Three billionaires behind some of France's largest news outlets invest in Paris' Superior School of Journalism, sparking concern over editorial independence (Politico)

Mediagazer: Three billionaires behind some of France's largest news outlets invest in Paris' Superior School of Journalism, sparking concern over editorial independence (Politico)

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Wall Street Journal:

Sources: WBD and the NBA settle a lawsuit and agree to let WBD develop new shows with NBA content and grant rights in parts of Northern Europe and Latin America— Deal gives company access to NBA content and rights in parts of Northern Europe and Latin America; Turner to license ‘Inside the NBA’ to ESPN
Discussion: CNN, Associated Press, Sportico, Reuters, Deadline, @billsimmons, The Wrap, UPROXX, Awful Announcing and USA Today

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Joe Reedy /
Associated Press: ‘Inside the NBA’ will air on ESPN and ABC as part of settlement between WBD and NBA, AP sources say

Brian Steinberg /
Sportico: NBA, Warner Bros. Discovery Settle Legal Fight Over TV Rights

Dominic Patten /
Deadline: NBA & Warner Bros Discovery End TV Rights Suit With New Basketball Pact, Kinda

Bill Simmons /
@billsimmons: Hearing the NBA and Warner struck a deal for WBD to move out of the NBA's house after this season. There will be no lawsuit. Zaslav got some much-smaller-stakes stuff to go away for good. Will Inside the NBA get licensed to ESPN next season? That's the next subplot to watch.

Michael Dixon /
Awful Announcing: ‘Inside the NBA’ is coming to ESPN

Mother Jones:

Attorneys for X entered an appearance during the November 14 court hearing about Infowars' auction and asked to be included on future case communications— At an emergency hearing this week, lawyers for the social media company appeared. They haven't explained why.

Discussion:
@lets_play_meow, @deanbaker13, @realalexjones, @annamerlan, NBC News, @realhackhistory@chaos.social, @bencollins.bsky.social, The Hill, The Post Millennial, @paulstewartii, Bloomberg, @spocko@mastodon.online, Los Angeles Times, The Desk, The Boston Globe, New York Post, Associated Press and Newser

Discussion:
@lets_play_meow: Hey @elonmusk just so you know.... InfoWars servers have probably already been retained in advance. You seem more nervous than normal Mr Musk. Any emails from you to InfoWars servers? @TheOnion has full legal standing. They won. With that said...have fun!

Dean Baker /
@deanbaker13: Seems our host here, Elon Musk, is now working to defend someone who lies about parents who had their kids murdered in a school shooting https://www.motherjones.com/ ... Anyone looking to buy a Tesla?

Alex Jones /
@realalexjones: Elon Musk's X Corp. files notice in Alex Jones' Infowars bankruptcy case https://www.nbcnews.com/...

Anna Merlan /
@annamerlan: NEW: As Alex Jones continues trying to halt the sale of Infowars to the Onion, lawyers for X made an appearance during an emergency hearing on Thursday. The company hasn't explained why. https://www.motherjones.com/ ... @realhackhistory@chaos.social: Elon Musk, the white knight of the far right, riding in to try to rescue the villains again. — “For reasons that no one has yet explained, attorneys for X, formerly known as Twitter, the social media giant now owned by Elon Musk, entered an appearance during the hearing and asked to be included on any future communications about the case.” …

Tim Onion /
@bencollins.bsky.social: Anyway, we look forward to completing this process at the next scheduled court date — which, at present, is a week from Monday. — We think it's all worth it to make a better, funnier future possible. As always: Tu Stultus Es.

Tim Onion /
@bencollins.bsky.social: Hi friends! — I just wanted to give a quick update on The Onion's purchase of InfoWars, which we can't wait to relaunch as the dumbest website on the internet. — The long and short of it: We won the auction and — you're not going to believe this — the previous InfoWars folks aren't taking it well.

