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The Dial:
Interviews with five journalists on continuing to cover their nations from exile, the reasons and conditions of their departures, and navigating life abroad — Journalists forced out of their home countries reflect on how displacement has affected their work. — OCTOBER 31, 2023
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@emilyfishbein11, @emilyfishbein11, @emilyfishbein11 and @mmschwartz
Chris Welch / The Verge:
Max tells HBO Max's old ad-free plan customers they will lose 4K streaming access on or after December 5, unless they switch to the $19.99/month “ultimate” tier — When HBO Max transformed into Max back in May, Warner Bros. Discovery said that existing subscribers on the ad-free plan …
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Engadget, @2xaught7.bsky.social, BGR, Variety and Droid Life
John Sharp / al.com:
The lawyer for an Alabama newspaper publisher and reporter charged with disclosing grand jury secrets says his clients are victims of a vindictive prosecutor — The attorney representing a newspaper publisher and reporter arrested and indicted on charges they disclosed grand jury secrets …
Andrew Donohue / Voice of San Diego:
A look at The San Diego Union-Tribune's future under new owners Alden Global Capital: employees estimate Alden cut ~30% of the newsroom after buying the outlet — As the Fourth of July approached last year, The San Diego Union-Tribune prepared to do something it'd never done in its 154 years of existence …
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@1eaguilera, @rumorsandrants, @stevenjduffield, @mgafni, @nhanson_reports, @vosdscott, @add, @add and Andy Donohue on LinkedIn
Chris Welch / The Verge:
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr release Now and Then, the first “new” Beatles song since 1995, created using machine learning and a lo-fi John Lennon recording — Today marks the release of the first “new” song by the Beatles since 1995. “Now and Then” is available on streaming services …
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Engadget, Advanced Television, The Beatles on YouTube, The Information, @thebeatles, @paulmccartney, @dada_drummer, John Bartol on LinkedIn, @thebeatles, @johnshirley2024 …, Paul Canty on LinkedIn, Gordon Cabaniss on LinkedIn, Jeff Rosica on LinkedIn, Michael Boström on LinkedIn, Joe Killian on LinkedIn, Carl Burrows on LinkedIn, @demi7en@infosec.exchange, TechCrunch, GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT, Boing Boing, The Beatles on YouTube, StyleCaster, NME, TMZ.com, Quartz, CBS News, The Fader, The Guardian, The A.V. Club, Boston Herald, GB News, Consequence, Rolling Stone, NPR, Variety, Stereogum, @karschsp@jawns.club, Washington Post, Billboard, Fox News, New York Post, The Daily Beast, r/beatles and r/Music, more at Techmeme »
CNN:
The apparent role of automation and AI in amplifying bogus stories on Microsoft Start raises questions about the new technology and its effects on journalism — False claims that President Joe Biden fell asleep during a moment of silence for victims of the Maui wildfire.
Business Wire:
BuzzFeed reports Q3 revenue down 29% YoY to $73.3M, ad revenue down 35% YoY to $32.6M, net loss of $13.9M, less than Q3 2022, and projects $99M-$110M Q4 revenue — BuzzFeed, Inc. ("BuzzFeed" or the “Company") (Nasdaq: BZFD), a premier digital media company for the most diverse, most online …
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@tomaxwell, @hankgreen, @pkafka, @stevenkane and The Information
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple's Q4 revenue for its Services segment, which includes Apple TV+ and Apple Music, rose 16% YoY to a record $22.31B vs. $21.35B expected — Overall, Apple posted revenue of $89.50 billion (down 1%) and net income of $22.96 billion (up 11%), translating to earnings per share of $1.46, for the quarter ended Sept. 30.
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Music Ally, Advanced Television, Reuters, The Wrap, Engadget, The Hollywood Reporter, The Information, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, CNBC, Apple and Media Play News, more at Techmeme »
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google plans to change AdSense from paying per click to per impression in early 2024 and split the revenue share into separate buy-side and sell-side rates — Google today announced two changes to AdSense, but doesn't “expect publishers to see a change in their earnings” and payments.
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The Keyword and Search Engine Land, more at Techmeme »
Laya Neelakandan / CNBC:
Paramount reports Q3 revenue up 3% YoY to $7.13B vs. $7.1B est., a profit of $295M, and 63M+ global Paramount+ subscribers, adding 2.7M in Q3 — - Paramount Global's stock moved higher following a strong earnings report. — The media giant's shares already jumped 10% during the regular trading day.
Michaela Zee / Variety:
Disney Animation Studios production workers, including coordinators, managers, and supervisors, vote 63-5 to join the Animation Guild in an NLRB-supervised vote — Walt Disney Animation Studios production workers have voted to unionize, the Animation Guild (IATSE Local 839) announced Wednesday.
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@noamscheiber, Disney Dining, Los Angeles Times, Screen Rant and The Hollywood Reporter
Billboard:
After Taylor Swift's success with her re-recordings, major labels add clauses that bar artists from re-recording releases for 10 or more years after they leave — While Taylor Swift has been racking up billions of streams with updated “Taylor's Version” re-recordings of her original hits …
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Jeff Nelson on LinkedIn, Drew Thurlow on LinkedIn, Miriam Boulos on LinkedIn, Forbes, NME, CMU and The Wrap
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