Mediagazer: WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar names three CNN top managers, Michael Bass, Amy Entelis, and Ken Jautz, as interim CNN co-heads through the Discovery merger close (Brian Steinberg/Variety)

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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.

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Brian Steinberg / Variety:

WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar names three CNN top managers, Michael Bass, Amy Entelis, and Ken Jautz, as interim CNN co-heads through the Discovery merger close — “We are fortunate to have three senior leaders within the News organization who have agreed to serve as interim co-heads …

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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 …

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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.

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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.

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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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Dawn Chmielewski / Reuters:
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How podcast publishers like Vice, iHeartMedia, and Tinkercast are growing audiences by producing original and translated non-English language content — For bilingual people and international listeners, expect more podcasts coming your way from U.S.-based publishers and audio platforms this year.

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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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