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Sara Fischer / Axios:
NPR plans to launch a podcast subscription service that will let listeners directly support their favorite podcasts and get sponsorship-free versions thereof — Podcasts have historically been open and freely distributed, but new subscription offerings for podcasts from Apple and Spotify aim to challenge that status quo.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Spotify launches paid podcast subscriptions for creators in the US, at no cost to creators for two years and a 5% fee starting in spring 2023 — Spotify today is officially rolling out paid podcast subscriptions, after first unveiling its new subscription platform at the company's “Stream On” event in February.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Facebook rolls out a miniplayer that will allow Facebook users to stream music and podcasts from Spotify through the Facebook app on iOS or Android
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Angela Fu / Poynter:
NewsGuild study of 14 unionized Gannett newsrooms finds ~$10K median wage gap between men and women and a ~$5K wage gap between POC journalists and white ones — The median salary for women of color was $15,727 less than the median salary for white men. — The median salaries of women …
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Meadowlark Media, led by ESPN vets Dan Le Batard and John Skipper, signs a distribution deal with DraftKings, one of its investors; sources: deal's worth $50M+ — Digital sports entertainment and gaming company pushes further into media realm with $50 million deal
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Epicurious:
Epicurious says beef will no longer appear in new recipes, articles, or newsletters as well as on its homepage and Instagram feed for climate-related reasons — In an effort to encourage more sustainable cooking, we won't be publishing new beef recipes on Epicurious.
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William Turvill / Press Gazette:
Q&A with Reuters CMO Josh London on launching a paywall, competition with Bloomberg and WSJ, why readers will pay for “news in context”, and more — Global news agency Reuters is confident readers will pay for “news in context” as it prepares to compete with Bloomberg …
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@mikelizun and @reuterspr
Janko Roettgers / Protocol:
Conviva: in Q1, streaming viewing time was up 240% YoY in South America, 149% YoY in Africa, 122% YoY in Europe; Roku dominates in US but lags in other markets — Roku continues to rule streaming in the U.S., but is falling behind in other markets, according to a new report from streaming media intelligence company Conviva.
Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal:
With iPhone's privacy changes, advertisers will get more ad-performance data for ads bought through Apple than via third parties, giving its ad business an edge — Under the iPhone maker's new rules, advertisers will get more ad-performance data for ads bought through Apple than through third parties
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Chris Welch / The Verge:
Apple rolls out iOS and iPadOS 14.5 with App Tracking Transparency, which requires apps to get permission to track user activity on other apps for ad purposes
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John Ourand / Sports Business Journal:
Turner Sports picked up NHL's second TV package as part of a deal worth up to $225M per year, after NBC pulled out of the bidding — Turner Sports picked up the remaining package of NHL media rights as part of a deal worth up to $225M per year. The agreement will push the NHL's rights-fee haul …
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Kayleigh Barber / Digiday:
Current and ex-Insider reporters say its system for measuring metrics is like a “hamster wheel” that forces stressed reporters to cannibalize each other's work — In any media company, newsrooms are inherently responsible for monitoring audience metrics and achieving growth …
Patrick Frater / Variety:
Disney will close 18 TV channels in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong on October 1, as its rollout of Disney+ continues with a Hong Kong launch coming this year — Disney is to close 18 TV channels in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong as the conglomerate puts a greater emphasis on direct-to-consumer streaming.
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Allegra Hobbs / Study Hall:
Journalists reflect on the heavy responsibility of writing obituaries now, when some deaths are inevitably connected to the larger news story of the pandemic — Maureen O'Donnell, obituary writer for the Chicago Sun-Times of roughly a decade, is giving me a rundown of some of her memorable work when …
New York Times:
This year's Oscars, a TV broadcast about films mostly distributed on the internet, was a celebration of diversity as nine of 20 acting nominations went to POC — Chloé Zhao's film about the damaged American dream won best picture, best director and best actress.
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Mónica Marie Zorrilla / Variety:
Early Nielsen numbers show 2021 Oscars drew 9.85M viewers, a drop of 58.3% from last year
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