Ashleigh Fields /
The Hill: The Onion CEO explains Infowars purchase amid Alex Jones's claims about auction

Thomas Stevenson /
The Post Millennial: X files notice of appearance in Alex Jones' Infowars bankruptcy case

Paul Stewart II /
@paulstewartii: “Both Musk and Jones are known allies of President-elect Donald Trump. Musk has allowed Infowars to broadcast on X while Infowars' fate is in limbo.” Musk's X Corp. files notice in Alex Jones' Infowars bankruptcy case https://www.nbcnews.com/... via @nbcnews @spocko@mastodon.online: Lots of people LOVED that The Onion won the bid to buy the #AlexJones Infowars site. — Who doesn't love this? #ElonMusk. From Mother Jones: — Alex Jones Is Trying to Halt the Sale of Infowars. Elon Musk's X Just Got Involved in the Case — https://www.motherjones.com/ ... …

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Court intervenes in Infowars acquisition by The Onion

Aidan Ryan /
The Boston Globe: The Onion's purchase of Infowars is a grand comedic gesture, with a wise guy from Massachusetts at the helm

Allie Griffin /
New York Post: InfoWars' sale to The Onion could be held up in court as Alex Jones rants his site's ‘been hijacked’

Polly Davis Doig /
Newser: The Onion Just Bought Alex Jones' Infowars

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The Guardian:

A judge orders an evidentiary hearing for next week to determine whether the Infowars auction was conducted fairly— Judge to audit if conspiracy theorist's bankruptcy auction was fair, which could delay buying process for satire site — A judge has intervened and ordered a hearing …

Discussion:

Gerard Cunningham /
@faduda@mastodon.ie: The US legal system is utterly broken. — Judge orders hearing to review Onion's purchase of Alex Jones's InfoWars | US news | The Guardian — https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

Annabella Rosciglione /
Washington Examiner: The Onion's takeover of InfoWars paused by federal bankruptcy judge

Geoff Weiss /
Business Insider: Behind The Onion's bid for Alex Jones's Infowars — which is now on hold as a judge reviews it

David Bauder /
Associated Press: Fighting conspiracy theories with comedy? That's what the Onion hopes after its purchase of Infowars

Jessica Schladebeck /
New York Daily News: The Onion's ‘Infowars’ takeover paused while auction process is reviewed

Ann Althouse /
Althouse: “The Onion's Decision to Buy Infowars Started As a Joke/It's their most expensive gag yet.”

Alex Woodward /
The Independent: Bankruptcy judge could pump the brakes on The Onion's purchase of InfoWars

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Judge Halts the Onion's Infowars Takeover to Review Bankruptcy Auction Process

Tim Onion /
@bencollins.bsky.social: One specific guy you know isn't taking the news well, so I just wanted to clarify this for everybody. [image]

Daniel Anstandig /
Inside Radio: No Joke: ‘The Onion’ Purchases Infowars Assets.

Benjamin Mullin /
New York Times: The Onion, backed by some Sandy Hook families and Everytown for Gun Safety, buys Infowars in a bankruptcy auction, and plans a January 2025 relaunch as a parody

Bloomberg:

Netflix says 60M households watched the Paul vs. Tyson boxing bout live around the world, peaking at 65M concurrent streams— - Mike Tyson and Jake Paul faced off in heavily anticipated bout — Users complained on social media of difficulty watching fight

Discussion:
About Netflix, Financial Times, New York Post, TVNewsCheck, @lucas_shaw, TMZ.com, @netflix, Deadline, Variety, Wall Street Journal, The Wrap, NBC Bay Area, Media Play News, @jbflint, @wolfereports.bsky.social, @lucas_shaw, @netflix, RedState, Sportico, CBS News, @markgurman, @maxwelltani, @lucas_shaw, @steved3, @netflix, @jbflint, @lucas_shaw, The Hollywood Reporter, Awful Announcing, Benzinga, WFAA-TV, The Verge, Us Weekly, Consequence, Barrett Media, The Mirror, USA Today, Sky News, Fox News, Rolling Stone, Comic Book, Forbes and Associated Press, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:
About Netflix: 60 Million Households Tuned in Live for Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson With Nearly 50 Million for Amanda Serrano vs. Katie Taylor During the Netflix and Most Valuable Promotions Mega-Event

Christopher Grimes /
Financial Times: Analysts say Netflix's live boxing match Friday night between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul is designed to get new subscribers, particularly on its ad-supported tier

