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Business Insider:

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.
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Wayne Friedman /
TVNewsCheck: Trade Desk Q3 CTV Ad Revenue Rises 36%

Katie Robertson /
New York Times: New York Times Tech Guild Ends Strike

Mike Janssen /
@mjanssen.bsky.social: My life can return to normal now (frantically Wordles) [embedded post]

Ben Smith /
@semaforben: Bragging that “the apps and the website were slow to load” on election night ... @nyguild: Our @NYTGuildTech has wrapped up its Election ULP Strike and will return to work Tuesday. More here.... [image]

Corbin Bolies /
@corbinbolies: new: the NYT's tech guild ends its strike without getting to a contract, saying the strike served as a “warning” to NYT management. it adds that people can play NYT games. guild says the strike caused the NYT not to launch state-level needles (the presidential one went live) [image]

Lucia Moses /
@lmoses: New from me: @nyguild ending its tech worker strike vs the @nytimes after a week: https://www.businessinsider.com/ ...

Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: Inbox: After a weeklong work stoppage coinciding with the election, unionized New York Times tech staff are ending their strike. The Guild said it does not have a contract yet. [image] @lessin: The striking new york times tech workers ‘warning’ their employer they are ‘coming back to work to move the fight inside’ ... please... the baller @nytimes response would be ‘stay home, forever, everything kept working fine with you’ ... [image]

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Some Times newsroom staffers are furious about how @NYTGuildTech handled this. National correspondent Jeremy W. Peters tells me: “The NewsGuild owes us, its dues paying members, an explanation for why they miscalculated so badly here. Unfortunately, when journalists need robust,

Sharon Knolle /
The Wrap: New York Times Tech Workers End Strike Without Deal, Citing Impact Their Absence Had on Election Night @nytguildtech: A WARNING TO THE TIMES: Tuesday, we will be returning to work, after a successful Election Week ULP Strike. We clearly demonstrated how valuable our work is to @nytimes. And now we'll move our fight inside. [image] Fox News: New York Times tech union ends weeklong strike with no contract in hand: ‘The vibes are not good’

Gail Sherman /
Boing Boing: The New York Times Tech Guild built a page of games to play during the strike

New York Times:

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

Discussion:
TVNewsCheck, @nichcarlson, @hblodget and @benmullin

Discussion:

Sarah Krouse /
TVNewsCheck: A New Streaming Customer Emerges: The Subscription Pauser

Nicholas Carlson /
@nichcarlson: My news is out!

Henry Blodget /
@hblodget: Yes, @nichcarlson IS launching a new media co! And thank goodness! Video is by far the most consumed and influential medium on the planet. But linear TV is dying. So the world needs a trusted, focused, native-digital-video journalism brand. Nick and Dynamo are building it!

The Hollywood Reporter:

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 …

Discussion:

Nik Roseveare /
Advanced Television: Lineker leaving Match of the Day

Ali Watkins /
New York Times: Gary Lineker to Leave BBC's ‘Match of the Day’

Matt Webb Mitovich /
TVNewsCheck: ABC Sets Midseason Dates for ‘Rookie’, ‘Will Trent’, Tim Allen Comedy

Mallory Moench /
BBC: Gary Lineker to leave BBC's Match of the Day

Jamie Grierson /
The Guardian: BBC confirms Gary Lineker's departure from Match of the Day

Ellise Shafer /
Variety: Gary Lineker to Leave ‘Match of the Day’ at End of Season, Extends BBC Contract to 2026 World Cup

Clemmie Moodie /
The Sun: Gary Lineker to QUIT Match Of The Day at end of season - and will LEAVE BBC after fronting 2026 World Cup coverage

Dan Sheldon /
New York Times: Gary Lineker leaving Match of the Day at end of season, will host BBC's 2026 World Cup coverage

Kasra Moradi /
The Mirror: Jermaine Jenas' awkward joke to Gary Lineker about taking his Match of the Day job

Stuart Ballard /
GB News: Gary Lineker's Match of the Day exit explained as details emerge on strained BBC relationship

