The US indictment of two RT employees describes funding and direction of a company that seems to match Tenet Media, which appears to employ Tim Pool and others (Josh Kovensky/Talking Points Memo)

Mediagazer: The US indictment of two RT employees describes funding and direction of a company that seems to match Tenet Media, which appears to employ Tim Pool and others (Josh Kovensky/Talking Points Memo)

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New York Times:

The US sanctions five Russian news outlets including RT, sanctions RT's EIC, indicts two RT staffers, and seizes 32 domains, as it fights Russian influence— American spy agencies have assessed that the Kremlin favors former President Donald J. Trump, seeing him as skeptical of U.S. support for Ukraine.
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CNN: Biden administration announces major actions to tackle Russian efforts to influence 2024 election

Jamie Frevele /
Mediaite: Bret Baier Downplays Russian Hacking Effort: ‘This Is Not a Huge Example’ of ‘Interference’

Lauren Feiner /
The Verge: Russia is trying to meddle with the US election again, Biden administration says

Laura Rozen /
@lrozen: @willsommer am perplexed why they weren't indicted

Will Sommer /
@willsommer: Two people described in the Tenet indictment as unnamed “founders” were very aware their operation was funded by Russians. Tenn. biz records list Tenet's founders as BlazeTV host and TPUSA contributor Lauren Chen aka “Roaming Millennial,” and her husband.

Laura Rozen /
@lrozen: @sewingdilEmma @willsommer company founders were not unwitting, per the indictment. the commentators may have been

Will Sommer /
@willsommer: This indictment alleges that right-wing commentators like Dave Rubin, Benny Johnson, Tim Pool, and Lauren Southern — as part of the “Tenet Media” YouTube channel — have been unwittingly working for a Russian influence operation. https://x.com/...

Will Sommer /
@willsommer: Funny moment in the Tenet indictment: a Tenet founder, who have told Youtubers their funding is coming from a Western European businessman, emails the investor for more money. When no one responds, Tenet's founder drops the pretense and googles “time in Moscow” [image]

Crispin Burke /
@crispinburke@threads.net: The Tennessee-based [COMPANY-1] received nearly all of its $9.7 million in revenue from RT via shell companies. [COMPANY-1] did not disclose to its viewers that it was operating on behalf of RT. Meanwhile...

Joe Bodnar /
@joeabodnar@threads.net: Aric Toler connected this covert Russian funding to a company called Tenet Media. People working with Tenet: Tim Pool, Dave Rubin, Benny Johnson. Woah. Woah. $10 million can do this I guess.

Joe Bodnar /
@joeabodnar@threads.net: Tenet Media's YouTube is putting up numbers. Not even a year old and it has over 16 million views.

Renee DiResta /
@renee.diresta@threads.net: Buying authentic influencers is a far better use of funds than creating fake personas, because they bring their own trusting audiences and are actually, you know, real. Funding front media outlets is a classic state propaganda strategy. …

Matt Taibbi /
@mtaibbi: Gosh what a shock that @KenDilanianNBC is the delivery boy for this Langley-created horseshit! Never would have thought

Renee DiResta /
@renee.diresta@threads.net: On a plane reading the fascinating DOJ indictment of two Russian nationals who ran a front media property, Tenet Media. My 1st reaction is that this reminds me of shell games Russia played w/left-leaning outlets via Maffick Media, which at one point sued FB for slapping a Russian state media label on them (and lost). … @thetnholler: The @Tennessean notes the DOJ indictment about a Tennessee-based Kremlin misinformation op mentions a content company that describes itself the same way as Tenet Media, which puts out videos by some well-known far right- personalities. https://www.tennessean.com/... [image]

Yashar Ali /
@yashar: NEWS The US Department of Justice alleges that Tenet Media, which has Benny Johnson, Tim Pool, and Dave Rubin on its roster, received $10 million from the Russian government to publish content as part of a Russian influence operation. Tenet is owned and controlled by Lauren [image]

Bart Jansen /
USA Today: Feds accuse Russia's RT network in $10 million election misinformation plot

Shanlon Wu /
@shanlonwu: “Officials say that fighting election interference has been more difficult this year. Some Americans, particularly Mr. Trump's supporters, see accusations that Russia is spreading disinformation as efforts to undermine their views and policy positions” https://www.nytimes.com/...