Andrew Crane /
New York Post: Netflix reveals stunning viewership number for Jake Paul-Mike Tyson bout despite brutal buffering

Natalie Oganesyan /
TVNewsCheck: Jake Paul Vs. Mike Tyson Fight Wrestles Attention Of 60M Households On Netflix

Lucas Shaw /
@lucas_shaw: More people watched a social media influencer box against a 58-year-old than watched the final of the World Series, NBA Finals or Wimbledon. @netflix: 60 million households around the world tuned in live to watch Paul vs. Tyson! The boxing mega-event dominated social media, shattered records, and even had our buffering systems on the ropes. [image]

Natalie Oganesyan /
Deadline: Jake Paul Vs. Mike Tyson Fight Wrestles Attention Of 60 Million Households On Netflix

Stephanie Kaloi /
The Wrap: Jake Paul-Mike Tyson Fight Breaks Netflix Viewership Record With 60 Million Households

Jessica Golden /
NBC Bay Area: Netflix said a record 60 million households worldwide tuned in for Jake Paul versus Mike Tyson fight

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: Record 60 Million Netflix Households Live-Streamed Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson Heavyweight Boxing Match

Joe Flint /
@jbflint: Per Netflix. [image]

Wes Wolfe /
@wolfereports.bsky.social: “We had 65 million people witness our platform repeatedly fail. What a success!” [embedded post]

Lucas Shaw /
@lucas_shaw: Update from Netflix: 60M households watched the fight. (Peaked at 65M concurrent.) Bigger than just about everything but the Super Bowl, the Olympics and maybe some soccer/cricket.

@netflix:
Nearly 50 million households globally tuned in live for the co-main event of Serrano vs. Taylor — the bout is likely to be the most watched professional women's sporting event in U.S. history. [image]

Becca Lower /
RedState: WATCH: Jake Paul Has a Refreshing Message About America After Win Vs. Mike Tyson

Jason Clinkscales /
Sportico: Paul vs. Tyson Streamed by 60M Homes, Netflix, Promoter Report

Cara Tabachnick /
CBS News: Mike Tyson says he has “no regrets” after losing boxing match to Jake Paul

Mark Gurman /
@markgurman: Breaking: The Jake Paul versus Mike Tyson fight on Netflix last night peaked at 65 million concurrent viewers, I'm told. That's up from 1.8 million concurrent streams for the Tom Brady roast earlier this year. https://www.bloomberg.com/...

Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: a remarkable number of people tuned in to watch what was simultaneously one of the most depressing and boring spectacles in recent memory

Lucas Shaw /
@lucas_shaw: Netflix has 6 weeks to identify the issue and fix it before the NFL on Christmas Day. It's one thing for there to be angry viewers during an exhibition boxing match. It's another to piss off the NFL>

Steve Ragan /
@steved3: My excitement was misplaced.

Joe Flint /
@jbflint: “We crashed the site.” — Jake Paul.

Lucas Shaw /
@lucas_shaw: Netflix had a bunch of issues during tonight's fight. Tens of thousands of people had problems watching. Those who did watch complained about the caliber of the main card. And yet... the viewership numbers will be huge. https://www.bloomberg.com/...

Anan Ashraf /
Benzinga: Jake Paul Vs. Mike Tyson Boxing Match Sets ‘Record-Breaking Night’ For Netflix: Streaming Giant Says Nearly 60M Households Tuned In

Erin Crabtree /
Us Weekly: Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson: Who Won the Big Fight?

Martin Domin /
The Mirror: Jake Paul and Mike Tyson to be suspended from boxing after one-sided fight

Blake Schuster /
USA Today: 9 epic photos from the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight

Daniel Kreps /
Rolling Stone: Mike Tyson on Jake Paul Fight: ‘No Regrets to Get in Ring One Last Time’

Matthew Aguilar /
Comic Book: Paul vs. Tyson Fight Breaks Netflix as Fans Report Streaming Issues

Jeetendr Sehdev /
Forbes: Jake Paul Vs. Mike Tyson Netflix Fight: Lessons In Ego, Talent And Influence

Joe Reedy /
Associated Press: Mike Tyson-Jake Paul bout gives Netflix an opportunity to show it can handle big events with NFL and WWE on horizon

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Deadline:

Many Netflix viewers faced issues while watching the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight and the undercard bouts, including the stream glitching and losing sound— From nearly the start of the undercard bouts from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the streamer has been freezing, losing sound and proving slow to reload.

