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1:55 PM ET, September 1, 2022

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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Disney explores a membership program akin to Amazon Prime, bundling streaming, theme parks, and merchandise, and adding a commerce feature to Disney+  —  Entertainment giant looks to package streaming, parks and merchandise offerings together; aims to add commerce feature to Disney+
Jem Aswad / Variety:
US music publishers settle on 15.35% for mechanical streaming rates in 2023-2027, avoiding costly legal fights with Amazon, Apple, Google, Pandora, and Spotify  —  The announcement comes as a surprise, as the NMPA has been saying for months that it would push for a 20% rate for the forthcoming period.
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act is a dangerous link tax bill and a bizarre attempt to circumvent antitrust, copyright, and common carrier laws  —  Look, I'm a small journalism outfit.  A very small one.  So, in theory, a law that effectively lets me demand free cash from Google …
Angela Fu / Poynter:
Sources: in a staff Q&A, CEO Mike Reed said Gannett laid off 3% of its US workforce in August 2022, or ~400 people; he and the CFO defended Reed's compensation  —  The round of layoffs, which started Aug. 12, followed a dismal second quarter.  —  Gannett CEO Mike Reed told staff …
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Media Insight Project's May-June 2022 survey: ~71% of younger Americans get news daily from social media and 32% enjoy following the news, down from 53% in 2015  —  Young people are following the news but aren't too happy with what they're seeing.  Broadly speaking, that's the conclusion …
Jonathan Spicer / Reuters:
An investigation details extensive efforts by Erdoğan's regime in Turkey to shape the nation's news, dictated by the 1,500-strong Directorate of Communications  —  From an office tower in Ankara, Turkish officials shape the nation's news, media insiders say - always to President Tayyip Erdogan's advantage.
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Comcast is looking to cut as much as $1B from budgets of NBCUniversal's TV networks, including through layoffs and programming changes  —  Comcast Corp. is looking to cut as much as $1 billion from the budget of the TV networks in its entertainment division, NBCUniversal …
Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Netflix seeks to charge brands a ~$65 CPM on its ad-supported tier, more than most other streaming services, and cap every brand's annual spend at $20M  —  Streaming giant aims for Nov. 1 launch of ad-supported tier, ad buyers say  —  Netflix Inc. NFLX 1.32%▲ …
Stefania D'Ignoti / Nieman Reports:
A look at Dispatches in Exile, Migratory Birds, and other newsrooms around the world working in refugee camps to cover news of migrants and fight misinformation  —  As more people are displaced from their home countries, newsrooms inside of refugee camps are popping up to give voice to these marginalized communities
Reuters:
India's antitrust watchdog says Sony and Zee's merger requires further investigation; sources say the findings will delay regulatory approval of the deal  —  A merger between the Indian unit of Japan's Sony (6758.T) and Zee Entertainment (ZEE.NS) to create a $10 billion TV enterprise …
ProPublica:
An investigation details an Instagram verification scheme using fake profiles on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, and more; Meta removes badges from 300+ accounts  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Reddit acquires contextual advertising company Spiketrap to improve its ad quality scoring and boost auto-bidding prediction models; terms were not disclosed  —  Reddit's acquisition spree is continuing this morning with news that the company is bringing the audience contextualization company Spiketrap's technology in-house.
Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
 
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