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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Forbes will launch a newsletter service, initially hiring 20-30 journalists to start paid newsletters, splitting revenue 50/50 and giving salaries and benefits — Forbes is launching a newsletter platform that will allow journalists to launch their own paid newsletters and split the revenue …
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
ViacomCBS says it will launch Paramount+, its expanded rebrand of CBS All Access, on March 4 in the US and Latin America — ViacomCBS has set March 4 as the launch date for Paramount Plus, the company's effort to join the direct-to-consumer streaming revolution alongside its larger rivals.
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Reuters:
Turkey bans ads on Twitter and Pinterest for not appointing local representatives as mandated by social media law, says their bandwidth will be cut 50% in April — ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Ankara has imposed advertising bans on Twitter, Periscope and Pinterest after they failed …
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@rasmus_kleis, @chey_cobb, Al Jazeera and The Indian Express, more at Techmeme »
Malcolm Owen / AppleInsider:
Apple Podcasts launches Apple Podcasts Spotlight, wherein editors choose a specific show to feature for the entire month — Apple has launched a new initiative to promote worthy podcasts, with Apple Podcasts Spotlight seeing editors select one podcast to feature for the entire month.
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Stitcher Blog and 9to5Mac
Denise-Marie Ordway / Journalist's Resource:
Study of 46,218 US national TV news program transcripts from 2005 to 2013 shows the most time was given to members of Congress with the most extreme views — Major network and cable TV news outlets have given the most airtime to members of Congress with the most extreme views …
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@joshuadarr, @journoresource and Journal of Communication
New York Times:
Shareholders in advertising giant Omnicom and Home Depot have filed resolutions asking to investigate whether company ads contribute to hate speech and disinfo — Companies have struggled to keep their ad dollars from going to online outlets that promoted fraudulent theories about the 2020 election.
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Ad Age, Wall Street Journal and @johnbattelle
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK's Reach says a test of Facebook Instant Articles at regional title the Liverpool Echo showed that the mobile-friendly format increased reach by 30% — An experiment conducted by Reach, the UK's largest newspaper publisher, found that Facebook Instant Articles get seen by almost a third …
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@mediavoicespod and UK Publisher Reach …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
FOIA Project: in the last four years, the media filed 386 federal FOIA suits, more than during the Bush and Obama admins combined; BuzzFeed News led in filings — More Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests were filed during the past four years than at any time in American history …
Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times:
Deloitte survey in October found 46% of 1,100 people canceled at least one streaming service in the last year, up from 20% in a similar survey 9 months earlier — Say you sign up for HBO Max to watch “The Flight Attendant.” — The eight-episode season concludes, and you browse for your next binge-viewing fix.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Cinedigm buys and plans to relaunch Fandor, an indie film SVOD service that shuttered in 2018, after buying streaming channel company The Film Detective in Dec. — Cinedigm continues its rollup of niche streaming brands: The company has acquired the assets of Fandor, a subscription-streaming service …
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The Wrap, The Streamable, Hollywood Reporter, Cord Cutters News, Forbes, IndieWire and WORLD SCREEN
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Association of American Publishers: from January to October 2020, ebook sales were up 16.5% YoY to $956M and audiobook downloads rose 17.3% YoY to $554M — The pandemic has been a boon for the book industry, but specifically, it's helped to revive the ebook industry, and push the audiobook industry to new heights.
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Kerry Flynn / CNN:
Newsrooms are distributing protective equipment, like body armor and gas masks, and holding safety trainings to prepare reporters for Inauguration Day — New York (CNN Business)At the end of December, Los Angeles Times Washington Bureau Chief Kimbriell Kelly was looking at getting Moleskine notebooks as gifts for her staff.
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Fox stipulated that its settlement for hyping rumors about Seth Rich be kept secret until Nov. 3, showing how Fox is entwined with Trump-camp disinfo efforts — Why did the network insist an agreement with the family of a murdered young man remain undisclosed until after the election?
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Fox News launches a new 7PM opinion show tonight with six hosts in rotation: Bartiromo, Kilmeade, Trey Gowdy, Katie Pavlich, Rachel Campos-Duffy, and Mark Steyn
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