Discussion:
@markgurman, ESPN, New York Times, The Hollywood Reporter, Front Office Sports, @lucas_shaw, TechCrunch, AV Club, @deggans, HotAir, @jbflint, The Wrap, Wall Street Journal, @jbflint, BBC, @kantrowitz, @film_girl, @larrymadowo, @ashleevance, @richontech, @erratarob, @taylor_soper, @alexrkonrad, @mikeisaac, @richontech, @thetanmay, @erratarob, @mikeisaac, @jbflint, @eyesaymeme, @kevinadams26, @stoolpresidente, The Sun, NBC News, New York Times, @er0ckr@threads.net, @glorybnix@threads.net, @tori_q_18@threads.net, @raina_burks_@threads.net, Mediaite, Variety, Wikipedia, The Wrap, New York Times, Deadline, @pleasebegneiss.bsky.social, Digital Trends, @mirgal.bsky.social, @melissajacobs.bsky.social, @positiff.bsky.social, Variety, Mediaite, @hoosierdad.bsky.social, @garywhitta.bsky.social, The Mirror, @claytoncubitt.bsky.social, @robertdownen.bsky.social, @brett-taylor.bsky.social, @rexchapman.bsky.social, @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social, @juliuskim.bsky.social, @capitalpains.bsky.social, USA Today, Hollywood Life and Business Insider, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Mark Gurman /
@markgurman: Netflix CTO to employees on streaming issues: “This unprecedented scale created many technical challenges, which the launch team tackled brilliantly by prioritizing stability of the stream for the majority of viewers. I'm sure many of you have seen the chatter in the press and

Andreas Hale /
ESPN: Jake Paul cruises to one-sided decision over Mike Tyson

Emmanuel Morgan /
New York Times: Mike Tyson and Netflix Are Sluggish During a Hyped Fight

Carly Thomas /
The Hollywood Reporter: Jake Paul-Mike Tyson Fight: Fans Criticize Netflix for Screen Buffering, Freezing During Live Event

Michael McCarthy /
Front Office Sports: Netflix's Tyson-Paul Failures Raise Huge NFL Game Questions

Lucas Shaw /
@lucas_shaw: The Netflix fight last night had 65M concurrent viewers. That would make it one of the most-watched events in the world this year.

Anthony Ha /
TechCrunch: Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson fight shows Netflix still struggles with live events

William Hughes /
AV Club: Jake Paul and Mike Tyson both pounded Netflix's servers last night @deggans: We'll see. Netflix has a worldwide footprint. They may wind up drawing that many people on Xmas, when sportsa fans don't have a lot of similar options.

Ed Morrissey /
HotAir: Netflix Loses In Technical Knock-Out

Joe Flint /
@jbflint: And yes Amazon you do a good job too. Jeez!

Bruce Haring /
The Wrap: Netflix Streaming Glitches on Tyson-Fury Fight Spark Concerns on NFL Christmas Day Games

Jason Gay /
Wall Street Journal: Mike Tyson, Jake Paul and Netflix's Glitchy Boxing Stream Into the Void

Alex Kantrowitz /
@kantrowitz: Bad fight, but the night was great spectacle. Undercard was terrific. Netflix better fix those streaming issues. It has the NFL coming next month.

Christina Warren /
@film_girl: This sort of reminds me of when I watch the Pacquiao and Mayweather on meerkat and periscope off of strangers pay per view. The interesting stuff was what happened online, not the fight itself.

Christina Warren /
@film_girl: Trying not to jinx myself but my stream is 1080p and flawless and we've got it on 3 devices. (Gigabit fiber through a provider that typically has its shit together tho)

Larry Madowo /
@larrymadowo: Nearly 3 million people watching the Mike Tyson Jake Paul fight on Twitter! 🤯 https://x.com/...

