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Megan Graham / CNBC:
Spotify acquires podcast hosting company Megaphone for $235M, giving all shows currently hosted on Megaphone access to Spotify's ad insertion tech — - Spotify has been on a podcast acquisition tear in the past couple years, striking deals for shows from those including Joe Rogan …
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Jason Lynch / Adweek:
Nielsen is adding addressable ads to national TV measurement and will begin sharing data from 55M smart TVs and set-top boxes in the first half of 2021 — Company will begin sharing data from 55 million smart TV and set-top box devices next year — For several years, networks and marketers alike …
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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
LA Times and Tribune agree to a $3M settlement in a pay disparity class-action suit brought by Black, Latino, and woman journalists — The Los Angeles Times and Tribune Publishing have agreed to pay $3 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit brought by a multiethnic group of journalists …
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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar sends memo announcing a new round of layoffs, though sources say initial reports of a 20%+ cut in costs are too high — A significant round of layoffs forecast last month at WarnerMedia is getting under way today. CEO Jason Kilar emailed staffers this morning …
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Orion Rummler / Axios:
Fox News' Neil Cavuto cut away from Kayleigh McEnany's press conference on Monday after she accused Democrats of “welcoming” voter fraud without evidence — Fox News cut away from a Trump campaign press conference by White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Monday …
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Washington Post:
Inside the week that may have permanently ruptured the bond between Trump and Fox News as sources say Trump has vowed revenge on the network
Inside the week that may have permanently ruptured the bond between Trump and Fox News as sources say Trump has vowed revenge on the network
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Reuters is launching Reuters Professional, a B2B and B2C business line that will include industry-specific news, analysis, and events for decision-makers — Reuters is launching “Reuters Professional,” a new business line that will include news, analysis and events for decision-makers, executives tell Axios.
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Johannes Hellstrom / Reuters:
Swedish media group NENT plans to expand its streaming service Viaplay, which has 2.8M subscribers, to the US in late 2021 as a service offering Nordic dramas — STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's NENT plans to tap into the demand for Nordic drama by launching its streaming service Viaplay …
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Kali Hays / WWD:
AAM: US audiences for ~40% of magazines publishing at least quarterly fell in 2020, but 20 major titles, like Wired and Good Housekeeping, saw Q3 growth — New data shows certain major magazines have had a tough time with audiences so far this year, but a few have managed to thrive.
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Janko Roettgers / Protocol:
Cord cutting slowed in Q3, with AT&T, Comcast, Dish, Charter, Verizon losing a combined 735,000 subs, vs. 1.4M in Q3 2019, though 2020 still leads 2019 overall — The major pay TV providers saw cord cutting slow in the most recent quarter, with AT&T, Comcast, Dish …
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Riverside.fm, which enables users to record studio-quality video podcasts remotely, raises $2.5M seed round; customers include Verizon Media and Hillary Clinton — Riveside.fm is a new startup with an easy-to-use platform for recording professional-quality video podcasts.
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Ashley Carman / The Verge:
Patreon partners with Acast, which will host creators' podcasts to simplify distribution of subscriber-only episodes and give them access to Acast analytics — Private RSS feeds are streamlined — Patreon's newest partnership might entice more podcasters to join its platform.
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Chris Burns / SlashGear:
Sling Media, a subsidiary of DISH, says it is closing down today and all Slingbox devices and services will become inoperable in November 2022 — Slingbox will no longer function as of November 9, 2022. Sling Media, a subsidiary of DISH, announced that they were closing shop on November 9, 2020.
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