Aric Toler /
@arictoler: The indictment specifies that two of the people who work for this Tennessee company (Tenet) were “deceived” — meaning they didn't know that the Russian government was running an influence op. Dave Rubin has 2.4 million subscribers and Tim Pool has 1.37 million. [image]

Aric Toler /
@arictoler: A new DoJ indictment alleges that RT employees “covertly fund[ed] and direct[ed]” a US company with $10m in order to push pro-Russia content. The company is based in Tennessee. There is one media company based in Tennessee with the same phrase listed in the indictment... [image]

Mike Jenkins /
Tampa Free Press: U.S. Department Of State Takes Action To Combat Kremlin-Supported Covert Influence In 2024 Elections

Steven Monacelli /
@stevanzetti: You're telling me that Tenet Media — the Blaze Media / TPUSA adjacent outlet that features Tim Pool, Benny Johnson, and Texas' own Taylor Hansen — has been secretly funded and directed by Russia Today employees?

Christo Grozev /
@christogrozev: DOJ indicted today RT's employee Konstantin Kalashnikov for organizing illicit dissemination of fake news aiming to poison the domestic US election debate. Aptly, his Facebook profile is named “Novichok” [image]

David DiMolfetta /
Nextgov/FCW: US says Russia conducted sustained disinformation campaign to sway 2024 election

Alan Feuer /
@alanfeuer: The U.S. company at the center of this Russian plot uses the same slogan, the indictment notes, as Tenet Media—the home of Lauren Southern, Tim Pool and Benny Johnson among others.

Alan Feuer /
@alanfeuer: Associated Press: US accuses Russia of using state media to spread disinformation before the November election US Department of Justice: Justice Department Disrupts Covert Russian Government-Sponsored Foreign Malign Influence Operation Targeting Audiences in the United States and Elsewhere

Diego Mendoza /
Semafor: ‘Psychological warfare’: US sanctions Russian actors over attempted election interference

Renee DiResta /
@renee.diresta@threads.net: Long-running effort known as “Doppleganger” that began in ~2022 or so Fox News: 2 Russia-based RT employees indicted by US, internet domains seized in election influence probe

Kyle Griffin /
@griffinkyle@threads.net: New: The Justice Department just confirmed a Russian election interference campaign “operating under the direction and control of the Russian Presidential Administration.” DOJ announced the ongoing seizure of 32 internet domains used in Russian government-directed foreign malign influence campaigns — in violation of U.S. money laundering and criminal trademark laws.

Kyle Griffin /
@griffinkyle@threads.net: As alleged in an unsealed affidavit, the Russian companies Social Design Agency (SDA), Structura National Technology (Structura), and ANO Dialog, operating under the direction and control of the Russian Presidential Administration, used these domains, among others …

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Talking Points Memo:

The US indictment of two RT employees describes funding and direction of a company that seems to match Tenet Media, which appears to employ Tim Pool and others— The Justice Department may have understated its findings in an indictment unsealed on Wednesday.

Discussion:

Alex Woodward /
The Independent: U.S. accuses Russian state media of enlisting right-wing influencers to meddle in election

David Covucci /
The Daily Dot: Media start-up from Benny Johnson, Tim Pool, and Dave Rubin was secret Russian influence campaign, indictment alleges

Tim Pool /
@timcast: My statement regarding allegations and the leaked DOJ Indictment Should these allegations prove true, I as well as the other personalities and commentators were deceived and are victims. I cannot speak for anyone else at the company as to what they do or to what they are

Alec Luhn /
@alecluhn: The funniest part is these far-right YouTubers initially worried their funder was too “woke” because his resume mentioned “social justice”—not that he was an obviously fake person, invented by Russia Today employees https://www.dailydot.com/...

