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Memo: WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar is leaving the company; sources: incoming Warner Discovery CEO David Zaslav and some Discovery execs are expected to take over — Executive leaves as Discovery prepares to take over company; CEO shook up entertainment industry during his stint
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Sources: Ann Sarnoff, head of WarnerMedia Studios and Networks Group, will leave the company as soon as this week as WarnerMedia nears its merger with Discovery — LOS ANGELES — Ann Sarnoff, the chief executive of the WarnerMedia Studios and Networks Group, will leave the company …
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Jami Floyd, director of New York Public Radio's Race & Justice unit and author of 45 WNYC and Gothamist articles retracted for plagiarism, has resigned — WNYC staffer Jami Floyd authored 45 articles that were removed from wnyc.org and Gothamist websites last week after an internal review revealed parts …
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Study: the number of statehouse reporters has risen 11% since 2014 to 1,761, of which 20% work for nonprofits, up from 6% in 2014; 48% cover capitols full time — As newspapers employ fewer statehouse reporters, nonprofits are filling much of the void — As newspapers employ fewer …
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Substack says its users can now produce paid, subscription-based podcasts on the platform and that three popular Patreon podcasts have already moved to Substack — And everyone wants something from Daniel Ek — This story is part of a group of stories called — Happy Tuesday, everyone.
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iHeartMedia is purchasing the rights to roughly a dozen NFTs to create the Non-Fun Podcast Network based around characters from prominent NFT collections — iHeartMedia, the holding company of iHeartRadio, is pouring several hundred thousand dollars into purchasing the rights to roughly …
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LinkedIn says it is adding 80 editorial roles around the world, an expansion that will bring its total number of editors to nearly 200 — Linkedin is tripling the number of editors it employs in the UK as part of wider growth that will see it employ nearly 200 journalists worldwide.
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Canadian government introduces legislation that would force major online platforms like Google and Meta to negotiate deals with publishers, like in Australia — Bill demands that companies like Google and Facebook pay news businesses to use their content — The federal Liberal government …


Q&A with Nobel Peace Prize recipient Maria Ressa on the impact of technology on information ecosystems, funding independent media in the Global South, and more — Journalists are under attack around the world. Last year, the number of journalists who were jailed for their work hit …
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Apple confirms that it has been piloting a feature with Disney+ that would let developers automatically charge users when subscription prices rise — Apple may be changing how iOS subscriptions operate when price increases are involved. Recently, some developers noticed that the streaming service Disney …
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Nielsen: the Grammys drew 8.93M total viewers, up 1.4% from last year's record low but down 50%+ from the 18.8M that watched the 2020 telecast — Sunday's in-person Grammy Awards on CBS saw just a 1.4% increase in audience size from last year's partly virtual ceremony, which was a record-low for music's biggest night.
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Plex updates its app with universal search across users' streaming services, a watchlist, and other discovery features; the company says it has 13M MAUs — Plex has an audacious plan to become the daily go-to app for everyone's streaming needs: The media center app rolled out new universal search …
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