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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Verizon Media Group plans to rebrand most media franchises as Yahoo products and group them together on Yahoo+, a subscription platform — Verizon Media Group, the media division within Verizon, has 3 million people that pay for subscriptions across its portfolio of Yahoo-related products …
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@sarafischer, @dtheblerd, @davidclinchnews, @alex, @mcwm, @richlightshed, @kerrymflynn and @alexweprin
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Study of subscriber retention techniques at 526 news organizations across the US: just 41% “make it easy” for subscribers to cancel their subscriptions online — Bad news for people who hate using the phone: Just 41% of U.S. news publishers “make it easy” for subscribers to cancel …
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American Press Institute, @ampress, American Press Institute, @bryanmvance and @kerrymflynn
Kate Kaye / Digiday:
As publishers adopt single ID systems to replace third-party cookies, they are falling short in asking for users' consent and transparency about data use — Publishers, advertisers and ad tech companies are rallying around identity tech such as Unified ID 2., a system developed …
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@acfou, @privacymatters, @katekayereports and Insider
Reuters:
Cineworld, owner of Regal Cinemas, strikes multi-year deal with Warner Bros. guaranteeing a 45-day theatrical window in the US starting in 2022 — (Reuters) - Cineworld's U.S. chain Regal will reopen next month after prolonged closures caused by the pandemic, in time for big-budget release …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Roku has formed a branded content and advertising studio, which will create commissioned short-form TV programs and interactive ads — Roku has formed what it says is a full-fledged branded-content and advertising studio, after inking a deal with digital comedy producer Funny Or Die to hire several FOD execs and employees.
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Ad Age, MediaPost, FierceVideo, Hollywood Reporter and Cord Cutters News
Lindsay Peoples Wagner / The Cut:
Q&A with journalist Abby Phillip on her new CNN show Inside Politics, her upcoming book, covering Trump as a Black reporter, and the lesson of 2020 — As the new editor-in-chief of any publication, the first cover is always a big decision. But especially for the Cut …
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@abbydphillip, @thecut, The Supercreator and E! Online
Tom Jones / Poynter:
Interview with Katie Couric on hosting Jeopardy!, her upcoming memoir, and building a company to produce a newsletter, a podcast, and other original journalism — She has a daily newsletter. She has a podcast. She produces original journalism on her website. Is there anything Katie Couric isn't doing?
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John Koblin / New York Times:
Nielsen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show lost more than a million viewers, a decline of 43%, following Ellen's on-air apology in September — “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” a sturdy daytime hit, has had a steep ratings decline since the host addressed accusations by former staff members that led to firings and an internal investigation.
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Bloomberg:
In 2020, 60% to 70% of 9-year-old YouTuber Ryan Kaji's $30M annual revenue came from merchandise licensing deals, passing YouTube ad revenue for the first time — Ryan Kaji is one of the most popular YouTube creators in the world, with a main channel that's drawn 29 million subscribers interested …
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@efeng, @lucas_shaw and @lucas_shaw, more at Techmeme »
Jem Aswad / Variety:
Tencent Music and Warner Music to expand licensing agreement with a joint venture record label in China; Tencent became a 20% owner of Universal Music last year — Tencent Music Entertainment Group, part of the massive China-based Tencent media company, and Warner Music have announced …
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Complete Music Update, TechCrunch, Rolling Stone and Music Business Worldwide
Lucy Sherriff / Future Human:
Researchers translating text from Hawaii's 100+ forgotten native-language newspapers are discovering a treasure trove of historical climate data — Researchers translating the papers uncovered accounts of extreme weather that struck the islands in the past
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@yeahyeahyasmin, @sherrifflucy and @ozm
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Eric Spinato, the head booker and senior story editor for the Fox Business Network who worked primarily with Maria Bartiromo, dies from the coronavirus — New York (CNN Business)Eric Spinato, the head booker and senior story editor for the Fox Business Network, died over the weekend, the network said Monday.
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