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James Fanelli / Wall Street Journal:
Ozy Media's Carlos Watson was arrested, source says on charges of conspiring to commit securities fraud and wire fraud, after an ex-exec pleaded guilty to fraud — Samir Rao, company's former chief operating officer, appeared in court as John Doe and admitted wrongdoing in probe of the company's practices
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Two Spectrum News 13 crew members in Orlando were shot at the scene of a homicide investigation, and one has died, according to the Orange County sheriff — According to Orange County Sheriff John Mina, two members of a Spectrum News 13 crew at the scene of a homicide investigation were shot Wednesday afternoon.
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Sarah Krouse / Wall Street Journal:
Netflix cut its prices on certain subscription tiers across 36+ countries in recent weeks, in some cases halving the cost; Netflix operates in 190+ countries — Move comes as streaming company says members ‘have never had more choices when it comes to entertainment’
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Sahil Patel / The Information:
Sources: Vox Media is profitable and generated $600M-$650M in revenue in 2022 and raised $100M of new equity from Jay Penske at a $500M valuation — Last summer, Vox Media CEO Jim Bankoff met with representatives from Facebook parent Meta Platforms to catch up on business. The meeting was timely.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube rolls out multi-language audio tracks to more creators worldwide; creators saw 15%+ of their watch time from the video's non-primary language in January — After an initial test over the last few months, YouTube is rolling out access to multi-language audio tracks to more creators worldwide …
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Matt Dixon / Politico:
A Florida bill would weaken media protections in defamation suits, compel journalists to reveal sources, lower the threshold for a “public figure”, and more — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' broken relationship with the mainstream media could get even worse.
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
TelevisaUnivision reports 2022 revenue up 13% YoY to $4.7B, $1.69B operating income, Q4 profit up 5% YoY to $504.4M, and 25M+ free Vix streaming MAUs — Wade Davis took over as chief executive officer of Univision Communications Inc. at a rough time for the largest Spanish-language broadcaster in the US.
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Sportico, The Streamable, Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter
Bailey Schulz / USA Today:
Gannett Q4: net income of $32.77M vs. $22.4M loss last year, first quarterly profit since Q3 2021, and 2M digital-only subscribers, up 24% YoY; stock is up 18%+ — Gannett, owner of USA TODAY and news organizations in 43 states, on Thursday posted a profit in the fourth quarter of 2022 after a series of cost-cutting measures.
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Kevin Tran / Morning Consult:
A survey of 2,199 US adults: 14% of Gen Z adults reported using TikTok to start researching a major news event, compared to 1% for all other generations — Media & entertainment analyst Kevin Tran breaks down how publishers can monetize young consumers who are increasingly turning to social platforms for free news
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Alexandra Canal / Yahoo Finance:
Survey: 51% of US Apple TV+ subscribers auto renew vs. 63% for Netflix and 60% for Disney+; only 5% of respondents say TV+ has the best value for the money — Apple TV+'s (AAPL) “Ted Lasso” may be making its triumphant return next month — but a new survey hints the Emmy Award-winning series …
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The Streamable, Apple TV+ Press and Media Play News
BizCommunity:
Business Insider South Africa will shut down at the end of February when a five-year licensing agreement between BI and News24 comes to an end — MTN, Uganda's most subscribed mobile telecommunication company has announced that it will offer use of the Facebook platform for free.
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Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
Gallup and Knight US survey: 50% agree that most national news outlets “intend to mislead, misinform, or persuade the public”, and 26% view news media favorably — Nearly three-quarters of Americans think national news orgs can report fairly and accurately …
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