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Abram Brown / Forbes:
Kremlin-linked RIA Novosti, with 200K+ TikTok followers, has posted misleading info nearly three dozen times on TikTok over the past four days despite new rules — RIA Novosti, a Russian government news agency whose origins date back to World War II, has published nearly three dozen posts …
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Jem Aswad / Variety:
RIAA: recorded music industry reached $15B in 2021 revenue; paid subscriptions grew 11% to 84M, revenue rose 23% YoY to $9.5B; vinyl sales rose 61% YoY to $1B — The U.S. recorded-music business continues its upward swing, posting a near-record $15 billion in revenue for 2021 …
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Andrius Sytas / Reuters:
Lithuania passes a law to let police remove access to a media outlet for up to 72 hours for “war propaganda and disinformation” favoring Russia — Lithuania imposed a stricter state of emergency on Thursday in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, limiting rights to free expression …
Michael Paulson / New York Times:
Audible added a theater tab to its app this month as it becomes a big player in the space, releasing 93 audio theater works so far, including 24 in 2021 — A company known for audiobooks is mounting starry live productions — and recording them, too. — Elizabeth Marvel took off her shoes …
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Adam Tinworth / One Man & His Blog:
Substack's app lets users pause email delivery to read only in the app, building a moat for Substack that potentially protects it from competitors — Substack has launched a reader app for iOS, turning itself from a newsletter company into a platform one. Publishers — beware.
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Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
CEO Bob Chapek says Disney opposes Florida's “Don't Say Gay” bill, pledges $5M to LGBTQ+ rights advocates, and says he'll discuss the bill with FL's governor — The company is also donating $5 million to organizations that support LGTBQ+ rights.
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Graham Keeley / Voice of America:
A Spanish journalist who freelanced for VOA, Público, and other outlets has been jailed in Poland on accusations of spying for Russia; CPJ is watching the case — Pablo González is a Spanish journalist also known by his Russian name, Pavel Rubtsov.
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Diana Lodderhose / Deadline:
Netflix raises the price of subscription plans in the UK and Ireland, increasing the standard package by £1 to £11 in the UK and by €2 to €15 in Ireland — Netflix is upping the cost of its subscription plans in the UK and Ireland with its standard package increasing in by £1 …
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Jeff Zucker's exit deal with CNN paid him $5M+, which was owed from his 2021 bonus, and he didn't get further severance; he waived his rights to sue — Mr. Zucker, who resigned last month citing his failure to report consensual relationship with colleague, waived rights to sue CNN parent WarnerMedia as part of pact
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Two subscribers sue HBO Max claiming the service provides Facebook with lists allowing Facebook to match customers' viewing habits with their Facebook profiles — HBO was hit with a class action lawsuit on Tuesday alleging that it shares subscribers' viewing history with Facebook, in violation of a federal privacy law.
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@libskrat, @fborgesius, @kurtopsahl, Washington Examiner, Tech Times, @hackermaderas, @judyshapiro and Engadget
Vox Media:
Vox Media President Pam Wasserstein announces the company's new combined leadership structure following the acquisition of Group Nine — President Pam Wasserstein shared the leadership structure for editorial and studios teams following the acquisition of Group Nine.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Amazon suspends access to Prime Video for customers based in Russia — Amazon has joined the growing number of businesses suspending commercial activities in Russia in the wake of the country's unprovoked attack on Ukraine. — The e-commerce giant said in a statement that it is cutting off access …
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Mike Ozanian / Forbes:
Sources: the streaming deal between MLB and Apple is worth $85M annually over seven years and NBC Sports' two-year MLB deal is worth $30M annually — Baseball is in the midst of a lockout that is threatening the start of the 2022 season, but that isn't preventing the league from getting richer.
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