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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Over 1,100 unionized staff at The New York Times plan to go on strike on Thursday; NewsGuild estimates that some major desks could lose 90% of their workforce — New York CNN Business — The New York Times is preparing for more than 1,100 of its union staffers to go on strike for a full …
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: The Washington Post is exploring a spinoff or sale of its Arc XP publishing tool, which the company expects to generate $200M+ in ARR by 2027 — Company has embraced digital experimentation under tech-billionaire owner; spinoff of Arc business also possible
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Memo: The Washington Post plans to discontinue its ad tech arm Zeus as a standalone business and its internal ad team will use the self-serve ad tool Zeus Prime — The Washington Post will no longer operate its ad tech division, Zeus, as a standalone business, according to a note sent to employees Tuesday obtained by Axios.
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Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Apple announces an iMessage feature for users to verify they are messaging only with the people they intend, aimed toward journalists, activists, and diplomats — Alongside a dramatic expansion of end-to-end encryption for iCloud data, Apple has two other major security announcements today.
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Joseph Bernstein / New York Times:
How The Daily Wire is trying to build a conservative media empire in Nashville, with movies and a streaming platform capitalizing on the culture war — The right-wing media company, founded by Ben Shapiro and Jeremy Boreing, is trying. But the culture war may be its real entertainment product.
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Instagram debuts transparency tools to let users with professional accounts, like businesses and creators, know if their content is ineligible to be recommended — Instagram announced today that it's introducing new transparency tools so you can see whether or not your photos and videos are recommended in the app.
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Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
A look at strategy for ITVX, the streaming service the UK's ITV has launched in an effort to double its digital revenue to £750M and its UK subscribers by 2026 — The company is targeting growth in users, engagement and digital revenue, but some analysts worry about the upfront investment …
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Ernesto Van der Sar / TorrentFreak:
An Australian judge grants Netflix, Disney, and several Hollywood studios an injunction blocking dozens of websites allegedly used for copyright infringement — Pirate site blockades are the preferred anti-piracy tool for many copyright holders around the world.
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The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press:
The RCFP and over a dozen news organizations urge the US Senate to pass the PRESS Act, which would shield reporters from being forced to reveal sources and more — The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and more than a dozen news organizations are urging the U.S. Senate to pass …
Aaron Mok / Insider:
Amazon is offering select users $2/month if they let Amazon track which ads the users saw, where they saw them, and when they were viewed — - Amazon's Ad Verification program offers select users $2 per month for sharing their traffic data. — It is part of Amazon's Shopper Panel …
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J. Clara Chan / The Hollywood Reporter:
Vox Media promotes podcast executives Ray Chao and Nishat Kurwa to new SVP roles overseeing its podcast network's video content and programming, respectively — Chao will oversee video content in his new role as svp and gm of audio and digital video, while Kurwa will lead programming …
Deborah Vankin / Los Angeles Times:
Penske Media, which owns ARTnews and Art in America as well as brands like Hollywood Reporter and Rolling Stone, has acquired Artforum International Magazine — Penske Media Corporation is growing its art publication holdings. The company — which already owns ARTnews and Art in America …
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