Helen Bushby /
BBC: Lineker to stop hosting Match of the Day, BBC confirms

Martin Robinson /
Daily Mail: Axing Lineker will save BBC ‘millions’: Gary was ‘open’ …

Arthur Weinstein /
Awful Announcing: Popular announcer Gary Lineker reportedly sets BBC departure

Daniel /
@dan_ofthesouth: Go on @GaryLineker 🫡 [image] @bbcmotd: ‘A big part of my life right from the start.’ @GaryLineker speaking to @BBCBreakfast, reflecting on what Match of the Day means to him. #BBCFootball [video] @hltco: 25 years presenting MOTD is incredible when you think about it. Gary Lineker has been the face of this country's biggest football show for the entirety of millions of supporters' lives, he'll have been one of the first faces they associated with the game; that's some legacy. [image]

@bbcmotd:
The end of an era, after more than 25 years hosting Match of the Day. Gary will continue to host the FA Cup and lead the BBC's 2026 World Cup coverage. #MOTD #BBCFootball [image] @theeuropeanlad: Gary Lineker will be missed as presenter of Match of the Day. I remember watching this program every Saturday night as a little boy until now. Nostalgic, funny and class.

Dougie Critchley /
@dougiecritchley: Replacing Gary Lineker is a near impossible task. He is Match Of The Day. It's all multiple generations have ever known. Broadcasting behemoth!

Semafor:

US legacy news outlets' coverage of Trump is likely to change as they end internal debates about “normalizing” Trump and acknowledge a political realignment— The Scoop — With the final days of the 2024 campaign approaching, Sen. John Fetterman was campaigning hard …

Discussion:

David Strom /
HotAir: Lamestream Media Trying to Figure Out What Went Wrong

Stephen Fowler /
@stphnfwlr: “Trump's victory isn't a result of a failure by news outlets to sufficiently hold him accountable. The real answer is... a lot more uncomfortable to grapple with: The national news media is more limited in its reach+influence than ever in the modern era.” https://www.semafor.com/...

Jacob Shamsian /
@jayshams: A lot of wisdom in here https://www.semafor.com/...

Ted Nesi /
@tednesi: “Popular podcasts and YouTube shows rely on the news media for information that informs their segments, but they do not employ journalists and are not held to the same standards of accuracy and accountability.” https://www.semafor.com/...

Aidan McLaughlin /
@aidnmclaughlin: Jeffrey Goldberg to @maxwelltani: “Elon Musk's opposition to accountability journalism isn't ideological. It's practical.” https://www.semafor.com/... [image]

Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: We spoke with the top editors/heads of the New Yorker, WaPo, Axios, the Atlantic, the Information, More Perfect Union, and Crooked Media about what it says about the media that Trump won again despite almost a decade of overwhelmingly negative coverage https://www.semafor.com/...

Shelby Talcott /
@shelbytalcott: Jim VandeHei tells @maxwelltani it's “gut-check time for traditional media:” “Half the country thinks traditional media is biased and often useless. They feel reporters treat Republicans like a crime beat and Democrats like friends in need...” https://www.semafor.com/...

Taylor Lorenz /
@taylorlorenz: “The national news media is more limited in its reach and influence than ever in the modern era.” I built my entire beat on this premise (and wrote a book on it) and it's extremely validating to see mainstream reporters and media bosses start to grasp it https://www.semafor.com/...

Martin Peers /
The Information: Wall Street Finally Forgives Musk for Twitter

Peter Kafka /
@pkafka: Trump 1.0 was a TV guy who used Twitter to change what he saw on the screen. It was an output device, not an input device. “A typewriter,” he called it. What happens this time around, when his new BFF owns Twitter? [image]

Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: I spoke with the top editors/heads of the New Yorker, WaPo, Axios, the Atlantic, the Information, More Perfect Union, and Crooked Media about what it says about the media that Trump won again despite almost a decade of overwhelmingly negative coverage https://www.semafor.com/...

