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Disney says Disney+ has seen 10M signups since launching on Tuesday — Disney's new streaming service has already seen 10 million sign-ups since launching Tuesday, the company announced Wednesday. — Disney's stock was up slightly on the news. Netflix shares were down 1%. — This is breaking news.
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McClatchy has retained advisers to explore options and has opened talks with the federal agency that manages insolvent pension funds; stock down ~14% — McClatchy reported a series of financial reverses Wednesday so severe that it may not be able to meet its obligations in 2020.
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Northwestern's journalism school dean says The Daily Northwestern's protest coverage was responsible and fair, and student journalists faced “vicious bullying” — “Journalists have a heady responsibility performing our role as the authors of the first rough draft of history …
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Northwestern University's student newspaper The Daily Northwestern sparks backlash for editorial apologizing for its news reporting that offended some students
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Netflix enters a multi-year deal with Nickelodeon, which will produce animated feature films and shows that will include existing characters and all-new IP — Netflix is taking on the Disney+ threat by partnering up with kids entertainment giant Nickelodeon, which will produce original content …
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The impeachment inquiry has sparked a podcast frenzy, with CNN, NBC, Vox, BuzzFeed, and others quickly rolling out shows to seize on the heightened interest — From left to right, listeners will experience the hearings from unique and sometimes outlandish perspectives. — President Donald Trump.
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Apple Music launches Replay, letting subscribers look back at their favorite music in 2019, similar to Spotify's year-end review, Wrapped, but updated each week — Apple Music is taking on Spotify with the launch of a new feature, Apple Music Replay, that will allow subscribers to take a look back at their favorite music from 2019.
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Sources: BBC News' business unit and China reporters weren't consulted about how the commercial unit's sponsored content deal with Huawei may affect coverage — A BBC News journalist who viewed the material said: “I nearly threw up.” — BBC News reporters have expressed strong dismay …
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C-SPAN's assignment desk manager Jon Kelley, who covered Clinton's impeachment, talks about the channel's extensive preparations to cover the Trump impeachment — Jon Kelley was just one year into his career at C-SPAN when he operated a camera at the House's impeachment hearings for President Bill Clinton in 1998.
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UK broadcaster ITV unveils Planet V, its addressable TV advertising product, launching in February 2020 — ITV has unveiled the first details of its addressable TV advertising product due for 2020. It announced Planet V ahead of the ITV Palooza at the Royal Festival Hall Tuesday (12 November).
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IDG, owner of Computerworld, Infoworld, and more, launches Insider Pro, a subscription-supported tech news site; cost now is $99 for three months or $399/year — For more than 50 years, IDG has earned the trust of its readers with authoritative coverage of the technology industry.
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Tribune Publishing has announced it will shut down Hoy, its Spanish-language weekly newspaper and website serving Chicago, on December 13 — Predominantly English-language news companies continue to struggle to figure out how to reach Spanish-language audiences.
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Stockholders are expected to approve New Media Investment Group's Gannett offer on Thursday despite a weaker stock price, lowering offer to ~$1.1B from $1.4B — A significantly weakened deal to merge the nation's two largest newspaper publishers heads to a shareholder vote on Thursday.
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German publisher DuMont is using a new metric called “priority visitors”, readers who visit at least five times a month, to increase retention and subscribers — The German publisher DuMont didn't always track loyalty among its readers. Instead, its editors did what many in the news industry …