Arieh Kovler /
@ariehkovler: This means a Russian intel agent was part of the internal conversations with Lauren Chen and Liam Donovan about how much to pay Benny Johnson and Tim Pool [image]

Jared Holt /
@jaredlholt: Is there any other media job that pays $400,000 per month for recording four videos a week, or is it just doing “anti-woke” conservative clickbait (From DOJ indictment involving Russian state media funneling millions to right-wing video mill Tenet Media) https://www.justice.gov/... [image] @lopezmotorscars: Tenet media got tasked with posting Tucker Carlsons grocery store propaganda. [image] @emptywheel: Imagine if all of Donald Trump's popularity is based on grift-boys getting paid $5M by Russia? 🤔

Melissa Brown /
@itsmelissabrown: Russian propagandists funnelled $10 million to a Tennessee company to push disinformation, the DOJ alleges. Though DOJ doesn't name the company, details match Tenet Media, a company registered in Nashville https://www.tennessean.com/...

Melissa Brown /
@itsmelissabrown: The company is registered to an office suite in Green Hills. https://www.tennessean.com/...

Melissa Brown /
@itsmelissabrown: @EvanMealins reports the indictments mentions a slogan of the unnamed company ("a network of heterodox commentators that focus on Western political and cultural issues") that directly matches Tenet's slogan/description on multiple social media accounts.

@emptywheel:
Note, Benny and Pool have the same number of YouTUbe subscribers as named in ¶4 of the indictment.

@emptywheel:
If Commentator 1 and 2 ARE Benny and Pool, they demand $5M to spew the shite they do about Donald Trump. https://www.justice.gov/... [image]

Wired:

The Internet Archive loses its appeal of a US district court ruling that favored publishers in a copyright dispute over the nonprofit's ebook lending program— The legal battle was spurred by book publishers objecting to the archive's digital lending library.

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Publishers Weekly, TechCrunch, MediaPost, The Verge, Rolling Stone, Reuters, Engadget, Gizmodo, KAAL-TV, @bkastl@mastodon.social, @malteengeler@legal.social, @chrisg@kolektiva.social, @istuetzle@zirk.us, @evacide@hachyderm.io, @nixCraft@mastodon.social, @somebitslinks@tech.lgbt, @molly0xfff, @evacide, Bloomberg Law, @vanderhoofy, Mailchimp, @future_of_music, @paulskallas, @spencerbeswick, @fbfishslap, @msmaggiemayhem, Library Journal infoDOCKET, @devlinhartline, @firewalkwjaime, @adamquinn__, @mcmansionhell, @andymcnulty90, @alexeyguzey, @notjessewalker, @cremieuxrecueil, @neilturkewitz, @tjstiles_author, @tyleralbertario, @knibbs, @internetarchive, @publisherswkly, @draculavoice and Public Knowledge, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Andrew Albanese /
Publishers Weekly: Appeals Court Upholds Decision Against Internet Archive's Book Scanning Program

Devin Coldewey /
TechCrunch: Publishers prevail in lawsuit over Internet Archive's ‘emergency’ e-book lending

Jon Blistein /
Rolling Stone: Internet Archive Loses Appeal of Book Publishers' Copyright Infringement Suit

Jonathan Stempel /
Reuters: Major book publishers defeat Internet Archive appeal over digital scanning

Danny Gallagher /
Engadget: The Internet Archive loses its appeal of ebook copyright case ruling

Matthew Gault /
Gizmodo: In a Big Blow to Internet Archive, Appeals Court Says Online Lending Library Is Not Fair Use

Bianca Kastl /
@bkastl@mastodon.social: Wait a moment. — Reading Books in a technological advanced way to simulate libraries is a problem. — But ripping entire libaries into “AI” systems is fine and no one cares? — https://www.wired.com/...

Malte Engeler /
@malteengeler@legal.social: They joked: — „If libraries were invented today they would be illegal. Well. It's not a joke anymore: — https://www.wired.com/...