Christopher Schaefer /
@chrisschaef: A lot of people in DC fundamentally don't understand how much the media has changed. https://www.semafor.com/... @pressgazette: New Yorker EiC David Remnick: editors didn't have “the illusion that they were speaking to a majority of the electorate”. Axios' Jim VandeHei said: “The verdict is not debatable: Half the country thinks traditional media is biased and often useless” https://www.semafor.com/...

Ed Driscoll /
Instapundit: SEMAFOR: The old media grapples with its new limits. — When Semafor asked …

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Status:
Q&A with The New Yorker editor David Remnick about low morale in media after Trump's victory, MAGA Media's role in poisoning the public discourse, and more

The Atlantic:
The 2024 US election cycle has shown that few seem to agree on who constitutes “the media”, what their role should be, or how much influence they have in 2024

Discussion:
@brianstelter, @lucas_shaw, @brianstelter, @BrentToderian@mastodon.online, The Guardian, @taylorlorenz@threads.net, Fox News, @farhip, @djkoessler, @deggans, @benmazer, @haldavis3, @craigsilverman@mastodon …, User Mag, @cwarzel@threads.net,

Discussion:

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: “These people livestreamed and published unpolished three-hour podcasts. It's easier to build a relationship with people when you're in their ears 15 hours a week: Letting it all hang out can feel more authentic, like you have nothing to hide...”

Lucas Shaw /
@lucas_shaw: This from @cwarzel applies not just to traditional media but to politics. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... [image]

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: >> @cwarzel describes two contradicting feelings: “First is a kind of powerlessness from working in an industry with waning influence amid shifting consumption patterns. The second is the notion that the craft, rigor, and mission of traditional journalism matter more than ever.”

Brent Toderian /
@BrentToderian@mastodon.online: “'You are the media now'...sounds empowering. Musk's acolytes see it as the end of traditional-media gatekeeping. But what he's really selling is the notion that people are on their own—that facts are malleable, and that what feels true ought to be true.” — https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... …

Taylor Lorenz /
@taylorlorenz@threads.net: I wrote about how Threads has become a hotbed of liberal conspiracism and how dangerous it is that Democrats are engaging in such deep denialism of the truth https://www.usermag.co/...

Paul Farhi /
@farhip: Many a fine point in this @cwarzel piece about the criticisms of “the media:” —Did the media cover up Biden's decline? Did it also drive him from the race? —Did it fail to do its job? But is it also powerless and irrelevant? Something for everyone. Ugh. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...

DJ Koessler /
@djkoessler: “'You are the media now.' That's the message that began to cohere among right-wing influencers shortly after Donald Trump won the election this week.” It's never been more urgent for Democrats to invest in the creator economy and media building. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... @deggans: Charlie Warzel crystallizes things on the tip of my brain until he wrote them. On pro media's huge challenge today: “people, glued to their devices, like to consume information when it's informally presented via parasocial relationships with influencers.” https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...

Benjamin Mazer /
@benmazer: “It is terribly difficult to make people care about things they don't already have an interest in...As a result, news organizations frequently take cues from what they perceive people will be interested in.” @cwarzel https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...

Hal Davis /
@haldavis3: .@cwarzel: They enjoy frenetic, algorithmically curated short-form video, streaming and long-form audio, and the feeling that only a slight gap separates creator and consumer. 2/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... @craigsilverman@mastodon.social: “The undeniable truth is that people, glued to their devices, like to consume information when it's informally presented via parasocial relationships with influencers ...and the feeling that only a slight gap separates creator and consumer.” — https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...

Taylor Lorenz /
User Mag: Threads becoming inundated with liberal election fraud conspiracies highlights the shift toward a “post-truth” online landscape across the political spectrum

Charlie Warzel /
@cwarzel@threads.net: Don't really know how to write a post for this new column of mine. I think the media is in a weird, rough place. I don't think it was ‘the podcast election.’ I think it was the ‘nobody knows what anyone does online or how much it all matters’ election. The 'You're the media now' election (gift link) https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...

