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Nicole Sperling / New York Times:
In a new strategy, Amazon plans to release 14 to 16 movies per year in theaters, rivaling other major studios, with most running for 45 days before streaming — The streaming giant is planning to release at least 14 movies a year in theaters around the country, rivaling other major studios.
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Deadline
Bari Weiss / The Free Press:
The Free Press announces Tyler Cowen, Jed Rubenfeld, Matthew Continetti, and Batya Ungar-Sargon as new columnists, with Coleman Hughes bringing his podcast — Bari Weiss on some great news from our newsroom. — Upgrade to Listen — How do you build something that lasts?
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@bariweiss, @jtlonsdale, @thefp, @bungarsargon, @continetti, @bariweiss, @thefp, @thefp and The Free Press
Kendra Barnett / Adweek:
Google is bringing its immersive Rewarded Video ads to Roblox, letting users watch ads in exchange for in-game benefits like virtual currency or power-ups — Advertisers can buy Rewarded Video ads on Roblox via Google Ad Manager, the company announced Tuesday
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Ad Age, MediaPost, Variety, Investing.com, Reuters, Marketing Brew, Bloomberg and Google
Oliver Darcy / Status:
The Daily Wire's communications chief, Alyssa Cordova, departs as the company frames co-CEO Jeremy Boreing's demotion as his own choice and lays off some staff — The Daily Wire's Woes The Daily Wire once vowed to take on Disney with a $100 million+ investment to build an entertainment empire …
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@rvbdrm.com, @cheetah.bsky.social, @status.news and @oliverdarcy.bsky.social
Wall Street Journal:
WBD adds Anton Levy, former co-president of PE firm General Atlantic, to its board, a source says due to pressure from activist shareholder Sessa Capital — Warner Bros. Discovery is expanding its board following pressure from an activist shareholder, according to people familiar with the matter.
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TVNewsCheck, Variety, Advanced Television, Reuters, Deadline, The Wrap, The Hollywood Reporter and Media Play News
CNBC:
Newsmax shares jump more than 100% a day after their debut on the NYSE, when they spiked more than 700% and closed at $83.51 — Shares of conservative cable channel Newsmax soared more than 40% in early trading Tuesday, a day after the stock's dizzying debut on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Reuters, Bloomberg, Fast Company and Yahoo Finance
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Sun reports revenue down 3% YoY to £296.3M and an £18M loss in the year to 30 June 2024; The Times reports revenue down 0.6% to £383.4M and a £61M profit — Hacking costs down for News Group Newspapers in year to 30 June 2024. — Revenues fell at both The Times …
Kendra Barnett / Adweek:
Leaked docs: Omnicom offered clients who didn't spend on X in 2024 an added value of 50%, up to $200K, for buying X ads during Q1 2025, among other incentives — Omnicom has sweetened the pot to get its clients to buy ads on X, according to two internal documents obtained by ADWEEK.
Yuki Furukawa / Bloomberg:
An independent investigation finds that Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV fostered a culture of sexual harassment; its chair and TV head resigned in January 2025 — An external committee said on Monday it found evidence that former J-pop idol Masahiro Nakai, who used to be one of Japan's …
Discussion:
Associated Press, The Japan Times, Nikkei Asia, The Japan Times, The Japan Times, Bloomberg and Kyodo News+
Sewell Chan / Columbia Journalism Review:
The Center for Public Integrity has ceased publishing after 36 years, and is in talks to turn over its archives to the Project on Government Oversight — Wesley Lowery resigned as board chair. The nonprofit newsroom, founded in 1987, is in talks to turn over its archives to a watchdog group.
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
How JioHotstar became India's most popular streamer, with 100M subscribers paying less than $1/month on average, via a freemium model, micro dramas, and more — More than 100 million people now subscribe to India's largest paid video service. — Good evening from Mumbai …
Discussion:
Lucas Shaw on LinkedIn, @sarthakgh, @lucas_shaw and @samidhas
Megan Graham / Wall Street Journal:
Yahoo hires Josh Line, who was most recently Paramount Global's chief brand officer, as its CMO to revive its brand as “one of the OGs of the internet” — Internet pioneer names Josh Line, who was previously Paramount Global's chief brand officer, to reinvigorate its once-towering brand
Discussion:
Ad Age, MediaPost, The Desk, The Drum, @michaelmartinez.co, Rob Wilk on LinkedIn, Adweek and Variety
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The BBC says it plans to open new talks with AI providers, invest in short-form platforms like TikTok, expand BBC Verify, and revamp news coverage on iPlayer — The BBC has said it will open new talks with AI providers, invest in short-form video, expand BBC Verify and revamp its news coverage on iPlayer in 2025/26.
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