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The White House says Biden offered a pre-Super Bowl interview to streaming service Fox Soul, but Fox Corp declined as it wanted an interview with Fox News hosts — A last-ditch effort to salvage a Fox interview with President Joe Biden before the Super Bowl has fallen through.
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New York Times:
After a three-month strike, the HarperCollins union and the company reach a tentative deal that includes increasing minimum salaries and a one-time $1,500 bonus — After a three-month strike, the two parties reached a tentative deal that includes wage increases and a one-time bonus.
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Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
Report: ads appearing next to tweets posted by 10 extremist accounts that were restored by Elon Musk under an amnesty likely generated $19M in annual revenue — Ads from major brands are running alongside hateful content and dangerous conspiracy theories from far right Twitter users, group claims
Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
Sources: Fox turned down unsolicited offers of more than $2B for Tubi, which it bought for $440M; Tubi lost ~$50M in Q4 and sales grew 25% YoY to $200M+ — Fox Corp. has turned down unsolicited offers of more than $2 billion for its Tubi streaming service, over four times what the company paid …
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Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Sources: Amazon is in talks with Times Internet to acquire MX Player, a top VOD streaming service in India; Times Internet acquired MX Player for $140M in 2018 — Amazon is engaging with Times Internet to explore the acquisition of MX Player, one of the largest on-demand video streaming services in India …
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Jenna Burrell / Poynter:
Journalists must challenge the notion that AI tools like ChatGPT will replace humans, as finding the truth is trickier than having data and the right algorithm — Don't let these tools dazzle you beyond reason. Don't anthropomorphize them. Ask hard questions about what they're purported to do.
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New York Times:
Excerpt from an upcoming book on the Redstone family and its media empire looks at how Shari Redstone asserted control of what has become Paramount Global — Her father doubted her much of her career. Les Moonves launched a bid at CBS to overrule her. That was before sexual misconduct allegations came to light.
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
News Corp plans to cut its headcount by ~5%, or ~1,250 positions, by the end of 2023 and says the company is still in talks to sell its digital real estate unit — The owner of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones was impacted by a difficult economic environment.
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Harry Lambert / New Statesman:
A look at the UK's Evening Standard and Independent under owner Evgeny Lebedev: despite the Indy's profitability, the media outlets have lost £150M in 11 years — Buying British newspapers gave the Lebedevs clout in Tory high politics. Over a decade on, it remains unclear what they hope to achieve.
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NBC News:
White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield is stepping down at the end of February and will be succeeded by Ben LaBolt — Another core Biden veteran is leaving the administration but the communications director is expected to consult a re-elect campaign.
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Tamar Sarai / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Media 2070's founding director Alicia Bell and campaign manager Venneikia Williams on the project's origins, media reparations for racism, and more — It's said that journalism is the first rough draft of history, but journalists also shape present-day realities.
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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
Analysis: 27 of the highest earning Substack newsletters generate at least $22M in annual revenue together; at least five of them make $1M annually each — The figures reveal that at least five Substacks draw in $1m annually. — The 27 highest-earning email newsletters on the platform Substack generate …
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Scott Mendelson / The Wrap:
Lionsgate reports Q3 revenue up 13% YoY to $1B and $16.6M net income, vs. a $45.6M net loss YoY, and 35.1M Starz subscribers, or 33M without Starzplay Arabia — Lionsgate, the Santa Monica studio and owner of the Starz cable network, came in well above market expectations as it reported results for its third quarter Thursday.
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NewsNation:
NewsNation reporter Evan Lambert was freed from jail late February 8 after being arrested giving a live report at Ohio Governor Mike DeWine's press conference — EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (NewsNation) — A NewsNation reporter was released from jail late Wednesday after being arrested earlier …
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