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Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube says it's winding down YouTube Originals after six years and will only fund programs that are part of its Black Voices and YouTube Kids Funds — YouTube is getting out of the business of originals: The Google-owned video giant said it is winding down its original productions team after more than six years.
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Michael Schneider / Variety:
YouTube's global head of original content, Susanne Daniels, is leaving on March 1 after almost seven years — Susanne Daniels is exiting YouTube after nearly seven years at the Google-owned global video-sharing company. The YouTube global head of original content will depart in March.
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Deadline, Los Angeles Times, Media Play News, The Wrap and Hollywood Reporter
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Ex-NY Post digital EIC Michelle Gotthelf sues News Corp, NY Post, and two editors, claiming she was fired for alleging ex-EIC Col Allan sexually harassed her — The ousted digital editor claims the Post's former longtime boss sexually propositioned her and later ordered her to scrub a story accusing Donald Trump of rape.
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New York Times, New York Magazine, @wigdorlaw, Los Angeles Times, NPR, Insider, Mediaite, @maxwelltani, @thedailybeast, @nytimes, The Wrap, Financial Times, @davidfolkenflik, @davidfolkenflik, @lalpert1, @sarafischer, @davidfolkenflik, @davidfolkenflik, @azi, @kate_mcclymont, @owillis, @oliverdarcy, @oliverdarcy, @davidfolkenflik, @ejeancarroll, Deadline, Rolling Stone, @julieroginsky and CNN
Brian Stelter / CNN:
NewsGuard, which rates the reliability of news sources, expects to be profitable in every quarter of 2022 thanks to licensing deals with advertisers and others — New York (CNN Business)NewsGuard, a four-year-old startup that scans the web and rates the reliability of news sources …
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@niemanlab
Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Influencer and former NBA player Rex Chapman will host a weekly CNN+ show involving “conversations with athletes, entertainers, and everyday heroes” — Per the WarnerMedia-owned subscription streaming platform, which is set to debut in the first quarter of the year …
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Awful Announcing, Mediaite, USA Today, CNN, TVNewser, Fox News, @peterhimler, The Hill, @philsancheztv, Deadline, Sports Illustrated and nexttv.com
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The Arena Group, formerly Maven, will buy AMG/Parade, owner of Parade Magazine, for $16M and expects to report $180M in 2021 revenue, ~60% from subscriptions — The Arena Group, a digital publishing company formerly called Maven, plans to acquire AMG/Parade, the parent company …
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@sarafischer, @bmorrissey, @ashkan and @ckrewson
@onionincunion:
All seven A.V. Club employees in Chicago, who G/O Media told to either move to LA or quit their jobs, choose to take their severance — UPDATE: The seven A.V. Club workers in Chicago have decided to take their union-contract-protected severances rather than move to L.A. without a cost-of-living adjustment. A statement from the union (1/X): https://twitter.com/...
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New York Times, @erikmadams, Gawker, @robicellis, @originalspinstr, @kenplume, @ninedaves, @baddestmamajama, @soren_ltd, @marlownyc, @marahe, @emilyvdw, @charlespulliam, @aadowd, @itsdansheehan, @mobute, @film_girl, @shannonl_miller, @clarisselou, @chris_mandle, @samuelaadams, @timescanner, @parksidefilms, @marcusgilmer, @theeashleyray, @aishacs, @carolineframke, @bondjohnbond, @gameonysus, @jatayler, @tombreihan, @lindaholmes, @gracegfreud, @812filmreviews, @jefftaylorhuman, @shannonl_miller, @noelmu, @coopercooperco, @rizzlekicksz, @dharnanoor, @812filmreviews and @rifewithkatie
Jem Aswad / Variety:
The Recording Academy reschedules the Grammy Awards to April 3 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas; sources hope for a full show and a live audience — The Grammy Awards will take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on April 3, Variety has confirmed.
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Billboard, CBS Los Angeles, Mediaite, The Wrap, Adweek, Al Jazeera, USA Today, Las Vegas Review-Journal, @recordingacad, Rolling Stone, @mattbelloni, UPROXX and @adrianaskarieh
Jack Shafer / Politico:
The mission statements and manifestos of journalism startups, from Grid to Puck, promise to remake journalism but fail to articulate a unique message — The entrepreneurial spirit rages beneath the breastbone of your average journalist, rivaled in intensity only by his scorn for his bosses.
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@andrewrestuccia, @patferrucci, @risj_oxford, @joshsternberg, @terri_rupar, @amandakhurley, @ckrewson and @mradamtaylor
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The Hollywood Reporter's Eriq Gardner is joining Puck on January 31 as a founding partner, covering deals plus media and entertainment law — Eriq Gardner is joining Puck, the subscription newsletter startup, from The Hollywood Reporter as a national correspondent covering media and entertainment law and deals beginning January 31st.
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Above the Law, @eriqgardner, @eriqgardner, @pucknews and @eriqgardner
Andy Maxwell / TorrentFreak:
The Hamburg District Court dismisses Axel Springer's copyright infringement case against Adblock Plus parent company Eyeo; Axel Springer plans to appeal — Axel Springer has lost its copyright infringement lawsuit against Eyeo GmbH, the company behind Adblock Plus.
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@adguard, @annemariebridy and @ay_meshkov
Andrew Higgins / New York Times:
A look at Serbia's media landscape: opposition candidates get very limited and overwhelmingly negative coverage, independent news channels are blocked, and more — With new, less repressive tactics, countries like Serbia, Poland and Hungary are deploying highly effective tools to skew public opinion.
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@petrit, @alecmacgillis, @valeriein140, @zecsaky, @zecsaky, @ahmalcolm and @alfonslopeztena
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