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Megan Graham / CNBC:
Spotify acquires podcast hosting company Megaphone for $235M, giving all shows currently hosted on Megaphone access to Spotify's ad insertion tech — - Spotify has been on a podcast acquisition tear in the past couple years, striking deals for shows from those including Joe Rogan …
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Jason Lynch / Adweek:
Nielsen is adding addressable ads to national TV measurement and will begin sharing data from 55M smart TVs and set-top boxes in the first half of 2021 — Company will begin sharing data from 55 million smart TV and set-top box devices next year — For several years, networks and marketers alike …
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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
LA Times and Tribune agree to a $3M settlement in a pay disparity class-action suit brought by Black, Latino, and woman journalists — The Los Angeles Times and Tribune Publishing have agreed to pay $3 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit brought by a multiethnic group of journalists …
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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar sends memo announcing a new round of layoffs, though sources say initial reports of a 20%+ cut in costs are too high — A significant round of layoffs forecast last month at WarnerMedia is getting under way today. CEO Jason Kilar emailed staffers this morning …
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Orion Rummler / Axios:
Fox News' Neil Cavuto cut away from Kayleigh McEnany's press conference on Monday after she accused Democrats of “welcoming” voter fraud without evidence — Fox News cut away from a Trump campaign press conference by White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Monday …
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Washington Post:
Inside the week that may have permanently ruptured the bond between Trump and Fox News as sources say Trump has vowed revenge on the network
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Reuters is launching Reuters Professional, a B2B and B2C business line that will include industry-specific news, analysis, and events for decision-makers — Reuters is launching “Reuters Professional,” a new business line that will include news, analysis and events for decision-makers, executives tell Axios.
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Johannes Hellstrom / Reuters:
Swedish media group NENT plans to expand its streaming service Viaplay, which has 2.8M subscribers, to the US in late 2021 as a service offering Nordic dramas — STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's NENT plans to tap into the demand for Nordic drama by launching its streaming service Viaplay …
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Kali Hays / WWD:
AAM: US audiences for ~40% of magazines publishing at least quarterly fell in 2020, but 20 major titles, like Wired and Good Housekeeping, saw Q3 growth — New data shows certain major magazines have had a tough time with audiences so far this year, but a few have managed to thrive.
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Janko Roettgers / Protocol:
Cord cutting slowed in Q3, with AT&T, Comcast, Dish, Charter, Verizon losing a combined 735,000 subs, vs. 1.4M in Q3 2019, though 2020 still leads 2019 overall — The major pay TV providers saw cord cutting slow in the most recent quarter, with AT&T, Comcast, Dish …
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Riverside.fm, which enables users to record studio-quality video podcasts remotely, raises $2.5M seed round; customers include Verizon Media and Hillary Clinton — Riveside.fm is a new startup with an easy-to-use platform for recording professional-quality video podcasts.
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Ashley Carman / The Verge:
Patreon partners with Acast, which will host creators' podcasts to simplify distribution of subscriber-only episodes and give them access to Acast analytics — Private RSS feeds are streamlined — Patreon's newest partnership might entice more podcasters to join its platform.
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RAIN News, Radio Today, TechCrunch and Podcast Business Journal
Chris Burns / SlashGear:
Sling Media, a subsidiary of DISH, says it is closing down today and all Slingbox devices and services will become inoperable in November 2022 — Slingbox will no longer function as of November 9, 2022. Sling Media, a subsidiary of DISH, announced that they were closing shop on November 9, 2020.
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