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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: CNN will no longer produce live programs for HLN and will simulcast CNN This Morning instead of the long-running Morning Express with Robin Meade — HLN, the cable network once known as CNN Headline News, is home to a bevy of true-crime series, endless showings of “Forensic Files …
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Chris Licht tells CNN staff that layoffs are underway as part of a strategy shift, starting with “a limited number of individuals”, mostly paid contributors
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Sources: Netflix plans to expand its pre-release content screening program, the Netflix Preview Club, from 2,000+ users to tens of thousands in early 2023 — Streaming giant plans global expansion of program that helped make 'Don't Look Up' less serious — Netflix's Turbulent Year: How It Reversed Subscriber Losses
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
National Geographic's new EIC Nathan Lump says the outlet does not plan to reduce its monthly print publishing schedule and will invest in social video — National Geographic's new editor-in-chief Nathan Lump plans to invest more in social video as the brand continues to modernize, he told Axios in an interview.
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Gannett begins another round of layoffs, looking to cut 6% of its roughly 3,440-person US workforce, after laying off 400 people in August — The largest newspaper chain is cutting roughly 6 percent of its 3,440-person U.S. media division. — Gannett, the largest newspaper chain in the United States …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
NBC News promotes Catherine Kim to SVP of NBC News Editorial, overseeing both TV and digital news — Catherine Kim, a senior NBC News executive who has played a significant role in the evolution of the company's digital efforts, will now have more say over some of its TV work as well.
Thomas Germain / Gizmodo:
Pathmatics: Apple's Twitter ad purchases grew from $989K in October to $1M+ in November; Elon Musk said Apple “mostly stopped advertising on Twitter” on Nov. 28 — Musk tweeted that Apple had all but stopped buying ads on Twitter. The iPhone maker's ad purchases had actually increased, according to an ad analytics firm.
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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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Sydney Morning Herald:
Australian government review finds the media bargaining code has been a “success to date”: Meta made 13 deals with news outlets and Google struck 24 — The federal government is considering whether it should use landmark media bargaining laws to force tech platforms such as YouTube …
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How Twitter users in China have been circumventing the nation's Great Firewall and fighting spam to get footage of protests out to the rest of the world — Chinese users employ VPNs to get videos and images out of the country, while fighting spam — Why Tesla's China Ties Could Be a Problem for Twitter
Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:
How journalists for the BBC and Persian-language Radio Farda cover the protests in Iran from thousands of miles away, relying on sources and verification — As the government tightens its grip on the press and protesters, journalists rely on distant contacts and navigate misinformation to tell the story
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Karissa Bell / Engadget:
Twitter plans to expand recommended tweets to all users, including those who may not have seen them in the past — Twitter is now pushing more tweets from accounts users don't already follow into their timelines. The company revealed that it's now surfacing recommendations to all its users …
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Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
NBCU plans to begin streaming its regional sports networks on Peacock later in 2022 after negotiating streaming rights with teams and leagues — Comcast Corp.'s NBCUniversal plans to begin streaming the broadcaster's regional sports networks later this year on Peacock, bolstering the programming lineup of its online video service.
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