Charlie Warzel /
@cwarzel@threads.net: I've found some of the 'build/find the left's Joe Rogan' discourse disheartening in this vein. you don't build stuff like that anymore with the intention of becoming a behemoth. that's not really how it works with this stuff. and in the scramble to make sense of things …

Charlie Warzel /
@cwarzel@threads.net: All of this is a bit brain scrambling. I think there needs to be a reckoning about why so many people have tuned out/lost trust. But the information environment has also been poisoned in ways that only make this worse. …

Charlie Warzel /
@cwarzel@threads.net: I wrote a lot of words over the last two days thinking out loud about ‘the media’ and this election. How it felt like lots of people in and outside the industry were confused about just how much influence the press has/should have. How its very hard to know what moves the needle and what matters. …

Charlie Warzel /
@cwarzel@threads.net: For example. You can stop posting to Twitter (for me, its 98% just a vector to get trolled these days). I don't really want to lend my name and words to a platform owned by a guy who is trying to dismantle my industry. But also...it's where people you want to reach are. …

The Daily Beast:

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 …

Discussion:
CNN, RedState, Poynter, @brianstelter, IJR, Deadline, Page Six, New York Post, TVLine, al.com, Raw Story, @ameshiacross, HuffPost, Status, Mediaite, @brianstelter, The Wrap, Axios, The Hill, Variety, New York Times, Fox News, TVNewsCheck, Twitchy, The Gateway Pundit, Just Jared, Puck and The Hollywood Reporter

Discussion:

Brian Stelter /
CNN: Chris Wallace departs CNN after three years at network

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Statement from CNN CEO Mark Thompson: “Chris Wallace is one of the most respected political journalists in the news business with a unique track record across radio, print, broadcast television, cable television and streaming. We want to thank him for the dedication and wisdom

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: Chris Wallace To Depart CNN After Three Years At Network

Vanessa Serna /
Page Six: Chris Wallace quits CNN after three years to explore streaming and podcasting

David Propper /
New York Post: CNN host Chris Wallace leaving network after 3 years to explore possible full-time podcasting career

Brian Steinberg /
al.com: After leaving Fox News veteran journalist walking away from CNN

Ameshia Cross /
@ameshiacross: No big surprises here. Streaming is the most lucrative and growing form of media out there...though I'm not sure who Wallace's audience is at this point, from a purely business perspective, a lot of people are cued in on streaming

Taiyler S. Mitchell /
HuffPost: Chris Wallace Leaving CNN In Search Of Podcasting Or Streaming Venture

Oliver Darcy /
Status: The Washington Posthaste — The Washington Post building. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Charlie Nash /
Mediaite: Chris Wallace to Leave CNN

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Chris Wallace was one of the faces of CNN's election coverage just last week, so his exit may surprise viewers. But it is common for TV anchor contracts to align with election cycles and for networks to make major adjustments in the months afterward... https://www.cnn.com/...

Sharon Knolle /
The Wrap: Chris Wallace Quits CNN to Pivot to Streaming, Podcasting

Rebecca Falconer /
Axios: Chris Wallace leaving CNN after 3 years

Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: Chris Wallace leaving CNN

Brian Steinberg /
Variety: Chris Wallace Will Exit CNN

Sharon Knolle /
TVNewsCheck: Chris Wallace Quits CNN To Pivot To Streaming, Podcasting

Mike LaChance /
The Gateway Pundit: REPORT: Chris Wallace Leaving CNN After Three Years - Might Try Podcasting

Dylan Byers /
Puck: CNN's Existential Post-Election Season

Wall Street Journal:

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.

Discussion:
Axios, Meta and Irish Independent, more at Techmeme »

Press Gazette:

Daily Mail EIC Ted Verity says Mail+ has hit 100K paying subscribers, after launching the partial paywall in January 2024, and plans a US Mail+ launch in 2025— Mail Online has hit 100,000 paying subscribers to its partial paywall in less than ten months.

