiday, The Information, New York Magazine, RetailWire, New York Post, MarTech, The Media Leader, CNET, Digital Trends and Fast Company, more at Techmeme »
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Jennifer Elias /
CNBC: DOJ pushes for Google to break off Chrome browser after antitrust case
Michael Liedtke /
Associated Press: US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment
Rebecca Falconer /
Axios: DOJ asks judge to force Google to sell Chrome in partial breakup proposal
Bobby Allyn /
NPR: After a court win, the Justice Department is trying to make Google sell its Chrome browser
Brendan Bordelon /
Politico: DOJ asks judge to break up Google
David McCabe /
New York Times: U.S. Proposes Breakup of Google to Fix Search Monopoly
William Gallagher /
AppleInsider: Google is pissed that the DOJ may make it sell off Chrome
Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: DOJ Seeks to Force Google to Sell Chrome Browser in Ongoing Antitrust Battle
Daniel Cooper /
Engadget: The Morning After: DOJ wants Google to sell Chrome
John Gruber /
Daring Fireball: DOJ Will Ask Judge to Force Google to Sell Chrome and De-Google Android
Kaustubh Bagalkote /
Benzinga: Perplexity CEO Asks If AI Startup Should Acquire Google Chrome Following DOJ's Antitrust Push Against Search Giant
Ronan Shields /
Digiday: Incoming Trump administration puts potential breakup of Google's Chrome in new light
Nicholas Morine /
RetailWire: Google May Be Forced To Sell Chrome Browser, Sale Could Be Worth $20 Billion
Anu Adegbola /
MarTech: DOJ seeks sale of Chrome in Google antitrust case
Jack Benjamin /
The Media Leader: What a forced sale of Chrome would mean for Google
Omar Gallaga /
CNET: Google May Be Asked to Sell Chrome Browser by DOJ
Jacob Roach /
Digital Trends: U.S. government to Google: sell Chrome
Michael Grothaus /
Fast Company: Alphabet stock shrugs off report that the DOJ wants Google to sell off its Chrome browser
Press Gazette:
Tortoise says it plans to invest £25M in Observer over five years, aiming to turn it into a self-funded, paywalled newsbrand with 100K new digital subscribers— Guardian and Observer journalists have agreed to a 48-hour strike in protest at the planned sale of The Observer to Tortoise Media.
Discussion:
@shattenstone.bsky.social, @dominicponsford.bsky.social, @carolecadwalla.bsky.social, @shattenstone.bsky.social, @jobmaynooth.bsky.social, @danielthomasldn, @jacksommers.bsky.social, @pressgazette.co.uk, @shattenstone.bsky.social, @annafazack.bsky.social, @michaelgoodier.bsky.social and Telegraph
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Simon Hattenstone /
@shattenstone.bsky.social: ‘It is heading down a path to irrelevance ... its journalism lives, briefly and unloved, on The Guardian website.’ — Jesus if this is what Tortoise says when its wooing the Obs, what would it say if it didn't want it? 1/2 — pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/ n...
Dominic Ponsford /
@dominicponsford.bsky.social: Guardian updates: — *Observer sale decision goes to Scott Trust board on Monday — *First 48-hour strike on 4 December — *Obs journalists to be offered redundancy — *Tortoise says title will close without this deal — pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/ n...
Carole Cadwalladr /
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social: 700+ journalists at Britain's only liberal newspaper(s) believe that something has gone so profoundly wrong in their own organisation that 93% of them have voted to go on strike — 1/ — pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/ n...
Simon Hattenstone /
@shattenstone.bsky.social: And this is one of many reasons, the Guardian & Observer NUJ Chapel voted almost unanimously today to strike two days next week to save the Obs from a would-be proprietor that is already showing its colours even before any deal has been signed — pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/ n...
Prof John O Brennan /
@jobmaynooth.bsky.social: The potential loss of the Observer, after 240 years in print, would be devastating (yes, I buy paper copy most weeks). Let's hope it doesn't happen. — pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/ n...
