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 (Sara Fischer/Axios)

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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— - To-date, Amazon and most of its Big Tech peers have avoided producing their own real-time news coverage, which is both expensive …
Discussion: Variety, The Wrap, Wall Street Journal, About Amazon, Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter

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Brian Steinberg /
Variety: Brian Williams, Amazon Prime Video Confirm Election-Night News Special

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: Brian Williams to Host Election Night Special on Prime Video

Gareth Vipers /
Wall Street Journal: Brian Williams to Host Live Election-Night Special on Amazon Prime Video

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: Amazon Announces Plans For Brian Williams' Election Night Special On Prime Video

The Hollywood Reporter:

FilmLA, which handles film permits in Los Angeles, reports Q3 production fell 5% YoY to 5,048 shoot days and reality TV production fell 56.3% to 946 shoot days— Amid the decline, some industry observers are calling for an expansion of the California film and TV tax credit program to compete …

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FilmLA, Los Angeles Business Journal, The Wrap, Variety, Deadline, Los Angeles Times and IndieWire

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Isabel Sami /
Los Angeles Business Journal: Los Angeles filming activity sees slowest quarter of 2024

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: LA TV and Film Production Sees 5% Drop in Q3, FilmLA Says

Erik Pedersen /
Deadline: Another Cruel Summer For L.A. Production As Shoot Days Fall Below Strike-Hit 2023 Levels

Christi Carras /
Los Angeles Times: Hollywood production falls below strike levels as reality TV takes massive hit

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— We recently introduced Meta Movie Gen—a suite of AI models that show how you can use simple text inputs to produce custom videos and sounds …

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Brian Welk /
IndieWire: Blumhouse Convinced Casey Affleck and Other Filmmakers to Use Meta's New AI Tool

Sean Burch /
The Wrap: Blumhouse Partners With Meta to Make Short Films Using Facebook's New AI Tools

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Meta Teams With Blumhouse and Filmmakers Like Casey Affleck to Test Movie Gen AI Tool

Katie Paul /
Reuters: Meta partners with Hollywood's Blumhouse to test out its AI movie generation model

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— The Sun has begun rolling out a registration wall asking users to sign up for free to read certain stories.

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One Man & His Blog

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Adam Tinworth /
One Man & His Blog: Spinning the digital news cycle

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— Deadline revealed in August that the search had been thrown into doubt after Roya Nikkhah, The Sunday Times royal editor and CBS News contributor …

New York Times:

ByteDance's publishing imprint 8th Note Press is expanding into print and plans to release 10-15 books per year, after launching as an ebook publisher in 2023— ByteDance, the Chinese tech giant that owns TikTok, will focus its publisher, 8th Note Press, on popular genres such as romance, romantasy and young adult fiction.

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Allison Moore on LinkedIn and Tubefilter

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Allison Moore /
Allison Moore on LinkedIn: Big day for 8th Note Press, finally announcing our print publishing partnership with Zando Projects. I'm so excited to get into bookstores starting next February. …

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— Nine board commits to implementing all recommendations for a ‘reset of culture’ — Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast

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Samantha Maiden /
news.com.au: ‘Sold a pup’: Nine stars lash bombshell report for refusing to name names

Sam Buckingham-Jones /
Australian Financial Review: Review finds Nine has systemic abuse, bullying and harassment issues Sydney Morning Herald: ‘Punishment Island’: Nine's culture of shaming, ghosting and belittling revealed

Nassim Khadem /
ABC: Nine's culture of bullying and sexual harassment revealed after review finds company ‘lacks accountability’

Stefanie Costi /
Stefanie Costi on LinkedIn: Workplace bullying and harassment will persist as long as we turn a blind eye, sweep it under the rug and cling to the toxic “nothing to see here” mentality. …

Victoria Buchan /
Nine for Brands: Nine Entertainment releases culture review findings

Nathan Jolly /
Mumbrella: ‘These behaviours come at a significant human cost’: Nine's abuse of power revealed in ‘distressing’ report

Tim Rose /
9News: ‘We are deeply sorry’: Report into Nine's workplace culture makes 22 recommendations

