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CNN suspends Chris Cuomo pending further evaluation, saying new docs point to a “greater level of involvement in his brother's efforts than we previously knew” — The cable news network's top-rated anchor was an enthusiastic adviser to Andrew Cuomo in the last 18 months of his governorship.
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
By carving a loophole to let Chris Cuomo interview Andrew on air, CNN created the slippery slope that let him participate in his brother's crisis management — After much dithering, CNN leadership finally did the right thing on Tuesday when it put its star anchor Chris Cuomo on an indefinite suspension from the network.
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK's Archant will close two-thirds of its newsrooms by the end of March after “very low” numbers of staff return as they prefer working from home — Archant is planning to close two-thirds of its newsrooms by the end of March. — It said the “very low” numbers of staff going into its offices …
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Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump allies are launching a publishing imprint, Winning Team Publishing; sources say major publishing houses balked at fact-checking Trump's unwritten memoir — The former president is trying to circumvent the Big Five, having not inked a deal for a memoir.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
TikTok adds monetization tools for creators, including Stripe-powered Tips and Video Gifts, starting in the US, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain — TikTok is today introducing new ways for its creators to make money from their content. While already, the short-form video platform allowed creators …
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Max Willens / Digiday:
Sources: Amazon is struggling to attract outlets to its Amazon Live livestream product; source says it is offering ~$5K for four hours of live video/month — Amazon had hoped to celebrate Cyber Monday with a big helping of publisher-supplied shoppable live video this year.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Wirecutter Union says it will pay every member for overtime hours missed during the Black Friday holiday strike after raising $43,000 in donations — Every member of the Wirecutter Union will be eligible to receive overtime pay from union organizers for the hours they missed working overtime during …
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Wayne Friedman / MediaPost:
Cross-screen data service Advocado acquires Kantar BVS, the company's ad verification unit — Advocado, a cross-screen data platform, has acquired Kantar BVS business, the ad verification unit of the advertising research company. — Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Mack DeGeurin / Gizmodo:
Unlike traditional conservative outlets, Newsmax and OANN are supporting Biden's FCC nominee Gigi Sohn due to her record of favoring independent programmers — Their support stands in contrast to traditional Republicans who have fought tooth and nail to delay and derail Biden's nominations.
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Deloitte: more than 150M people will cancel a paid streaming subscription in 2022, leading to a 30% global churn rate, including 38% in the US — The tech giants will need to balance subscriber acquisition with retaining existing customers to avoid losing subs.
Riley Van Steward / The Streamable:
HBO launches a free iOS game based on its original series Insecure — HBO announced that fans can further explore the world of “Insecure” from creator Issa Rae through a mobile game: Insecure: The Come Up Game. Available on the app store, the game is HBO's first free gaming property …
Ben Thompson / Stratechery:
Twitter should consider changing its business model as its ad revenue remains weak, despite its locked-in userbase, indispensability, and impenetrable moat — From CNBC: … On one hand, congratulations to Twitter for its first non-messy CEO transition in its history; on the other hand …
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