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Memo: The Atlantic is laying off 68 people across divisions, or about 20% of its staff, after collapse of its events business, with the rest getting pay cuts — The Atlantic is laying off about 20% of its staff — 68 people across divisions — per a memo from David Bradley, after collapse of events business. https://twitter.com/...
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UK newspapers no longer have to make their print circulations public through ABC as they give “stimulus to write a negative narrative of circulation decline” — UK national newspapers no longer have to make their print circulations public through auditors ABC from today …
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ABC: FT and the i paper saw the biggest decline in print sales from March to April at 39% and 38% respectively; News UK opted to keep its data private — The latest national newspaper circulation figures show print sales took a hit during the lockdown imposed by the UK Government, but the impact is not as severe as it might have been.
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Pew study shows divide between those who rely on White House for pandemic news and those using other sources; White House group broadly says media hypes risk — People in this group are most likely to say the outbreak has been made too big of a deal, journalists have been exaggerating the risks
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Disney moves back ad sales and media distribution divisions to its Media Networks group, following the departure of Kevin Mayer — Media distribution team also moving from company's DTCI segment, effective immediately — Key insights: — Disney streaming head Kevin Mayer's surprise exit …
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Netflix says it will ask customers who have been inactive for a year or more if they want to keep their subscriptions, canceling accounts that take no action — - Netflix will start asking customers who haven't used its platform in the past year if they want to keep their subscriptions.
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Ahead of Tribune Publishing's shareholder meeting Thursday, workers who faced pay cuts worry Alden Global Capital will gain more control and launch more cuts — Inside the Tribune Publishing newspaper chain, all eyes are focusing on Thursday's annual shareholder meeting.
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ScreenHits launches a streaming video aggregator app that lets users bundle different services like Netflix and Disney+; app subscriptions start at $1.99/month — The app, which allows consumers to manage all their online viewing through a single interface, is betting viewers will pay to simplify their on-demand lives.


Association of American Publishers: book sales fell 8%+ YoY in March, with ebooks down 5% and print books up 1%; digital audio grew 15% YoY — Total U.S. sales in March were down 8.4 percent to $667 million, a sign of how the early days of the pandemic hurt booksellers and publishers.
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Spotify, which has about 4,400 full-time employees in 79 countries, has told its staffers that they can choose to work from home until next year — As the coronavirus-induced lockdown begins to ease in Europe and the U.S. and people begin to confront the realities of returning …
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NYT's proprietary ads platform plan has been misread as protecting user data more than Facebook and Google do, yet NYT will still sell targeted ads using data — One of the most frustrating aspects of discussing the internet, business models, and privacy is how many otherwise intelligent people continue …
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An unreleased version of Justice League, the cut by original director Zach Snyder, will be released on HBO Max in 2021, after a sustained fan campaign — ‘John Henry’ Producers on Their Netflix Ratings Smash, Dwayne Johnson Controversy and Potential Sequel
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