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11:00 AM ET, September 2, 2022

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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Sources: Netflix's ad-supported tier may debut on Nov. 1 in markets including Canada, France, Germany, UK, and US; the date was moved to beat Disney+'s Dec. 8  —  Netflix is moving up the timeline for the debut of its cheaper, ad-supported plan to November — in order to get out before the Dec. 8 launch …
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Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Netflix seeks to charge brands a ~$65 CPM on its ad-supported tier, more than most other streaming services, and cap every brand's annual spend at $20M  —  Streaming giant aims for Nov. 1 launch of ad-supported tier, ad buyers say  —  Netflix Inc. NFLX 1.32%▲ …
Katie Notopoulos / BuzzFeed News:
Some musicians with songs about “poop” say Amazon Music has become their biggest source of revenue, likely due to kids yelling the word at Alexa-enabled devices  —  “Alexa, play ‘Poopy Stupid Butt’ again."  —  There are many topics that my 5-year-old and I don't see eye to eye on …
Jolie Lash / The Wrap:
BBC donates £1.42M, representing the sales proceeds derived from Martin Bashir's 1995 interview with Princess Diana, to charities  —  The British Broadcasting Corporation says it's made good on its promise to donate revenues from its notorious 1995 “Panorama” interview with Princess Diana to charities linked to the late royal.
Discussion: Variety, The Guardian and Deadline
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
An interview with Benjamin Cohen, CEO of the LGBTQ+ media brand PinkNews which earned £2M in operating profit in 2021 and has doubled its team in the past year  —  Pink News started as a side hustle for founder Benjamin Cohen and is now a global brand boasting £2m annual profit.
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Comcast is looking to cut as much as $1B from the budget of NBCUniversal's TV networks, including through layoffs and programming changes  —  Comcast Corp. is looking to cut as much as $1 billion from the budget of the TV networks in its entertainment division, NBCUniversal …
Reuters:
A look at Bollywood's challenges, as 77% of 2022 movie releases have lost 50%+ of their investment: streaming is rising, young people are tuning out, and more  —  Bollywood may be broken, and it has itself to blame.  —  That's the verdict of one of its biggest and brightest stars …
Discussion: @reuters
Stefania D'Ignoti / Nieman Reports:
A look at Dispatches in Exile, Migratory Birds, and other newsrooms inside refugee camps covering migrant news for migrants and tackling misinformation  —  As more people are displaced from their home countries, newsrooms inside of refugee camps are popping up to give voice to these marginalized communities
Discussion: @niemanreports
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act is a dangerous link tax bill and a bizarre attempt to circumvent antitrust, copyright, and common carrier laws  —  Look, I'm a small journalism outfit.  A very small one.  So, in theory, a law that effectively lets me demand free cash from Google …
Jonathan Spicer / Reuters:
An investigation details how Turkey President Tayyip Erdoğan's regime shapes the nation's news, dictated by the ~1,500-strong Directorate of Communications  —  From an office tower in Ankara, Turkish officials shape the nation's news, media insiders say - always to President Tayyip Erdogan's advantage.
 
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Almost every UK TV production company signed a letter to candidates for the next prime minister, warning a Channel 4 sale would hurt businesses and the country
Discussion: Deadline
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Reddit acquires contextual advertising company Spiketrap to improve its ad quality scoring and boost auto-bidding prediction models; terms were not disclosed
Discussion: The Drum and Reddit Upvoted
Reuters:
India's antitrust watchdog says Zee's merger with Sony's India unit merits more investigation; sources: the initial findings will delay approval of the deal
Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
Brian Krebs apologizes to IoT manufacturer Ubiquiti and removes his articles about a purported “breach” based on a “sole source” now under federal indictment
ProPublica:
An investigation details an Instagram verification scheme using fake profiles on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, and more; Meta removes badges from 300+ accounts
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Jem Aswad / Variety:
US music publishers settle on 15.35% for mechanical streaming rates in 2023-2027, avoiding costly legal fights with Amazon, Apple, Google, Pandora, and Spotify
Angela Fu / Poynter:
Sources: in a staff Q&A, CEO Mike Reed said Gannett laid off 3% of its US workforce in August 2022, or ~400 people; he and the CFO defended Reed's compensation
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Disney explores a membership program akin to Amazon Prime, bundling streaming, theme parks, and merchandise, and adding a commerce feature to Disney+
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Media Insight Project's May-June 2022 survey: ~71% of younger Americans get news daily from social media and 32% enjoy following the news, down from 53% in 2015