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9:15 AM ET, October 13, 2021

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Catie Keck / The Verge:
Netflix says Squid Game “reached” 111M global accounts in its first 17 days, a record, defined as those who watched for at least two minutes  —  111 million viewers tuned into the series during its first 17 days  —  Netflix's hugely popular series Squid Game has become …
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Matt Donnelly / Variety:
Memo: Ted Sarandos defends Dave Chappelle, saying he is “one of the most popular” comedians and “artistic freedom” is a “different standard” to workplace speech  —  Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has addressed staff members on the streamer's controversial …
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Zoe Schiffer / The Verge:
Netflix reinstates a trans employee and two others suspended for crashing a top executive meeting; trans staffers still plan to walk out on October 20  —  The trans employee resource group at Netflix is planning a company-wide walkout on October 20th to protest statements …
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Profile of Discovery CEO David Zaslav as the WarnerMedia merger, expected to close around mid-2022, would make him one of the top media execs in the world  —  After 15 years running Discovery, the media mogul for Main Street opens up about his upcoming battle with Disney and Netflix.
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
NYT is testing NYT Audio, an app for its podcasts and audio versions of its articles plus those from other outlets available on NYT-owned Audm  —  ‘New York Times Audio’ will feature stories from the Times and others in bid to create new destination for listeners
The New York Times Company:
The New York Times creates a Newsroom Culture and Careers department to “demystify” how its employees “thrive and get ahead”  —  Meet the leaders who will usher in a new era of career development and newsroom culture.  Read more in this note from Carolyn Ryan.  —  Colleagues,
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism:
RISJ launches the Oxford Climate Journalism Network, which will provide access to experts and professional forums to help newsrooms with climate coverage  —  The project, funded by the European Climate Foundation, will provide members with unique access to leading experts, forums, and research
Ross Benes / eMarketer:
Spotify, with 83.1M users, is the largest digital audio platform in the US, followed by Pandora (54.2M), Amazon Music (49.8M), and Apple Music (36.9M)  —  Spotify has the most users among digital audio platforms, followed by Pandora, Amazon Music, and Apple Music.  Amazon will surpass Pandora in listeners next year.
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Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
News Corp Australia acknowledges climate change in its newspapers, drawing criticism from the left and the right, including from Murdoch commentator Andrew Bolt  —  Commentator adds voice to backlash against Mission Zero editorial project which has been criticised by some longtime supporters of climate action
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
London-based The Investigative Journal will close after a court agrees that it misled its ex-EIC about its intentions to covertly support the UAE and Egypt  —  A London-based investigative news website has closed after its former editor-in-chief successfully claimed in court she had been misled about its intentions and funding.
 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Discovery+ is launching in Canada on October 19 for $4.99/month CAD with ads and $6.99/month CAD without ads
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Patreon's Memberful, which helps manage subscriptions, debuts a newsletter feature that takes a 4.9% cut plus $25/month or $100/month depending on pricing plan
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Lucy Knight / The Guardian:
Sally Rooney rejects an Israeli publisher's offer in solidarity with the Palestinian cause, will sell Hebrew rights in compliance with boycott guidelines
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Erich Schwartzel / Wall Street Journal:
Over the past year, three Disney movies, designed to attract Chinese audiences, became embroiled in political controversies in the country
Diane Haithman / The Wrap:
Alan Horn, chief creative officer and former chairman of Disney Studios Content, announces his retirement effective Dec. 31, after nine years with the company
The Daily Beast:
ShotSpotter, which detects potential gunshots and alerts police, sues Vice for $300M for defamation over articles questioning its practices and effectiveness
Wall Street Journal:
Analysis of leaked data from 4.9M Twitch accounts: the top 1% of streamers made over half of the money paid out in 2021, 3/4 made under $120, and more
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

Paresh Dave / Wired:
Google says it wouldn't force its device makers, browser, and wireless carrier licensees to distribute Gemini to US users for three years, in a proposed remedy

Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica:
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