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Disney says Disney+ had 73M+ paid subscribers at the end of September, up from 57.5M at end of June and 60.5M in early August — Disney+ reported today that they have now reached 73.7 million subscribers at the end of September. This is a 16.2 million climb from last quarter …
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Disney reports a loss of $710M on $14.71B in revenue, slightly beating revenue estimates of $14.2B; stock up 5%+ after hours
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Kayleigh McEnany is serving both as White House press secretary and as a Trump campaign adviser, raising questions about whether she's violating the Hatch Act — WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House press secretary who refers questions to the White House? — Kayleigh McEnany is wearing two hats …
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About 500 Gannett employees, at least 200 of them journalists, are taking buyout offers; the company employs about 5,000 journalists — The offer was first put out in October — In October, Gannett offered a round of voluntary buyouts to all its employees.
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Kansas City Star will vacate its downtown office by the end of 2021 and look for smaller premises; printing will move to the Des Moines Register
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YouTube defends choice to leave up election misinformation videos, saying such videos are “not being surfaced or recommended in any prominent way” — The company says its most popular videos are from ‘authoritative’ sources — YouTube is pushing back against claims its platform …
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A look at Abby Phillip's career in journalism, from Politico to CNN, as her star rises following her anchoring of CNN's election week coverage — In an election dominated by fast-talking policy dudes, her deliberate commentary and context stood out. — “Black women did that,” said Abby Phillip, a CNN political correspondent.
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Maria Ressa will be replaced as Rappler's executive editor by Glenda M. Gloria as she goes on sabbatical to play a more active role in fighting disinformation — As it turns a decade old next year, Rappler is setting the stage for its next-generation managers who will steer the company through …
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Sources: Trump has told friends he wants to start an online media channel, which would be cheaper than cable, to undermine Fox News — President Trump has told friends he wants to start a digital media company to clobber Fox News and undermine the conservative-friendly network, sources tell Axios.
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Fox News has parted ways with contributor John Solomon, the pro-Trump columnist formerly of The Hill, who helped fuel Rudy Giuliani's Ukraine work against Biden — The pro-Trump writer became a paid contributor as he was a fixture on Fox's right-wing opinion programming …
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Discovery and, sources say, NBCU and ViacomCBS have conveyed objections to T-Mobile about its TVision bundles while WarnerMedia is looking into the issue — And now the wireless carrier is being forced to rethink the pricing and packaging strategy of its low-cost TVision streaming play.
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Q&A with Robin Kemp, the Georgia journalist who chronicled vote counting in Clayton County, on working in a news desert and running a one-woman newsroom — “I figured this would be of interest to like five people, like other reporters around town. But I'll be doggone, this thing went worldwide."
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Publishers of local news are tightening up paywalls and increasing promotion of subscription offers, sometimes offering shorter, more affordable deals — Publishers have gotten a lot pushier about marketing their news subscriptions lately. — With many of their ad businesses still shaky …
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A bomb in Afghanistan's Helmand province has killed Elyas Dayee, a reporter working for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Afghan service, Radio Azadi — ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - A bomb explosion in Afghanistan's volatile southern Helmand province Thursday killed a reporter working …
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