Mediagazer: 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 (Kayleigh Barber/Digiday)

10:10 AM ET, January 3, 2023

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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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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 …

Discussion: @jamesrbuk, @dannyjpalmer and @brianhonan

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 …

Discussion: @sarafischer and @alex

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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.

Discussion: @jonathanchait, @jessespector, @jonahdispatch, @bill_tpa, @sarafischer and @ronfilipkowski

Debbie Elliott / NPR:

Former staff reminisce about The Birmingham News, as three big Alabama newspapers plan to go digital-only after February 26, 2023, due to low circulation — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — It's gotten harder to find a sidewalk newspaper box to buy a copy of The Birmingham News, but you can find the latest edition at the public library downtown.

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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.

Nancy Tartaglione / Deadline:

Chinese media reports that the country's box office fell 36% YoY to ~$4.35B in 2022, of which 85% came from domestic movies, per the China Film Administration — China's box office in 2022 dropped 36% versus 2021, reaching approximately RMB 30B ($4.35B). According to China.org …

Discussion: @businessbeijing, @thedragonfeeder, Jiang Zemin passes away and CHINAdaily

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 …

Discussion: @davidheniguk, @tvgrimreaper, Broadband TV News, @somebadideas and Deadline

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.

Discussion: Axios, Deadline, Adweek, Ad Age, MediaPost and VideoAmp

Rowan Moore Gerety / Esquire:

A profile of Channel 5 News frontman Andrew Callaghan, whose YouTube channel has become a reporting powerhouse with 2.2M subscribers and ~$100K/month on Patreon — They've gone from upstart YouTube channel to undeniably influential reporting powerhouse. And they're just getting started.

Discussion: @dannygroner, @esquire, @rowanmg, @juicy_moose@awscommunity … and @rowanmg

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 …

Discussion: The Local, The Guardian, The Hollywood Reporter, World of Reel and IndieWire

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

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