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Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Fortune hires Alyson Shontell, previously the number two editor at Insider, as editor-in-chief, reporting to CEO Alan Murray starting October 6 — Digital-media veteran plans to focus on increasing business magazine's online readership and subscriptions — Fortune hired digital-media …
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Panyi Szabolcs / Direkt36:
Photojournalist Dániel Németh is the latest to join the list of Hungarian journalists surveilled using Pegasus spyware, very likely by state actors — Have a good story? Contact us! — On June 24, 2021 in Amalfi, near Naples in Southern Italy, Lő …
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The Guardian, @jsrailton, @dangillmor, @evacide, @skirchy, @botherder, @hneumannmep, @talkopan, @skirchy, @jsrailton and @jsrailton
Knight Foundation:
Survey: adults 18 to 34 years old care most about outlets' transparency and fact-checking; older adults care deeply about reputation and “no political slant” — - Differences in citizens' trust in the national media and attitudes about the media's role in democracy vary not just by political partisanship but age as well.
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@gallupnews, Nieman Lab and @knightfdn
Corin Faife / The Markup:
Analysis: Facebook appears to be adding code to interfere with automated data collection of News Feed posts by journalists and researchers — The tweak, which targets the code in accessibility features for visually impaired users, drew ire from researchers and those who monitor the platform
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Engadget, @mattblaze, Gizmodo, @corintxt, @lauraedelson2, @suryamattu, @juliaangwin and @tonyromm, more at Techmeme »
Andy Meek / Forbes:
Maven, owner of Sports Illustrated and TheStreet, rebrands as The Arena Group and says it's generated $142M in revenue in the year ending on June 30, up 53% YoY — 2021 has proven to be one of the most consequential in recent memory for the publishing company behind Sports Illustrated …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Local newsletter network 6AM City raises $5M+, is expecting $5M in revenue this year, and plans to have launched in 24 cities by Thanksgiving — 6AM City, a newsletter-driven local news company, has raised a new round of funding north of $5 million, Axios has learned.
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GlobeNewswire News Room, @samhoisington, Poynter, @wihbey, @hksperl, @michael_mazzara, @6amcity, @dankennedy_nu, @ryanheafy and @axios
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
ViacomCBS bundles Paramount+ and Showtime for a promotional price of $10/month with ads and $13/month without — ViacomCBS has officially begun marketing Paramount+ and Showtime's streaming service as a combined offering, with an initial promotion starting at $10 a month.
Tatiana Cirisano / Billboard:
Twitch and NMPA reach deal after tensions over takedown notices; sources: deal doesn't include music licenses, and Twitch will issue warnings before suspensions — Twitch and the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) have reached a long-awaited agreement focused on building …
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Forbes, Variety, The Verge, Tubefilter, @verge, @devolore, GameSpot, Music Business Worldwide and @colinstutz, more at Techmeme »
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Disney CEO Bob Chapek says Disney+ global subscriber growth slowed this quarter, citing production delays and challenges for Latin America's Star Plus launch — Disney Plus global paid subscribers will increase by “low single-digit millions of subscribers” for the quarter ending September 2021, Disney CEO Bob Chapek said.
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The Wrap, MediaPost, Ad Age, The Wrap, The Streamable, Insider, The Verge, @richlightshed, CNBC, Deadline, @richlightshed, Hollywood Reporter and @richlightshed
John Jurgensen / Wall Street Journal:
The Emmys were a crowning moment of the streaming era, at the expense of broadcast and cable networks, and drew 7.4M viewers, up 16% from last year — Big wins by “The Queen's Gambit,” “The Crown” and “Ted Lasso” show how the industry has changed — A historic night at the Emmy Awards …
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@johnjurg, @spencerchen, @lucas_shaw, @jbflint, Deadline, Los Angeles Times and Engadget
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Minute Media, owner of The Players' Tribune and The Big Lead, says it has raised “tens of millions of dollars” with FanDuel participating in the round — Minute Media has raised “tens of millions of dollars” in a previously unreported funding round, with participation …
Financial Times:
Sources: DAZN is in advanced talks to buy BT Sport in the UK, which would give it rights to Premier League, rugby, and cricket games — A sale would reshape the UK sports broadcasting market — DAZN, the sports streaming service owned by billionaire Sir Leonard Blavatnik, is in advanced talks to buy BT's sports business.
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