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Tony Maglio / The Wrap:
Discovery says it has 18M subscribers, most on Discovery+, reports Q2 net income of $672M on revenue of $3.06B, up 21% YoY; US ad revenue grew 12% YoY to $1.1B — Discovery surpassed financial expectations in the second quarter of 2021, when advertising sales and growth at Discovery+ made for a solid three-month period.
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K.J. Yossman / Variety:
Discovery says more than 275M viewers in Europe watched the first nine days of the Olympics, of which 100M watched on Discovery channels or digital services — More than 275 million viewers across Europe have watched the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in the first nine days of the competition, Discovery has reported.
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K.J. Yossman / Variety:
Discovery's deal to buy European rights for 2018-2024 Olympics, worth $1.5B, has led to severely limited free-to-air coverage in the UK, Italy, and elsewhere
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Knight Foundation:
Knight Foundation announces Jim Brady as VP/Journalism; Brady has worked at WaPo, Digital First Media, and founded Spirited Media — Jim Brady will be VP/Journalism — Heidi Barker will be VP/Communications and Chief DEI Officer — Digital news leader Jim Brady will join the John S …
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Nia Prater / New York Magazine:
NY AG report: Chris Cuomo of CNN sent an email that appeared to be a draft PR release for his brother, Andrew, when harassment claims against the governor arose — The newly released report from Attorney General Letitia James's office on sexual-harassment allegations against Governor Andrew Cuomo …
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Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with YouTube chief product officer Neal Mohan on monetizing Shorts, content moderation with Content ID, YouTube TV, competing with TikTok, and more — YouTube chief product officer Neal Mohan joined Decoder this week to discuss YouTube's new $100 million fund to begin paying creators …
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Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
YouTube will pay creators up to $10K/month for making original videos on YouTube Shorts, starting in 10 regions this month and paid out of its $100M Shorts Fund
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J. Clara Chan / Hollywood Reporter:
On-demand movie and TV service FandangoNow has merged with video streaming service Vudu, which will become Roku's official movie and TV store — The updated Vudu service will have more than 200,000 titles to rent or buy — including features on Disney+ like ‘Black Widow.’
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Lauren Easton / Associated Press:
Daisy Veerasingham named president and CEO of The Associated Press, becoming the first woman, person of color, and foreign citizen to lead the outlet — NEW YORK - The Associated Press today named Daisy Veerasingham as its new president and CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2022.
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Jon Porter / The Verge:
Spotify is testing Spotify Plus, a low-cost tier that includes ads but doesn't impose limits on track skipping and lets users pick specific songs to play — Spotify Plus is being piloted with a ‘limited number’ of users — Spotify Plus is a new low-cost subscription tier being piloted …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
For the first time, a film distributor will debut a movie on Facebook via a live ticketed event; the documentary “The Outsider” will launch on August 19 — For the first time ever, a film distributor will use Facebook to debut a movie exclusively via a ticketed live event, executives tell Axios.
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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Condé Nast and Universal Music Group partner to launch CNCV+, which will provide advertisers access to both audiences through one offering — This morning, Cond? Nast announced it has partnered with Universal Music Group to launch Cond? Nast Certified Video Plus (CNCV+) …
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Karlene Lukovitz / MediaPost:
ViacomCBS announces a multi-year distribution agreement with Cox Communications, which will now gain access to Paramount+, Showtime OTT, and Pluto TV — ViacomCBS announced a new multi-year distribution agreement with Cox Communications that includes greater access to ViacomCBS's streaming services …
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
Longform podcast, with ~500 episodes of interviews with writers and others, is joining Vox Media Podcast Network, which will handle marketing and distribution — Starting today, the Longform podcast — a long-running show featuring interviews with nonfiction writers and journalists about storytelling …
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