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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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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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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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Hannah Miller / Bloomberg:
Antenna: Apple TV+ gained ~3M subscribers in January, when Severance Season 2 came out, up 8% from December and more than any other streamer except Paramount+
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Alex Reisner / The Atlantic:
A look at LibGen, one of the largest online pirate libraries, with 7.5M+ books and 81M+ research papers, allegedly used by Meta and OpenAI to train AI models — Meta pirated millions of books to train its AI. Search through them here. — When employees at meta started developing …
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Variety:
CEO Phil Spencer says Microsoft Gaming is embracing trial and error as the company bets on a different kind of game-to-film adaption with A Minecraft Movie — The film is a bet by Warner Bros., Legendary and Microsoft on a different kind of adaptation — Throw a pickaxe in Hollywood today …
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Meghnad Bose / Columbia Journalism Review:
How some news outlets are implementing policies to better protect immigrant sources, including helping them understand the implications of talking to the press — Several outlets say they've loosened anonymity policies in recent weeks. — A few days before Donald Trump's second inauguration …
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.
Jordan Teicher / Nieman Lab:
A profile of Jake Fischer, a rising NBA insider who operates independently on Substack rather than working for traditional media giants like ESPN — While insiders typically work for established media companies like ESPN, Jake Fischer operates out of his Brooklyn apartment and publishes scoops behind a paywall on Substack.
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Columbia Journalism Review
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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Lefsetz Letter
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.
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Charlotte Tobitt on LinkedIn
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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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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