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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Memo: CNN CEO Chris Licht outlines changes amid layoffs, including restructuring some beats to cover the US “more broadly”; CNN Digital will have no impacts — CNN Worldwide Chairman and CEO Chris Licht outlined the network's changes as the network went through a significant round of job cuts.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: CNN will no longer produce live programs for HLN and will simulcast CNN This Morning; layoffs include CNN correspondent Chris Cillizza — HLN, the cable network once known as CNN Headline News, is home to a bevy of true-crime series, endless showings of “Forensic Files,” and …
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Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
Parler's owner says it “has mutually agreed with Ye to terminate the intent of sale of Parler”, after announcing the deal in October — Despite a joint statement between Ye (fka Kanye West) and Parler in October noting that the two had reached an agreement for the rapper to buy …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: The Recount, a video news startup founded by John Battelle and John Heilemann in 2018, tells staff it plans to suspend operations next Friday — The Recount, a video news startup that launched in 2018, told employees it plans to suspend operations next Friday, sources told Axios.
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Wall Street Journal:
A look at Disney's restructuring efforts under former CEO Bob Chapek; sources: McKinsey consultants explored centralizing marketing, annoying top content execs — Tension flared over plans to take control of marketing, other decisions away from content chiefs — From Robert Iger to Steve Jobs, Why Companies Bring Back Their CEOs
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Insider:
Source: a16z's Future is shutting down; Future hasn't published a new article in months, most of its editorial staffers have left, and its newsletter is defunct — Future was the next big thing in media. — Launched in June of 2021, it was billed as a buzzy new tech publication …
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Jon Blistein / Rolling Stone:
CNN faces a $17M lawsuit from Freeplay Music accusing it of using hundreds of songs in international broadcasts without acquiring licenses or paying proper fees — Freeplay Music, an online production music library, is seeking $17 million from the cable news giant
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Billboard, Complete Music Update and Digital Music News
Catherine Perloff / Adweek:
Sources: Yahoo paid no cash for its 25% stake in Taboola; source: Taboola will issue new shares as part of the deal, giving Yahoo an equity stake — The terms are another facet of a recessionary-friendly deal — Yahoo is not paying cash to own the approximate 25% stake …
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Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Twitter offers advertisers generous incentives, including matching $500K to $1M in spending in 2022, in a bid to jump start its faltering business — Advertisers booking at least $500,000 in incremental spending would be matched, up to a $1 million cap — Elon Musk Says Twitter Bankruptcy Is a Possibility.
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Simon Owens / Simon Owens's Media Newsletter:
Media companies should embrace self-service ads, which have powered internet giants, instead of expensive native ads and display advertising, which has low ROI — News publishers haven't lifted a finger to copy the tech industry's most successful ad innovation. — Welcome!
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Bloomberg:
Sources: SiriusXM plans to fire staff amid faltering sales growth and is assessing how deep the cuts will be; the company had 5,590 employees at the end of 2021 — SiriusXM Holdings Inc., the satellite radio service controlled by billionaire John Malone, plans to fire staff …
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@ashleyrcarman, @matthewkeyslive and Radio Ink
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
The Washington Post unveils Newsprint, similar to Spotify Wrapped, telling subscribers how many stories they read, which writers they read most often, and more — When Spotify Wrapped first launched in December 2016, the streaming company proved user data could be artfully transformed into an engaging product users would share.
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