Chris Gioran /
@chrisg@kolektiva.social: In many ways, copyright law, by its very existence, is sufficient proof that companies are exclusively extractive institutions. — Case in point: https://www.wired.com/... This is a major publisher directly supporting the idea that whatever they “own” is exclusively theirs to profit off from. … @istuetzle@zirk.us: THE INTERNET ARCHIVE has lost a major legal battle—in a decision that could have a significant impact on the future of internet history. — https://www.wired.com/... @evacide@hachyderm.io: If you hear a scream across the internet right now, it is the sound I am making while reading the Internet Archive v. Hatchette Books appeal, which IA has lost: https://www.wired.com/... @nixCraft@mastodon.social: The Internet Archive Loses Its Appeal of a Major Copyright Case https://www.wired.com/... Next, all AI companies should also lose access to copyrighted books and art. Why are tech bros allowed to breach copyright? The law should be applied equally to all. @somebitslinks@tech.lgbt: Internet Archive loses appeal: Bad news for anyone who reads books or enjoys content — https://www.wired.com/... #internetarchive #archive.org #openlibrary #copyright #internet #archive #-

Molly White /
@molly0xfff: Seen a couple Takes about the Hachette opinion along the lines of “the @internetarchive should've stuck to just archiving the Internet and not testing copyright” and uhhh

Erin Vanderhoof /
@vanderhoofy: it's impossible to overstate how important the internet archive has been for filling in gaps in access for any writer looking to do good work without a university affiliation! what is happening is really bad for everyone @future_of_music: The second circuit has sided with authors and publishers over Internet Archive in a lawsuit over the unlicensed scanning and redistribution of ebooks. This is a fairly straightforward decision—IA's case was always a legal longshot. https://storage.courtlistener.com/ ...

LindyMan /
@paulskallas: Of course the internet archive is going to crash and burn. You cant rely on one site to chronicle the internet. That's not how things work. Not Lindy The only thing that works is people saving what they think is valuable and passing it on to other people. Generation after

Spencer Beswick /
@spencerbeswick: Lewis Hyde's book “Common as Air: Revolution, Art, and Ownership” totally shaped my understanding of copyright and the commons. Reading it will impress upon you why destroying the Internet Archive is so bad for society! https://www.goodreads.com/... [image] @fbfishslap: As a reminder, this case was over the Internet Archive temporarily waiving the “only one person can read an ebook at a time” requirement on their library DURING A PANDEMIC WHEN PHYSICAL LIBRARIES WERE CLOSED @msmaggiemayhem: Disappointed by this setback for the Internet Archive. Library licensing for e-books is expensive (up to 300x the cost of an individual text) plus it is subject to censorship & retraction. Wiley, one of the plaintiff publishers, has withdrawn 1300 academic e-books from students. [image]

Gary Price /
Library Journal infoDOCKET: Second Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms District Court Ruling in Hachette v. Internet Archive

Devlin Hartline /
@devlinhartline: Hachette v. Internet Archive is out: 2d Circuit rejects controlled digital lending theory; IA's use is not transformative; all four fair use factors favor the publishers; the public benefits from shutting down IA's infringement. #copyright https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/ ... @firewalkwjaime: Extremely disappointing. Internet Archive has always been a useful tool through my high school years and I still consider it a very invaluable source towards my budding cinephilia, which only grows stronger now.

Adam Quinn /
@adamquinn__: I was just using Internet Archive earlier today to skim an obscure out-of-print book that happened to be on the topic of a dissertation paragraph I'm writing. When the dissertation becomes a book manuscript soon, I won't be touching any Hachette imprints with a ten foot pole.

Kate Wagner /
@mcmansionhell: I genuinely think this is the worst thing to ever happen to a repository of information since the burning of the library of alexandria

Andy McNulty /
@andymcnulty90: This is so disappointing. I can't tell you how important the Internet Archive has been to my research over the years. I've found photos of relatives I never knew existed. I've read articles I would never be able to access without IA.

Alexey Guzey /
@alexeyguzey: Publishers to boycott:

Jesse Walker /
@notjessewalker: The Internet Archive has reportedly lost its appeal in the Hachette case. I'm reupping this old thread in light of the news. @cremieuxrecueil: This is not good. Hachette Books, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, and Wiley have won their case and their books are going to be removed from the Internet Archive. If you still want or need to get their books for free, use libgen and Anna's Archive.

