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Wayne Ma / The Information:
Sources: Apple TV+ is losing $1B+ annually even as its subscriptions grew to ~45M in 2024; source: Apple has spent $5B+ per year on content since its 2019 debut — Last year, Apple CEO Tim Cook had questions about several pricey movie deals executives of Apple TV+, the company's video-streaming service …
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New York Times:
Sources: former WaPo executive editor Leonard Downie and ex-managing editor Bob Kaiser emailed Jeff Bezos in February, urging him to cut ties with Will Lewis — An emailed message underscores a divide between the chief executive, Will Lewis, and the people who helped build The Post into a force in American journalism.
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The Wrap, @katie_robertson, @davidfolkenflik and @benmullin.bsky.social
Bloomberg:
Good Good Golf, which has 1.75M+ YouTube subscribers, raised $45M led by Creator Sports Capital, with Peyton Manning's Omaha Productions and 50+ others joining — The startup's YouTube channel has attracted more than 1.75 million subscribers — Retired quarterback Peyton Manning …
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Marca, Mirror US, NBCSports.com, @goodgood_golf, Sports Business Journal, Good Good Golf, The Hollywood Reporter, Tubefilter and Deadline
Reuters:
X sues Narendra Modi's government in New Delhi, saying its IT ministry has unlawfully expanded censorship powers to allow the easier removal of online content — India's IT ministry has unlawfully expanded censorship powers to allow the easier removal of online content and empowered …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Disney shareholders overwhelmingly reject a proposal for Disney to cease participation in the Human Rights Campaign's annual LGBTQ Corporate Equality Index — Disney investors on Thursday voted down a proposal that the entertainment giant cease its participation in a prominent LGBTQ rights organization's equality ratings program.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Bluesky says it is now sending referral traffic through its “go” subdomain to make it easier for publishers to track the traffic coming from the social network — Social network Bluesky, an open source X rival, has made a change that will allow publishers to better track …
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
An interview with Daily Mail US Editor-in-Chief Katie Davies on rejoining the Mail in September 2024, launching Mail+ in the US and Canada, and more — Daily Mail US editor-in-chief Katie Davies said her biggest revelation when returning to the brand last year was realising “how incredibly strong” its loyal readership is.
Harrison Smith / Washington Post:
Jeffrey Klein, who co-founded Mother Jones in 1976 and served as its editor-in-chief from 1992 to 1998, died on March 13 at age 77 — He helped launch the muckraking magazine in 1976, steered it into the digital age and oversaw coverage of political corruption and corporate malfeasance. — Just now
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Mother Jones, @ericalterman.bsky.social, New York Times and @davidcorndc
Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Source: The Washington Post shut down its FAST channel earlier in March, after originally launching it on Amazon's free streaming platform Freevee in May 2023 — The Washington Post has thrown in the towel on its streaming television aspirations. — The newspaper shut down its free …
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@webbarr, MediaPost and TVNewsCheck
Reuters:
Sources: Axel Springer is considering a sale of its affiliate marketing unit Awin, which could be worth ~$436M — German media group Axel Springer is considering a sale of its affiliate marketing unit Awin, according to three people familiar with the matter, following the planned break-up its owners agreed last year.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
MoffettNathanson: WBD is projected to lose $1.1B in TV advertising in 2026, largely due to the absence of the NBA on its networks for the first time since 1989 — One of the biggest dramas on TV isn't expected to launch formally until later in 2025, but it's already playing out off camera …
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@bristei.bsky.social
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
As Spotify pushes its new video monetization program, sexually explicit videos have appeared on its top podcast charts, violating the company's terms of use — The sexually explicit videos, which Spotify doesn't allow, have shown up alongside some of the most popular podcasts on the service
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