Mediagazer: Vox Media plans to no longer run ads from fossil fuel companies, “kind of formalizing” a policy that SVP AJ Frucci says the publisher has had since early 2021 (Ryan Barwick/Marketing Brew)

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Ryan Barwick / Marketing Brew:

Vox Media plans to no longer run ads from fossil fuel companies, “kind of formalizing” a policy that SVP AJ Frucci says the publisher has had since early 2021 — The company also announced a carbon-neutral ad offering. … To ring in the new year on a sustainable note …

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Sources: Sirius XM and Amazon slow podcast dealmaking and Spotify froze its US budget for new podcasts; all three seek to keep 50% of ad revenue vs. 20% before — As the podcasting universe has matured in recent years it has picked up many of the trappings of more established media industries …

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J. Scott Trubey / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

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Dade Hayes / Deadline:

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Kris B. Mamula / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:

Nielsen plans to launch its cross-platform measurement product Nielsen One Ads on January 11, offering content and ad measurement at the second-by-second level — The cross-platform measurement product has been hotly anticipated by marketers. … The company says that the cross-platform measurement product …

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Max Tani / Semafor:

Sources detail the impact of the ransomware attack on The Guardian: the paper nearly didn't print for days, print columnist picture bylines vanished, and more — A ransomware attack on the Guardian has hobbled the London-based news-organization's basic operations, shutting down everything …

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Jennifer Maas / Variety:

UTA acquires NYC-based fiction and non-fiction publishing house Fletcher & Company, which the company plans to fold into its UTA Publishing division — As part of the deal, the New York-based fiction and non-fiction publishing house's founder and CEO Christy Fletcher will co-lead …

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Naman Ramachandran / Variety:

European entertainment and media organization Antenna Group appoints Linda Jensen as its group CEO; she has held senior positions at HBO Europe and MTV Russia — European entertainment and media organization Antenna Group has appointed Linda Jensen to the position of group CEO.

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