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Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg:
Unionized Thomson Reuters journalists in the US plan a 24-hour strike starting at 6am ET on August 4, the first walkout in decades, over pay raises — Thomson Reuters Corp. journalists in the US are preparing to launch a daylong strike Thursday, the first walkout in decades among the media company's long-unionized staff.
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Jacob Liedke / Pew Research Center:
Survey: 16% of US journalists are in a union and 41% say they would join one if it were available; 57% of those age 18-29 would join vs. 33% of those 50-64 — At a time when newsrooms in the United States are seeing a wave of unionization, around one-in-six U.S. journalists at news organizations report …
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Kenneth Li / Reuters:
Thomson Reuters reports Q2 revenue rose 5% YoY to $1.61B and operating profit rose 24% YoY to $391M — News and information company Thomson Reuters Corp (TRI.TO) reported higher second-quarter operating profit on Thursday and raised its full year revenue forecast.
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The Wrap:
Paramount reports Q2 revenue rose 19% YoY to $7.7B, while operating income fell 33% YoY to $819M, and says Pluto TV has nearly 70M MAUs — Paramount Global on Thursday beat analyst revenue expectations for its 2022 second quarter earnings, thanks largely in part to the humongous, $1 billion+ performance of “Top Gun: Maverick.”
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Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
Paramount reports nearly 64M global streaming subscribers in Q2, up from 62M in Q1, and 43M+ Paramount+ subscribers, up from 39.6M in Q1 — The company, led by CEO Bob Bakish, also grew monthly active users for its advertising-supported streamer Pluto TV. — Paramount Global added global …
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The Wrap:
Sources: WBD CEO David Zaslav plans to announce a combined HBO Max and Discovery+ streaming service on August 4; 70% of HBO Max's development unit could be cut — Hollywood is buzzing around Warner Bros. Discovery's upcoming earnings results and plans for a combined streaming service, which can upend its most popular streamer
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Warner Bros. Discovery has been quietly culling HBO Max content, including at least six Warner Bros. films and the House Party reboot, in apparent cost cutting
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USA Today:
Gannett reports Q2 revenue of $748.7M, down 6.9% YoY, and a net loss of $53.7M, says digital-only paid subscribers rose 35% YoY to 1.87M, and plans staff cuts — Bailey Schulz Swapna Venugopal RamaswamyUSA TODAY — Gannett, owner of USA TODAY and local news operations in 45 states …
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Tarpley Hitt / Gawker:
Seven sources close to The New Yorker say Erin Overbey's public version of events leading up to her firing leaves out critical context about her job performance — Two weeks ago, The New Yorker fired its archivist, Erin Overbey, after the longstanding staffer wrote an extensive thread blasting …
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Wall Street Journal:
A look at Netflix's scramble to build an ad business as its subscriber growth lags; sources say Reed Hastings suggested Netflix could charge $80 per 1,000 views — Reed Hastings insisted on focusing on subscriptions until competitors started nibbling away at his business model
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Ron French / Bridge Michigan:
A Michigan town votes to defund its library because library staffers refused to remove LGBTQ-themed books; the library will likely run out of money by late 2023 — - A west Michigan public library may close after residents voted to defund it Tuesday — Voters are upset about LGBT-themed graphic novels in the library
AJ Vicens / CyberScoop:
Researchers find a network of at least 72 fake news sites pushing Chinese propaganda in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia — A network of at least 72 bogus news sites in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia are part of a sprawling information operation pushing Chinese propaganda …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Twitter tests an update to Spaces that introduces thematic audio stations and a personalized digest; an official announcement is some way off — Twitter is developing an updated version of its audio chat rooms product known as Spaces, TechCrunch learned and Twitter confirmed.
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