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Abner Li / 9to5Google:
YouTube increases YouTube Premium's price in the US from $11.99 per month to $13.99 per month and YouTube Music from $9.99 per month to $10.99 per month — The price of an individual YouTube Premium subscription is increasing by $2 to $13.99 per month in the US for new and current customers.
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Ben Strauss / Washington Post:
The New York Times' newsroom union files a grievance over the company's plans to shutter its sports section and rely on The Athletic for sports news coverage — The union representing the New York Times newsroom filed a grievance Thursday challenging the company's announcement that it plans …
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Vivendi's Canal+ acquires a 12% stake in Viaplay Group; in June 2023, Canal+ planned to acquire a 26.1% stake in Hong Kong-based streaming service Viu for $300M — Canal+ has taken a minority stake in embattled Nordic outfit Viaplay Group, which this morning announced it was making 25% of its workforce redundant.
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Thomas Buckley / Bloomberg:
Sources: AMC Entertainment drops its seat location pricing plan; a test didn't grow revenue as moviegoers didn't pay up for better seats or less for worse seats — The world's largest cinema chain, which said in February it would expand its tiered-pricing structure to theaters in the US and Canada …
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: a syndicate of investors led by Matthew Roszak of Tally Capital and Peter Vessenes of Capital6 is close to acquiring CoinDesk in a deal worth ~$125M — Syndicate is led by Matthew Roszak of Tally Capital and Peter Vessenes of Capital6 — A syndicate of investors is in the final stages …
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Ken Stone / Times of San Diego:
San Diego Union-Tribune Editor and Publisher Jeff Light is leaving after the outlet's sale to Alden; an unofficial list of staffers taking buyouts has ~30 names — The editor and publisher of The San Diego Union-Tribune is leaving the paper after 13 years, he announced Thursday.
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New York Times:
Sources: Google is pitching an AI news article writing tool to outlets like The New York Times, The Washington Post, and News Corp as a helpmate for journalists — The product, pitched as a helpmate for journalists, has been demonstrated for executives at The New York Times …
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Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
Production workers, 66 at Warner Bros. Animation and 22 at Cartoon Network, file an NLRB petition to form a union and ask WBD to voluntarily recognize the unit — The staffers, who work on projects including ‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ and 'Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake …
Makena Kelly / The Verge:
A look at Gigi Sohn's unsuccessful FCC confirmation: Joe Biden nominated her in October 2021 and she withdrew 497 days later after a fierce opposition campaign — ‘Dark money’ and the never-ending election cycle kept a qualified consumer advocate out of the Federal Communications Commission.
Ellise Shafer / Variety:
Q&A with NME Networks COO Holly Bishop on relaunching the magazine as a global bimonthly using a “high-hype model” after shutting down print production in 2018 — Iconic music publication NME is relaunching its print magazine. — After shutting down production in 2018 …
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Wall Street Journal:
Artisan Gateway: box-office sales for US films in China hit $592M in H1 2023, down from $1.9B in H1 2019, as Chinese audiences gravitate toward local movies — Chinese audiences are gravitating toward movies made at home, rather than in Hollywood — Over the past decade, Fang Fang …
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Byline Times:
Investigation: Dan Wootton was the subject of at least six bullying claims from Sun colleagues but was promoted while claims were silenced with payouts and NDAs — In the second part of its three-year investigation, Byline Times examines the professional conduct of the TV presenter …
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: Showtime pulled a Vice documentary episode that featured Ron DeSantis' time as a US Navy lawyer at Guantanamo Bay over fears of political consequences — The Scoop — Showtime slated “The Guantanamo Candidate,” a 30 minute-long episode of its Vice documentary series, for May 28.
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Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Netflix expands its password-sharing crackdown to its remaining markets and doesn't plan to offer an “extra member” option due to low pricing and penetration — Netflix is bringing password-sharing crackdown to consumers in India and every other market starting today …
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Or Goren / Cord Busters:
Netflix removes its most affordable $10/month ad-free Basic tier in the US and UK, charging new and rejoining members £10.99/month or $15.49/month for no ads
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