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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Vox Media, Complex Networks, and BDG are considering ditching Google's AMP for their own mobile-optimized articles; The Washington Post dropped AMP last summer — Owners of the Verge and Bustle test alternatives to AMP framework, an effort they expect will generate more ad revenue
Discussion:
AdExchanger, @keachhagey, @bergmayer, @macaree and @alexbruell, more at Techmeme »
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Gannett says it has 1.6M digital subscribers, up 49% YoY, and reports Q4 revenue of $827M, down 5.5% YoY, and net loss of $22.4M — The newspaper chain grew digital subscriptions to 1.6 million but the surge appears to be driven by deeply discounted introductory rates.
Discussion:
Press Gazette, What Works, @tmorris504 and @poynter
@youranonone:
The website of state-affiliated Russian news outlet RT News was taken down Thursday, and Twitter accounts from the Anonymous collective took credit — The #Anonymous collective has taken down the website of the #Russian propaganda station RT News.
The Daily Beast:
In a tweet, AP promoted the sale of an NFT linked to a video of migrants in an overcrowded boat, then deleted the tweet and canceled the sale after criticism — GHOULISH — The Associated Press on Thursday hurriedly attempted to scrape the egg off its face after promoting a forthcoming …
New York Times:
A look at how CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC covered the first day of Russia's invasion, with the latter two highlighting their opinion hosts — Fox News stars like Tucker Carlson questioned why Americans hated Vladimir Putin, and CNN showed Russian tanks and rockets in live war-zone dispatches.
Discussion:
Poynter, @katie_rayford, @emilynussbaum, @emilynussbaum, @samuelaadams, @hshaban, @maxwelltani, @oliverdarcy, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Week and PolitiFact
Jon Lafayette / Next TV:
Sinclair says a 2021 cyberattack cost $63M in lost Q4 ad revenue, reports an $89M loss, down from $467M net income in Q4 2020, on $1.47B revenue, down 2% YoY — Company reports $89 million net loss for fourth quarter — Sinclair Broadcast Group said that the cyber attack the company faced …
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insideradio.com, Dow Jones Newswires, TV Technology and TVNewsCheck
Alexander Marrow / Reuters:
Russia's communications regulator says media outlets can only publish Ukraine info from official Russian sources and failing to do so will lead to restrictions — Russian communications regulator Roskomnadzor on Thursday said media outlets must check the veracity of their reports …
Discussion:
@biannagolodryga and @globalfreemedia
Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: BlackRock and Warner Music invest $750M in a fund to buy music-rights catalogs from female and diverse artists, and already spent $300M on 20 catalogs — The companies seek stakes in newer music copyrights in partnership with Influence Media — BlackRock Inc. and Warner Music Group Corp …
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PR Newswire, @music_zone, Fast Company, Digital Music News, Music Ally, Variety and Music Business Worldwide
Patrick Egwu / Reuters Institute for the Study …:
A look at CJID's three-month fellowship for West African journalists, which provides training, mentoring, and some funding for local climate change stories — Most journalists lack the right skills and some newsrooms aren't committing resources. A fellowship from CJID is trying to change this
Discussion:
@_danwhyte, @cjidafrica and @olorunwababs
Financial Times:
Media Partners Asia: Netflix has just 5.5M subscribers in India, far below its 100M goal from 2016, behind Amazon Prime Video's 16M and Disney+ Hotstar's 50M — Streaming juggernaut wanted 100mn subscribers in the country but has managed just 5.5mn — Back in 2016, when Netflix launched in India …
Discussion:
@praval, Transistori, @counternotions, @lakshmishaks and @harneetsin, more at Techmeme »
Larry Edelman / The Boston Globe:
Jonathan Abbott, CEO of public media outlet GBH, is stepping down in December after 15 years, during which he grew the newsroom from a dozen journalists to 110 — During his 15 years in the top job, Abbott has guided the public media pioneer's shift to digital platforms, expanded local news, and boosted its endowment by 800 percent.
Discussion:
@bostonfdn
Jill Goldsmith / Deadline:
Discovery reports Q4: 22M streaming subscribers, up from 20M in Q3; net income of $38M, down 86% YoY, on $3.2B revenue, up 10% YoY; US ad revenue rose 5% YoY — Discovery said it ended the fourth quarter with 22 million DTC subscribers, up from 20 million for Q3. The bulk of subs are from Discovery+.
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The Wrap, @tvgrimreaper, MediaPost, Digital TV Europe, Variety, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and PR Newswire
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