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Jessica Nicholson / Billboard:
Radio and music industry trade website All Access plans to close on August 15, 2023, after 28 years, over a revenue drop “that makes moving forward impossible” — “We will all miss serving and working with all of you — our readers and clients," said founder/president/publisher Joel Denver in a statement.
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David Satin / The Streamable:
The Phoenix Suns and Gray Television's broadcasting deal, announced in April 2023, becomes official; report: Diamond Sports' RSN could not match Gray's offer — Bally Sports Arizona may not have any teams' games left to broadcast by the end of business on Monday.
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Sohee Kim / Bloomberg:
A look at Sony-owned Crunchyroll, which has 100M+ registered members, including 11M paid subscribers, as the anime streaming service looks to India for growth — - President says new anime markets like India will drive growth — Global expansion helps owner Sony boost entertainment content
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@thejidetaiwo, @sidcoins, @soheefication and Japan Times, more at Techmeme »
The Hollywood Reporter:
SAG-AFTRA and WGA members picketed at two NYC and 10 LA studio sites, with Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery HQs among the bigger targets for crowds — Fran Drescher and her 160,000-strong union hit the streets on day one of the SAG-AFTRA strike — and day 74 of the WGA strike.
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Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
SAG-AFTRA members officially decide to strike on July 14, after failed negotiations with the AMPTP, joining 11,000+ already striking film and television writers
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Rhiannon Williams / MIT Technology Review:
Study: ChatGPT helped writers complete tasks, such as writing press releases or reports, 40% faster and produce work that assessors scored 18% higher in quality — People who use ChatGPT to help with writing tasks are more productive and produce higher-quality work than those who don't, a study found.
Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
Sources: at an all-hands, New York Times staff expressed frustration at how the sports desk was cut and raised concerns over differing standards at The Athletic — A routine all-company meeting turned tense as New York Times employees pressed management on its decision to disband …
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Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Creator monetization platform Passes, founded in 2022, plans to acquire rival Fanhouse, founded in 2020; some creators are worried and one Fanhouse founder quit — The creator monetization platform Fanhouse announced yesterday that it was acquired by Passes, a similar startup that only launched in beta in December.
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Daily Caller co-founders Tucker Carlson and Neil Patel seek to raise hundreds of millions for a media company anchored by Carlson's free Twitter videos — Former Fox News host and associate look to raise funds for new venture that could use Twitter as its backbone
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Jahnavi Nidumolu / Reuters:
Elon Musk says a ~50% ad revenue drop and a heavy debt load kept Twitter cash flow negative; he said in March 2023 the company could be cash flow positive in Q2 — Elon Musk said Twitter's cash flow remains negative because of a nearly 50% drop in advertising revenue and a heavy debt load.
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Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
Carlo Vittorini, the publisher of Parade magazine for 20 years, during which its circulation grew to 37.5M and its full-page ad's cost rose to $640K, dies at 94 — He spent two decades guiding a popular newspaper Sunday supplement as its revenue and circulation grew, reaching nearly 40 million readers at one point.
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@roddreher, @nytimestech, @harrymccracken@sfba.social and MediaPost
Wall Street Journal:
A look at Disney's challenges, some of which are rooted in Bob Iger's previous decisions as CEO, including acquiring Fox assets and entering the streaming race — Eight months after returning as Disney's CEO, he is straining to put out fire after fire, including streaming losses, an activist investor and TV woes
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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
Justin Smith: Semafor is on track for a first profitable month and “might even” see a profitable quarter, having allocated nearly 90% of its resources to the US — Semafor claims to have an audience of about four or five million people per month so far.
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