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10:35 AM ET, August 7, 2024

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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Disney CEO Bob Iger says the company's password sharing crackdown will kick off “in earnest” in September, after announcing paid sharing in February 2024  —  Disney Plus will soon no longer let you share your password with people outside your household.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Disney reports Q3 revenue up 4% YoY to $23.2B, operating income up 19% YoY to $4.2B, DTC revenue up 15% YoY to $6.4B, and a $47M DTC profit as Disney+ grows  —  Company warns weak theme park demand could extend into the ‘next few quarters’ … That said, there were some mixed emotions …
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The NYT reports adding 300K digital subscribers in Q2, for 10.8M in total, and digital ad revenue up 7.8% YoY to $79.6M; The Athletic losses fell to $2.4M  —  The publisher added about 300,000 digital subscribers in the latest quarter, and now has more than 10.8 million subscribers.
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The New York Times Company:
The NYT reports Q2 revenue up 5.8% YoY to $625.1M, subscription revenue up 7.3% YoY to $439.3M, and operating profit up 13.6% YoY to $104.7M  —  NEW YORK, August 7, 2024 - The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) announced today second- quarter 2024 results.  Key Highlights
Discussion: @tvgrimreaper
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
CNN launches CNN Originals, a FAST channel dedicated to its original programming, initially on Amazon Freevee, Prime Video, Fire TV services, and Plex  —  Shows like Anthony Bourdain's ‘Parts Unknown’ and ‘Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta’ will be among the shows featured on the free streaming channel.
Discussion: TVLine, The Wrap and CNN
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: the NBA's deal with Amazon has several provisions that WBD can't match, including promotion of the NBA during Amazon's NFL streaming telecasts  —  League's media deal with tech giant included provisions Warner couldn't match, setting stage for legal fight
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Charles Barkley, a mainstay of TNT's Inside the NBA, reverses plans to retire and says he will keep working with WBD, which is fighting to keep NBA media rights
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
GB News says it now has 10,000 paying members, after soft launching its membership scheme with £5, £10, or £20 per month tiers in November 2023  —  More than 10,000 people have signed up as paying members of GB News, according to the broadcaster.
Jesse Whittock / Deadline:
Sony Pictures reports Q1 revenue down 7% YoY to $2.2B and operating income down 36% YoY to $73M, despite strong movie debuts and streaming subscriber growth  —  Sony Pictures Entertainment posted first quarter operating income of $73M, down over 36% year-on-year on a U.S. dollar basis.
Juby Babu / Reuters:
IAC reports Q2 revenue down 15% YoY to $949.5M and profit up 24% YoY to $87.3M; Dotdash Meredith reports revenue up 3% YoY to $425.2M and ad revenue up 16% YoY  —  IAC (IAC.O) posted a 24% rise in its core profit in the second quarter, banking on advertising and licensing revenues of Dotdash Meredith, its biggest business.
Discussion: IAC and MediaPost
Ryan Browne / CNBC:
Sony says the company has no plans to submit a revised offer for Paramount Global as the deal “does not fit well with our strategy”  —  Sony's finance chief on Wednesday said the Japanese technology and media giant will not reconsider a fresh bid for film and TV production group Paramount Global.
Discussion: Variety and The Hollywood Reporter
 
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Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
Division in Hollywood's approach to AI is growing, as some studios want to use AI tools more often in production, while unions aim to establish guardrails
Discussion: TVNewsCheck
Catherine Perloff / Adweek:
Some ad buyers say Netflix is now charging CPMs between $20 and $30, after originally seeking $65 in 2022 and a reported $39 to $45 in 2023
Joe Lucia / Awful Announcing:
Fubo's CEO blasts Venu, the Disney/Fox/WBD sports JV, saying it gives them control of 80% of the premium market and curbs competition, as he seeks an injunction
Jake Offenhartz / Associated Press:
The NYPD arrests independent videographer Sam Seligson on felony hate crime charges after he documented a pro-Palestinian protest in June
Justine Fisher / CNBC:
Starting October 17, Disney will raise the cost of most plans for Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ by $1 to $2 more per month, as it pushes customers to bundles
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Reuters:
ByteDance debuts AI text-to-video app Jimeng AI on iOS in China, after its July 31 Android release; China's Kuaishou released Kling AI in beta globally in July
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Future plans to end Broadcasting & Cable, Multichannel News, and NextTV in print and as newsletters, replacing them with one newsletter and revamping NextTV.com
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Internal memo: Axios CEO Jim VandeHei says the company is laying off about 50 employees, or ~10% of the company, due to “changes in the media business”
Sara Fischer / Axios:
X sues the World Federation of Advertisers, GARM, Mars, Unilever and others over what Linda Yaccarino calls an illegal boycott; Rumble also sues WFA and others
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Charlie Nash / Mediaite:
Jennifer Jacobs, the Bloomberg News reporter fired for allegedly breaking Russian prisoner swap story embargo, suggests she didn't decide to publish prematurely
 

 
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