AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoPlatform Power: Meta has paused proposed terms that would let it use publishers’ website content without payment, after a Norwegian court challenge and a UK competition inquiry. Mark Zuckerberg says the company will consult the media industry before making changes. Media Investment: Malaysia has allocated RM30 million for a second Media Innovation Fund, supporting digital transformation, talent and AI adoption; applications open Nov. 1. Newsroom Pressures: Russia’s Novaya Gazeta says it will close on Nov. 9 after years of restrictions, raids and financial pressure. In Nepal, police detained journalists over their reporting before the government said they had all been released. Regulation and Press Freedom: India’s Supreme Court has sought the government’s response to publishers’ challenge to the data protection law, which they say could expose reporting and threaten newsroom operations. In Egypt, a court ordered independent outlet Mada Masr closed and fined its editor Lina Attalah. Streaming Business: Netflix remains highly profitable, but slowing viewing engagement has raised questions about growth and its reliance on an increasingly cluttered interface.
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