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Laura Wagner / Defector:
Punchbowl News, a “membership-based news community”, still relies on advertising for most of its revenue, via sponsors including Exxon, Google, Uber, and PhRMA — Punchbowl, a media company launched earlier this year by a few former Politico staffers, has been the subject of some breathless media coverage lately.
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Jennifer Maas / The Wrap:
T-Mobile to give new and existing T-Mobile and Sprint customers one free year of Paramount+ Essential, ViacomCBS' $4.99/month plan with limited ads — ViacomCBS reached nearly 47 million paid global subscribers combined between its streaming platforms, primarily Paramount+ …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
ViacomCBS Q3: net income fell to $538M from $615M a year ago, revenue grew 13% YoY to $6.6B, and it added 4.3M streaming subscribers for a total of nearly 47M — ViacomCBS said third-quarter profit declined as it invested in more content for streaming audiences, but noted that its revenue …
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The Wrap, The Streamable, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter and @pplusnews
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
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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Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
A look at the open source tool being built to authenticate images for Adobe's Content Authenticity Initiative, which includes members AFP, BBC, NYT, and more — Earlier this month, a former candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives sent a tweet implying that President Joe Biden's …
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@kcallop, @mrkmully, @janebsinger, @andyparsons and American Press Institute
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
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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Charlie Moore / Daily Mail:
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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Brian Stelter / CNN:
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 …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
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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Jessica Toonkel / The Information:
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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Tim Baysinger / The Wrap:
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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James Vincent / The Verge:
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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