Mediagazer: Omdia: by the end of 2024, TikTok generated ~$8B in ad revenue in the US and $63.3B globally, and surpassed 1.9B MAUs globally, including 145M MAUs in the US (Marta Balaga/Variety)

4:00 PM ET, January 21, 2025

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Bobby Allyn / NPR:

Donald Trump signs an EO pausing the TikTok ban for 75 days to give ByteDance more time to reach a deal and aims to protect TikTok's providers from liability — President Trump signed an executive order on Monday seeking to hit pause on a law banning TikTok and to provide a liability shield …

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Lauren Feiner / The Verge:

ByteDance-owned video editing app CapCut is now working in the US, but is still not in app stores, after Trump signed an EO attempting to pause the TikTok ban — CapCut, the ByteDance-owned video editing app that's subject to the same ban as TikTok, is working again in the US.

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Sara Fischer / Axios:

Philip Rucker, the Washington Post's Pulitzer Prize-winning national editor, joins CNN as senior vice president of editorial strategy and news — - Rucker, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, has been with the paper for two decades. … - He will help manage newsgathering efforts around politics …

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Marta Balaga / Variety:

Omdia: by the end of 2024, TikTok generated ~$8B in ad revenue in the US and $63.3B globally, and surpassed 1.9B MAUs globally, including 145M MAUs in the US — By the end of 2024, TikTok has generated approximately $8 billion in ad revenue in the U.S.

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Reuters:

Prince Harry's case against Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers over alleged wrongdoing from 1996 to 2011 goes to trial in London, set to last eight weeks — The start of Prince Harry's court battle against Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper group was delayed at London's High Court …

David Folkenflik / NPR:
Source: Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has made a settlement offer to Prince Harry to avoid a trial over alleged illegal activities and coverups at its tabloids

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Max Goldbart / Deadline:

Parrot Analytics estimates Severance season 1 earned $200M+, with ~50% coming in the year following the finale; Ted Lasso generated $609.4M from Q3'20 to Q3'24 — Parrot came to these figures via its Content Valuation methodology, which uses a formula to correlate audience demand with subscribers and therefore revenue.

Discussion: The Streamable, AppleInsider and 9to5Mac, more at Techmeme »

Bron Maher / Press Gazette:

Forbes executives detail how the outlet is drawing on a range of revenue streams, including events, online subscriptions, and direct-sold advertising — The senior leadership team at Forbes has explained how the business title is drawing on a range of revenue streams such as events, online subscriptions and direct-sold advertising.

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:

Meta says it will offer eligible TikTok creators free verification, content deals, and up to $5,000 in bonuses to post Reels — Meta is luring TikTok creators over to its platforms with the promise of cash bonuses, content deals, and support to grow their communities.

Discussion: The Wrap, TVNewsCheck, @xodaniwrites.bsky.social, Business Insider, @asura.dev, The Hollywood Reporter, Passionfruit, The Information, The Verge, @lindsaypalmer.bsky.social, @hankgreen, BGR, @frozencusser.bsky.social, @kyurieff, Gizchina.com and @antoniogm, more at Techmeme »

Sara Fischer / Axios:

Sources: The New York Times is exploring bundled subscription partnerships for its lifestyle products with smaller publishers, to expand its US subscriber base — - Examples of international subscription bundle partners include El País in Spain, Corriere della Sera in Italy, and Politiken in Denmark.

Discussion: @sarafischer and @benmullin

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Amazon's IMDb says founder Col Needham will step down as CEO and move to executive chair, and appoints COO Nikki Santoro as CEO; Needham launched IMDb in 1990 — Col Needham, who founded of entertainment info site IMDb in 1990, is stepping aside as CEO of the Amazon-owned property.

Discussion: The Hollywood Reporter, Cord Cutters News, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, The Verge, TVNewsCheck, IMDb, IndieWire, Republic World, Deadline, @kylebrussell and The Wrap

Brian Steinberg / Variety:

Fox News Channel says that The Will Cain Show will carry “a signature podcast style”, marking a potential shift in how cable news delivers content to viewers — Neil Cavuto held forth at 4 p.m. on Fox News Channel from a New York studio for more than a quarter century …

Discussion: Fox News

Bron Maher / Press Gazette:

An interview with former FT US Editor Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson about running Semafor's The CEO Signal newsletter, aimed at CEOs of companies making $500M+ — Semafor's new “CEO editor”, Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, has said he left a top job at the Financial Times for the start-up because it looked …

Discussion: @owillis.bsky.social and Boing Boing

Csongor Körömi / Politico:

Le Monde says it will no longer post content on X, saying Donald Trump's “alliance” with social media bosses like Elon Musk “represents a global threat” — Negatives clearly outweigh the positives, says editor-in-chief. — This article is also available in: French

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