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Michael Savage / The Guardian:
The BBC reports 23.8M licenses at the end of 2024-25, down from 24.1M in 2023-24, and license fee income of £3.8B after an inflationary fee rise, up from £3.7B — Annual report says pace of change amid battle with streaming rivals is ‘a moment of real jeopardy for the sector’
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
The BBC reports 2024-25 revenue up 9% YoY to £5.9B and a £132M operating deficit, down from £263M in 2023-24; DG Tim Davie admits BBC “mistakes” after scandals — National broadcaster's deficit almost halved to £132mn last year
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BBC Commercial reports 2024-25 revenue of £2.2B, up from £1.9B in 2023-24, with BBC Studios EBITDA up 11% YoY to £225M and media and streaming revenues up 43% — BBC Commercial, the media company which is part of the BBC Group, has released its annual results as part …
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Variety, Decode TV, Broadcast, The Hollywood Reporter and Broadband TV News
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
In 2024-25, 50 on-air BBC journalists earned above £178K, up from 46 in 2023-24; Nick Robinson and Fiona Bruce were the top-paid following Huw Edwards' exit — Nick Robinson and Fiona Bruce are now the highest-paid journalists at the BBC after the departure of Huw Edwards, according to the BBC annual report for 2024/25.
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Jaspreet Singh / Reuters:
News Corp authorizes a $1B stock repurchase program; the total authorization now stands at $1.3B as ~$303M is remaining under the September 2021 buyback plan — News Corp (NWSA.O) said on Tuesday its board has authorized a new $1 billion stock repurchase program.
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
Nextdoor unveils a redesign and a partnership with 3,500+ local news providers across the US, the UK, and Canada that will contribute material to the app — Nextdoor, the social media site that aims to create connections among neighbors, is trying to shake off an uneven past and a nagging sense it is being underutilized.
Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
SiriusXM launches SiriusXM Play, its first ad-supported subscription plan, currently available on a limited basis for less than $7 per month — SiriusXM, the audio entertainment company that's long been known as a commercial-free option for in-car radios, is betting on advertising to propel its business.
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Variety, Investing.com, The Hollywood Reporter, Sirius XM Holdings Inc., Barrett Media and RadioInsight
Wall Street Journal:
China has expanded its media operations globally, filling the void left by Trump dismantling US-funded outlets in countries like Thailand and Nigeria — Chinese state media has expanded its reach from Indonesia to Nigeria after Trump's March order to dismantle U.S. government-funded outlets
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Washington Post and Michael Abramowitz on LinkedIn
Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
A look at Trump Media's Truth+ streamer as it launches globally, featuring Newsmax, OANN, and ten other channels in its $9.99/month Patriot Package — In the streaming era, incremental news from a tiny upstart with limited content, few bells and whistles, and zero original programming normally wouldn't command too much attention.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google adds featured notebooks to NotebookLM from publications, including The Economist and The Atlantic, as well as professors, authors, and select works — Google is transforming its popular AI-powered research and note-taking assistant, NotebookLM, into more of a destination.
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Shelly Palmer, The Decoder, PCMag, The Keyword, Android Headlines, Analytics India Magazine, The Indian Express, Thurrott, XDA Developers, Android Police, WinBuzzer, Pocket-lint, Android Central, Neowin, Engadget, Tech Times, The Verge, 9to5Google and Talking Biz News, more at Techmeme »
Angela Fu / Poynter:
Some non-citizen journalists working in the US are self-censoring, wiping their social media accounts, canceling travel plans, and more, fearing deportation — Non-citizen journalists working in the U.S. report wiping their social media accounts, canceling travel plans and pulling bylines
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Maritza L. Félix on LinkedIn, @eduardosuarez.bsky.social, @metacurity.com and r/Journalism
Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
A look at Scholastic, as the publisher unveils a major restructuring intended to streamline its business and focuses on YouTube with shows based on its books — Company is restructuring and looking to YouTube to regain its footing, but it faces steep climb
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@kennysmith.bsky.social, Mediaweek and @mediaevan.bsky.social, more at Techmeme »
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