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A Moscow court revokes Novaya Gazeta's print media license, after Rozkomnadzor said the outlet failed to provide documents related to a 2006 ownership change — Ruling by Russia's media regulator comes less than year after its editor won Nobel peace prize — A court in Moscow …
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Russia sentences renowned journalist Ivan Safronov, who the FSB detained in 2020 on “treason” charges, to 22 years in prison, after he refused to plead guilty — Former correspondent convicted on ‘treason’ charge his supporters say is linked to his reporting
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An IDF investigation concludes Shireen Abu Akleh was most likely killed in “unintentional fire” from an Israeli soldier who did not realize she was a journalist — The final conclusion of an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) investigation into the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh …
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A profile of Axel Springer CEO Mathias Dopfner covering his career, decisions to buy Politico and Insider, the impossibility of pure neutrality, and more — Mathias Döpfner has global ambitions for what he calls a more ‘nonpartisan’ kind of journalism — even as his own politics are hard to pin down
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Apple plans to nearly double its ad platform team, currently around 250 strong, per LinkedIn; Apple's career page lists 216 such roles, up from 56 in late 2020 — Move adds to industry concerns after tech giant launched privacy rules that make it hard to tailor ads to iPhone users
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SkyShowtime, Comcast, and Paramount's streaming joint venture, announced in August 2021, will launch on September 20 in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden — More than a year since SkyShowtime was first announced, the SVOD is ready to join the streaming fray in Europe, Variety can reveal.


As Spotify and YouTube's rivalry heats up, some worry the podcasting industry's pivot to video could risk ruining what makes the audio format so satisfying — Video podcasts are booming, giving creators access to new audiences. But does this risk ruining what made the audio format so satisfying?


UK Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries resigns after a year in the role beset by a string of gaffes — U.K. Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has formally resigned, less than a year into her role. — Dorries told ITV News that she'd been offered to stay in the role by the country's …


A look at YouTube's “coolhunters” who were tasked with finding and promoting talented YouTubers in the company's early years, before the algorithms took over — How “coolhunters” helped make YouTube into an internet sensation before the algorithms took over. — Everyone had to see this.
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Barack Obama wins an Emmy for narrating Netflix's five-part Our Great National Parks documentary, the second president after Dwight Eisenhower to win the award — Barack Obama is halfway to an EGOT. The former president won an Emmy Award on Saturday to go with his two Grammys.
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Live Nation sold 100M+ tickets in 2022 through July, up from 74M for all of 2019, and held 12,500 shows in Q2 2022 with 33.5M in attendance, up 20% from Q2 2019 — Live events are returning at full blast this year and concertgoers are willing to pay a lot for them.
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News Corp and Seven West Media agree on a seven-year deal worth AU$4.5B to retain TV broadcasting rights for Australian Rules Football — News Corp. and Seven West Media Ltd. signed a seven-year contract extension worth A$4.5 billion ($3.1 billion) to retain the television broadcast rights for Australian Rules Football.
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