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CNBC:
Disney misses Q4 estimates, reporting net income of $160M and revenue of $18.53B, up 26% YoY, and 2.1M new Disney+ subscribers for a total of 118.1M — - Disney reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday after-the-bell. — The company missed Wall Street estimates across the board …
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Nilay Patel / The Verge:
The Verge updates its “on background” policy, making “on the record” the default when its reporters speak to PR professionals, particularly at tech companies — On ‘on background’ — The main way this happens is that big companies take advantage of a particular agreement in the media called “background.”
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New York Times:
Sources: the US DOJ and SEC have opened investigations into Ozy Media, and federal prosecutors have been contacting companies that have had dealings with Ozy — The Justice Department and the S.E.C. have contacted companies that discussed investing in the Silicon Valley media business.
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The Hill, @jonathanchait, @danprimack, New York Magazine, CNBC, Forbes and Mediaite
Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at Earth Journalism Network, which supports environmental journalism in developing countries, at COP26, to which it brought reporters from 15 countries — GLASGOW — At 2pm UK time on Monday, shortly before Barack Obama took the stage at the COP26 climate summit for a speech …
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Columbia Journalism Review, @jon_allsop, @jodieginsberg, @jon_allsop, @mariamonic91 and @jon_allsop
BuzzFeed:
BuzzFeed names Cate Sevilla as editor-in-chief of HuffPost UK; she was previously EIC of the Pool and worked for Google and BuzzFeed UK — Sevilla will oversee HuffPost's entire UK operation comprising lifestyle, entertainment and politics as well as a new shopping team.
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Press Gazette and @catesevilla
Jason Guerrasio / Insider:
MoviePass cofounder Stacy Spikes is “exploring the possibility of relaunching soon” after a bankruptcy judge grants him ownership of the company — - MoviePass cofounder Stacy Spikes has bought back the company. — His bid was approved by a Southern District of New York bankruptcy court judge on Monday.
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@ashleylcarter1, @leibel, @jasonguerrasio, @s_m_i, @jasonguerrasio and @martinsfp
Ben Bold / CampaignUK:
UK's Channel 4 and Instagram launch You Do You, the “first real-time social reality series”, broadcast on Instagram via Channel 4's Reels, Stories, and videos — Produced by broadcaster's branded entertainment team at 4Studio. — Channel 4 and Instagram have teamed up to produce …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Workweek, a platform aiming to let business journalists work independently by giving them a salary and full-time benefits, launches with $1.5M in funding — A new company called Workweek launched Wednesday to give creators of business-to-business content — traditionally content that lived …
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@richlightshed, @kevinlcurry, @noahchestnut, @nicolecasperson, @packym, @jordihays, @joeysweeny and Talking Biz News
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Twitter and ViacomCBS announce a global, multiyear deal that includes three Twitter watch parties for original Paramount+ shows — Twitter and ViacomCBS today announced a sizable global deal that will see the social media platform streaming digital content from across the ViacomCBS portfolio of news …
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Variety, Columbia Journalism Review, Advanced Television, TV Technology, Billboard, WORLD SCREEN, MediaPost and Media Play News
David Sacks / Callin:
Social audio app Callin announces live podcasts with Glenn Greenwald, Matt Taibbi, Briahna Joy Gray, Antonio García Martínez, and Andray Domise — Why leading independent thinkers, writers, journalists, and creators are choosing Callin as their podcasting platform.
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PR Newswire, @ggreenwald, @davidsacks and @briebriejoy
Mitchell Clark / The Verge:
YouTube starts hiding public dislike counts on videos to keep smaller creators from being targeted by dislike attacks, following a test in March — Creators will still be able to see how many people disliked their videos — YouTube has announced that it'll be hiding public dislike counts on videos across its site, starting today.
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YouTube Official Blog, TechCrunch, @richleigh, @fivepointsvids, @dylanreeve, @timothyjgraham, @charlesarthur, @carnage4life, @keleftheriou, @tomwarren, @ethicalsid, @adamconwayie, @cheevoguides, @tomwarren, @sarahdanielstv, @ericrayweather, @retroity, @brandonbutch, @tha_rami, The Information, ScreenRant, Waivly, Bloomberg and 9to5Google, more at Techmeme »
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Kids' media startup Pocketwatch, which has deals with makers of YouTube hits Ryan's World and Kids Diana Show, hires an adviser to explore investments or a sale — Kids and family programming deals are surging as streaming companies look to double down on content that serves a highly-engaged cohort of younger users.
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