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9:55 PM ET, February 2, 2022

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Brian Stelter / CNN:
CNN's chief marketing officer Allison Gollust says she and Jeff Zucker started a relationship “during COVID”; Gollust will remain at CNN  —  New York (CNN Business)CNN Worldwide president Jeff Zucker said Wednesday that he is resigning, effective immediately.
Shawn McCreesh / New York Magazine:
CNN staffers puzzle over Jeff Zucker's sudden move as his relationship was an “open secret”: “this is Kilar taking his succession swipe back at Jeff”  —  At first, it seemed like Jeff Zucker was just another piece of collateral damage from Andrew Cuomo's demise …
The New York Times Company:
The NYT reports 375K net new digital subscriptions in Q4, $2B annual revenue in 2021 for the first time since 2012, and targets 15M+ subscribers by end of 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 closes its acquisition of The Athletic and its 1.2M subscribers, hitting its 10M subscriber goal three years ahead of schedule  —  The deal for the sports site, which was finalized on Tuesday, helped the company reach that goal a couple of years early.
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Spotify reports Q4 revenue of €2.69B, up 24% YoY, 406M MAUs, up 18% YoY, and ad-supported revenue of €394M, up 40% YoY and a record 15% of total revenue  —  After a month of controversy involving podcast host Joe Rogan, Spotify Technology SA disclosed a more immediate business problem …
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Los Angeles Times:
Sources: in a Spotify staff meeting, CEO Daniel Ek said the company sees itself as a platform, not a publisher, of Joe Rogan's podcast  —  Spotify CEO Daniel Ek told employees Wednesday morning that the streaming service doesn't closely supervise controversial podcast host Joe Rogan …
Christi Carras / Los Angeles Times:
Neil Young's former bandmates, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash, ask their music labels to remove their collective recordings from Spotify  —  Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young are getting the band back together to boycott Spotify.  —  On Wednesday, David Crosby …
BBC:
Meta reports Q4 ad revenue of $32.6B, up 20% YoY, but warns sales growth could be 3%-11% in Q1 2022 due to iOS changes, inflation, and supply chain disruptions  —  Facebook-owner Meta has warned of slowing growth, as audiences flock to competitors like TikTok and the businesses that advertise on its platforms cut marketing budgets.
Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg:
Belgium's data watchdog fines IAB Europe €250K after finding its ad-targeting tool violates GDPR, and orders a “series of remedies” within two months  —  IAB Europe, an association for online advertising companies, was fined 250,000 euros ($282,690) and handed an ultimatum …
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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James Madden / The Australian:
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The Telegraph's director of product explains how combining the publication's Live and Edition apps helped it reach its 2021 goal of 720K subscribers
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Patrick Brzeski / Hollywood Reporter:
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Jennifer Elias / CNBC:
Google's Q4 ad revenue increased 33% YoY to $61.24B; YouTube's ad revenue rose 25.4% YoY to $8.63B
Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
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