The defamation trial pitting Newsmax Media against Smartmatic ended the same day it began. Hours after jury selection commenced Thursday at the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center in Wilmington, Del., the network announced that a settlement had been reached in the case. (TVNewser) Smartmatic sued Newsmax–along with a host of other conservative media companies and…The […]
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The former editor in chief of Hong Kong’s Stand News was sentenced to jail on sedition charges for the publication of news reports and other articles that prosecutors said tried to promote “illegal ideologies.” (The Guardian) Chung Pui-kuen, 55, was convicted Thursday alongside his colleague, former acting editor in chief Patrick Lam, 36, but the…The
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The Today couch will look a little different in 2025. Hoda Kotb revealed on air Thursday morning that she will be leaving NBC News’ flagship morning show early next year. (TVNewser) In a memo to her team–and later in an emotional on-air reveal Thursday–Kotb said her 60th birthday this summer helped trigger the departure: “I…The
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Ken Klippenstein, an independent journalist, was banned from X, formerly known as Twitter, Thursday after he published a dossier on Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) via his newsletter and promoted the link on the social media site owned by Elon Musk. (HuffPost) For more than two months, hackers who the U.S. says are tied to Iran…Ken
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ESPN parted ways with National Basketball Association senior writer Zach Lowe as part of the network’s continuing layoffs, sources briefed on the decision told The Athletic Thursday. (The Athletic) Lowe had been with ESPN for more than one decade, having joined Bill Simmons’ Grantland vertical in 2012 after writing for Sports Illustrated. Lowe’s salary, more…ESPN
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The most-visited news website in the U.S. is trying out a paywall. In early October, CNN will begin experimenting with charging some readers for digital access as part of a bid to shore up its business as cable television erodes industrywide, according to two people with knowledge of the decision. (NYT) CNN first hinted at…The
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Amazon’s decision to introduce ads within its Prime Video streaming service is already paying off for the company. In talks with advertisers during the just-concluded upfront ad market for the coming year, Amazon exceeded its goal of drawing $1.8 billion in ad-spending commitments for its video-streaming services, including Prime Video, according to a person with…Amazon’s
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Google has spent the last week arguing that it faces fierce competition in the ad market, presenting its side in adtech antitrust case, the U.S. versus Google. Much of Google’s argument rests on the idea that the Department of Justice defines the market incorrectly. According to Google’s lawyers, the DOJ’s concept of open web display…Google
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