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TikTok confirms it has shut down access to Russian sites RT and Sputnik in Europe following requests from individual governments and the European Union — Facebook and TikTok said Monday that the companies would shut down access to Kremlin-controlled media sites RT and Sputnik in Europe, setting the stage for retaliation from Russia.
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Mark Scott / Politico:
YouTube plans to block Russia-backed RT and Sputnik in the European Union and the UK, following similar bans by Meta and TikTok, citing the invasion of Ukraine — Google's YouTube said Tuesday that it would block Kremlin-backed media outlets RT and Sputnik from Europe following similar bans by Facebook and TikTok.
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Dawn Chmielewski / Reuters:
Disney, Warner Bros., and Sony say they are pausing theatrical releases in Russia; Disney says it is working with NGOs to provide aid — Hollywood studios Disney, Warner Bros., and Sony Pictures Entertainment said they would pause theatrical releases of upcoming films in Russia in response …
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
DirecTV drops RT “effective immediately”, accelerating this year's contract expiration timeline; DirecTV and Dish are the only major US TV providers carrying RT — New York (CNN Business)DirecTV is cutting ties with RT, the Russia-backed television network infamous for promoting Vladimir Putin's agenda.
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Alex Heath / The Verge:
Meta demotes content linking to Russian state media outlets on Facebook globally, will do the same on Instagram, and plans to label the content on both apps — Links to Russian state media are being demoted in Facebook and Instagram — Meta has stopped recommending content by Russian state media …
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Juli Clover / MacRumors:
Apple pauses all product sales in Russia, removes RT News and Sputnik News from the App Store outside Russia, and disables Apple Maps' live traffic in Ukraine — Apple today stopped all product sales from its online website in Russia, which means customers in Russia can no longer purchase Macs, iPhones, iPads, and other Apple devices.
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Netflix won't add any Russian channels in the country “given the current situation” despite a regulation requiring it to add 20 federal channels from March 1
Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch:
Twitter starts labeling tweets that link to Russian state-backed media outlets and plans to label other countries' state media outlets “in the coming weeks”
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Thom Geier / The Wrap:
Roughly 100 writers and content producers at six G/O Media sites went on strike after Gizmodo Media Group Union's contract expired at midnight — Roughly 100 writers and content producers at Jezebel, Gizmodo and other G/O Media websites went on strike Tuesday after the Gizmodo Media Group Union's contract expired at midnight.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: Justin Smith and Ben Smith seek to raise $20-$30M to launch their news outlet by fall 2022; they see 2024 election scoops as a way to build the brand — Justin Smith, the former head of Bloomberg Media, and Ben Smith, the former New York Times media columnist …
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Jonathan Tannenwald / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Turner Sports wins English-language TV rights for US Soccer starting in 2023 and HBO Max will be the primary outlet; sources: the deal is worth ~$25M per year — The U.S. Soccer Federation's next English-language TV rights deal has been won by Turner Sports, the two entities announced Tuesday …
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David Remnick / New Yorker:
Q&A with Nobel Peace Prize winner and Novaya Gazeta EIC Dmitry Muratov on pressure from the Russian government, planning for a “very difficult period”, and more — “We continue to call war war,” Dmitry Muratov, the editor of Novaya Gazeta, said. “We are waiting for the consequences.”
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Sony merges anime streaming services Funimation and Crunchyroll into a single subscription, starts phasing out the Funimation brand, and promises no price hike — Sony is effectively merging its two anime streaming services, announcing that Crunchyroll subscribers will have access to library …
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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
New York-based startup Antenna, which tracks subscriptions in streaming and other sectors, raises a $10M Series A led by Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments — Antenna, a data firm tracking subscriptions in streaming and other sectors, has wrapped a $10 million Series A funding round …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
FT says it has reached 1M paying digital subscribers and digital revenue now equals all other revenue streams combined; 20% of its subscribers are in the US — The Financial Times has reached one million paying digital subscribers in what it said is “proof that quality journalism can be a quality growth business”.
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