Daniel Thomas /
@danielthomasldn: Guardian bosses have offered voluntary redundancy to any Observer staff that do not want to move to Tortoise in latest attempt to calm staff uproar ahead of a strike next month. A memo to staff confirms the board has greenlighted deal ahead of a meeting of Scott Trust next week
Jack Sommers /
@jacksommers.bsky.social: Carry no candle for Tortoise - and no idea what they want with the Observer - but this is true isn't it? pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/ n... [image] @pressgazette.co.uk: Update: Guardian CEO Anna Bateson says Observer journalists who don't want to join Tortoise Media may be offered voluntary redundancy: pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/ n...
Simon Hattenstone /
@shattenstone.bsky.social: To any PRs out there trying to convince journalists that they would be better off under new ownership, this aggressive, bilious statement from Tortoise must be the worst example ever of a charm offensive. — pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/ n...
Anna Fazackerley /
@annafazack.bsky.social: Education contacts have been kind enough to message me asking what is happening at The Observer, the fabulous and very old paper I do most of my investigations for. Here is an update of where we are. First Guardian strike since 1971. pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/ n...
Michael Goodier /
@michaelgoodier.bsky.social: personally slightly peeved at james harding's statement implying that GMG has no-one with digital skills? Let's be real, your site runs off wordpress, we don't have to be rude here — pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/ n...
Lucy Burton /
Telegraph: Guardian staff to go on strike for four days next month
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Telegraph:
Almost 93% of 600 Guardian and Observer staff organized by the NUJ vote in favor of strike action over the proposed sale of The Observer to Tortoise
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Carole Cadwalladr /
@carolecadwalla: NEW: Guardian & Observer journalists overwhelming vote in favour of strike action in protest at proposed sale of the Observer to Tortoise media. [image]
Martin Bright /
@martinbright: Observer and, importantly, Guardian journalists vote by 93% in favour of strike action. A huge show of solidarity over the proposed sale of the world's oldest newspaper. https://www.nuj.org.uk/...
Sonia Sodha /
@soniasodha: Results out of the Guardian & Observer NUJ's postal ballot on strike action on the proposed sale of the Observer to Tortoise & its impact on staff. 75% turnout, 92.8% in favour of strike action. [image] @pressgazette: Update: Tortoise has come out swinging against the strike decision, asking staff “how long do you think The Guardian will keep two sets of critics reviewing the same plays, films, art and music?” https://pressgazette.co.uk/...
Eleanor Wheatley /
Guido Fawkes: Guardian Staff Vote to Strike Over Observer Sale to ‘Slow News’ Tortoise Media
Alison Phillips /
New Statesman: Will staff go on strike to block the Observer sale?
Daniel Thomas /
Financial Times: Observer staff set to strike over planned Tortoise sale
Helen Cahill /
The Times: Guardian staff vote to strike over sale of Observer
Toronto Star:
Rogers Sports & Media lays off more than two dozen employees in its radio and podcasting divisions, citing declining revenue and challenges in advertising— The company has said there will be no closures or terminations of stations, programming or podcasts.
Discussion:
Inside Radio, CBC News and Globe and Mail
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Daniel Anstandig /
Inside Radio: North Of The Border, Rogers Media Makes ‘Difficult But Necessary’ Changes.
Washington Post:
Reg Murphy, an editor and publisher in Atlanta, San Francisco, and Baltimore, died Nov. 9 at 90; he was kidnapped in 1974 by a man angry at “liberal news media”— As a top editor at the Atlanta Constitution, he was held for a $700,000 ransom. He was later the publisher …
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New York Times, @tomsherwood, @slbuffington.bsky.social and @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social
Discussion:
Sam Roberts /
New York Times: Reg Murphy, Newspaper Editor Whose Kidnapping Made Headlines, Dies at 90
Tom Sherwood /
@tomsherwood: One of my first reporters/editors I looked up to when I began my own journalism career 60 years ago. All round great guy! Reg Murphy, editor and publisher who survived a kidnapping, dies at 90 https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Scott Buffington /
@slbuffington.bsky.social: The Georgia newspaper industry will miss Reg Murphy. A great man and first rate newspaper guy. [embedded post]
Jeff Jarvis /
@jeffjarvis@mastodon.social: Reg Murphy made me a columnist in San Francisco because he liked a caption I wrote. Then he sided with Feinstein against me and I quit. The day after I left, he quit. Bye, Reg. RIP. — Reg Murphy, editor and publisher who survived a kidnapping, dies at 90 https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
New York Times:
Trump says Republicans must kill the PRESS Act, which would protect journalists' records and sources from the US government; the bill is stalled in the Senate— The bill, known as the PRESS Act, would codify protections against federal investigators seizing reporters' records.