Neil Turkewitz /
@neilturkewitz: “IA asks this Court to bless the large scale copying & distribution of copyrighted books without permission from or payment to the Publishers or authors...This may be what IA & its amici prefer, but it is not an approach that the Copyright Act permits.” 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 And see... [image]

T.J. Stiles /
@tjstiles_author: Good news. “Scanning and lending,” when translated, means Internet Archive has been publishing its own unauthorized digital editions of books under rules it makes up for itself. It made tens of millions doing it. Authors got bupkis. Copyright covers all formats & editions. @tyleralbertario: The Internet Archive's open library has been an incredible research asset for me and thousands of others, one of the greatest information democratization tools of the 21st century, all about to get obliterated like the Library of Alexandria. A dark day. @knibbs: Very bad news for the Internet Archive today. Will be updating this story as comments/statements come in: https://www.wired.com/... @internetarchive: Internet Archive Responds to Appellate Opinion in Hachette v. Internet Archive “We are disappointed in today's opinion about the Internet Archive's digital lending of books that are available electronically elsewhere. We are reviewing the court's opinion and will continue to @publisherswkly: BREAKING: The Internet Archive has lost its appeal in Hachette v. Internet Archive, the long-running, closely watched copyright case over the scanning and lending of print library books. Full story to follow. @draculavoice: the internet itself had the potential, both as what it does and what it stood for as an entity, to be *about* information and history. the internet archive was proof that the internet could *be* an archive. but now, by law, it mustn't be. it is literally obligated to be worse.

Shiva Stella /
Public Knowledge: Second Circuit Decision Limiting Book Lending Harms Libraries, Public

New York Times:

The Black List, which has hosted thousands of unproduced screenplays and became an indispensable tool for studios and producers, now accepts fiction books— Acclaimed films like “Juno,” “Slumdog Millionaire” and “The King's Speech” were produced after appearing on the Black List.

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Los Angeles Times, Deadline, @xanalter, Publishers Weekly, @theblcklst, The Wrap, @theblcklst and

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Samantha Masunaga /
Los Angeles Times: The Black List, a platform for unproduced screenplays, expands into fiction books

Dominic Patten /
Deadline: Pure Fiction: The Black List Offers New Novelists A New Avenue To Publication, TV & Film Adaptations

Alexandra Alter /
@xanalter: Will be very interested to see what kind of novels/authors get discovered through The Black List. I spoke to Franklin Leonard about his expansion into fiction. https://www.nytimes.com/...

John Maher /
Publishers Weekly: Two Decades After Shaking Up Hollywood, the Black List Sets Its Sights on Fiction @theblcklst: Fiction writers can now create a FREE Writer Profile to spotlight their unpublished, self-published, and published manuscripts to the Black List's membership of publishing, theater, film, and television professionals. https://blcklst.com/fiction [image]

Natalie Korach /
The Wrap: The Black List Expands Into Fiction and Unpublished Novels

@theblcklst:
Fiction writers can now also purchase high-quality feedback from our experienced publishing industry readers and submit their manuscripts to our open fiction programs. https://blcklst.com/fiction

Status:

Source: CNN CEO Mark Thompson is in serious conversations with Josh Tyrangiel to hire him; Tyrangiel is currently a WaPo columnist and was Vice news chief— While news of Tyrangiel's potential hire is sure to excite many at CNN, it's not difficult to see how others at the network might not be so thrilled.

Discussion:
@justinling.bsky.social

The Independent:

Elon Musk, in an eventually deleted X post, promoted a Tucker Carlson interview with a Hitler apologist who downplayed the Holocaust and said Nazis were humane— Self-proclaimed historian Darryl Cooper claimed Winston Churchill ‘was the villain of Second World War’ and that millions …

Discussion:
TechCrunch, HuffPost, Mediaite, @tuckercarlson, Media Matters for America, @liz_cheney, @crumbler@threads.net, @ronaldfilipkowski@threads.net, Newsweek, @renee.diresta@threads.net, Newsweek, UnHerd, OutsideTheBeltway, Haaretz, @coreypein.bsky.social, @chosennj@threads.net, @rmac18, @mcuban, @thetnholler@threads.net, @morten, @joelpollak, @carlquintanilla, @katzonearth.bsky.social, @osullyville.bsky.social, @legalminimum.bsky.social, The Daily Beast and @brokentoys.social, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai /
TechCrunch: X is hiring staff for security and safety after two years of layoffs

