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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, @skirchy, @botherder, @hneumannmep, @talkopan, @jsrailton and @jsrailton
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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@mattblaze, Gizmodo, @corintxt, @lauraedelson2, @suryamattu, @juliaangwin and @tonyromm, more at Techmeme »
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, Poynter, @samhoisington, @wihbey, @6amcity, @hksperl, @michael_mazzara, @dankennedy_nu, @ryanheafy and @axios
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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Nieman Lab and @knightfdn
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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Digiday
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, Variety and Los Angeles Times
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Steve Dent / Engadget:
Netflix took a total of 44 Emmys, tying the record for a single year, as Apple TV+ took home 10, its best year yet, and HBO and HBO Max took 19
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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, Ad Age, The Wrap, The Streamable, Insider, @richlightshed, CNBC, Deadline, Hollywood Reporter, @richlightshed and @richlightshed
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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@rangerrollins, @fightoracle, @muradahmed, @alex_harvey9, @spflwatch, @graceonfootball, @rugbyinsideline and @financialtimes
Dina Temple-Raston / The Record:
Investigation shows China-linked hackers launched cyberattacks against India's biggest media conglomerate, BCCL, which publishes The Times of India, in February — When Chinese and Indian troops clashed in the Galwan Valley border region last year, the battle was decidedly low-tech …
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Recorded Future
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Business outlet Industry Dive, which expects ~30% profit margins and $80M in revenue in 2021, buys trade pub PharmaVOICE, its fourth acquisition in 18 months — Industry Dive, a Washington, D.C.-based business journalism outlet, is acquiring PharmaVOICE, a trade publication …
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Talking Biz News, @seangriffey, @seangriffey and @sarafischer
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Nielsen is shifting to impressions-based buying and selling in local markets and integrating broadband-only homes in local measurements starting in January 2022 — Nielsen is adopting a way of transacting advertising buying and selling that is favored by many top local TV station groups.
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MediaPost, Variety, Insights - Nielsen, nexttv.com, Radio & Television … and FierceVideo
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