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Paramount+ details: ad-supported tier at $5/mo has NFL games, CBSN, thousands of shows; ad-free tier at $10/mo adds live local news, more sports, live CBS shows — The rebranded, revamped and supercharged CBS All Access will launch on March 4. — For more than 100 years …
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Paramount shortens the time between theatrical and streaming releases to 45 days for some films, including Mission: Impossible 7 and Paw Patrol: The Movie — As will A Quiet Place Part II and Paw Patrol: The Movie — Paramount is dramatically shortening the space between theatrical …
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Amendments to Australia's media bargaining code will strengthen big tech and old media, with ~90% of Google money going to News Corp, Seven West Media, and Nine — The free money isn't enough to hurt the increasing revenues of big tech, but it is enough to hurt Australian journalism.
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Australia passes news bargaining code that will require digital platforms like Google and Facebook to pay local media outlets and publishers for their content — After a tumultous month that saw Facebook pull news from its platform in protest, Australia's government agrees to make the News Media Bargaining Code law.
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Facebook defends its stance in Australia, says it invested $600M since 2018 to support the news industry and plans at least $1B more over the next three years
Facebook defends its stance in Australia, says it invested $600M since 2018 to support the news industry and plans at least $1B more over the next three years
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Sources: Biden administration will release an intelligence report that concludes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the killing of Jamal Khashoggi — The Biden administration will release an intelligence report Thursday that concludes that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved …
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Insider increases the minimum salary for full-time employees to $60K, increases minimum severance to two months and converts bonus compensation to salary — Insider is increasing the minimum salary of its full-time employees to $60,000 and improving other benefits, according to an internal memo distributed Thursday.
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Twitter reveals Super Follow, a feature that will let users get exclusive content, deals, and community access to creators for $4.99/month, and a groups feature — During an Analyst event today, Twitter revealed at least part of the paid subscription service it's been working on for some time.
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At a House subcommittee hearing on media disinfo, TV host Soledad O'Brien urged news outlets to stop platforming lies: “do not book people to lie on your show” — A House subcommittee hearing Wednesday on media disinformation, especially in cable news, broke down predictably along partisan lines.
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In a two-minute message, Reply All co-founder and host Alex Goldman says the Test Kitchen series about Bon Appetit is cancelled and the show is on pause — A co-host and a senior reporter also left the podcast, after accusations that they worked against union efforts that many employees of color saw as necessary to increase diversity.

Bill Nye to appeal ruling that lets Disney classify revenue from distribution of older shows as “home video”, allowing it to keep 80% of that revenue — For years, Disney has been keeping 80% of the revenue from older shows that it distributes to streaming platforms …
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Facebook launches a TV, radio, and digital ad campaign in support of personalized ads called Good Ideas Deserve to be Found, ahead of Apple's IDFA changes — - Facebook is launching a new ad campaign called “Good Ideas Deserve to be Found,” which makes a case for personalized advertising.
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TheSkimm launches SkimmU, a set of free virtual finance courses for women, joining WWD and Axios in creating online courses for readers — TheSkimm, a digital media company catering to millennial women, plans to launch SkimmU, a set of free virtual courses designed to help women take control of their finances.

At least four journalists in the US will face trial in March following their arrests while covering BLM protests — In a series of major tests for press freedom, at least four journalists around the country will face trial this month following their arrests while covering Black Lives Matter protests …
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