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6:00 PM ET, February 9, 2022

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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Entertainment Weekly, InStyle, EatingWell, Health, Parents, and People en Español will cease printing after April, becoming digital brands and cutting ~200 jobs  —  The publications, which IAC's Dotdash acquired when it bought Meredith last year, will live on as digital-only brands
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Disney beats Q1 estimates with 129.8M Disney+ subscriptions worldwide, up 37% YoY, and $21.82B in revenue, up 34% YoY; stock up 8%+ after hours  —  Disney Plus powered to a strong year-end finish, with the media giant's flagship streaming business blowing past expectations to hit almost 130 million users.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: Discovery sees Zucker's departure as an opportunity for a reset at CNN to make it less opinionated; ratings have declined noticeably in recent months  —  Ever since Jeff Zucker seized the reins at CNN in early 2013, the cable-news network has been one of loudest voices in media circles.
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
In a deposition, James Bennet says that he included a direct apology to Sarah Palin in a response to CNN's questions, but the apology didn't make it past NYT PR  —  “America's Lethal Politics,” the June 14, 2017, editorial at the center of Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit, is cause for apology.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
As ABC News, ESPN, Daily Mail, and other outlets amass over 1M TikTok followers, some suggest the surge is reminiscent of their growth on Facebook in 2015  —  A handful of news media companies now have more than 1 million followers on TikTok, a testament to how much the viral video platform …
Andrew Kersley / Press Gazette:
The BBC will launch a new live team with 31 journalists to expand coverage beyond COVID-19, after its live pages collectively saw 1B+ visits during the pandemic  —  The pandemic has attached “rocket boosters” to news live blogs and led to more investment from publishers as sites try …
Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
James Murdoch and ex-Star India CEO Uday Shankar form Bodhi Tree with $1.5B from Qatar's wealth fund to invest in media and tech in SE Asia, particularly India  —  The alliance sees the launch of the platform, titled Bodhi Tree, with financial backing from the Qatar Investment Authority.
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Tumblr launches a tip jar, initially in the US, on iOS, Android, and the web; Tumblr will not take a cut and won't use Apple or Google's billing systems  —  Tumblr is launching its second attempt at a monetization feature today.  Rolling out in the U.S. now and soon globally …
 
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Fox Corp. beats with Q2 revenue of $4.44B, up 9% YoY, $2.4B in ad revenue, and a net loss of $73M due to a change in fair value from its Flutter investment
Axios:
Foreign correspondents detail intimidation in Beijing, including being assigned a “guide” to follow them and check that interviewees stick to official discourse
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Military Reporters & Editors Assoc:
The Military Reporters & Editors Association asks the DOD to let journalists embed with US troops deploying to NATO's eastern flank in Europe
Ben Thompson / Stratechery:
A review of digital advertising in 2022, which has shifted from a Google-Meta duopoly to one where Amazon and potentially Apple are major forces
Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Newzoo: the esports industry drew an estimated 474M viewers and generated $1B+ in 2021 revenue, up 14.5% YoY, but esports media rights brought in only $192.6M
Sarah Emerson / BuzzFeed News:
One of two people charged with conspiring to launder ~$3.6B in stolen bitcoin has been a consistent contributor at Forbes since late 2017 and at Inc. since 2016