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Australia says Facebook agreed to reinstate news content in Australia in the coming days after the government promised amendments to its proposed media bill — We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work.
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Facebook's Australian news ban may leave it operating like WeChat, with news provided by platform-specific content houses posting tons of low-quality articles — Last week, in response to Australia's proposed media bargaining code, Facebook effectively halted all posting of links …
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Alex Barker / Financial Times:
Microsoft says it will work with Europe's four largest news publishing lobbying groups to “mandate payments” for content used by “gatekeepers”
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Dylan Byers / NBC News:
Spotify launches Renegades: Born in the USA, an exclusive, eight-episode podcast with Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen as co-hosts — Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen are making a podcast. — Spotify on Monday announced the launch of “Renegades: Born in the USA,” …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Spotify says it will test paid podcast subscriptions in the US this spring through a new feature in Anchor
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Chris Welch / The Verge:
Spotify says it will launch a subscription later this year called HiFi that will offer “CD-quality, lossless audio”; Spotify currently tops out at 320kbps audio
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Spotify says it will launch in 80+ new markets in the coming days, expanding from 93 markets, making the service available to 1B potential new users
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Spotify debuts features for creators like polls and Q&A tools to make podcasts interactive, partners with WordPress to turn text into podcasts using Anchor
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Networks like ABC, CBS, and NBC, sticking to “both sides-ism”, still let GOP leaders spread the “Big Lie” that Trump won the election with little or no pushback — (CNN Business)A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter.
Kelsey McKinney / Defector:
Internal memo: Slate indefinitely suspended The Gist host Mike Pesca over a Slack discussion; sources: he argued for the use of the N-word in some cases — Mike Pesca, host of Slate's daily podcast, The Gist, has been suspended from the company indefinitely according to an internal memo sent …
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Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Following Warner Bros., Hollywood studios are increasingly concealing their box office grosses, citing hybrid releases due to theater closures — In the latest twist, Searchlight Pictures didn't provide any numbers at all for ‘Nomadland’ when the Oscar hopeful expanded nationwide over the Feb. 19-21 weekend.
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Kathryn Hopkins / WWD:
Hearst says O, The Oprah Magazine will get a new name and a paywall on its website, as the magazine hires a new general manager and shifts to quarterly print — Hearst also revealed that the publication's name will be changed and a paywall is to be introduced.
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@kerrymflynn, @jkosner and Daily Front Row
Liz Pelly / Real Life:
Issues with streaming and its distribution of royalties could be resolved with a federal, taxpayer-funded music streaming service, an “American Music Library” — The problems with corporate music streaming are clear. The pay is inconsequential, the power is far too centralized …
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Emma Pinedo / Reuters:
Sources: Google is negotiating individual licensing deals with media outlets in Spain that may allow Google News to resume there after shutting down in 2014 — (This Feb. 22 story corrects to clarify Google's position, paragraph 5) — MADRID (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google …
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK's Independent had an operating profit £2.7M, up 18% YoY, on revenue of £30.3M, up 12% YoY; majority of readers are in the US, but UK makes up 50% of revenue — Financial results at The Independent for 2020 show Covid-19 has not stopped it achieving a fourth year in profit since going digital-only.
Jess Shankleman / Bloomberg:
UK tabloids like The Sun, once vehemently skeptical of climate change, are backing green policies, to attract younger readers and compete with digital outlets — The right-leaning papers tend to drive public opinion, and now they're backing Boris Johnson's campaign to tackle climate change
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Sean Highkin / Bleacher Report:
A look at NBA Top Shot, a marketplace for NBA video highlights, that has over 50,000 users with sales of $60M+ since launching a public beta in October — In the third quarter of a regular-season game against the Houston Rockets last February, LeBron James broke away for a two-handed reverse …
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