Discussion:
Dan Kennedy /
Media Nation: Despite bipartisan support, a proposed federal shield law may fall by the wayside
Scott Buffington /
@slbuffington.bsky.social: Trump will try to snuff out any and all opposition from the media. He supports the First Amendment only when it's favorable towards him. Facts are real, whether one likes them or not. [embedded post]
Mariane Angela /
The Daily Caller: Trump Urges Congressional Republicans To Block Bill Protecting Journalists From Government Spying @freedom.press: “As Congress wraps up its work for the year, the Senate's passage of a shield law for journalists should be a priority,” The @virginianpilot.bsky.social's editorial board wrote in November.
Nikki McCann Ramirez /
Rolling Stone: Trump Says Republicans ‘MUST KILL’ Bipartisan Bill to Protect Press Freedom
Kevin Gosztola /
@kgosztola.bsky.social: Here's Trump demanding that Lindsey Graham, Mike Lee, & other Republican senators withdraw support for federal shield law for reporters known as the PRESS Act. That way he could more easily suppress journalists and media organizations. (The bill already passed in the House.) [image]
@freedom.press:
🧵 Editorial boards across the country have endorsed the #PRESSAct to protect journalists and their sources. — The Senate needs to pass it now!
Alex Griffing /
Mediaite: Trump Demands Republicans ‘KILL’ Bipartisan Press Freedom Bill
Tubefilter:
Streamlabs: Twitch accounted for 82.3% of total Q3 streaming hours, with YouTube Gaming in second place at 5.6%; Kick grew 204% from Q2 2023 to Q3 2024— For years, the Logitech-owned creator dashboard Streamlabs and its data partner Stream Hatchet have compiled quarterly progress reports for the streaming industry.
Discussion:
@tvgrimreaper and Streamlabs
Columbia Journalism Review:
Q&A with Vulture's podcast critic Nicholas Quah about how Trump tapped into the podcast world, podcasters like Joe Rogan being “politically squishy”, and more— Donald Trump surprised a lot of people when he appeared on a number of nonpolitical podcasts this summer …
Discussion:
@joeroganhq
Bloomberg:
News Corp shareholders reject Starboard's proposal to end News Corp's dual share structure, which Starboard said gives the Murdochs “outsized influence”— - Starboard argued that Murdoch family had too much influence — Murdoch family awaits ruling in contentious trust trial
Discussion:
Reuters, Deadline, @davidfolkenflik and The Guardian
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Jill Goldsmith /
Deadline: News Corp. Defeats Shareholder Push To Ditch Super Voting Stock Amid Succession Jitters
David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: News Corp. News: Shareholders have rejected a motion supported by a number of investor advisor groups to eliminate the dual structure that allows Rupert Murdoch (and family) to control the company. He wields 40+ percent of voting shares despite owning far fewer common shares.
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Nielsen: Morning Joe's total audience fell 17% from the 6am hour to the 7am hour after Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski said they met Trump, an unusual drop— The decision from Comcast will notably rip apart NBCU News Group boss Cesar Conde's kingdom, with MSNBC and CNBC being spun off.
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Associated Press: Comcast to spin off cable networks that were once the entertainment giant's star performers
Cullen McCue /
Trending Politics Conservative Breaking: NEW: Cable Giant Plans Major Shakeup After MSNBC's Ratings Tank
Bevin Fletcher /
StreamTV Insider: Comcast officially plans spin out of cable TV networks, except Bravo
Jeremy Barr /
@jeremymbarr: Joe Scarborough says he was surprised by Trump's response when they discussed Pete Hegseth during their meeting. “When his name came up, there was not a flinch, but a noticeable 'we've got problems here.' Those weren't the words, but I will just tell you that was the takeaway.”
