Mediagazer: ViacomCBS, which is renaming as Paramount, closed down 17.8% on Wednesday after saying it will boost streaming spending to $6B by 2024, up from $2.2B in 2021 (Todd Spangler/Variety)

2:55 AM ET, February 17, 2022

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Todd Spangler / Variety:

ViacomCBS, which is renaming as Paramount, closed down 17.8% on Wednesday after saying it will boost streaming spending to $6B by 2024, up from $2.2B in 2021 — The stock tumbled more than 20% in early trading Wednesday before closing down 17.8%, to $29.58 per share.

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WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar says CNN CMO Allison Gollust has resigned after a company probe found violations of policies by her, Jeff Zucker, and Chris Cuomo

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Elizabeth A. Harris / New York Times:

Markus Dohle, CEO of Penguin Random House, pledges to donate to PEN America a minimum of $100K a year for five years to fight book banning in the US — Markus Dohle, the chief executive of Penguin Random House, said the effort “ties into the future of our democracy.”

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Bob Van Voris / Bloomberg:

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Shauna Lewis / CampaignUK:

Discovery launches an “ad-lite” version of Discovery+ in UK and Ireland for £3.99 per month, claiming it is the first offering with limited ads in the UK — The platform will offers a cheaper subscription for limited ads. — Discovery UK has launched an “Ad-lite” …

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Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:

Ken Kurson, former NY Observer editor, pleads guilty to cyberstalking in a deal that could see the case dropped; Trump pardoned him for related federal charges — NEW YORK (AP) — A former newspaper editor who received a pardon from former President Donald Trump pleaded guilty Wednesday …

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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:

Source: News UK is considering selling its classic front pages and exclusive photos as NFTs — Sun publisher examining whether classic front pages and exclusive photos can have lucrative second life — Rupert Murdoch's publishing arm is considering making a move into the frothy market …

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Nicole Sperling / New York Times:

TelevisaUnivision unveils plans for ViX, its streaming service in Spanish: a free ad-supported tier starts March 31 and a subscription tier debuts later in 2022 — It's called ViX. A free ad-supported tier will start on March 31, and a premium subscription service will follow later this year.

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