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NYT reports 375,000 net new digital subscriptions in Q4, $2B in annual revenue in 2021 for the first time since 2012, and targets 15M+ subscribers by 2027 — The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) announced today fourth- quarter 2021 diluted earnings per share from continuing operations …
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Marc Tracy / New York Times:
The New York Times Company reaches its 10M subscriber goal three years ahead of schedule, aided by The Athletic's 1.2M; acquisition of The Athletic has closed — The deal for the sports site, which was finalized on Tuesday, helped the company reach that goal a couple of years early.
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Ashley Carman / The Verge:
Spotify's Joe Rogan controversy shows the cost for podcast platforms that adopt high-profile exclusive deals over open RSS distribution — Every platform should be worried — This story originally ran in Hot Pod, The Verge's preeminent audio industry newsletter.
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Zack Sharf / Variety:
Graham Nash and India Arie also pull their music from Spotify to protest content on Joe Rogan's podcast; Arie calls out Rogan's “language about race” — Nash said in a statement that he “completely agrees” with his Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young bandmate Neil Young after …
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Los Angeles Times:
Apptopia: Tidal app installs rose nearly 23% in the January 26-31 period over January 20-25; installs of tiny Qobuz, recommended by Neil Young, rose 64% — When folk-rock musician Neil Young chose to cut ties with Spotify over concerns about misinformation on Joe Rogan's podcast …
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New York Times:
ABC suspends The View host Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks after she repeatedly said the Holocaust wasn't about race during an episode; Goldberg has apologized — Ms. Goldberg's comments, on Monday's episode of “The View,” came amid growing ignorance about the Holocaust and rising antisemitism.
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Kaitlyn Tiffany / The Atlantic:
As Tumblr CEO Jeff D'Onofrio quietly departs and the company merges with Automattic, a look at its plans and enormous impact on the modern social web — The CEO of Tumblr—a social platform that was once worth more than $1 billion, and in its time was among the internet's most popular …
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Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg:
Belgium's data watchdog fines IAB Europe €250K after finding its ad-targeting tool violated GDPR and orders changes within two months — IAB Europe, an association for online advertising companies, was fined 250,000 euros ($282,690) and handed an ultimatum by Belgium's data watchdog …
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Marc Tracy / New York Times:
The TV weather reporter job is changing as extreme weather events, worsened by climate change, give meteorologists a more visceral presence in viewers' lives — Once considered comic relief to anchors, television meteorologists are making it clear to viewers that they are covering a crisis in real time.
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Patrick Brzeski / Hollywood Reporter:
Sony Pictures reports Q3 profits rose 129% YoY to $1.3B as revenue reached $4B, up from $1.67B YoY, driven by Spider-Man and licensing Seinfeld to Netflix — The smash success of ‘Spiderman: No Way Home’ and ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ gave the studio's theatrical earnings a big boost in the quarter.
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Andrew Kersley / Press Gazette:
The Telegraph's director of product explains how its new app strategy, combining its Live and Edition apps, might help it reach 1M subscribers by 2023 — The Telegraph's director of product has said the title's new app strategy has been a “key enabler” in the company hitting its 2021 subscriber goals.
Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
The NYT's internet culture reporter Taylor Lorenz moves to The Washington Post as a columnist covering technology, online life, influencers, business, and more — The star reporter with a massive online following thinks the Post gets the internet in ways other outlets don't.
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