Mediagazer: Source: Gannett has paused hiring for some jobs in its smaller community newsrooms, after executives promised to restaff them in 2023 and early this year (Rick Edmonds/Poynter)

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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:

Source: Gannett has paused hiring for some jobs in its smaller community newsrooms, after executives promised to restaff them in 2023 and early this year — Outlets with few or no staff members likely to stay that way for a while — For most of 2023 year and all of 2024 so far …

Discussion: @jeffjarvis@threads.net, @seloesch and @poynter

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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:

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Todd Spangler / Variety:

Sony hikes Crunchyroll's Mega Fan tier by $2 to $11.99/month and the Ultimate Fan tier by $1 to $15.99/month; Fan tier will remain unchanged at $7.99/month — The pricing is increasing for Crunchyroll's Mega Fan and Ultimate Fan subscription tiers in select countries.

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Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:

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Jacob Bryant / The Wrap:

Fubo cuts ties with WBD after renewal negotiations for their partnership fell through, citing WBD's “abuse of massive market power” as cause for the decision — The media company accuses WBD of refusing “to engage in good faith negotiations” — Fubo cut ties with Warner Bros. Discovery …

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Melvin Backman / Quartz:
WBD shares hit a 52-week low after a WSJ report suggested WBD could lose rights to NBA games, as NBCUniversal is prepared to bid about $2.5B per year for rights

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