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4:45 PM ET, January 23, 2024

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Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
Netflix reports Q4 revenue up 12.5% YoY to $8.83B vs. $8.71B est., global paid memberships up 12.8% to 260.28M vs. 256M est., net income of $938M, up from $55M  —  - Netflix added 13.1 million subscribers during the fourth quarter.  — The company now has 260.8 million paid subscribers.
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Netflix buys the exclusive rights to WWE programs like Raw, airing in 2025 in the US, Canada, Latin America, and more; filing: the 10-year deal is worth $5B+  —  - Netflix and TKO Group Holdings said Tuesday that the streaming platform will air the WWE's flagship program Raw starting next year.
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Netflix says it's looking to retire its ad-free Basic plan in some countries where ad-supported plans are available, starting with Canada and the UK in Q2  —  Although Netflix no longer allows new or returning members to sign up for the ad-free Basic subscription that costs $11.99 per month …
Discussion: CNBC, @alex and @sherman4949
Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
The Los Angeles Times announces it is laying off at least 115 people, or more than 20% of the newsroom, citing annual losses of $30M-$40M  —  The Los Angeles Times announced Tuesday that it was laying off at least 115 people — or more than 20% of the newsroom — marking …
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Los Angeles Times managing editors Sara Yasin and Shani O. Hilton have exited less than two weeks after executive editor Kevin Merida resigned from the paper
CBS News:
Charles Osgood, who joined CBS News in 1971, anchored CBS Sunday Morning for 22 years, and spent decades as a radio commentator, dies at age 91  —  Award-winning journalist Charles Osgood, who anchored “CBS Sunday Morning” for 22 years and was host of the long-running radio program “The Osgood File,” died Tuesday at home in New Jersey.
Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
Union staffers across Condé Nast brands plan a 24-hour walkout on Jan. 23, coinciding with Oscar nominations, to protest alleged unlawful bargaining practices  —  More than 400 workers at Vanity Fair, Vogue, Condé Nast Entertainment, Bon Appétit and other brands are walking …
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
MrBeast's first video on X earns $263K+ in ad revenue in one week, but he calls it a “facade” as he thinks advertisers bought ads after noticing its popularity  —  MrBeast made over $263,000 in ad revenue from posting his latest video on X, but the YouTube icon says he thinks this number is “a bit of a facade.”
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: Time CEO announces cuts across several departments and says the company has “diligently reduced” expenses but “there is still more work to be done”  —  Memo to staff from Time magazine CEO Jess Sibley announcing the cuts, saying the company has “diligently reduced our expenses” but “there is still more work to be done.” [image]
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
At a town hall, Reach CEO says staff have to face the “inconvenient truth” over its declining sale of print titles, but shift to digital will stabilize revenue  —  Reach chief tells staff to face ‘inconvenient truth’ over print but says digital will stabilise profitability
Jake Coyle / Associated Press:
The Associated Press receives its first Oscar nomination in history, with 20 Days in Mariupol nominated for best documentary at the Academy Awards  —  Associated Press video journalist Mstyslav Chernov covered the first 20 days of the Russian invasion of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
Nikhil Agarwal / The Economic Times:
Zee Entertainment's shares crash 33%, marking its worst single-day fall in history, after Sony called off the $10B merger between its Indian media unit and Zee  —  Zee Entertainment shares hit the lower circuit as brokerages downgrade the stock after the cancellation of the merger with Sony.
 
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Bill Donahue / Billboard:
A trial to determine whether a tattoo artist violated copyright law when she inked a photo of Miles Davis begins Tuesday, a case impacted by SCOTUS' Warhol case
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Donal O'Donovan / Independent.ie:
Irish independent publisher Mediahuis seeks to reduce headcount by ~10% to achieve cost saving of €4M per year; it employs around 549 in its publishing division
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Netflix film chairman Scott Stuber plans to leave to start a production company; Netflix's Chief Content Officer will oversee films until a replacement is found
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Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Apple will pay up to 10% more per play in Apple Music royalties for tracks where a Spatial Audio version is available, starting with January's payouts
Max Tani / Semafor:
The 2024 GOP primary races are failing to lure news audiences back, with ratings down, as media execs reckon with the lack of a “Trump bump” to save ad budgets
 

 
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Kent Walker / The Keyword:
Google says the DOJ's “wildly overbroad proposal goes miles beyond the Court's decision”, would hurt US consumers, and jeopardize the US' global tech leadership

Daniel Howley / Yahoo Finance:
Nvidia reports Q3 revenue up 94% YoY to $35.1B, vs. $33.2B est., Data Center revenue up 112% YoY to $30.8B, vs. $29B est., and forecasts Q4 revenue above est.

Matt Swayne / The Quantum Insider:
Google Quantum AI and DeepMind researchers debut ML decoder AlphaQubit, which surpasses existing methods in identifying and correcting quantum computing errors

 
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