Ashlee Vance /
@ashleevance: Oh fuck. Netflix broke

Rich DeMuro /
@richontech: I don't know who has to hear this but if you're streaming Hot Frosty on Netflix right now, it can wait

Robert Graham /
@erratarob: 🧵So let's talk about the difficulties Netflix is having streaming the Tyson v Paul fight, how the stream gets from there to your TV/computer. This will a longish thread.

Taylor Soper /
@taylor_soper: Yoooo come on Netflix

Rat King /
@mikeisaac: holy moly the streaming crapping out right as Tyson walks in how does this happen

Tanmay Bhat /
@thetanmay: Respect for Hotstar engineers through the roof today. Holy cow this Paul Tyson fight stream on Netflix is awful.

Robert Graham /
@erratarob: I ask because I've seen problems with TVs running a Netflix app, but not within the browser.

Robert Graham /
@erratarob: For those of you experiencing “buffering” issues on the Netflix TysonPaul stream, is the problem on a TV, iPad, iPhone, or web browser on a PC/laptop?

Joe Flint /
@jbflint: Where's the buffering when I need it? [image]

Joe Flint /
@jbflint: Get it together. [image]

Kevin Adams /
@kevinadams26: Netflix really fumbling tonight. My TV has frozen and buffered about 15 times so far. Sound cutting in and out. What a shit show.

Henry Tomlinson /
The Sun: Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson undercard controversy as Whindersson Nunes is ‘violated’ by Neeraj Goyat with ‘disgusting’ act

Phil Helsel /
NBC News: Netflix streaming problems during Tyson-Paul event cause frustration and prompt jokes

Luke Brown /
New York Times: Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson live updates: Reaction as Paul beats Tyson on points in underwhelming Netflix fight @er0ckr@threads.net: Hey @netflix, I have 400 mbs internet, and your live stream of the PaulTyson fight is garbage quality.

Glory B. Nix /
@glorybnix@threads.net: Someone at Netflix is being fired tomorrow lol Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul

Raina Burks /
@raina_burks_@threads.net: Just missed round 2 of the Tyson vs Paul fight bc of all the buffering. Thanks Netflix. Who else is having to restart Netflix every 30 seconds??

John Yoon /
New York Times: Thousands Report Netflix Livestream Crashes During Mike Tyson-Jake Paul Fight

Glenn Garner /
Deadline: Jake Paul Wins Netflix Fight Against Mike Tyson

Blair Marnell /
Digital Trends: Netflix's Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight hit with severe technical glitches

Melissa Jacobs /
@melissajacobs.bsky.social: Netflix honoring the Tyson era by using dial up service tonight. @positiff.bsky.social: Thanks Netflix for giving me the real 480p experience of a Mike Tyson fight like it's 1986

William Earl /
Variety: Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson Fight: Netflix Draws Criticism for Buffering, Freezing and Lagging During Live Event

Kipp Jones /
Mediaite: ‘WTF Netflix’ Trends as Social Media Users Gripe Service Is ‘Unwatchable’ Ahead of Tyson-Paul Fight

Gary Whitta /
@garywhitta.bsky.social: Everyone blaming Netflix for the Tyson fight streaming issues but the real problem is too many people watching Hot Frosty.

Clayton Cubitt /
@claytoncubitt.bsky.social: Mike Tyson has knocked out Netflix without throwing a punch [image]

Robert Downen /
@robertdownen.bsky.social: Can't even get the Tyson/Paul fight to load. This will be devastating for AOL, which I assume is what Netflix used for this.

Brett Taylor /
@brett-taylor.bsky.social: Mike Tyson versus Jake Paul versus Netflix doing an impression of 1990s dial up Internet.

Rex Chapman /
@rexchapman.bsky.social: The Netflix stream of the Tyson fight is a disaster. Frozen screen. Loading for minutes at a time. Some audio.

Joaquin Castro /
@joaquincastrotx.bsky.social: Is the Netflix stream (for the Tyson fight) freezing for everyone or do I just have bad internet service? It seems like this happens often with Netflix live events/high demand shows.

