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Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
UK Culture Secretary confirms the BBC TV license fee will be frozen at £159 for two years, but says the funding model will be reviewed before December 2027 — U.K. Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has confirmed that the U.K. TV license fee, which is the primary source of income for the BBC …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Arena Group, formerly Maven, will buy AMG/Parade, owner of Parade magazine, for $16M and expects to report $180M in revenue for 2021, 60% from subscriptions — The Arena Group, a digital publishing company formerly called Maven, plans to acquire AMG/Parade, the parent company …
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Michael Schneider / Variety:
FX Research: a record 559 scripted original TV series were released in 2021, up 13% YoY, likely due to 2020 shows being delayed by COVID-19 production shutdowns — Peak TV is back. After a dip in 2020 — the first decline since FX began tallying the number of scripted series every year …
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Catherine Porter / New York Times:
Profile of Jodie Ginsberg, a veteran British journalist and freedom-of-expression advocate, who will become the CPJ's new president in April — Jodie Ginsberg, a veteran British journalist and advocate, will become the president of the Committee to Protect Journalists at a time when attacks on the press are at an all-time high.
Lizbeth Diaz / Reuters:
A journalist was killed in Tijuana, Mexico on Monday after entering a protection program due to threats, becoming the second journalist killed in Mexico in 2022 — A Mexican photojournalist died after being shot in the head outside his home in the northern border city of Tijuana, officials said on Monday.
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Ex-NY Post editor Michelle Gotthelf sues News Corp, NY Post, and editors, alleging she was fired by EIC for alleging sexual harassment by ex-EIC Col Allan — The ousted digital editor claims the Post's former longtime boss sexually propositioned her and later ordered her to scrub a story accusing Donald Trump of rape.
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
A look at the rise of sports breaking news journalists using Twitter, like NFL reporter Adam Schefter, and NBA reporters Shams Charania and Adrian Wojnarowski — - NBA reporters Shams Charania and Adrian Wojnarowski are in high demand because of their ferocity with scoops and their huge Twitter followings.
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Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap:
Inside Entertainment Weekly a year after it fired its top editor amid misconduct allegations, as a staffer in an internal email says the outlet is now “a joke” — Entertainment Weekly, which fired its top editor a year ago amid complaints about his racist and sexist comments …
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@thewrap, @thewrap, @mediaevan and @hsw3k
Max Willens / Digiday:
Over 140 advertisers ran campaigns in 2021 using Insider's Saga data offering, up from 48 in 2020, generating “tens of millions” in revenue, up 175% — Insider got a comparatively early start on its plans to get more out of its first-party data.
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Manori Ravindran / Variety:
Dazn appoints Shay Segev as sole CEO; Dazn co-founder James Rushton, who served as co-CEO, will continue overseeing growth in local markets, rights, and content — DAZN Group has rejigged its leadership structure, appointing Shay Segev as its sole CEO. — Segev joined the sports streamer in June 2021.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CBS News hires WSJ's Anthony Galloway to oversee day-to-day programming and production for CBS News' streaming service — CBS News is placing new emphasis on streaming video, luring an executive from The Wall Street Journal to oversee the broadband news venture once known as CBSN.
Marie Le Conte / VICE:
A look at Politics For All, a UK news Twitter account started by a teenager in August 2019 and that amassed nearly half a million followers before it was banned — Teen admins, shady ads and an origin story that begins with Alex from Glasto - how exactly did PFA get so big, only to disappear so dramatically?