Mediagazer: Blake Hounshell, who wrote The New York Times' On Politics newsletter, dies at 44; his family said he died “after a long and courageous battle with depression” (Sam Roberts/New York Times)

10:00 AM ET, January 11, 2023

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Blake Hounshell, who wrote The New York Times' On Politics newsletter, dies at 44; his family said he died “after a long and courageous battle with depression” — He was managing editor of Foreign Policy magazine and a top editor at Politico before overseeing The Times's popular political newsletter.

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WWE co-CEO Stephanie McMahon resigns, less than a week after her father, Vince, fired three board members, replacing them with himself and two former executives — Her father, Vince McMahon, appointed himself to the company's board last week.

Tyler Coates / The Hollywood Reporter:

Netflix plans to stream the SAG Awards globally starting in 2024, as part of a multi-year deal; the 2023 ceremony will stream on Netflix's YouTube channel — The company will also livestream the 2023 ceremony on its YouTube page ahead of its multi-year partnership with the Screen Actors Guild.

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Gabe Cohn / New York Times:

A complete list of the winners at the 80th Golden Globe Awards hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association — The winning films, TV shows, actors and production teams at the 2023 Golden Globe Awards. — Going into a typical awards show, the big question is, of course, who and what will win the top honors.

Brooks Barnes / New York Times:

The return of the tarnished Golden Globes, broadcast by NBC, shows Hollywood has dropped any pretense that the awards celebrate excellence, not business — Amid a few awkward moments, the industry's stars mostly embraced the chance to accept film and TV trophies in hopes of a bump in business and award-season momentum.

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Oliver Darcy / CNN:

C-SPAN co-CEO Susan Swain writes to newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy seeking permission to use the network's independent cameras in the House chamber — New York CNN — — C-SPAN isn't packing up its cameras quietly. — The public affairs network on Tuesday sent a letter …

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Jessica Chasmar / Fox News:
US Representative Matt Gaetz introduces an amendment to allow C-SPAN cameras on the House floor during normal proceedings, replacing the “antiquated” pool view

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Thomas Seal / Bloomberg:

Sports streaming service DAZN reports revenue up 79% to $1.56B in 2021, but losses grew 79% to $2.3B due to $1.9B in sports rights costs, up from $1.2B in 2020 — Losses at DAZN Group Ltd., the sports streaming platform backed by billionaire Len Blavatnik, swelled 79% to $2.3 billion in 2021 as it poured money into top soccer rights.

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Sources: Netflix restricts some staff's ability to see other employees' salaries, a major shift for a company that has long offered rare pay transparency — Employees at the director level lost ability to view colleagues' pay data late last year — Employers List Wide Salary Ranges in Ways That Sidestep Pay Transparency Law

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Jake Kanter / Deadline:

Sources: after the BBC introduced “humiliating” screen tests, three BBC news presenters, David Eades, Joanna Gosling, and Tim Willcox, take voluntary redundancy — EXCLUSIVE: Three of the BBC's most experienced news presenters are quitting the UK broadcaster as it ramps up plans …

Mark Sweney / The Guardian:

Reach, which publishes the Mirror, Express, and more, plans to cut ~200 jobs to save £30M after poor ad sales during the World Cup, Black Friday, and Christmas — Newspaper group reports slump in print advertising and digital ads in traditionally strong fourth quarter

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Financial Times:

VaynerMedia: in 2022, 1,000 video ad impressions on TikTok cost ~50% less than on Instagram Reels, ~33% less than on Twitter, and 62% less than on Snapchat — Advertisers and brands say an increasing amount of digital ads spend is moving away from Meta, YouTube and Twitter

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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:

Prospect Publishing, the company behind Prospect magazine, appoints Mark Beard, The Economist's vice president for subscriptions marketing, as its CEO — Beard said he wants to turn Prospect “into an increasingly multi-platform modern media company”. — The Economist's vice president …

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