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Lauren Feiner / CNBC:
Netflix reports Q1 revenue of $5.77B, up 27.6% YoY, vs $5.76B est., global streaming paid net additions of 15.77M, now totaling 182.86M accounts, up 22.8% YoY — - Netflix reported its Q1 2020 earnings after the bell on Tuesday. — Netflix has ranked among analysts' favorite “stay at home” …
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@kerrymflynn:
[Thread] Internal memos: Politico lays off 13 at Protocol as it cancels live events through at least Sept. 1, including its presence at political conventions — Didn't want to break this media news earlier because of my major conflict of interest. But I'm really sad to see another round of harsh cuts at a media company (and a new one at that!). 13 people, incl editors + reporters, lost their jobs at Protocol today https://twitter.com/...
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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
AT&T offers free HBO Max to “tens of millions” of customers, including wireless and internet subscribers, as it aims for 75M to 90M HBO Max subscribers by 2025 — AT&T will offer WarnerMedia's HBO Max free or via promotion to “tens of millions” of its U.S. wireless, video and internet customers
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The Streamable, The Week, The Streamable, CNET and The Verge
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Wall Street Journal:
Internal planning document for Vice Media Group lays out the possibility of layoffs of 300+ in digital operations, including cuts at Vice News and Refinery29 — Planning document calls for over 300 layoffs, though company says several such proposals are being worked up
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@loudmouthjulia, @asharma, @kantrowitz, @elanazak, @benmullin, @jherrerx, @keachhagey and @benmullin
Kathryn Hopkins / WWD:
Bustle relaunches Nylon's digital edition but delays a promised print edition to fall 2021 and postpones a monthly live music series, Nylon Nights — Nylon's first digital issue under BDG's ownership features cover star Maya Hawke. — After acquiring fashion, music and cultural site Nylon last summer …
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Nylon, @benjamingoggin, MediaPost and @raywongy
Mandy Jenkins / The Compass Experiment:
The Compass Experiment, McClatchy and Google's digital local news initiative, plans to launch the Longmont Leader in Colorado in May with a team of five — We're launching The Longmont Leader to provide critical news and information during this time of crisis — and beyond.
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Nieman Lab, Axios, The Keyword, @fishnette, @mattsebastian, @mjenkins, @rubinojc, @mcclatchy, @mjenkins, @benfischersbj, Longmont Observer, PR Newswire, Longmont Observer, MediaPost and Free Press
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Spotify launches a set of 17 editorially curated podcast playlists, akin to its RapCaviar music playlist, in the US and five other countries — Spotify is continuing its investment in the podcast streaming side of business with the launch of a suite of editorially-curated podcast playlists …
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Nieman Lab, Spotify, @forpodcasters, Gizmodo and Android Central
Snap Inc.:
Snap reports in Q1 DAUs increased 20% YoY to 229M, revenue increased 44% YoY to $462M, time spent watching Discover content rose 35%+; stock up 19%+ after hours — Daily Active Users increased 20% year-over-year to 229 million First quarter revenue increased 44% year-over-year to $462 million …
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The Wrap, VentureBeat, The Verge, @tiffkhsu, @peterhamby, Mashable, @joshelman and Variety, more at Techmeme »
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
After the pandemic shut down live music venues, some artists have turned to sites like Stageit to livestream performances with typical viewers paying around $15 — The crowd of a few hundred begins to gather a half-hour before Rhett Miller takes the stage.
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@lucas_shaw and @lucas_shaw
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Jewish News to continue publishing after the collapse of the merger with the Jewish Chronicle, which was acquired by a consortium and will go into liquidation — The Jewish News is back to “business as usual” despite bidding farewell to readers with last week's paper, as plans to merge …
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The Times of Israel
Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
eMarketer forecasts TV networks will collect between $24B and $26.3B in ad spending in H1 2020, compared to $33.9B collected in H1 2019, due to sports shutdown — The shutdown of sports due to the coronavirus pandemic is propelling a historic decline in U.S. TV advertising …
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@swanniontv, @mediumbuying, @latimes and @megjameslat
Variety:
Georgia to let movie theaters reopen April 27, but hiring staff, safety protocols, a lack of new releases, and limits on crowd sizes pose significant challenges — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will allow movie theaters to reopen starting April 27, but exhibition insiders stress …
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Mediaite, Deadline, @brycezabel, /Film, @srdtv, @cinestate, The Playlist, Comic Book Movie, Variety, The Wrap, The A.V. Club and Vanity Fair
Issie Lapowsky / Protocol:
A behind-the-scenes look at the Facebook News team's early response to COVID-19, including a push to make news more prominent in the Information Center — Anne Kornblut was working from home when the crushing headache set in. It was early March, and she had a battery of calls to get through …
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@jason_kint, @blackamazon, @issielapowsky and @kerrymflynn
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