Marco Margaritoff /
HuffPost: Tucker Carlson Hosts Nazi Apologist Who Makes Heinous Claim About WWII

Ahmad Austin Jr /
Mediaite: Elon Musk Deletes Tweet Promoting Tucker Carlson's Interview With Hitler-Loving ‘Historian’

Tucker Carlson /
@tuckercarlson: Darryl Cooper may be the best and most honest popular historian in the United States. His latest project is the most forbidden of all: trying to understand World War Two. (1:20) History of the Israel-Palestine Conflict (12:39) The Jonestown Cult (32:10) World War Two (45:04) How [video]

Matt Gertz /
Media Matters for America: Tucker Carlson is pushing Nazi apologias and Holocaust denial. He addressed the RNC just weeks ago.

Liz Cheney /
@liz_cheney: Actually, this is pro-Nazi propaganda, including, “Churchill was the chief villain of WW2” and Hitler “didn't want to fight.” No serious or honorable person would support or endorse this type of garbage.

Ron Filipkowski /
@ronaldfilipkowski@threads.net: All these “conservatives” expressing shock and dismay that Tucker Carlson is a Nazi apologist are pretty pathetic. Maybe try some critical thinking skills when they start dog whistling so your ears don't get blown out by the bullhorn. You knew who he was all along.

Renee DiResta /
@renee.diresta@threads.net: The guest just before this one also had old social media hot takes on Hitler. Per NBC: ""If I, a Jew, a member of the Tribe, Hebrew Schooled, can read Mein Kampf & think ‘holy shit, Hitler actually had some decent points.’ Then NO ONE is safe from hating you once they find out who is behind the White genocide happening all over the world," he wrote in another post." …

Matt Bernius /
OutsideTheBeltway: Tucker Carlson Promotes Hitler Apologist

Ben Samuels /
Haaretz: Tucker Carlson Platforms Holocaust Revisionism - With Elon Musk's Endorsement

Corey Pein /
@coreypein.bsky.social: Is someone maintaining a public archive of Musk's deleted posts? The stuff he leaves up is bad enough, but the stuff he deletes is like evidence for a war crimes tribunal. [embedded post]

Steven Kreiss /
@chosennj@threads.net: Tucker Carlson interviews a holocaust denying historian in which Churchill is the bad guy and Hiltler is the good guy. And of course Elon plugs the interview on X.

Ryan Mac /
@rmac18: My Grok AI-curated “stories for you” featured a topic called “Musk Endorses Holocaust Revisionism” with a photo of Musk in a Nazi uniform. So I clicked in to see what it was about and the first post was from Musk hyping up how good Grok AI is. [image]

Mark Cuban /
@mcuban: Delete your account @thetnholler@threads.net: Here's why Mark Cuban just told Elon to “delete his account” https://www.newsweek.com/...

Morten Øverbye /
@morten: Elon Musk deleted his tweet saying a podcast with Tucker Carlson and Darryl Cooper offering excusatory narrative for nazis while calling Winston Churchill “the chief villain of WW2” was “Very interesting. Worth watching”. [image]

Joel Pollak /
@joelpollak: In which @TuckerCarlson's guest seems to imply Nazi death camps were a humane solution to a problem of millions of civilians voluntarily seeking refuge from a war Hitler started, and compares the Nazis' policies to what Israel is doing in Gaza in response to a war Hamas started.

Carl Quintanilla /
@carlquintanilla: Deleted after @mcuban wrote: “Delete your account.”

Jonathan M. Katz /
@katzonearth.bsky.social: Cooper — the guy who called the Holocaust “humane” — is one of the richest Substackers around. He has tens of thousands of paid subscribers paying $50 to $60 a year, meaning he's at least taking in $500,000. — Substack pockets 10% of that haul. [embedded post]

Dan O'Sullivan /
@osullyville.bsky.social: I have a serious question, in light of the fact that I've been reading about Holocaust planning this week: what's the bottom on all this? If US conservatism is in a race to the bottom a lot like that of the Nazis leading up to the Holocaust, what's their version of that? [embedded post] @legalminimum.bsky.social: Thread. Imagine caping for fucking Hitler in 2024. — Where's those “Greatest Generation” assholes when we need them? [embedded post]

