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Brent Lang / Variety:
Steven Spielberg, previously seen as a Netflix skeptic, strikes a deal with the streaming service to produce multiple movies through his company Amblin Partners — Amblin Partners and Netflix have forged a partnership, one that will see the company headed by Steven Spielberg produce multiple …
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Anne Marie Roantree / Reuters:
Apple Daily will be forced to shut “in a matter of days” after Chinese authorities froze its assets, according to an adviser to jailed owner Jimmy Lai — Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily will be forced to shut “in a matter of days” after authorities froze …
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Javier Espinoza / Financial Times:
European Commission says it has opened an antitrust investigation into whether Google favors its own display ad tech over rivals — Brussels to examine whether US group has broken rules by giving an advantage to its own services — Brussels has opened a formal antitrust probe against Google …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Facebook rolls out Live Audio Rooms, available to verified public figures and select Groups, and its podcast service, available to select partners, in the US — In April, Facebook announced a series of planned investments in new audio products, including a Clubhouse live audio competitor as well as new support for podcasts.
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Many journalists see Tucker Carlson as a go-to source for stories about Trump, which are sometimes unflattering, and for details on Fox News' internal politics — His platform on Fox News made him a big player in Donald Trump's circle. Off camera, he shapes the coverage of Trump's world and Fox's own internal politics.
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David Griner / Adweek:
Allure EIC Michelle Lee is leaving to join Netflix as its first VP of editorial and publishing, managing Netflix's social media, podcasts, and print publication — She'll become the streaming service's vp of editorial and publishing
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Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
Univision says it will launch a unified streaming service in 2022, with a subscription tier in addition to the ad-supported PrendeTV, following Televisa merger — Former Netflix vp, content Rodrigo Mazon will run the new streamer to include a subscription tier piggy-backing on the PrendeTV ad-supported service.
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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Profile of The New Bedford Light, a nonprofit digital news outlet started by journalists in New Bedford, MA after Gannett's local paper became a “ghost” paper — An ambitious news site, The New Bedford Light, has sprung up in an old New England whaling town to fill a void in coverage.
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
In separate interviews, Nikole Hannah-Jones says the promise of objectivity is a subterfuge and Walter Hussman says news orgs are setting aside impartiality — On paper, The New York Times's Nikole Hannah-Jones is a dream hire for the journalism school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Jake Kanter / Deadline:
UK's Channel 4 forecasts its revenue will cross £1B for the first time ever this year, as its CEO and 35 lawmakers raise concerns about privatization plans — Channel 4 has spelled out what could be at risk if the UK government pushes ahead with proposals to sell the iconic broadcaster …
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Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
The Economist reports subscription growth of 90,000 in 2020 to 1.12M, its largest-ever increase in a single year, fueled in part by new podcasts and newsletters — The Economist reported record subscriber growth, climbing 90,000 to 1.12 million in 2021, its largest-ever increase in a single year.
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Sources: Shopify is rolling out a service that will let BuzzFeed and other content publishers link to merchants in exchange for a cut of transaction revenue — Shopify, which has become a major force in e-commerce by providing online tools to merchants, is rolling out a new service …
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