Julius Kim /
@juliuskim.bsky.social: Why do I have this feeling that this Tyson fight is going to be remembered not for the fight, but as a Netflix buffering debacle? @capitalpains.bsky.social: *Tunes into Netflix to watch Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson Live — Netflix: [image]

Tyler Nettuno /
USA Today: Fans trying to watch Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul on Netflix faced technical issues during undercard

Jessica Acosta /
Hollywood Life: Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul Fight Time: When to Watch It

Geoff Weiss /
Business Insider: Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul will be a big test for Netflix's live strategy

New York Times:

President-elect Donald Trump announces he has chosen Karoline Leavitt, who served as his campaign's press secretary, to be his White House press secretary— Ms. Leavitt, 27, who served as his campaign's press secretary and worked in the White House during his first administration, will be the youngest person ever to assume the role.

Discussion:
Vanity Fair, @farhip, TVNewsCheck, The Guardian, Daily Caller News Foundation, Deadline, Politico, Daily Mail, Twitchy, Bloomberg and The Hill

Discussion:

Katie Herchenroeder /
Vanity Fair: Karoline Leavitt Snags White House Press Secretary Position, The Youngest To Ever Serve In The Role

Paul Farhi /
@farhip: Trump had four White House press secretaries in four years (Sean Spicer, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Stephanie Grisham, Kayleigh McEnany). Seems like a short-term job.

Sean Burch /
TVNewsCheck: Trump Picks Campaign Media Team Head Karoline Leavitt As White House Press Secretary

Mariane Angela /
Daily Caller News Foundation: Trump Announces His Pick For White House Press Secretary

Meridith McGraw /
Politico: Karoline Leavitt returns to Trump's White House as press secretary

Rob Crilly /
Daily Mail: Trump picks Karoline Leavitt to be the face of the White House as press secretary

Doug P. /
Twitchy: The MSM/White House Press Secretary Revolving Door Wasn't a Journalistic Ethics Problem Until NOW

Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: Leavitt ‘will respect’ Trump decision on press secretary gig

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NPR:
Trump says he'll appoint his campaign communications director, Steven Cheung, as White House communications director; Cheung is a former spokesperson for UFC

Discussion:
Reuters, WSVN-TV, The Wrap, WHEC.com, Washington Post, Forbes, One America News Network, Washington Times, CNN, Axios, The Hill, Politico, Washington Examiner and Deadline

Discussion:

Rubén Rosario /
WSVN-TV: Trump takes a break from making Cabinet picks and attends UFC championship fight in New York WHEC.com: Trump takes a break from making Cabinet picks to attend UFC championship fight in New York Forbes: Trump's Cabinet And Key Roles: Karoline Leavitt For Press Secretary, Steven Cheung For Communications Director Among Latest Picks

Karoline Leavitt /
One America News Network: Trump Names Campaign Spokesman Steven Cheung As WH Communications Director

Kit Maher /
CNN: Trump picks top campaign spokesman Steven Cheung to be his White House communications director

Brett Samuels /
The Hill: Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung to serve as White House communications director

Mabinty Quarshie /
Washington Examiner: Trump chooses Steven Cheung as communications director

The Desk:

Prime Video users will be able to watch local PBS stations and PBS Kids for free in coming months, and two new free PBS channels with ads starting November 26— Public television program distributor PBS has inked a distribution deal with Amazon that will allow users of the streaming platform Prime Video …

Discussion:
@tubegarden.bsky.social: PSA you can also get almost the entire back catalog of all pbs stations (not just your local) ad-free, with a clean roku channel instead of the janky prime one, for a relatively small donation to your local station (make sure you select pbs passport) [embedded post]

Leili Boroumand /
Leili Boroumand on LinkedIn: 🎉 Exciting News! 🎉 — I'm thrilled to announce that PBS local member station channels will now be available to stream for free on Amazon Prime Video! …

Amy Wigler /
Amy Wigler on LinkedIn: This is fantastic news for all of us at PBS! Thank you Team Leili Boroumand for all your work on this!

Dustin Moriarty /
Dustin Moriarty on LinkedIn: Very excited we get to announce this one today - Prime Video is launching 151 local stations and 4 special FAST channels in the coming months. …

Ryan Pirozzi /
Ryan Pirozzi on LinkedIn: Your local PBS station, on Prime Video... Great work Dustin Moriarty, Ankur Chawla, and Kimbrely Dandridge! @kottke@mastodon.social: You'll soon be able to watch your local PBS station & PBS Kids through Amazon Prime. There will also be a dedicated Reading Rainbow channel. All of free...no Prime membership needed. https://thedesk.net/...

