"Layoffs affected a number of verticals including the website’s 'Originals' teams, with affected staffers told of their status in a meeting with their manager on Tuesday. The company will also be shutting down its 'In The Know' vertical, which curated news for Generation Z and millennial audiences." - The Daily Beast
"The choice to have the film address, but not explicitly depict, the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the U.S. — which killed tens of thousands of people and left many with lifelong injuries — (had been) hotly debated in the (Japanese) media. - AP
There is concern that the settlement announced by culture secretary Frazer kicks the door open to annual funding deals, potentially leaving the BBC more vulnerable to political agendas. - Deadline
"This constant stream of layoffs and show cancellations — not just at Spotify, but at other prominent shops across the industry — has made the podcasting world a gloomy place. But the narrative around podcasting is complicated: It’s still a growing media sector for listeners and advertisers." - Slate
In roughly two years, there've been Tár, Maestro, Chevalier (a biopic of Black composer Joseph Bologne), the documentary American Symphony, and upcoming Callas biopic Maria. "Hollywood doesn’t usually give this much attention to the world of classical music. … The sudden profusion is striking, and not easily explained." - MSN (San Francisco Chronicle)
"The 78% yes result in voting that began Nov. 13 and ended Tuesday was a far cry from the near-unanimous approval and widespread enthusiasm members of the writers guild gave to the deal that ended their strike in September." - AP
"The AMI media association, … a group representing 83 Spanish media outlets has filed a 550 million euro ($600 million) lawsuit against Facebook owner Meta Platforms, citing unfair competition in the advertising market in a case that could be replicated across the European Union." - Reuters
"The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. and Radio-Canada, the French-language version, said the bulk of the layoffs will come from its corporate divisions such as technology and infrastructure. … Along with the job cuts, CBC will be reducing its English and French programming budgets." - AP
The foundations and donors who wrote the checks to produce it — including the Ford Foundation, nonprofits funded by Melinda French Gates, Laurene Powell Jobs and 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki, and some public-spirited NBA stars — aren’t expecting a financial return on their investments. They’re hoping for a social impact. - Washington Post
Our analysis of more than 117 million censorship records confirms what students and civil rights advocates have long warned: Web filters are preventing kids from finding critical information about their health, identity, and the subjects they’re studying in class. - Wired
When the story becomes a marketable product, the production conditions, processes and relationships behind the storytelling are further obscured. It devalues the passage of negotiations and emotional investment that contribute to the filmmakers’ relationship with documentary subjects. - The Conversation
“The current record leaves little doubt that Montana’s Legislature and attorney general were more interested in targeting China’s ostensible role in TikTok than with protecting Montana consumers,” Judge Molloy wrote in his opinion. - The New York Times
Sometimes, the scenery really does work - for instance, many people dropped everything and moved to New Zealand after seeing The Lord of the Rings, and one woman decided rural Wales was the place to be after watching the 1984 series Morgan's Boy. - The Guardian (UK)
"It wasn’t until they teamed up in 1976 to take their film criticism to an even wider audience through the medium of television that Siskel and Ebert became household names across the country and around the world." - Chicago Sun-Times