Lum /
@brokentoys.social: Tucker Carlson (and Elon Musk by proxy) are platforming the views of Darryl Cooper, a “historian” trying to “understand WW2”. — Unsurprisingly, he's lying. (thread) [image]

CNBC:

Shares of Truth Social's parent TMTG continue to slide, as the expiration date nears for a lockup agreement preventing Trump and others from selling their stock— Trump Media shares on Wednesday closed below where they stood at the end of 2023, as the Truth Social maker's stock continued …

Discussion:
@ernie.tedium.co, CNBC on LinkedIn, New York Times, Boing Boing, UPI, Forbes and Quartz, more at Techmeme »

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Ernie Smith /
@ernie.tedium.co: Should've invested in ARM [embedded post] CNBC on LinkedIn: DJT stock has slumped ahead of the date when Donald Trump will have the option to start selling his stake.

Matthew Goldstein /
New York Times: Trump Media Shares Are Down 70% From Their March Peak

Rob Beschizza /
Boing Boing: Trump Media sinks to $18 a share, its lowest ebb yet

Sheri Walsh /
UPI: Trump Media shares hit new low, slip below $18 for first time

Press Gazette:

An interview with FT CEO John Ridding on how FT hit its highest-ever revenue of £500M last year, appealing to younger audiences, AI, and more— Financial Times chief executive John Ridding has pointed to three early decisions he made that have had a lasting impact on the health of the newspaper group.

Discussion:
Warren Johnson on LinkedIn

Bloomberg:

Netflix struggles to reduce its productions' carbon footprint, with more emissions in 2022 vs. 2019, partly because it doesn't own any equipment or studio space— Virgin River is using batteries and Bridgerton is testing out hydrogen, but the company's overall emissions reduction progress has been marginal.

Discussion:
Michelle Ma on LinkedIn and The Sun, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Michelle Ma /
Michelle Ma on LinkedIn: “Virgin River” is replacing diesel generators with batteries. “Stranger Things” is experimenting with solar-powered trailers. And “Bridgerton” is using hydrogen. …

Conor O'Brien /
The Sun: Netflix ditches hit TV series with 100% Rotten Tomatoes score - leaving fans furious

The Hollywood Reporter:

A look at ESPN's transformation over the last year, including overhauling its on-air talent, as it prepares to launch its flagship streaming service in 2025— As the sports powerhouse plans to launch a flagship service next year, it's overhauling its on-camera talent and executive ranks.

Financial Times:

Interviews with Sony executives, including CEO Kenichiro Yoshida, on why the company needed to shift its focus from distribution to the creation of IP and more— Tech group joins Netflix, Apple and Amazon in spending war as it targets greater share of $3tn entertainment industry

Discussion:
Metro.co.uk, PlayStation LifeStyle and Advanced Television

Variety:

AMC Networks and Charter reach an early renewal for their multiyear carriage deal; Spectrum TV Select customers will get free access to AMC+'s ad-supported tier— AMC Networks and Spectrum parent Charter Communications have reached an early renewal for their multiyear carriage deal.

Discussion:

Juby Babu /
Reuters: Charter and AMC ink early renewal deal, providing cable subscribers free access to AMC+

Bevin Fletcher /
StreamTV Insider: DirecTV CFO: Disney channel blackout isn't your typical carriage dispute Charter Communications, Inc.: AMC NETWORKS AND CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS ANNOUNCE EARLY MULTI-YEAR RENEWAL AGREEMENT FOR DISTRIBUTION OF AMC NETWORKS' LINEAR NETWORKS AND DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER STREAMING SERVICE

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: AMC Networks, Charter Renew Multi-Year Distribution Deal

Jon Lafayette /
Next TV: Spectrum TV Customers Get AMC Plus DTC Service as Part of New Deal Between Charter, AMC Networks @tvgrimreaper: Similar to the Charter/ Disney deal. Since that deal, few Charter subs have activated their Disney+ subscriptions. In the quarter following that deal, Charter lost 180,000 residential cable subscribers.

John Finn /
Streaming Better: Spectrum TV Select Customers To Get AMC+ (With Ads) At No Additional Cost

Alex Weprin /