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar /
Neowin: Amazon Prime Video to get 150+ PBS channels including PBS Kids

Michael Schneider /
Variety: PBS Local Stations, Kids, Drama and Documentary FAST Channels Added to Amazon's Prime Video Offerings

Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: Amazon Will Stream Local PBS Stations & PBS Kids For Free on Prime Video

Dade Hayes /
Deadline: Milestone PBS-Amazon Deal Will Bring 150 Local Stations, Two New FAST Channels To Prime Video

Jessica DeWeese /
NewsBlues.com: PBS Expands Reach with Prime Video Partnership

Freedom of the Press Foundation:

Freedom of the Press Foundation launches its own Mastodon server, social.freedom.press, consolidating its accounts, and will still use Threads and Bluesky— Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) has launched its own dedicated Mastodon server, social.freedom.press.

Discussion:
@freedomofpress@social …, @dangillmor@mastodon.social and MacRumors

Discussion:
@freedomofpress@social.freedom.press: Freedom of the Press Foundation now has a dedicated Mastodon instance: social.freedom.press! You can now follow this account, @securedrop, @dangerzone, and @foiafeed directly from our instance. — Hosting our own instance helps us maintain social media sovereignty, ensuring we're here to stay on the fediverse for years to come. …

Dan Gillmor /
@dangillmor@mastodon.social: Great to see the Freedom of the Press Foundation making a strong push into the fediverse — setting an an example for other nonprofits that most of them will (sigh) ignore. — https://social.freedom.press/ @freedomofpress — https://freedom.press/...

The Hollywood Reporter:

On Fox News, LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong discussed his new approach to publish “views from both sides”, and said the paper had conflated news and opinion— The paper's owner said he wanted to more clearly demarcate stories that are news and those that are opinion.

Discussion:
@mollyjongfast@threads.net, @utlauncensored, @palewire, @keenanpeachy, @kirkmurphy, @sahrasulaiman, @hughhewitt, @jimhansondc, @andreafreedom76, @sahrasulaiman, @michaelmcgough3, @scottjenningsky, @curtmills, @sahrasulaiman, @redsteeze, @drpatsoonshiong, @benmullin, @lkimmasters@threads.net, Newsbusters, Fox News, @fuzzymike.bsky.social, @felipedlh.bsky.social, The Hill, The Wrap and New York Post

Discussion:

Molly Jong-Fast /
@mollyjongfast@threads.net: This is so depressing @utlauncensored: I certainly hope to see this come to fruition. Many of us will use your education coverage as a barometer for fulfillment of this promise. Do not let union power and bullying impact your journalist's coverage.

Ben Welsh /
@palewire: Fox News host @tracegallagher: “When you say you want this paper to be ‘fair and balanced,’ do you plan to fix just the editorial section or are you planning to go over and redo the entire paper?” @DrPatSoonShiong: “I think the latter. Exactly.”

Peachy Keenan /
@keenanpeachy: A revolution is starting

Kirk Murphy /
@kirkmurphy: You're sacrificing journalism to protect your contracts & business deals: when you're already filthy rich. Do us all - and you & your daughter - a favor. Spin off @LATimes as a journalistic non-profit, take the tax benefits, and just walk away. Please. You're embarrassing LAT.

Sahra /
@sahrasulaiman: Being a billionaire seems a lot like getting to that sc*entology level where you believe you are “clear” and “facts” are your Xenu https://www.foxnews.com/...

Hugh Hewitt /
@hughhewitt: Terrific goal. I will believe it when I see it. Make @DelWilber the E-in-C. Keep your great writer, @pattmlatimes and find a conservative to match her terrific writing but from the right with just as much knowledge of CA. Then just start over.

Jim Hanson /
@jimhansondc: More please! @andreafreedom76: The LA Times transformative rebirth and change to just reporting the facts will have a consequential impact on future California elections. News just keeps getting better and better. This is a direct result of the MAGA MAHA influence writ large on the nation.

