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AMC Networks is planning to lay off 20% of its staff, and CEO Christina Spade is stepping down abruptly, after joining in September — Company has been under pressure from cord-cutting as Americans turn to streaming services — AMC Networks Inc. said it is planning to lay off about 20% …
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Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
Twitter stopped enforcing its longstanding COVID-19 “harmful misinformation” policy on November 23; more than 11,000 accounts were suspended under the rules — New York (CNN Business)Twitter said it will no longer enforce its longstanding Covid misinformation policy …
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Juli Clover / MacRumors:
Elon Musk says Apple mostly stopped advertising on Twitter, asking “do they hate free speech in America?”
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Axios:
Source: Yahoo plans to make deals with sports betting companies, start a retail stock trading service, and may buy media outlets to complement its existing ones — Yahoo's latest deal underscores its move to boost revenues and use its cash to grow its core businesses, including Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Finance and Yahoo Mail.
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Mark Kennedy / Associated Press:
Apple's 2022 listener data shows the rise of non-English-language songs: 21 non-English songs were in the global Top 100, more than double the number in 2021 — “Stay,” the smash hit by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber topped Apple Music's global song chart in 2022 as the giant music streamer released …
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Dawn Chmielewski / Reuters:
Filing: Disney expects that organizational and operational changes in the company following CEO Bob Iger's return could result in impairment charges — Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) on Tuesday said it anticipates organizational and operational changes in the company that could result in impairment charges, according to a regulatory filing.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: Grid co-founder and CEO Mark Bauman is stepping down; after raising $10M, revenue and audience growth are low, and staff and office costs are high — - In a Nov. 7 note to staff announcing his departure, Mark Bauman said he would be transitioning to an advisory role while the company looks …
Kaya Yurieff / The Information:
Pinterest says it is ending the creator rewards program that it launched in 2021, which offered cash bonuses when creators completed certain goals — Pinterest is ending its creator rewards program, which offered cash bonuses when creators completed goals such as hitting certain engagement metrics, The Information is first to report.
Axios:
Fox aired the three most-watched games over Thanksgiving: Giants vs. Cowboys averaged 42M viewers, USA vs. England drew 15.3M+, Ohio State vs. Michigan drew 17M — Huge audiences tuned into football and soccer over Thanksgiving weekend, with the NFL, World Cup and college football all drawing record viewership.
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
The BBC plans deep cuts to its Northern Ireland radio coverage, and about 35 staffers will lose their jobs with further cuts expected in 2023 — Radio Foyle to be reduced to skeleton service in move that could centralise regional coverage in Belfast — The BBC is planning to make deep cuts …
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Tina Dyakon / Poynter:
Google and YouTube provide a $13.2M grant to Poynter's International Fact-Checking Network to support fact-checking initiatives worldwide through 2025 — The grant will establish a $12 million Global Fact Check Fund to support worldwide fact-checking initiatives through 2025.
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STAT:
Science and medicine outlet Stat plans to open its first international bureau, in London, in early 2023, led by Andrew Joseph — Elaine Chen and John Wilkerson join STAT's expanding reporting team — BOSTON — STAT, the preeminent media company reporting on health, science, and medicine …
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