Matt Dennien /
@mattdennien: Nine's external cultural review is in. In past 5y, ~1/2 of almost 1000 staff responding to the related survey experienced or witnessed abuse of power or authority, & experienced bullying, discrimination & harassment, with 1/4 experiencing sexual harassment https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/ ... [image]

Bloomberg:

Publicis says it paid about $500M each for influencer marketing agency Influential in July 2024 and commerce marketing company Mars United Commerce in September— French advertising giant Publicis Groupe SA raised its annual organic revenue growth guidance for 2024, even as it warned …

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Cameron Clarke /
The Drum: Arthur Sadoun on media masterplan and the role of creativity to Publicis today

Brian Bonilla /
Ad Age: Arthur Sadoun defends Publicis' media transparency after WPP CEO Mark Read's industry comments

Alison Weissbrot /
Adweek: ‘We Are Still Winning’: Publicis Ups Guidance Thanks to Major Media Account Gains

Steve McClellan /
MediaPost: Publicis Groupe Upgrades 2024 Growth Outlook After Strong Q3 Results

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— The BBC has been accused of an “assault on journalism” after announcing a further raft of cuts to its services.

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@laralewington: Big love to @spenley, and big thank you to everyone for the countless beautiful messages I've received. Great to know how much @BBCClick has been loved.

Spencer Kelly /
@spenley: The only technology news that I never wanted to have to bring you. From me and @LaraLewington, thank you so much for having us. [video]

Dave Lee /
@daveleebbg@threads.net: Trying to abolish the BBC would have been impossible. But when the product is weakened to the point people lose all affinity with it, it will quietly disappear, and the UK (and the world) will have lost a great thing. …

Dave Lee /
@daveleebbg@threads.net: When I was the BBC's Silicon Valley correspondent, I was commissioned to do a series informally called “why does the UK not have it's own Google?”. The BBC should have been the UK's Google! It was Google before Google, Netflix before Netflix. Whopping missed opportunities everywhere. …

Christopher Mims /
@technicallymims@threads.net: What a bummer. I've been a fan for years.

Dave Lee /
@daveleebbg@threads.net: The BBC has canceled its technology show, Click, after 25 years. Writing on the wall after the inexplicable decision to move the programme (as well as the rest of the tech news team) from London to Glasgow. Over the past five or so years, the BBC has abandoned all investment in technology news. …

Madison Burgess /
Daily Mail: Martin Lewis' wife Lara Lewington confirms her BBC show has been axed after 15 years on screens as she shares farewell post to fans - and is flooded with support

Brad Pareso /
Adweek: BBC to Cut Net 130 Jobs

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— After a torrent of criticism, TMZ removed the image of a body without explanation. — TMZ, the Hollywood-obsessed news outlet known …

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Washington Post, @shayan86, Feed Me, PetaPixel, Consequence, TMZ.com, Daily Press, PinkNews, @journo_sophie, @youflrst, @ellkay_, News18, @lexishaye_, @musicstruggles1, @hansmollman, @keyon, Daily Star, @seeitinmymind, @effoff1988, The Mirror, The Wrap, Ok - home, New York Post, The Hollywood Reporter, The Shade Room, Joe.My.God., UPROXX, Daily Mail, British Vogue, Extra, Billboard, Deadline and Stereogum

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Shayan Sardarizadeh /
@shayan86: TMZ is trying to get clicks and ad money off of a young man's dead body just minutes after the news of his death. Imagine being a member of Liam Payne's family and seeing this.

Emily Sundberg /
Feed Me: Glossier and Ghia are selling throw blankets.

Jeremy Gray /
PetaPixel: TMZ Under Fire for ‘Indefensible’ Publication of Death Photo of Former One Direction Member Liam Payne

Benjamin Mullen /
Daily Press: TMZ criticized for image said to be of One Direction singer Liam Payne

Marcus Wratten /
PinkNews: TMZ removes images of Liam Payne's body after public outcry

Sophie /
@journo_sophie: TMZ didn't need to show any part of his body, arm, hand, abdomen or tattoo. It's not in the public interest. Liam Payne hasn't been dead for a few hours and this is how you treat him? Have some respect. His family and friends have just been told. What editor approved this?? [image]

Jay /
@youflrst: liam's family needs to sue tmz... posting a picture of his dead body not even an hour after he died is INSANE!

