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James Fanelli / Wall Street Journal:
Ozy co-founder Carlos Watson was arrested on charges of conspiring to commit securities fraud and wire fraud, after co-founder Samir Rao pleaded guilty to fraud — Samir Rao, company's former chief operating officer, appeared in court as John Doe and admitted wrongdoing in probe of the company's practices
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Brian Stelter / Poynter:
The murder of TV reporter Dylan Lyons is a sad reminder to all reporters of the hazards of their jobs, especially local journalists who are particularly at risk — It is increasingly difficult to report the news without feeling like there might be a target on your back. — Every reporter can relate to Dylan Lyons.
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Two Spectrum News 13 crew members in Orlando were shot at the scene of a homicide investigation, and one has died, according to the Orange County sheriff
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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
In WBD's earnings call, CEO David Zaslav praised CNN's “more inclusive range of voices and viewpoints” and pledged to “continue advancing” the strategy — Call “2023 will be a year of building,” Warner Bros Discovery boss David Zaslav made a point today …
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Alexandra Canal / Yahoo Finance:
Warner Bros. Discovery misses Q4 estimates with a $2.1B net loss on revenue of $11.01B vs. $11.36B expected; global DTC subscriptions rose by 1.1M to 96.1M
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Sahil Patel / The Information:
Sources: Vox Media is profitable and generated $600M to $650M in 2022 revenue and raised $100M from Jay Penske at a $500M valuation earlier in February 2023 — Last summer, Vox Media CEO Jim Bankoff met with representatives from Facebook parent Meta Platforms to catch up on business.
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Matt Dixon / Politico:
A Florida bill would weaken media protections in defamation lawsuits, compel journalists to reveal sources, lower the threshold for a “public figure”, and more — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' broken relationship with the mainstream media could get even worse.
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Google TV launches categorized content pages in the US labeled Family, Movies, Shows, and Español, letting users access titles without jumping from app to app — Google TV today announced the launch of four new content pages in the U.S. - the Family page, the Movie page …
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Sarah Krouse / Wall Street Journal:
Netflix cut its prices on certain subscription tiers across 36+ countries, but not the US; the cuts in some cases halved the cost — Move comes as streaming company says members ‘have never had more choices when it comes to entertainment’ — Netflix Inc. NFLX -0.78%decrease …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube rolls out multi-language audio tracks to more creators worldwide; creators saw 15%+ of their watch time from the video's non-primary language in January — After an initial test over the last few months, YouTube is rolling out access to multi-language audio tracks to more creators worldwide …
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Kevin Tran / Morning Consult:
A survey of 2,199 US adults: 14% of Gen Z adults reported using TikTok to start researching a major news event, compared to 1% for all other generations — Media & entertainment analyst Kevin Tran breaks down how publishers can monetize young consumers who are increasingly turning to social platforms for free news
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Alexandra Canal / Yahoo Finance:
Survey: 51% of US Apple TV+ users auto renew, vs. 64% for Amazon Prime Video, 63% for Netflix, and 60% for Disney+; 5% say TV+ is the best value for the money — Apple TV+'s (AAPL) “Ted Lasso” may be making its triumphant return next month — but a new survey hints the Emmy Award-winning series …
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Business Insider South Africa plans to shut down and redirect to Insider on February 28, 2023, when a five-year licensing agreement between BI and News24 ends — MTN, Uganda's most subscribed mobile telecommunication company has announced that it will offer use of the Facebook platform for free.
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Union staff at Spotify's Parcast call on managers to clarify how they can spend a pledged $100K/year on DEI; they say Spotify approved just $5K since April 2022 — Union employees at Parcast, the podcast studio at Spotify Technology SA that specializes in true-crime programming …
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