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Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg:
Reuters reaches a tentative deal with its unionized US journalists that includes 10% raises over three years, a month after members voted to authorize a strike — Thomson Reuters Corp. reached a tentative contract agreement with its unionized US journalists, including pay raises and terms …
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Theo Wayt / The Information:
Source: Amazon is working on a standalone app for watching sports, decluttering the Prime Video app; Andy Jassy recently reaffirmed Amazon's video ambitions — Amazon is working on a stand-alone app for watching sports content, a source with direct knowledge of the plan told The Information.
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TechCrunch, The Desk, The Streamable, Reuters, Front Office Sports, @theo_wayt and @tim_bays, more at Techmeme »
Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Analysis: for linear TV dramas and comedies, 40%-50% of the seven-day audience watches the show on the same day it airs, 20%-25% on DVR, and 30-40% on streaming — Analyzing available data and speaking with research and ad execs, THR attempts to pin down how much viewing happens on various platforms.
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Media Play News, @suhel, @rickporter, @rickporter and @jasoncolavito
CNN:
Russia puts Bulgarian journalist Christo Grozev, Bellingcat's lead Russia investigator who reported on the Kremlin's international crimes, on its “wanted” list — Russia has put the investigative journalist Christo Grozev on its “wanted” list, according to the Russian Interior Ministry.
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Steamboat Willie, the 1928 film that introduced Disney's Mickey Mouse, will lose copyright protection in 2024; trademarks may complicate the mouse's other uses — The version of the iconic character from “Steamboat Willie” will enter the public domain in 2024. But those trying to take advantage could end up in a legal mousetrap.
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The Verge, @kennethturan, @textfiles, @timothynoah1, @ibd_ecarson, @copyrightlately and @nytimesbusiness
Chris Thomas / Reuters:
Filings: Indian billionaire Gautam Adani will control 64.71% of NDTV, after its founders decided to sell their 27.26% stake, leaving them with a combined 5% — Indian billionaire Gautam Adani will control 64.71% of New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV.NS) as the company's founders have decided …
The New York Times Company:
Eli Saslow, a 2014 Pulitzer Prize winner for explanatory reporting at The Washington Post, is joining The New York Times as a writer at large — The Pulitzer-winning feature reporter joins The Times as a writer at large. Read more in this note from Sam Dolnick and Claire Gutierrez.
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Ariel Shapiro / The Verge:
eMarketer estimates podcast ad revenue will grow 28.8% in 2023, nearly as much as in 2022 but half of 2021's growth rate, and fall by over 10 points in 2024 — It feels like 2022 was the year when podcasting came back to earth. After years of go-go growth, podcast hits going mainstream …
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@emarketer, The Information and Observer
Sarah Bahr / New York Times:
A look at The New York Times' Snow Fall, a December 2012 feature that pushed publications to publish more compelling combinations of multimedia and text — The Pulitzer Prize-winning multimedia feature about an avalanche in Washington State changed the way The New York Times approaches storytelling.
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Steven Allen Adams / newsandsentinel.com/:
West Virginia Public Broadcasting dismissed a part-time reporter who wrote about child welfare issues, after pressure from an agency she covered — CHARLESTON — West Virginia Public Broadcasting has parted ways with one of its reporters after alleged retaliation from WVPB operational management …
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Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Sources: the BBC, which is merging its domestic and international channels, plans to replace its robot studio cameras, added in 2013, after several viral fails — EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is set to replace the robot cameras in its news channel studio after a string of viral tech fails over the past decade.
Wall Street Journal:
Some telehealth companies are running social media ads promoting drugs for unapproved uses, showing benefits and paid testimonials but not risks or side effects — Some employees and patients say these marketing practices have contributed to the abuse of controlled substances
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