Discussion:
@pressgazette

CNN:

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 …

Discussion:
Wall Street Journal, CBS News, New York Post, Associated Press, Telegraph, HuffPost, Las Vegas Review-Journal, @brianstelter, NewsNation, Mother Jones, @brianstelter, ZeroHedge News, @passantino@threads.net, New York Magazine, News18, Washington Times, Daily Mail, USA Today, Twitchy, RedState, Fox News, The Wrap, Forbes, NPR, Rolling Stone, New Jersey Online, KTVU-TV, Scripps News, CNBC, Washington Examiner, Washington Post, The Independent, Barrett Media, Le Monde.fr, Politico, New Republic, The Guardian, UPI, ABC News, The Hill, The Daily Caller, Daily Kos and IJR

Discussion:

Camilo Montoya-Galvez /
CBS News: What to know about Tom Homan, Trump's new “border czar” New York Post: Trump's new border czar Tom Homan warns sanctuary city New York to cooperate with feds: ‘Going to do the job with or without you’

Jill Colvin /
Associated Press: Trump announces Tom Homan, former director of immigration enforcement, will serve as ‘border czar’

Debra J. Saunders /
Las Vegas Review-Journal: With initial nominations, Trump shows loyalty is everything

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Tom Homan is no longer a Fox contributor, effective today. But his live shots yesterday (before the “border czar” announcement) and today were basically the same. The difference was that he wore a tie today. Here's my full story: https://www.cnn.com/...

Patrick Djordjevic /
NewsNation: Who is Trump's new border czar Tom Homan?

Isabela Dias /
Mother Jones: Trump Puts the Father of Family Separation in Charge of Mass Deportation

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Homan is the first Fox personality to join the currently-in-formation Trump administration, and he likely won't be the last. Between 2017 and 2020, there were 20 known cases of Fox-to-Trump moves.

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: When Tom Homan left the Trump admin in 2018, he didn't go far - he joined Fox News as a paid contributor. Now, in a full circle moment, the immigration hard-liner is leaving Fox and becoming the “border czar.” The Fox-to-Trump pipeline is turning back on: https://www.cnn.com/...

Jon Passantino /
@passantino@threads.net: With his ‘border czar’ pick, Trump shows he is poised to re-make the Fox News White House https://www.cnn.com/... News18: Who is Tom Homan? Trump Picks ‘Face’ Of Family Separation As ‘Border Czar’ To Crack Down On Migrants

Stephen Dinan /
Washington Times: Trump's new border czar puts sanctuary cities on notice: ‘Get the hell out of the way’

Katelyn Caralle /
Daily Mail: Who is Tom Homan? The former ICE chief who is Donald Trump's pick for border czar

Bart Jansen /
USA Today: Who is Tom Homan? Trump names former Border Patrol agent, ICE chief named ‘border czar’

Doug P. /
Twitchy: Tom Homan Sends Message to Sanctuary City Mayors (Attn. Kamala: THIS Is How Border Czar-ing Is Done!)

Teri Christoph /
RedState: Trump's ‘P*issed Off’ New Border Czar Vows to Fix ‘National Security’ Crisis Created by Biden and Harris

Fox News:
Trump's ‘border czar’ warns Dem govs rejecting Trump deportation plan: ‘Get the hell out of the way’

Mary Whitfill Roeloffs /
Forbes: What To Know About Trump's New ‘Border Czar’ Tom Homan

Rachel Treisman /
NPR: What to know about Tom Homan, the former ICE head returning as Trump's ‘border czar’

Nikki McCann Ramirez /
Rolling Stone: Trump Taps Family Separation Mastermind to Be ‘Border Czar’

Justin Boggs /
Scripps News: Trump announces former acting ICE Director Tom Homan as new ‘border czar’

Spencer Kimball /
CNBC: Private prison stocks jump on Trump appointment of immigration hardliner Tom Homan

Anna Giaritelli /
Washington Examiner: Trump looks to immigration hawks to lead DHS and his mass deportation plan

Jennifer Hassan /
Washington Post: Live updates The latest on the transition to a Trump presidency