Michael McGough /
@michaelmcgough3: Reinventing the wheel? Doubtful that any reasonably intelligent L.A. reader in recent years was confused about the difference between news and opinion (which is a much clearer term than “voices"). Note the “Opinion” label on this 2020 endorsement of Joe Biden.

Scott Jennings /
@scottjenningsky: Excited about what @DrPatSoonShiong is doing at the @latimes

Curt Mills /
@curtmills: The Los Angeles Times, which could border on unreadable in recent years (really gave it a chance), could be about to get really interesting... LAT owner here:

Sahra /
@sahrasulaiman: I am beside myself. Where is this magical place where a universally agreed upon set of facts exists independent of context, space, time, reporter, and editor? And why is Fox News the one asked to spread this gospel. https://x.com/...

Stephen L. Miller /
@redsteeze: More LA Times resignations coming.

Dr. Pat Soon-Shiong /
@drpatsoonshiong: Staying strong and resolute to transform the paper and drive a rebirth @LATimes. @Foxnews we laid out the path for the LA Times to report just the facts when we publish “news”. These facts should be labeled as “News”. It is our obligation to ensure that our readers can tell what

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: NEW: Los Angeles Times executive editor Terry Tang emails staff after owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong's Fox News interview last night in which he confirmed he was looking to “redo the entire paper.” “I know there are concerns...” [image]

Kim Masters /
@lkimmasters@threads.net: I feel terrible for the reporters at the LATimes. Billionaires who think media properties are fun to own, but who have no damn clue how journalism works, are going to help destroy this country.  https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...

Curtis Houck /
Newsbusters: Wow: LA Times Owner Appears on Fox News to Double Down on Push Against Liberal Bias Fox News: LA Times editor addresses staff ‘concerns’ after owner suggests he wants to overhaul paper @fuzzymike.bsky.social: it's going to be funny watching these guys go hard right but refuse to be so uncouth as to go so far as to compete with newsmax and watch their readership plummet to zero as a result [embedded post]

Felipe De La Hoz /
@felipedlh.bsky.social: We're cooked [embedded post]

Ashleigh Fields /
The Hill: LA Times owner tells Fox News he's looking for recruits ‘like Scott Jennings’ to balance publication

Bloomberg:

Analysis: the Democrats spent $968M on advertising across TV, radio, and digital platforms in the eight weeks through November 5, compared to $634M by the GOP— Democrats outspent Republicans by more than $300 million in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election.

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Politico:

Three billionaires behind some of France's largest news outlets invest in Paris' Superior School of Journalism, sparking concern over editorial independence— One media historian calls Bernard Arnault, Vincent Bolloré and Rodolphe Saadé's latest purchase “concerning.”

New York Times:

NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018— By selecting Mr. Melvin, a familiar face on the show, network executives chose to go the steadiest route possible.

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Mark Marshall /
Mark Marshall on LinkedIn: Huge congratulations to Craig Melvin on being named co-anchor of TODAY. Craig is one of the most genuine, hardworking and dedicated professionals …

Scott Jones /
FTVLive: Taking Over for Hoda — On Wednesday's Today Show, host Savannah Guthrie announced …

Ron Dicker /
HuffPost: Craig Melvin To Replace Hoda Kotb As ‘Today’ Anchor

Ryan Hudgins /
Us Weekly: Today's Hoda Kotb and Craig Melvin Had a Code Phrase for His New Gig Ahead of Reveal Page Six: Craig Melvin held back tears, vowed to represent ‘Today’ show ‘like Hoda has,’ after being named as Kotb's replacement at NBC

Radhamely De Leon /
Decider: Hoda Kotb Says She's “So Happy” Craig Melvin Will Be Replacing Her On ‘Today’: “He's So Deserving Of This”

Bryan Brunati /
RADAR: Craig Melvin to Replace Hoda Kotb on ‘Today’ Despite Controversial Will Smith Comments And Mysterious Absences

Samantha Whidden /
Suggest: Hoda Kotb's Replacement on ‘Today’ Finally Announced

DeMicia Inman /
Vibe: Craig Melvin To Replace Hoda Kotb On ‘Today’

Marc Berman /