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NYT Q3: $65M operating profit, up 15% YoY, on revenue of $509M, up 19.3% YoY; 455K new digital subs for a total of 8.4M subs, of which 1M+ are outside the US — After moving behind a paywall, Wirecutter added to the company's revenue stream. — The New York Times Company said on Wednesday …
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Dovid Efune, former top editor of The Algemeiner, buys The New York Sun, which has kept up a modest online presence since ending its print run in 2008 — The New York Sun, a daily broadsheet that folded in 2008 after a six-year run, will make an online comeback under new ownership …
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Broadcaster Alan Jones says he is leaving Sky News Australia on November 30 because bosses didn't renew his contract; CEO says it was Jones' choice to leave — - Alan Jones has announced he will leave Sky News Australia on 30 November — In a lengthy statement on his Facebook profile, he said he was forced out
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Sydney Morning Herald, @mikecarlton01, @mjrowland68, @kjbar, @drpiotrowski and Sky News Australia


Smartmatic, the voting tech company that is suing Fox News and some of its hosts for defamation, adds Newsmax and OANN to the list of defendants — New York (CNN Business)Smartmatic, the voting technology company that is suing Fox News, some of its hosts and pro-Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani …


Sources: a company led by Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs is nearing a deal to acquire Moonbug Entertainment, in a deal that could value the CoComelon-owner at $3B+ — A Blackstone-backed company led by former Disney executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs is nearing a deal to acquire Moonbug Entertainment …
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@sizpatel, @benaxelrod, @loudmouthjulia, @sherman4949, @andrewmarchand, The Wrap and Wall Street Journal


Survey: 80% of UK journalists say they faced threats, abuse, or violence as a result of their work; more than 1 in 3 female journalists say they don't feel safe — More than a third of female journalists who participated in a Government survey about abuse and harassment said they feel unsafe doing their jobs in the UK.
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Google News will return to Spain “early next year” following a change to Spain's copyright laws that will let Google negotiate fees with individual publishers — Spain has changed its copyright law in accordance with EU legislation — Who should get paid when big tech platforms aggregate news stories?
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Fox Corp. beats estimates with Q1 revenue of $3.05B, up 12% YoY, net income of $708M, ad revenue of $1.13B, helped by ad-supported streaming service Tubi — A more normalized fall TV season start and continued growth at streaming service Tubi drove Fox to beat Wall Street's expectations for its first fiscal quarter of 2022.
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Roku misses with Q3 revenue of $680M vs. $683.4 est., up 51% YoY, 56.4M active accounts, up 23% YoY and 1.3M QoQ, 18B streaming hours, up 21%; stock down 8%+ — - In its shareholder letter, the company said the slowdown is a result of “global supply chain disruptions that have impacted the U.S. TV market.”
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Variety, Ad Age and Deadline, more at Techmeme »


HFPA names Florida-based educator Neil Phillips as its first chief diversity officer, marking the latest step in the organization's reform process — Public speaker, educator and entrepreneur Neil Phillips has been tapped by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to serve as its first-ever chief diversity officer.
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The Wrap, Los Angeles Times and Deadline


Channel 4 News names BBC Newsnight editor Esme Wren as editor, replacing Ben de Pear who announced in August he would be stepping down after almost 10 years — Newsnight editor Esme Wren is leaving the BBC after three years to lead Channel 4 News. — Wren will succeed Channel 4 News editor Ben de Pear …
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Belarus declares Belsat TV, based in Warsaw and funded by Poland, an “extremist” organization; its staff and viewers can face up to seven years in prison — Belarus declared the Poland-based Belsat news channel an “extremist” organisation on Wednesday, meaning its employees and viewers can face up to seven years in prison.
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@kitson and @notesfrompoland