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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Fox News is laying off some digital staff, including Chris Stirewalt, per source, a politics editor who oversaw the team that projected Arizona for Biden — Fox News is laying off some employees who work for its digital operations, part of an ongoing examination of its overall business …
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Zoë Bernard / The Information:
Sources: Andreessen Horowitz to launch an opinion section on its website that will publish articles related to technology and business from outside contributors — Silicon Valley investment firm Andreessen Horowitz, which once courted attention from the news media, is ramping up its own media efforts.
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Eric Newcomer / Newcomer:
A look at a16z's communication efforts over the years, as the firm expands its own media operations and has largely stopped cooperating with reporters — Benedict Evans, Andreessen Horowitz's former in-house analyst, has mused over the years that “A16Z is a media company that monetizes through VC.”
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Lauren Feiner / CNBC:
Netflix reports Q4 revenue of $6.64B vs. $6.63B est., up 21.5% YoY, and global streaming paid memberships of 203.7M, up 8.5M vs. 6.5M est.; stock up 12%+ — - Netflix reported fourth quarter 2020 earnings Tuesday that beat analyst expectations on revenue and net subscriber additions but fell below EPS estimates.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Netflix says its “Shuffle Play” feature, which lets Netflix's algorithm choose what you watch next, will roll out globally to all users in H1 2021 — Netflix is always in search of a better way to instantly connect users to something to watch, instead of having them waste …
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Trilby Beresford / Hollywood Reporter:
Vogue will release a limited-edition cover featuring Kamala Harris in formal attire, following backlash over its February magazine cover — This decision follows backlash earlier this month over a February magazine cover that showed Harris in casual clothes and Converse sneakers.
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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Tubi, the free, ad-supported streaming service owned by Fox, says total viewing hit 2.5B hours in 2020, up 58% YoY, and half of its 33M MAUs are younger than 35 — Fox-owned streaming service Tubi said total viewing hit 2.5 billion hours in 2020, up 58% from 2019.
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Whistleblower complaint accuses Michael Pack of spending $2M on a law firm to compile personnel dossiers on USAGM managers he had targeted for removal — The head of Voice of America's parent agency hired a law firm at a rate of about $500 an hour and spent $2 million in taxpayer funds …
New York Times:
Following the Capitol attack, newsrooms have turned to journalists with experience in reporting on conflict zones to cover Biden's inauguration — Reporters and photographers who are no strangers to conflict are among those assigned to what is usually a day of pageantry.
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Jeff John Roberts / Fortune:
A look at Blockworks, a Brooklyn-based startup that has a five-person editorial staff and built a podcast network to serve those interested in cryptocurrency — Our mission to make business better is fueled by readers like you. To enjoy unlimited access to our journalism, subscribe today.
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Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Adthena, an AI-driven search marketing intelligence platform, has acquired Kantar's paid search business; financial terms of the deal were not disclosed — Adthena is expanding its partnership with market research company Kantar by acquiring Kantar's paid search business.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Forbes will launch a newsletter service, initially hiring 20-30 journalists to start paid newsletters, splitting revenue 50/50 and giving salaries and benefits — Forbes is launching a newsletter platform that will allow journalists to launch their own paid newsletters and split the revenue …
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