Lucy Leeson /
The Independent: Donald Trump's new border czar Tom Homan issues stark warning to illegal immigrants

Malcolm Ferguson /
New Republic: Trump Announces New Border Czar in Dead of Night—and He's a Nightmare The Guardian: Trump says former Ice director Tom Homan will be in charge of borders and deportations

Brett Samuels /
The Hill: Trump names former ICE director Homan ‘border czar’

Reagan Reese /
The Daily Caller: Trump Appoints Tom Homan As ‘Border Czar’

Sandra Rhodes /
IJR: Trump Appoints Tom Homan As ‘The Border Czar’

Deadline:

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 …

Discussion:
Tennis.com, @bkrejcikova, @jon_wertheim, Awful Announcing, @pavyg, @bkrejcikova, OutKick, Sports Business Journal, The Daily Beast, CNN, NBC News, @prickleandgoo, Front Office Sports, Forbes, Us Weekly, @bkrejcikova, Newser, Associated Press, BBC, @pavyg, HuffPost, Awful Announcing, The Guardian, Awful Announcing, New York Post, GB News, Fox News and Barrett Media

Discussion:

Barbora Krejcikova /
@bkrejcikova: You might have heard about the recent comments made on Tennis Channel during the WTA Finals coverage that focused on my appearance rather than my performance. As an athlete who has dedicated herself to this sport, it was disappointing to see this type of unprofessional (cont.)

Jon Wertheim /
@jon_wertheim: A tennis twitter apology: [image]

Arthur Weinstein /
Awful Announcing: Tennis Channel commentator apologizes for bizarre hot mic comments

Pavvy G /
@pavyg: This is the full transcript of what Jon Wertheim said; “What do you think I am...erm Barbora Krejcikova? Look at the forehead when Krejicikova and Zheng take the court....8 head.” He has since issued a public apology and has been suspended by the Tennis Channel. [video]

Barbora Krejcikova /
@bkrejcikova: 2/3 commentary. This isn't the first time something like this is happening in sports world. I've often chosen not to speak up, but I believe it's time to address the need for respect and professionalism in sports media. These moments distract from the true essence of (cont.)

Amber Harding /
OutKick: Tennis Analyst Jon Wertheim Suspended After Hot Mic Moment Making Fun Of Player's Forehead

Matias Grez /
CNN: Tennis Channel removes analyst indefinitely after comment about Barbora Krejčíková's forehead

Marlene Lenthang /
NBC News: Tennis Channel removes Jon Wertheim for ‘inappropriate’ remark about Barbora Krejcikova @prickleandgoo: So basically Jon Wertheim of @TennisChannel is apologising for getting caught, is that what I'm seeing here? This is disgusting. This is what women in sport have to deal with all the time, and it is unacceptable. [image]

Margaret Fleming /
Front Office Sports: Tennis Channel Suspends Journalist Jon Wertheim After Hot Mic Comments About Player's Appearance

Daniel Trainor /
Us Weekly: Tennis Channel Analyst Suspended After Making Fun of Star Player's Appearance on Air

Barbora Krejcikova /
@bkrejcikova: 3/3 sport and the dedication all athletes bring to the field. I love tennis deeply, and I want to see it represented in a way that honors the commitment we make to compete at this level.

John Johnson /
Newser: Tennis Channel Suspends Analyst Over Hot Mic Joke Associated Press: Tennis Channel takes Jon Wertheim off the air for comment about Wimbledon champ Barbora Krejcikova

Katie Falkingham /
BBC: Krejcikova criticises journalist over forehead remark

Pavvy G /
@pavyg: @BKrejcikova A few people have asked to see the footage so here it is. I'm so sorry Barbora that you've had to endure this when all you are doing is working so hard and trying your best in being a professional, which can't be said for Jon Wertheim. All the best, we stand with you Barbora. ❤️ [video]

Ron Dicker /
HuffPost: Serves Him Right? Tennis Analyst Suspended After Mocking Player's Looks On The Air

