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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
YouTube plans to start a crackdown on “egregious clickbait”, or videos where the titles or thumbnails make claims the videos don't back up, beginning in India — A lot of YouTube videos have flashy, misleading titles and thumbnails, such as “BREAKING NEWS” or “The president steps down …
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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
The Baltimore Banner, launched in June 2022, expects 2024 revenue to rise 37% YoY to $13M+, with subscriber count growing 50%+ in 2024 to ~55,000 — The 2.5-year-old non-profit generates nearly half of its business from paying readers — Nonprofit newsroom The Baltimore Banner will bring …
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Semafor plans to launch an invite-only newsletter for CEOs, The CEO Signal, in January 2025, written by former FT US News Editor Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson — Numerous media outlets, looking for new lucrative lines of business, are pursuing newsletters and events aimed specifically at top executives.
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@mediaevan, @semaforben, Sara Fischer on LinkedIn, @semafor, @katie_robertson, @semafor, Semafor and @dcnorg
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Neil Cavuto is leaving Fox News after 28 years at the network; source: Fox offered him a new deal that he declined to accept and ultimately decided to leave — Neil Cavuto is leaving Fox News after 28 years at the network and will bid viewers farewell at the end of Your World Thursday afternoon, Mediaite has learned.
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Kiyoshi Takenaka / Reuters:
Sony buys ~$320M of shares in Japanese media powerhouse Kadokawa, which owns FromSoftware, taking its stake to ~10% and becoming Kadokawa's top shareholder — Sony Group (6758.T) said on Thursday it will invest about 50 billion yen ($320 million) to acquire new shares of Kadokawa (9468.T) …
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Mina Haq / PEN America:
Q&A with Mother Jones Senior Reporter Anna Merlan on disinfo's role in the 2024 election, the importance of using TikTok and Instagram for journalists, and more — The forces behind Donald Trump's election win are still being dissected, and it would be unwise and simplistic to point to any single factor.
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@annamerlan.bsky.social and @penamerica.bsky.social
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
Gower Street predicts 2025 global box office revenue to hit $33B, up 8% from 2024's estimated $30.5B, and the North American market rising 9% YoY to ~$9.7B — Global box office revenues are expected to rebound to $33 billion in 2025, marking an 8% increase from 2024's estimated $30.5 billion take …
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@dailycosmicmarvel.bsky.social and Deadline
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
A look at NBCUniversal's push to increase revenue through live events and other “experiential” products tied to its famous shows and anchors like Wille Geist — Geist has interviewed 539 different celebrities and newsmakers during his tenure as Sunday host, and, on January 22 …
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@dannygroner.bsky.social, @likesherlock17.bsky.social and @bristei
Deadline:
John Robson, co-founder of kid-focused studio Moonbug, is stepping down; Moonbug bought CoComelon in 2020, and Candle Media acquired Moonbug in 2021 — Moonbug is owned by Candle Media and has the lucrative CoComelon franchise. Robson's fellow Co-Founder, Rene Rechtman told staff about the news in a memo circulated today.
Frank Langfitt / NPR:
At least 10 outlets, including AP and DW, retracted or amended stories after NPR reported that a man billed as a bold Chinese dissident appears to be a conman — AMSTERDAM - In recent years, dozens of news organizations around the world have quoted or covered a young Chinese man named Wang Jingyu …
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@yaqiu.bsky.social, @thedesk.net, NPR and r/Journalism
Joe Easton / Bloomberg:
Canal+ shares sink 15%+ as UBS says the stock is fairly valued after its London listing on December 16; CAN is down 32%+ since its listing — The stock dropped as much as 19% to 191.10 pence as UBS analysts including Ben Shelley started coverage with a neutral rating and a 240 pence price target.
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
Bloomberg EIC John Micklethwait calls paywalls “the safest way to guarantee journalistic jobs” and predicts AI would do more to change editing than reporting — Bloomberg editor-in-chief John Micklethwait has called paywalls “the safest way to guarantee journalistic jobs” in a speech about the future of journalism.
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