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Amazon says Apple TV+ will be available as a $9.99/month subscription add-on in Prime Video Channels later this month in the US, joining 100+ streaming services — Apple will begin selling TV+ subscriptions through Prime later this month, Mike Hopkins, senior vice president of Amazon Prime Video …
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Taylor Soper / GeekWire:
Prime Video's head says Amazon's sports investments are part of a move to build the next generation of an entertainment service, beyond just movies and TV shows — In-depth Amazon coverage from the tech giant's hometown, including e-commerce, AWS, Amazon Prime, Alexa, logistics, devices, and more.
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Sources: Taylor Lorenz lost the trust of WaPo leadership after labeling Biden a “war criminal”; WaPo has not released its formal review of the incident — When tech columnist Taylor Lorenz left the Washington Post last week, she did so with a splash: An interview with The Hollywood Reporter …
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New York Post, @theonlyjdb.bsky.social and @davidfolkenflik
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Kyle Chayka / New Yorker:
An interview with Taylor Lorenz about “dancing on the grave” of legacy media, the creator economy coming for journalism, resigning from WaPo, and more
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Filing: the FT reports 2023 revenue up 5% YoY to £444M, operating profit down 33% YoY to £9M, and 1.4M paid subscribers, of which 1.3M were digital subscribers — The Financial Times made more than half a billion pounds in revenue for the first time in its history in 2023.
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The Times, Talking Biz News and Telegraph
Todd Spangler / Variety:
DirecTV plans to launch a free, ad-supported streaming service called MyFree DirecTV on November 15 as a mobile app and on some streaming devices and smart TVs — FAST service to bow Nov. 15 featuring ‘Duck Dynasty,’ Fox Weather, Tastemade and more — DirecTV is shifting into the FAST lane …
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Dan Kennedy / Media Nation:
The Boston Globe reports 281K digital subscribers, up 6.5% YoY; paid print circulation in the year to September 2024 was 57K on weekdays and 102K on Sundays — Paid circulation growth at The Boston Globe has leveled off, as a modest increase in digital subscriptions has barely been enough …
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Dan Kennedy on LinkedIn
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Yahoo Sports and The Athletic partner to launch a hub with free coverage of women's sports on the Yahoo Sports site and, “in the coming months”, on the app — - With women's sports, “there's a ton of attention, but there's still room to grow in terms of distribution and audience,” he added.
Tovia Smith / NPR:
A look at the bidding war for Alex Jones' Infowars and its parent company Free Speech Systems, where some would-be-buyers just want to bury it — Both fans and foes are getting in on the bidding war for Alex Jones' media company — or at least trying to. — Some harbor hopes …
Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer:
A threat actor hacked the Internet Archive and stole a user authentication database with 31M unique records; a DDoS attack took the site offline on October 9 — Internet Archive's “The Wayback Machine” has suffered a data breach after a threat actor compromised the website and stole …
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Ukrainian outlet Ukrainska Pravda accuses the government of blocking interviews and pressuring businesses not to advertise in a “systematic pressure” campaign — The editorial board of one of Ukraine's most respected media outlets, Ukrayinska Pravda, has accused President Volodymyr …
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pravda.com.ua and Voice of America
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Guardian launches product recommendation site The Filter following a trial lasting several months, as it chases affiliate revenue — The Guardian has begun publishing product guides featuring links to shopping websites to target a growing business of affiliate revenue.
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The Guardian
Gary Miles / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Pulitzer winning investigative reporter and author Donald L. Barlett, half of the famous Barlett and Steele team at The Philadelphia Inquirer, dies at age 88 — Donald L. Barlett, 88, of Philadelphia, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter for The Inquirer …
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