Mediagazer: Netflix rolls out a feature globally to let users transfer all their personalized viewing data to a new account, ahead of a crackdown on account sharing in 2023 (Janko Roettgers/Protocol)

9:15 AM ET, October 18, 2022

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Anna Marie de la Fuente / Variety:

Paramount+ is launching in France and Germany on December 1 and is expected to be available in 45 markets by the end of 2023 — In its continued bid to expand its footprint worldwide, Paramount+ is launching its service in France on Dec. 1 and Germany, Austria and Switzerland on Dec. 8.

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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:

Google adds new kids-focused features to Google TV, including parent-controlled watchlists and AI-powered suggestions — Google is bringing a set of new kids-focused features such as parent-controlled watchlists and AI-powered suggestions to Google TV, the latest in a series of efforts …

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In 2021, 11% of high-circulation newspapers and 3% of high-traffic digital news outlets experienced layoffs, compared with 33% and 18% respectively in 2020 — The percentage of large newspapers and digital news sites that experienced layoffs fell considerably in 2021 when compared with the year prior …

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YouTube appears to have taken down dozens of videos by Russian Media Monitor, a channel run by Julia Davis that translates Russian TV clips on the Ukraine war — The Russian Media Monitor channel spotlights and sometimes criticizes Russian thinking about the country's war in Ukraine. — Joan E. Solsman

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New York Times:

Salem Media takes an activist stance in the US midterms, including by financing 2000 Mules and backing radio hosts on a tour to push baseless vote fraud claims — Salem Media, which counts the conservative personalities Charlie Kirk and Sebastian Gorka among its radio hosts, has taken a pointed stance ahead of the midterm elections.

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Baz Bamigboye / Deadline:

Source: Netflix, “rattled” by negative front-page stories about The Crown, postponed its Harry and Meghan documentary, unofficially slated for December 2022 — EXCLUSIVE: Rattled after attacks on Season 5 of The Crown, Netflix has decided to postpone its documentary series featuring Harry …

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J. Clara Chan / The Hollywood Reporter:

YouTube plans to roll out 30-second audio ads on videos globally and let US advertisers target podcast listeners, narrowing their campaigns using podcast genres — Marketers will also be able to purchase 30-second audio ads — up from the 15 second slots available during the beta launch.

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Janko Roettgers / Protocol:
Netflix rolls out a feature globally to let users transfer all their personalized viewing data to a new account, ahead of a crackdown on account sharing in 2023

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Mia Sato / The Verge:
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Alex Barker / Financial Times:
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Reuters:
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Ina Fried / Axios:
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A lawyer for Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova, under house arrest for protesting the Ukraine war on live TV, says she and her daughter have fled to Europe

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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
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