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The Moscow Times:
Two days after being taken off the air for spurning Kremlin-approved terms, liberal radio station Ekho Moskvy has been dissolved by its board of directors — Russia's iconic liberal radio station Ekho Moskvy (Echo of Moscow) has been wound up after falling afoul of Russia's censorship of coverage of the war in Ukraine.
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Voice of America:
Russia's media regulator warns VOA that it will block the outlet's Russian website unless it takes down Ukraine coverage; VOA's director says it won't comply — Today the Russian government warned the Voice of America of its intention to block the VOA Russian language service's news website …
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
A look at plans for CNN+, scheduled to launch at month's end despite the turmoil at CNN, for $2.99 per month initially; a bundle with HBO Max is planned — The show must go on, even in streaming video. — Employees at CNN are keeping that adage in mind as they prepare to launch a new direct …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Spotify closes its office in Russia “indefinitely”, removes all content from RT and Sputnik, and adds a guide offering users localized “trusted news” sources — Spotify has taken several steps in response to Russia's military attack on Ukraine, including closing its offices in Russia “indefinitely.”
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Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Amazon plans to close 68 brick-and-mortar retail locations across the US and the UK, including all of its Amazon Books, 4-star, and Pop Up stores — - Amazon plans to close all locations of its Pop Up, Amazon Books and 4-star stores, the company confirmed to CNBC.
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Sharon Knolle / The Wrap:
Serena Williams calls out The New York Times for running a photo of her sister labeled “Serena Williams” in Wednesday's print edition — Tennis superstar Serena Williams urged The New York Times to “do better” after an article about her new $111 million Serena Ventures ran …
Erik Crouch / Committee to Protect Journalists:
Yevhenii Sakun, a camera operator for Ukrainian TV station LIVE, and four other people were killed on Tuesday when Russian forces shelled a TV tower in Kyiv — New York, March 2, 2022 - In response to reports that Ukrainian journalist Yevhenii Sakun was killed on Tuesday, March 1 …
Ethan Diamond / Bandcamp Updates:
Epic Games acquires Bandcamp, which will continue operating as a standalone marketplace and music community; Bandcamp has paid nearly $1B to artists and labels — I'm excited to announce that Bandcamp is joining Epic Games, who you may know as the makers of Fortnite and Unreal Engine, and champions for a fair and open Internet.
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
An attempt to quantify RT's reach in UK, Germany, and France shows little traction outside social media; RT's Facebook engagement is large in Germany and France — Is RT's international audience real? — That's an important question, as regulators and distributors debate …
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Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
The BBC says Russia's invasion of Ukraine led to record audiences for its Russian and Ukrainian sites; BBC also launched two shortwave frequencies in the region — The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to record audiences for the BBC's Russian and Ukrainian language news service websites.
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The Economic Times:
Bengaluru-based Pocket FM, which offers 100K+ hours of audio series, stories, novels, podcasts, and knowledge shows in eight languages, raises a $65M Series C — New Delhi: Audio streaming platform Pocket FM said on Thursday that it has raised $65 million in a funding round led by Goodwater Capital …
Thomas Seal / Bloomberg:
ITV announces ITVX, a new streaming service with ads or ad-free options, replacing its current Hub streaming service; ITV will invest £1.35B on content by 2023 — ITV Plc shares plummeted as much as 18%, the most since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, after Britain's biggest free …
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