Natalie Korach /
Vanity Fair: MSNBC Anxiously Enters a New Trump Era
@jeffjarvis:
.@oliverdarcy reports that Joe & Mika's bended knee cost them dearly, akin to Bezos' chicken move. (I say people returned for the 8a rerun to see what the furor was about.) https://www.status.news/... [image]
Matthew Keys /
@matthewkeyslive: “Morning Joe” spent years building up a devoted audience of progressive viewers who found solace in the program's obsessive critiques of Trump. Now, after the show's hosts met with Trump last week, the audience is tuning out. Read here: https://www.msn.com/... [image]
Kelly Cripe /
@kellycripe: A lot of media outlets have really backed themselves into a corner in terms of audience growth.
Claes Holtzmann /
@claeshs.bsky.social: It's pretty remarkable—with the mass exodus from X, the 250,000 WaPo subscription cancellations, and now this. It's no easy feat to get users and viewers to actively change their habits in protest. [embedded post]
Michelle /
@michellesea.bsky.social: Happy to be one who changed the channel. — Mika's new mantra should be “ know how to diminish your value ”
Georg Szalai /
The Hollywood Reporter: Comcast's Cable Channels Spin Off Gets Mixed Wall Street Reaction
Brian Steinberg /
Variety: Comcast Cuts the Cord: 5 Burning Questions About M&A, MSNBC and More
Saleah Blancaflor /
Adweek: What the Comcast Cable Spinoff Really Means to the TV Industry
Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: A Comcast executive confirms to CNN that the full plan for spinning off NBCUniversal's cable channels will be unveiled tomorrow morning. Notably, the plan calls for MSNBC and CNBC to be cleaved off from NBC News. More to come...
Sally Shin /
@sallyshin: they kept bravo 😂
Amol Sharma /
@asharma: 3) NBCU veteran Mark Lazarus will head to the new cable venture as CEO, and will take NBCU CFO Anand Kini with him (Kini will become CFO and COO of the new firm).
Amol Sharma /
@asharma: Some significant leadership changes at NBCU, effective immediately: 1) Donna Langley will become chairman of NBCUniversal Entertainment and Studios, gaining streamlined greenlight authority and more financial visibility/control than she's had previously, sources say.
Amol Sharma /
@asharma: 2) Matt Strauss, a Comcast veteran who heads the direct-to-consumer business, will be named chairman of NBCUniversal Media Group, with control over areas such as sports, ad sales and distribution. Langley and Strauss will share ownership of key areas of the business.
David Gilmour /
Mediaite: Joe Scarborough Offers ‘On Background’ Morsel Following Trump Meeting: ‘Noticeable’ Reservation After Pete Hegseth ‘Problems’
Tim Karr /
@timkarr.bsky.social: The election signified one thing for many who mind the structures that underpin U.S. media: — We're seeing a seismic shift in the ways Americans consume news & information, away from journalism as usual toward something new & even more dangerous to democracy. — This news is just one indicator:
Stephanie Smith /
Stephanie Smith on LinkedIn: Comcast to spin off NBCU's cable channels, including CNBC, MSNBC, E!, Golf Channel, and USA. NBC broadcast stays with the mothership. …
Oliver Darcy /
@oliverdarcy@threads.net: Comcast is running away from the dying cable business, choosing to spin off its channels. — The seismic decision will rip MSNBC and CNBC apart from NBC News, prompting anxiety inside 30 Rock. — “I have a deep concern about how an MS severed from NBC has the resources to sustain its commitment to a journalistic mission,” one MSNBC vet told me. …
Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Comcast expected to announce spin-off of cable networks
Matthew Keys /
Matthew Keys on LinkedIn: Interesting that Comcast is choosing to hold onto Bravo and NBC.
Dan Rayburn /
Dan Rayburn on LinkedIn: Comcast has finalized its decision to spin out its NBCU cable assets, and according to the WSJ, an announcement could come on Wednesday. …
Amol Sharma /
@amolsharma.bsky.social: Comcast once regarded its cable group—with channels like USA, MSNBC, E! and Oxygen—as a crown jewel. Now it's spinning off nearly all of them into a $7 billion venture. The announcement is coming tomorrow, I'm told. www.wsj.com/business/med...
Dominick Mastrangelo /