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Sources: the value of Spotify's deal with Joe Rogan, which covers three and a half years, was at least $200M, twice the $100M that reports suggested at the time — The deal that brought his podcast to Spotify is said to be worth over $200 million, more than was previously known.
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Condé Nast says it now has 360M monthly average readers and turned a profit in 2021 for the first time in years; source: it recorded ~$2B in revenue last year — Publisher of Vogue, Vanity Fair and the New Yorker generated nearly $2 billion in revenue last year
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Eric Benjamin Seufert / Mobile Dev Memo:
An in-depth look at Privacy Sandbox for Android: a two-year transition with ad industry input, a marked change from Apple's ATT, which had little external input — plans to bring a Privacy Sandbox effort to Android. Google's — original Privacy Sandbox
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Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
Many outlets today are poorly differentiated ideologically and seem to be replicating the NYT opinion section, lacking the contrarian takes Slate was known for — We've lost a lot as every publication has become the same — Katie Robertson of the New York Times recently wrote …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CNN+ will air a six-part documentary on the Murdochs, based on an NYT Magazine article and co-produced by CNN, NYT, and Left/Right, in the weeks to come — The Murdochs, the media-mogul family that controls Fox News Channel, are about to be the subject of a new documentary series that will be distributed by one of their main rivals.
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Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
BBC wants to double its editorial team in North America by adding 20 positions, and says the Americas business contributes around a third of BBC Studios sales — The BBC wants to fill more than 20 editorial positions in the U.S. and Canada, which would double its digital news team …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
iHeartMedia signs deal with Veritone to use its synthetic-voice technology to translate and produce podcasts in other languages, starting with Spanish — Looking to widen its podcast biz beyond English-language audiences, iHeartMedia inked a deal to use Veritone's synthetic-voice technology …
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Jordan Novet / CNBC:
Roku Q4: revenue of $865.3M vs. $894M est., up 33% YoY, 60.1M active accounts, up 17% YoY, 19.5B streaming hours, up 15% YoY, stock down 7%+ on weak guidance — - Roku's revenue growth slowed to a rate that was lower than analysts had expected. — The company said during the quarter …
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Axios:
IDG Communications, publisher of PCWorld, Macworld, and TechHive, rebrands as Foundry as it prioritizes its marketing technology business — IDG Communications, the nearly 60-year-old publisher that's home to brands like PCWorld, Macworld and TechHive, is rebranding as Foundry, its president Kumaran Ramanathan exclusively told Axios.
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J. Clara Chan / Hollywood Reporter:
Cinedigm launches a submission site for indie filmmakers to let them distribute their work on its streaming services and third-party platforms like Google Play — Approved films will receive distribution across Cinedigm's streaming channels and third-party platforms like Amazon Prime Video, iTunes, Google Play and Xbox.
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Seb Joseph / Digiday:
Since September 2021, Future PLC has been shutting down AMP versions of its sites, leading to a loss of mobile traffic but an increase in revenue — Four weeks ago Future plc Inc turned off most of its sites that were on Accelerated Mobile Pages. It knew the move had risks: namely …
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John Micklethwait / Bloomberg:
Bloomberg EIC says UK courts are punishing investigative journalists for tabloid excesses and protecting the privacy of only those who can afford it — It is always convenient for editors to pontificate about press freedom when they lose court cases. However, the U.K. Supreme Court's decision …
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