Brandon Contes /
Awful Announcing: Hot mic catches Tennis Channel commentator making bizarre comment about women players

Zach Braziller /
New York Post: Tennis analyst pulled off air after hot-mic comments about Barbora Krejcikova

Stuart Ballard /
GB News: Jon Wertheim reveals what he told Barbora Krejcikova after mocking Wimbledon champion's forehead

Fox News:
Tennis Channel analyst suspended indefinitely after hot-mic comments made about 2024 Wimbledon champ

Bloomberg:

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 …

Discussion:
TVNewsCheck, Wall Street Journal, Cord Cutters News, The Desk and Benzinga

Discussion:

Matthew Keys /
TVNewsCheck: Dish Creditors Reject Bond Exchange, Raising Questions About DirecTV Acquisition

Alexander Gladstone /
Wall Street Journal: Dish Bondholders Reject Debt Swap for Ergen's DirecTV Merger

Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: Dish Network Bondholders Throw Wrench in DIRECTV Merger, Leaving Satellite TV's Future Uncertain

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Dish creditors reject bond exchange, raising questions about DirecTV acquisition

Financial Times:

IAC says it is weighing spinning off its 85% stake in Angi and is open to selling other assets as the media group slims down— Home services marketplace launched in the dotcom era has seen plumbers and roofers cut ad spending — Barry Diller's IAC is exploring a spin-off …

Discussion:
The Information, CNBC, Benzinga, Barron's Online, Reuters and MediaPost

Discussion:

Rocket Drew /
The Information: IAC Explores Spinoff of Angi

Annie Palmer /
CNBC: IAC exploring spinoff of home improvement marketplace Angi

Paul R. La Monica /
Barron's Online: Barry Diller's IAC Weighs Spinoff of Angi Home-Services Unit

Harshita Mary Varghese /
Reuters: IAC weighs home services unit Angi's spin-off as Dotdash Meredith drives revenue

Ray Schultz /
MediaPost: IAC Mulls A Spinoff Of Its 85% Stake In Angi

Wall Street Journal:

Sources: VP and GM of Google News Shailesh Prakash, who moved from The Washington Post to Google two years ago, has resigned— Shailesh Prakash departs after two years at the tech giant; relationships between Google News and publishers remain strained — Shailesh Prakash …

Discussion:
TVNewsCheck, The Information, New York Post, Hindustan Times and MediaPost

Discussion:

Alexandra Bruell /
TVNewsCheck: Google Executive Picked To Supercharge News Efforts Has Resigned

Catherine Perloff /
The Information: Google's News Executive Leaves

Thomas Barrabi /
New York Post: Google News executive Shailesh Prakash resigns as tensions with publishers mount: report Hindustan Times: Google News executive Shailesh Prakash resigns amid increasing tensions with news publications: Report

Laurie Sullivan /
MediaPost: Google News Exec Heading Publisher Relationships Resigns

Reuters:

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 …

Discussion:
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Variety:

Endeavor agrees to sell OpenBet and IMG Arena, its sports gambling and tech businesses, in a $450M management buyout backed by Endeavor chief Ari Emanuel— Endeavor agreed to sell OpenBet and IMG Arena, its sports gambling and technology businesses, in a $450 million management buyout backed …

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Discussion:

Jill Goldsmith /
Deadline: Endeavor Selling OpenBet And IMG Arena In Ari Emanuel-Backed $450 Million Management Buyout

Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: Endeavor to Sell OpenBet and IMG Arena In Management Buyout Backed By Ari Emanuel

Eben Novy-Williams /
Sportico: Endeavor CEO Buys Endeavor Betting Biz for $450 Million

Wendy Lee /
Los Angeles Times: Endeavor sells OpenBet, IMG Arena for $450 million in Ari Emanuel-led management buyout

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: Endeavor to Sell OpenBet, IMG Arena in $450 Million Management Buyout Backed by Ari Emanuel

Arasu Kannagi Basil /
Reuters: Endeavor to sell OpenBet, IMG Arena for about $450 million to management-led group

Lucas Shaw /