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Johnny Oleksinski / New York Post:
Source: Warner Bros. Discovery will not release Batgirl, on HBO Max nor in theaters, after poor test screenings results; Batgirl had a budget of at least $70M — Holy millions down the drain, Batman! — The new DC Comics film “Batgirl,” which still has no release date, will be completely …
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Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Sisi Wei, the OpenNews co-executive director who The Markup named its new editor-in-chief, on her coverage plans, work experience, challenges, and more — “What we often don't think about is how tech accountability is also so many other types of coverage.
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Christopher Beam / New York Times:
A profile of Scott Galloway, who wants to be “the most influential thought leader” in business via his podcasts, newsletter, New York magazine column, and books — The podcaster aspires to be an influential thought leader. But his appeal to a mostly male fan base is about more than just his prognostications.
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New York Times:
Forbes taps Citigroup to explore a sale, sources say for $630M+, after its SPAC deal failed; offering doc: Forbes had $200M+ in revenue and $40M+ profit in 2021 — Forbes has tapped Citigroup to sell at a price of at least the $630 million valuation declared in its earlier plan to go public.
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
S&P Global Market Intelligence projects CNN's 2022 profit falling to $956.8M, which sources say would be the first time since 2016 that its profit was below $1B — The network is on pace to drop below $1 billion in profit for the first time in years, according to people familiar with its operations …
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Matt Tamanini / The Streamable:
fuboTV announces “a small workforce reduction” in the US as it focuses on “a conservative approach to growth”, before its Q2 2022 earnings report on August 4 — The larger economy is in a perilous position currently as businesses, analysts, and consumers alike weigh …
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Stacy Perman / Los Angeles Times:
Two Hollywood newsletters bolster their offerings: Ankler added a $250/month service about IP to option in July and Puck teases journalist consultation calls — It was June 2020, weeks after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police, sparking Black Lives Matter protests around the world and a widescale conversation about race.
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Lillian Rizzo / Wall Street Journal:
Amazon plans to offer alternate Prime Video NFL streaming feeds in addition to its main broadcast, a strategy ESPN and Nickelodeon have used to attract viewers — Company to have comedy group Dude Perfect call some ‘Thursday Night Football’ games in bid to expand reach
Gabe Rottman / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at likely press freedom challenges post-Roe: pressure to reveal sources, tracking of reporters' phones, and prosecution for reporting on abortion access — When the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that recognized a constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy …
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New York Times:
Sources: Neon, the indie distributor of films such as Parasite, is exploring a sale, five months after A24 sold a minority stake for $225M valuing A24 at $2.5B — It has tapped the investment bank Raine to assess its options, on the heels of a megadeal for another independent distributor, A24.
Grant Peck / Associated Press:
Myanmar detains a Japanese video journalist covering a protest against military rule in Yangon, the fifth foreign reporter to be detained by this government — BANGKOK (AP) — A Japanese video journalist has been detained by security forces in Myanmar while covering a protest against military rule …
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Angelique Chrisafis / The Guardian:
The French Senate votes to approve scrapping the country's TV and radio license fee, which costs €138 per year, in a bid to boost households' spending power — Decision causes controversy amid concern over funding for public service broadcasting — France is to scrap its television licence fee …
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