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5:30 PM ET, February 17, 2022

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New York Times:
Sources: the value of Spotify's deal with Joe Rogan, which covers three and a half years, was at least $200M, twice the $100M that reports suggested at the time  —  The deal that brought his podcast to Spotify is said to be worth over $200 million, more than was previously known.
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Condé Nast says it now has 360M monthly average readers and turned a profit in 2021 for the first time in years; source: it recorded ~$2B in revenue last year  —  Publisher of Vogue, Vanity Fair and the New Yorker generated nearly $2 billion in revenue last year
Eric Benjamin Seufert / Mobile Dev Memo:
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
Many outlets today are poorly differentiated ideologically and seem to be replicating the NYT opinion section, lacking the contrarian takes Slate was known for  —  We've lost a lot as every publication has become the same  —  Katie Robertson of the New York Times recently wrote …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CNN+ will air a six-part documentary on the Murdochs, based on an NYT Magazine article and co-produced by CNN, NYT, and Left/Right, in the weeks to come  —  The Murdochs, the media-mogul family that controls Fox News Channel, are about to be the subject of a new documentary series that will be distributed by one of their main rivals.
Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
BBC wants to double its editorial team in North America by adding 20 positions, and says the Americas business contributes around a third of BBC Studios sales  —  The BBC wants to fill more than 20 editorial positions in the U.S. and Canada, which would double its digital news team …
Discussion: @digiday
Todd Spangler / Variety:
iHeartMedia signs deal with Veritone to use its synthetic-voice technology to translate and produce podcasts in other languages, starting with Spanish  —  Looking to widen its podcast biz beyond English-language audiences, iHeartMedia inked a deal to use Veritone's synthetic-voice technology …
Axios:
IDG Communications, publisher of PCWorld, Macworld, and TechHive, rebrands as Foundry as it prioritizes its marketing technology business  —  IDG Communications, the nearly 60-year-old publisher that's home to brands like PCWorld, Macworld and TechHive, is rebranding as Foundry, its president Kumaran Ramanathan exclusively told Axios.
Discussion: @kerrymflynn
J. Clara Chan / Hollywood Reporter:
Cinedigm launches a submission site for indie filmmakers to let them distribute their work on its streaming services and third-party platforms like Google Play  —  Approved films will receive distribution across Cinedigm's streaming channels and third-party platforms like Amazon Prime Video, iTunes, Google Play and Xbox.
Seb Joseph / Digiday:
Since September 2021, Future PLC has been shutting down AMP versions of its sites, leading to a loss of mobile traffic but an increase in revenue  —  Four weeks ago Future plc Inc turned off most of its sites that were on Accelerated Mobile Pages.  It knew the move had risks: namely …
Discussion: @digiday
John Micklethwait / Bloomberg:
Bloomberg EIC says UK courts are punishing investigative journalists for tabloid excesses and protecting the privacy of only those who can afford it  —  It is always convenient for editors to pontificate about press freedom when they lose court cases.  However, the U.K. Supreme Court's decision …
 
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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
AMC signs a deal with Comcast, Charter, and Cox to sell addressable ads in each hour of original programming so different households will see different ads
Discussion: Variety and Ad Age
Andrew Selsky / Associated Press:
Oregon Supreme Court rules ex-NYT columnist Nicholas Kristof is ineligible to run for governor as he doesn't meet the state's three-year residency requirement
Elizabeth A. Harris / New York Times:
Markus Dohle, CEO of Penguin Random House, pledges to donate to PEN America a minimum of $100K a year for five years to fight book banning in the US
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Ashley Carman / The Verge:
Spotify is acquiring Chartable and Podsights, two podcast analytics companies that let podcasters and networks include tags in shows to track listeners
Phelim Kine / Politico:
Experts say Otter.ai, the automated transcription app that is a favorite of journalists, and its competitors offer only lax security that could endanger sources
Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
Ken Kurson, former NY Observer editor, pleads guilty to cyberstalking in a deal that could see the case dropped; Trump pardoned him for related federal charges