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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
NYT Q1: digital subscribers up by 387K to 9.1M, revenue up 13.6% to $537.4M, and adjusted operating profit down 11% YoY to $60.9M due to The Athletic's losses — The purchase of The Athletic helped the company get closer to its new subscriber goal, but the sports site lost $6.8 million over two months, eating into overall profits.
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David Pierce / The Verge:
The New York Times credits Wordle for a huge jump in new subscribers, saying the game “brought an unprecedented tens of millions of new users to The Times” — It's a gateway to crossword nuts and spelling bee champs. — Buying the hit puzzle game Wordle was apparently a good bit of business for The New York Times.
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A.J. Perez / Front Office Sports:
The New York Times CEO Meredith Kopit Levien says in 2022, the company will insert ads to money-losing The Athletic and create NYT-Athletic subscription bundles — - The Athletic lost $6.8 million in the first two months since it was acquired by The New York Times.
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Janko Roettgers / Protocol:
Cameo lays off 87 staff; source says CTO Rob Post, marketing exec Emily Boschwitz, CPO Nundu Janakiram, and Chief People Officer Melanie Steinbach have gone — Cameo, the celebrity video greetings startup, laid off 87 of staffers Wednesday, a move that CEO Steven Galanis described as “right-sizing.”
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
At the Digital Content NewFronts, Twitter aimed to reassure anxious advertisers by highlighting partnerships for brand-safe, premium content, especially video — Twitter returned to the Digital Content NewFronts this evening to pitch its upcoming premium video content slate to advertisers, as it had in previous years.
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Journalists from news outlets including CNN, ABC News, NBC News, CBS News, and Politico test positive for COVID-19 after the White House Correspondents Dinner — New York (CNN Business)A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here.
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Jody Godoy / Reuters:
An investment trust files a lawsuit against Netflix, accusing the company of misleading investors about its ability to keep adding subscribers in recent months — Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) has been hit with a shareholder lawsuit in a U.S. court in California accusing the streaming entertainment company …
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Politico's scoop based on a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion serves the US public by showing the court's decision-making process and its plans for Roe v. Wade — Last night at 8:32 p.m., POLITICO reporters Josh Gerstein and Alexander Ward punctured the court's reputation as a leak-proof vessel …
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts confirms the authenticity of the leaked draft Politico published and orders an investigation into the source of the leak
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Piers Morgan's flagship show on NewsUK's talkTV had an estimated 62K viewers one week after launch, down from 317K; other shows had zero views during prime time — Flagship show audience down 80% after launch and rating agency detects ‘zero viewers’ for other key slots
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Matt Tamanini / The Streamable:
Sinclair says its upcoming sports streaming service will be called Bally Sports+, cost $189.99 per year or $19.99 per month, and have a soft launch in Q2 2022 — On Wednesday, the Sinclair Broadcasting Group revealed its earnings report for the first quarter of 2022.
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Michael Morisy / Muckrock News:
MuckRock plans to expand DocumentCloud to support document storage on Filecoin's network, with help from the Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web — Upcoming award program will give $400,000 and technical support to key analysis, archiving and publishing projects
Andrew Kersley / Press Gazette:
A team of 30 backed by ITV and comprised of former LADbible, Vice, and Channel 4 staff launches culture and lifestyle brand Woo to harness the “power of memes” — The news industry has failed to appreciate the “power of memes”, according to a new ITV-backed wellness media brand …
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Cumulus Media rejects an offer to acquire the company for $15 to $17 a share; a consortium led by Connoisseur Media CEO Jeff Warshaw reportedly made the offer — Connoisseur Media CEO Jeff Warshaw was reported to have put in the offer for $15 to $17 a share.
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