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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Memo: Guardian Media Group CEO Anna Bateson tells staff to continue working from home until at least January 23 after a “serious disruption” to its IT systems — Staff have been told to work remotely since the incident began on 20 December. — The Guardian is continuing …
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
The NFL postponed the Monday Night Football Bills-Bengals game after Bills player Damar Hamlin collapsed and an ambulance took him off the field following a hit — The “Monday Night Football” game between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals was suspended in the first quarter …
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Axios:
Source: Donald Trump Jr. signs a seven-figure podcast deal with Rumble, where he has 1M+ subscribers; in Q3 2022, Rumble reported 71M global MAUs — - Rumble went public via a blank check company merger in September that valued the platform at over $2 billion at the time.
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Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Warner Bros. Discovery signs a deal with VideoAmp to measure its audience as an alternative to Nielsen, which the company will also continue to use — - Warner Bros. Discovery signed a deal with VideoAmp, a significant moment for the startup audience measurement platform as an alternative option to legacy firm Nielsen.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Punchbowl News plans to launch text alerts for breaking news for paid subscribers in January, seeking to lessen its reliance on Twitter — Punchbowl News, the two-year-old Congress-focused media startup, will launch a text-based breaking news service this month to send real-time alerts …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
SimilarWeb: monthly visits to top five news sites globally grew 1.8% YoY in 2022, after falling 8% between 2021 and 2020; Nielsen: cable viewership fell 14% YoY — News engagement continued to mostly slow in 2022 relative to 2021, but the drops across various platforms were less precipitous compared …
Leo Barraclough / Variety:
Cineworld, which filed for bankruptcy in September, plans to sell Regal Cinemas in its entirety, rather than break it up, and denies talks with AMC — Cineworld added that it intends to sell the group in its entirety, rather than break it up. — As well as denying it was in discussions with AMC itself …
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Christopher Grimes / Financial Times:
United Talent Agency CEO Jeremy Zimmer argues the creative talent behind shows on Netflix's ad-supported tier should earn more money if their shows are popular — United Talent Agency chief Jeremy Zimmer says ad-supported service ‘changes the game’ for creators
Kayleigh Barber / Digiday:
How WSJ, Insider, and BDG are revisiting pandemic lessons to prepare for a potential recession, such as being flexible about ad deals, remote work, and expenses — This article is part of a limited editorial series, called The 2023 Notebook, and is designed to be a guide to marketing and media buying in the new year.
Alex Barker / Financial Times:
Ampere Analysis: content spending growth for streaming services will fall from 25% in 2022 to 8% in 2023, with Netflix holding steady at $17B a year — Lossmaking streaming platforms and traditional channels face pivotal year in 2023, say analysts — A decade-long spending boom …
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The Wrap:
TheWrap announces the promotion of Adam Chitwood and Jethro Nededog to co-executive editors — TheWrap is delighted to announce that Adam Chitwood and Jethro Nededog have been promoted to Co-Executive Editors of TheWrap, effective immediately. They will report to Editor In Chief Sharon Waxman.
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Elsa Keslassy / Variety:
France's César Awards won't invite anybody indicted or sentenced for acts of sexual or sexist violence, after facing walkouts regarding Roman Polanski in 2020 — The French César Academy, the French equivalent to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences …
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