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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: CNN planned to invest ~$1B in CNN+ over four years and projected 2M US subs in year one, but will likely cut back dramatically after spending ~$300M — Investment and projections for CNN+ are expected to be cut dramatically in response to a low adoption rate, two sources tell Axios.
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: CNN+ has fewer than 10K daily users; CNN, the cable channel, had an average of 773K total viewers a day in 2021 — - Fewer than 10,000 people are using CNN+ on a daily basis two weeks into its existence, sources said. — The paltry audience casts doubt on the future …
Diane Haithman / The Wrap:
Warner Bros. Discovery closed up 1.27% on Monday at $24.78 per share, after opening at $24.08 on its Nasdaq trading debut
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J. Clara Chan / The Hollywood Reporter:
Sources: Spotify's head of studios and video Courtney Holt will move to an “advisory role” in May; the company will divide his duties across multiple executives — The executive, who first joined the audio giant in 2017, will stay on as an adviser for a year.
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Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
After a two-year pause, the News Leaders Association is sharing its newsroom diversity survey this week; 303 outlets participated, missing the goal of 2,500 — Meredith Clark, who has led the News Leaders Association's diversity survey in recent years, has resigned from the project.
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Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:
Gannett will cut at least one print day at 50 papers by June; Gannett exec says e-edition use is up 140% since March when print days were cut at 136 papers — When she was a child, Sandy Auburn's father read the comics to her; eventually, she learned to read them to him.
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Alex Ritman / The Hollywood Reporter:
FIFA launches FIFA+, an ad-supported platform with live games from domestic leagues, archival content, and documentaries, but no World Cup games — The new ad-funded service will include live matches, a huge archive of World Cup clips and games, plus original content, including feature docs and series …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Spotify rebrands companion app Spotify Greenroom as Spotify Live and integrates its live audio capabilities in the main app minus the interactive features — As an earlier report had suggested, Spotify today announced it will integrate the live audio capabilities from its companion app …
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Die Welt hires Marina Ovsyannikova, the journalist who interrupted a news broadcast to protest the war in Ukraine, as a freelancer reporter — Russian TV journalist Marina Ovsyannikova has been hired by the German media company Die Welt, a month after she drew worldwide attention for bursting onto …
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Ross A. Lincoln / The Wrap:
Returning from a hiatus, Rachel Maddow announces she will host her MSNBC show on Monday nights only from May to give herself more time to work on other projects — In her return from a hiatus of almost two months, Rachel Maddow announced on Monday night that starting in May, she'll begin hosting …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Snap launches Dynamic Stories, which lets news outlets publish stories using RSS feeds, facilitating breaking news coverage, starting with 40+ publishers — Snapchat is rolling out a new product that aims to make it easier for news publishers to upload their content in real time as stories break, Axios has learned.
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Jack Neff / Ad Age:
Comcast's ad sales unit Effectv says it will start using Comscore as a measurement alternative to Nielsen for local TV, covering 66 markets and 35M subscribers — Deal with Comcast's Effectv covers 66 local markets, 35 million subscribers and supports shift toward selling custom audiences during pandemic
Megan Graham / Wall Street Journal:
OpenWeb, which helps publishers manage comments and user interactions, buys French digital ad firm Adyoulike for $100M to connect reader data with advertisers — The addition of Adyoulike will help publishers use first-party data to advertise to their readers
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