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Julia Alexander / The Verge:
As of December 2, Disney had 137.1M direct-to-consumers subscribers, with Disney+ having 86.8M subscribers, Hulu 38.8M, and 11.5M for ESPN+ — Giving Disney confidence to pursue more streaming — Disney Plus has amassed more than 86 million subscribers since launching in November 2019, CEO Bob Chapek announced.
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Julia Alexander / The Verge:
Disney unveils Star, its answer to Hulu for international Disney+ subscribers, rolling out in some EU countries, Canada, and New Zealand on Feb. 23 — It will sit right inside Disney Plus — Star, Disney's international answer to Hulu, will roll out in certain European countries, Canada …
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Roger Cheng / CNET:
Disney introduces a new bundle, offering Disney+, ESPN+, and ad-free Hulu for $18.99 a month
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Mike Corder / Associated Press:
IFJ says 42 journalists and media workers were killed in 2020 globally while doing their jobs; at least 235 are in prison in cases related to their work — THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Forty-two journalists and media workers have been killed while doing their jobs this year …
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Reuters:
TV journalist Malalai Maiwand was killed in Afghanistan, the tenth journalist to be killed in the country this year — JALALABAD/KABUL (Reuters) - Gunmen shot and killed a female television journalist, who was also a women's rights activist, in Afghanistan on Thursday …
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
The Correspondent, De Correspondent's English-language site, is shutting down at the end of the year — After a splashy $2.6 million crowdfunding campaign (one that cost $1.8 million to run) to launch a New York-based site — which, it gradually became clear, would actually …
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Center for Community Media:
NYC city agencies placed $9.9M in advertising in 220+ community media outlets this year, amounting to ~84% of their total print and digital ad buys — On May 22, 2019, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed Executive Order 47, mandating that city government agencies spend at least 50 percent …
EU DisinfoLab:
Investigation finds a 15-year operation with 750+ fake media outlets in 119 countries, producing content to serve Indian interests and undermine Pakistan — Following a preliminary investigation published in 2019, the EU DisinfoLab uncovered a massive operation targeting international institutions and serving Indian interests.
Jack Morse / Mashable:
Pew: 42% of US adults aren't sure if Facebook does its own reporting; 66% aren't sure whether Apple News does, and 57% are uncertain about Google News — No, Facebook does not do its own original news reporting. — Social media is increasingly a primary source of news for U.S. adults.
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BuzzFeed News:
Facebook insiders say it is prioritizing revenue over user safety by its lax approach to stopping scammers, hackers, and disinfo peddlers from buying ads — Facebook is on track for record ad revenue this year. That's partly due to its lax approach to stopping scammers, hackers …
Kelsey Sutton / Adweek:
NBCU opens up ad inventory on Peacock, YouTube, and Apple News to local advertisers, and moves its hub for local advertisers under the One Platform umbrella — Regional advertising product Spot On folded into One Platform — NBCUniversal is for the first time allowing local …
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Brick House / The Brick House Cooperative:
The Brick House, an ad-free cooperative of nine publications including Popula, which runs on donations and subscriptions only, has gone live — Welcome to The Brick House, which launches today. You'll see a lot of changes over the week as we continue to debut our new sites, test and tinker.
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Kathryn Lundstrom / Adweek:
Meredith promotes Alysia Borsa to president of Meredith Digital and Amanda Dameron to chief digital content officer, a newly created role — The media org announced a new National Media Group president last week — Iowa-based media conglomerate Meredith is building up executive leadership …
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