Mediagazer: The Information CEO Jessica Lessin says revenue grew 35% YoY in H1 2022 and the outlet has 360,000+ “active readers”, including its free newsletters audience (Steven Perlberg/Insider)

10:45 AM ET, September 9, 2022

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Steven Perlberg / Insider:

The Information CEO Jessica Lessin says revenue grew 35% YoY in H1 2022 and the outlet has 360,000+ “active readers”, including its free newsletters audience — - The Information is one of the rare digital-media outlets that have remained independent.

Discussion: @perlberg, Talking Biz News, @nmcalone, @lessin, @lucas_shaw and Vanity Fair

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Sara Fischer / Axios:

Salesforce and CNBC plan to co-produce a seven-episode docuseries as part of an NBCUniversal deal, debuting on September 17 and profiling Salesforce clients — Salesforce will co-produce a new branded docuseries for CNBC's linear channel as a part of a broader television deal that Salesforce …

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Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:

A Brussels court dismisses most of IAB Europe's appeals about its consent framework, found to be in breach of GDPR; some appeals will head to the EU's top court — It's privacy crunch time for ‘consent’ to track... For those watching the slow motion unpicking of surveillance advertising …

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Bloomberg:

Source: Amazon is charging ~$600K for a 30-second spot in its Thursday Night Football games, vs. the ~$500K Fox sought in 2021, guaranteeing 12M+ viewers a game — When the National Football League's regular season kicks off Thursday, millions of fans will settle into their easy chairs to watch America's biggest, richest sport.

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Mia Sato / The Verge:

YouTube launches a video player for Google Classroom and other education apps, removing ads, external links, and recommendations to help “avoid distractions” — Plus creator tools for courses and quizzes — YouTube is introducing a handful of new features for creators …

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