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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Source: Spotify plans a more expensive “Supremium” tier with HiFi audio, audiobooks, and more, launching outside the US later in 2023; Premium costs $9.99/month — Spotify Technology SA is planning a more expensive subscription option that's expected to include high-fidelity audio …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Spotify signs Trevor Noah for a weekly podcast, available across multiple platforms, set to debut later in 2023, signaling continued interest in big-name talent — The weekly podcast will blend Noah's “signature humor and razor-sharp wit with his global perspective to deliver a unique …
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Jon Henley / The Guardian:
Report: Germany's Bild plans to replace a range of editorial jobs with AI as part of a €100M cost-cutting program expected to lead to hundreds of redundancies — Hundreds of redundancies expected as Axel Springer tells staff certain roles will ‘no longer exist as they do today’
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Lauren Feiner / CNBC:
Gannett sues Google over its alleged ad tech monopoly, claiming that online readership has grown while online ad spending has decreased for publishers — - USA Today publisher Gannett is suing Google for allegedly illegally monopolizing the advertising technology market.
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Ryan Murphy, the creator of Glee and American Horror Story, plans to leave Netflix for Disney; Murphy joined Netflix in 2018 for a reported ~$300M — Superstar TV show creator Ryan Murphy is planning to leave Netflix Inc. for Walt Disney Co., where he would be reunited with the executives …
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Jacob Granger / Journalism.co.uk:
A look at programs by FT and Tortoise to train non-journalists and diversify their newsrooms, as a survey shows 91% of UK journalists hold a university degree — With more than 90 per cent of university-educated journalists, the UK media needs to hire from beyond the pool of graduates …
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Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Sources: staff criticize the BBC for its treatment of five seasoned female presenters, many of whom have been unable to work for months during the restructuring — EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is facing growing pressure to find a resolution for five seasoned female presenters, many of whom have been unable …
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Patrick Frater / Variety:
NBCUniversal expands its One Platform digital ad system globally and partners with Comcast's FreeWheel, Bell Media, Seven West Media, Sky Media, and others — NBCUniversal is to expand its One Platform advertising, technology, data and measurement system further into global markets through …
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Patrick Coffee / Wall Street Journal:
Celebrities, including aging star athletes, are signing deals to put AI duplicates of themselves into ad campaigns, helping brands de-age them, among other uses — Using AI-generated duplicates, brands also benefit, using stars in ways they never could before
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
After Elemental had the worst opening in Pixar's 30-year history, some argue Disney may have weakened the Pixar brand by using its films as “just Disney+ food” — The original animated film took in $29.5 million at the box office, by far the worst opening in Pixar's three-decade history.
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iHeartMedia's Triton Digital acquires Paris-based ad intelligence platform Manadge, which specializes in programmatic advertising — Triton Digital has acquired advertising intelligence platform Manadge, a Paris-based company that specializes in programmatic advertising.
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Axios:
Source: GoDigital, a private holding group that owns Latino digital media giant NGLmitú, plans to submit a $300M-$350M bid to buy Vice Media out of bankruptcy — - GoDigital's plan for Vice Media includes bringing it to profitability within 12 months, a source said.
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