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Erik Pedersen / Deadline:
Nikki Finke, the founder of Deadline and veteran entertainment journalist known for telling hard truths and calling out Hollywood wrongdoing, dies at 68 — Nikki Finke, the veteran entertainment journalist who founded Deadline in 2006 and helped grow it into a major player among Hollywood trades …
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
The UK's LADBible is laying off 10% of its staff following a slump in share price for its parent LBG Media, which went public in December 2021 — Online media company, which has seen its share price slump, blames economy for job losses — LadBible, one of the UK's biggest online media success stories …
Benj Edwards / Ars Technica:
The Weather Channel plans to shut down Weatherscan, a 24-hour computer-controlled weather forecast TV channel launched in 1999, on or before December 9, 2022 — Cult-favorite Weatherscan TV service launched in 1999; hobbyists aim to keep it alive. — In the early 2000s …
New York Times:
Kantar: ad revenue of the 4 late-night network talk shows fell 16% from $301M in H1 2021 to $253.6M in H1 2022; sources: execs mull changes to Seth Meyers' show — Big changes are coming to the longtime staple of television programming, as the genre struggles to make the leap to the streaming world.
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The Wrap, @davidclinchnews, @nytimes, @keitholbermann, @lionelmedia, @benmullin and @benmullin
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
The Daily Mail, which has until now avoided phone hacking scandals that dogged News UK, faces murkier allegations that could leave it in a legal limbo for years — Six people have brought claims, but it is those from Stephen Lawrence's mother that have really hurt newspaper
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Hacked Off, @jimwaterson and @bbcdaniels
Jeff John Roberts / Fortune:
More paywalls mean more online readers are cut off from information; blockchains and NFTs could help, but publishers are reluctant to even discuss micropayments — Paywalls are closing off the Internet. Can crypto open it back up? — It wasn't so long ago the web was like a giant bazaar.
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@justindoom, @niemanlab, @jeffjohnroberts, @fortunecrypto and @jackshafer
Ben Strauss / Washington Post:
A look at The New York Times' relationship with The Athletic; some NYT sportswriters objected to Athletic reporters introducing themselves as NYT journalists — Not long after the New York Times bought the Athletic earlier this year, the founders of the popular sports website held an all-staff call.
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Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
SEC filing: News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson received $19.7M in total FY 2022 compensation, down 14.6% YoY; his base salary of $3.06M has not changed since 2019 — Robert Thomson, the chief executive officer of News Corp., saw his total compensation decline by 14.6 percent in its 2022 fiscal year …
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@arashmassoudi, Thanks:@talkingbiznews
Tim Ingham / Music Business Worldwide:
With ~100K new music tracks uploaded to streaming platforms every day, UMG's CEO says record companies are becoming more critical to helping musicians' careers — MBW's Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a single data point that deserves the attention of the global music industry.
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@blackamazon, @mitchlafon, @elite_gz, @brianzisook, @tedgioia, Variety and Music Ally
Melanie Walsh / Public Books:
A look at BookScan, a subscription service for book sales data, exclusive to publishing executives, and its open-access alternative Post45 Data Collective — Culture industries increasingly use our data to sell us their products. It's time to use their data to study them.
Axios:
An investigation finds a network of 51+ locally branded news sites across 10 midterm battleground states, tied to a progressive news outfit and a Democratic PAC — Writers for a D.C.-based media operation run by prominent Democratic operatives are behind a sprawling network …
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@jonathanturley, The Daily Wire, Breitbart, @stevanzetti, @mandhf, @mandhf, @stevanzetti, @mandhf, @mandhf, @mandhf, @stevanzetti, @stevanzetti, @anndosshelms, Carrie's Gazebo, @stevenwaldman, @emma_hurt, @nicolefcarr, @stevanzetti, @silvermanjacob, @ewerickson, @tomcottonar, @jdanbishop, @alanmillernlp, @stphnfwlr, @bynickewoot and Fox News
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Analysis: mentions of crime on Fox News surged after Biden's inauguration, with twice as many mentions on average as competitors CNN and MSNBC in 2021 and 2022 — Fox News contributor Gianno Caldwell caught up with Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) outside an elevator in the Capitol.
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@lucas_shaw, @ewerickson, The Hill, @jbenmenachem, @simonowens, @pbump, @janicedean, @pbump, @pbump, @giannocaldwell and Fox News
@parcastunion:
Gimlet's and Parcast's unions say Spotify blindsided them with 38+ layoffs, each bargaining unit lost ~30% of members, and Spotify can still help laid-off staff — .@GimletUnion & our joint statement on yesterday's layoffs @ParcastNetwork @Gimletmedia @Spotify https://twitter.com/...
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