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Sources: The Washington Post is on track to lose money in 2022 after years of profitability, and CEO Fred Ryan floated cutting 100 jobs; WaPo denies staff cuts — With digital subscriptions and digital advertising revenue stagnating, the company is on pace to lose money this year.
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Alex Heath / The Verge:
Sources: Snap is planning to lay off ~20% of its 6,400+ employees; the layoffs are set to begin on Wednesday — Snap's stock price has declined nearly 80 percent this year — Snap is planning to lay off approximately 20 percent of its more than 6,400 employees, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Alex Heath / The Verge:
Netflix hires two Snap executives to lead its ad-supported tier plan: Snap's Chief Business Officer Jeremi Gorman and VP of Sales for the Americas Peter Naylor — Snap's VP of ad sales is also leaving for Netflix — Netflix has found an executive to lead its plan for an ad-supported tier …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Time acquires Brandcast, which offers a no-code service for creating websites, and rebrands it as Time Sites; it is Time's first acquisition under the Benioffs — Time has bought Brandcast, a company that licenses software for easy-to-build marketing websites, Time's editor-in-chief and CEO Edward Felsenthal told Axios.
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Colin Stutz / Billboard:
Sony Music sues Triller for failing to pay licensing fees for months while continuing to use Sony's catalog after Sony ended their deal earlier in August 2022 — The record label says it's owned millions in monthly payments and for copyright infringement since it terminated their licensing agreement earlier this month.
Kaya Yurieff / The Information:
Substack's retreat from offering cash and other support for writers reflects a broader reversal by tech companies, after a two-year battle to lure creators — Substack shook up traditional media last year, offering six-figure cash advances and benefits including healthcare to recruit writers …
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Josh Dickey / The Wrap:
On the eve of its release, Regnery postpones Dinesh D'Souza's book version of 2000 Mules to October 25, 2022, citing a “publishing error” — Dinesh D'Souza's book version of “2000 Mules,” based on the film that makes widely debunked claims that people were paid to dump fraudulent ballots …
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Ryan Broderick / Garbage Day:
Social media election “war rooms” are set up to obscure the fact that misinformation and disinformation are integral parts of user-generated content platforms — Read to the end for a great Reddit post — The Election War Room Scam — We're less than three months away …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Samsung announces more content from partners for its ad-supported TV Plus service, adding shows like the BBC's Top Gear and touting local news in 40 US markets — It's the start of a new chapter for Samsung TV Plus, TV manufacturer's free ad-supported TV (FAST) and video on-demand service …
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Pak Yiu / Nikkei Asia:
Apple Daily Taiwan, an online news outlet with ties to detained Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, plans to close on August 31, 2022, after sale talks fell apart — Would-be buyer says he will instead hire ex-staff for own new outlet — HONG KONG/TAIPEI — Apple Daily Taiwan …
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@tchau01, Reuters and @abpevzner
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Ad Practitioners, which owns editorial titles Money and ConsumersAdvocate.org and the ad delivery service Navchain, rebrands as Money Group to reflect its focus — The six-year-old company is generating a nine-figure revenue, fueled by intent-based ads — The media company behind …
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@markstenberg3 and Money Group
Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
An interview with The New York Times' Astead Herndon on his upcoming podcast The Run-Up, which aims to cover the US midterms focusing on ideas over news scoops — Host Astead Herndon wants his forthcoming podcast, The Run-Up, to cover the midterms for more than the political-insider set.
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