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Mimi Billing / Sifted:
Denmark-based podcasting and audio tech startup Podimo raises a $78M Series B led by 83North and Highland Europe — A large library of proprietary content and local focus attracts venture capital — Two-year-old audio platform Podimo raises $78m from London VCs
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Tech.eu, @mimibilling and Variety, more at Techmeme »
Alan Leveritt / New York Times:
Arkansas Times' publisher explains why his paper sued Arkansas for violating the First Amendment with a law forcing contractors to sign a pledge favoring Israel — Mr. Leveritt is the founder and publisher of The Arkansas Times. His lawsuit against Arkansas's anti-boycott law is being reviewed …
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@mtracey, @jzarif, @ryanchittum, @elivalley and @jeffjarvis
Todd Spangler / Variety:
HBO Max will share rights to half of 20th Century Studios' film slate with Disney+ and Hulu in 2022, after which the studio's films will be exclusive to Disney — HBO Max will get its hands on Fox's film slate for one final year — under an unusual deal to share streaming windows with Disney Plus …
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Reuters:
A NY judge extends a ban keeping NYT from publishing some materials about Project Veritas, at least until December 1, despite precedent against prior restraint — A New York trial judge on Tuesday extended a ban keeping the New York Times from publishing some materials concerning …
Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
Disney, ViacomCBS, and others are offering steep discounts this week amid slowing subscriber growth, with one year of Hulu available for 99 cents per month — Hulu, Peacock, Paramount+ and Discovery+ are among the services offering steep discounts this week to entice new subscribers.
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CNET News, Decider, @alexweprin, Billboard and Variety
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Since last year, Stat's revenue is up 40%, with subscription revenue up 24%, ad revenue up 51%, and events up 79%, and its headcount is up from ~50 to ~80 — STAT had a banner year in 2020, and executives say they expect continued growth for the foreseeable future.
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@rickberke, @dankennedy_nu, @bhrenton, @fpmarconi and @mariojoze
Casey Newton / Platformer:
Startups like Royal, which helps musicians create and sell NFTs, could potentially upend predatory record deals and further shift power to artists and fans — Royal's Justin Blau and Paradigm's Fred Ehrsam on how selling royalties directly to fans could end predatory record deals
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@ccatalini, @espiers, @caseynewton, @cindygallop, @hkanji and Music Business Worldwide, more at Techmeme »
Shaikh Azizur Rahman / Voice of America:
Indian journalists denounce police after two reporters were charged with “spreading communal disharmony” upon covering attacks on Muslims by Hindu activists — Indian journalists are denouncing the arrest of two colleagues who were charged with “spreading communal disharmony” …
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@penamerica
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Nine months in, Biden has done about a dozen one-on-one interviews with major outlets vs. 50+ for Trump and 100+ for Obama in the same period of their tenures — So far in his tenure, the president has given far fewer one-on-one interviews than his two predecessors.
Nicole Sperling / New York Times:
Starting with Red Notice, Netflix plans a handful of high-budget PG-13 movies with wide appeal over the next year, competing directly with big studios — The streaming service wants to be more than a place where big names bring passion projects studios have passed on.
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@davidpoland, @carlquintanilla, @davidpoland, @dcnorg, @taralach, @nicsperling and Too Much TV Newsletter
Ernesto Van der Sar / TorrentFreak:
In a case brought by two publishing and movie industry groups, a Portuguese court ordered Telegram to block 17 channels offering pirated movies and newspapers — A Portuguese court has ordered the messaging app Telegram to block access to more than a dozen piracy-related channels with millions of members in total.
Ehsan Popalzai / CNN:
Taliban's new media restrictions bar women from appearing in TV shows and mandate headscarves for women news presenters — Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN)Women will be barred from appearing in television dramas in Afghanistan under the Taliban's new media restrictions, in the latest rollback …
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Agence France-Presse, @womenreadwomen, @omaidsharifi, @susanmcp1 and @sarah_boxer
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