Luc /
@ellkay_: TMZ posting part of a photo of Liam Payne's dead body in an article announcing his death is beyond deplorable. I can't tell if I'm losing my mind lately or if society has always been this overtly morally decrepit News18: TMZ Comes Under Fire For Posting Liam Payne's Pics, Fans Call It ‘Gross’ & ‘Insensitive’ I WATCH @musicstruggles1: TMZ partially showed liam payne's deceased body in their article breaking the news. may that entire trashy “news” outlet be smashed to oblivion and may every “journalist” working for them rot in hell

Mollie Goodfellow /
@hansmollman: It should be illegal to do what tmz have done! Frankly! There is no justification or public interest that warrants it! @keyon: I know we complain about TMZ a lot but they really surprise me every time at how insensitive they can be

Chiara Fiorillo /
Daily Star: TMZ deletes Liam Payne death photos after being branded ‘disgrace’ in furious backlash

Delphine /
@seeitinmymind: TMZ being like “yeah we obtained a picture of liam payne's dead body” what the fuck is wrong with them literally [image] @effoff1988: 1. TMZ needs to be deplatformed. 2. Leave Maya Henry alone. None of this is on her. His tragic death does not make her trauma any less real. 3. Any pap who sells a photo of that 8 year old grieving child and/or his mother, Cheryl Cole, in the next 10 days, should be arrested.

Chiara Fiorillo /
The Mirror: TMZ removes Liam Payne's photos after being branded ‘gross’ and ‘disgrace’ in furious backlash

Stephanie Kaloi /
The Wrap: TMZ Takes Down Photo of Liam Payne's Body After Backlash: ‘Sacrificing Ethics Just to Break the News’

Jamie Downham /
Ok - home: Liam Payne fans slam ‘beyond deplorable’ TMZ for posting shots of star's body after he died

Eric Todisco /
New York Post: Liam Payne's body removed from Argentina hotel after fatally falling from balcony

Seth Abramovitch /
The Hollywood Reporter: TMZ Posts, Then Removes, Liam Payne Death Photos After Backlash

Ashley Rushford /
The Shade Room: Prayers Up! One Direction Member Liam Payne Passes Away At Age 31

Aaron Williams /
UPROXX: Liam Payne Has Reportedly Died At Age 31 After Falling From A Hotel Balcony

Olivia Christie /
Daily Mail: Showbiz website TMZ deletes photos of Liam Payne's dead body in wake of fans' fury

Emma Specter /
British Vogue: Liam Payne, Former One Direction Member, Is Dead At 31

Rania Aniftos /
Billboard: Alessia Cara Calls Out TMZ for Posting Liam Payne Death Photos

Glenn Garner /
Deadline: Liam Payne Fans Slam TMZ For Sharing Photos Of Singer's Dead Body: “You're Gross”

Tom Breihan /
Stereogum: Former One Direction Member Liam Payne Dead At 31

New York Times:

Filings: Trump's campaign hasn't bought an ad on Snapchat this election cycle; Trump's personal Snap account, banned after January 6, 2021, remains banned— The former president, whose personal account was banned after the Capitol riot, has refused to spend campaign money on Snapchat ads …

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Benzinga

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Wall Street Journal:

Sources: NBCUniversal plans to add its regional sports channels to Peacock as soon as early 2025, streaming Boston, Philadelphia, and Northern California teams— Regional channels carrying the Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics and other teams to be made available on the streaming service

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Dylan Jones /
Dylan Jones on LinkedIn: The promise of technology is that we should be able to get more of the content that we want, and less of the content we don't, for the same price. …

Andrew Rosen /
Andrew Rosen on LinkedIn: NBCUniversal's Peacock “plans to add its regional sports channels to Peacock as soon as early 2025, according to people familiar with the plans. …

Ben Bowman /