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5:10 AM ET, October 22, 2022

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Ellise Shafer / Variety:
Spotify says Taylor Swift's 10th album, Midnights, broke the service's record for the most-streamed album in a single day  —  Spotify announced the news on its socials Friday afternoon, writing: “And before the clock could even strike midnight on October 22nd, Taylor Swift broke the record …
Marie Woolf / Globe and Mail:
Meta threatens to block sharing news content on Facebook in Canada if a proposed federal bill forcing tech giants to pay media outlets for links becomes law  —  Facebook says it is considering blocking Canadians' access to news sites on its platform, in response to a proposed federal law …
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Survey: 52% of US respondents think advertising should be news outlets' largest source of funding and 26% have ever paid for news or donated money to an outlet  —  About a quarter of Americans have ever paid for news directly.  Those who have are more likely to make over $150,000 a year.
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
A deep dive into the fight between Disney and Governor Ron DeSantis over the “don't say gay” bill, which delayed moving 2,000 high-paid Disney jobs to Florida  —  In supporting a bill that critics called 'don't say gay,' Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis compares his attack on 'big corporations …
Miklos Bolza / AAP:
An Australian judge declines to throw out Crikey's public interest defense in Lachlan Murdoch's defamation lawsuit; the trial is scheduled for March 27, 2023  —  Bids by media mogul Lachlan Murdoch and Australian news publication Crikey to strip down each others' pleadings have failed amid a bitter defamation dispute.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Audie Cornish, who left NPR after nearly two decades to host a show on the now-defunct CNN+, plans to host a weekly CNN Audio podcast premiering on November 17  —  In this candid weekly show, the CNN anchor and correspondent will have conversations with everyday people “at the center of debates that are rocking the culture.”
Danielle De Wolfe / The Guardian:
A look at recent podcast copyright and trademark infringement issues, after Spotify replaced the hosts of a Spotify Original and Sony copied a show's premise  —  The media giants have allegedly released ‘new’ podcasts mirroring those made by the likes of Gizzi Erskine and Pandora Sykes.
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Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
YouTube announces YouTube Premium's first major price hike, increasing the family plan from $17.99/month to $22.99/month, or $29.99/month in the App Store
Reveal:
Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting says Planet Aid paid $1.925M to settle fees under California's anti-SLAPP law, ending a six-year libel suit
Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
Snap reports Q3 revenue up 6% YoY to $1.13B, vs. $1.14B est., DAUs up 19% YoY to 363M, vs. 358.2M est., a $360M net loss, up from $72M YoY; stock is down 25%+
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New York Times:
Sources: Puck, which is approaching 20K paid subscribers, recently held talks with potential investors with a goal of raising ~$15M at a $75M+ valuation
Laura Wagner / Defector:
Semafor wants to tackle polarization using a “revolutionary” article template, but “Semaform” is a basic copy of what already exists, plus patronizing subheads
Katelyn Newberg / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Las Vegas police ask the Nevada Supreme Court to reverse a judge's ruling that bars officials from searching slain investigative reporter Jeff German's devices
Discussion: Associated Press
Thomas Germain / Gizmodo:
Google now lets users disable targeted ads without breaking useful features by having to turn off settings like Web & App Activity and YouTube History