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Lorraine Mirabella / Baltimore Sun:
David Smith, executive chairman of Sinclair, acquires Baltimore Sun Media from Alden, which bought the outlet in May 2021; Sinclair wasn't involved in the deal — The Baltimore Sun, the largest newspaper in Maryland, has been acquired in a private deal by David D. Smith …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
News outlets calling Trump as the winner of the Iowa caucuses early infuriates his Republican rivals and prompts new hand-wringing about the media and elections — No votes had been cast at some locations when The Associated Press and TV networks projected Donald Trump as the winner, half an hour after the caucuses began.
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Dan Kennedy / Media Nation:
Worcester, MA-based The 016 says the news-oriented social network with no algorithmic feed had 17M email opens and 13M click-throughs over the past five years — Congratulations to Mark Henderson, a Worcester media entrepreneur who's celebrating the fifth anniversary of The 016 …
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OpenAI:
OpenAI shares its plans ahead of 2024 elections, including image provenance tools and not letting users make tools for impersonation or political campaigning — We're working to prevent abuse, provide transparency on AI-generated content, and improve access to accurate voting information. — Authors
Lesley Goldberg / The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD's HBO and Max won 31 awards at the 75th Emmy Awards, while Netflix won 22, FX 16, Apple TV+ 10, Disney+ nine, Amazon Prime Video six, and NBC five — This year, the conglomerate did not designate if a show was made for HBO proper or its streamer, Max, instead grouping its nominations under …
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Benoit Berthelot / Bloomberg:
Netflix tests a joint subscription plan with French retailer Carrefour in a pilot project in Bordeaux and Rouen, to win more customers to its cheapest ad tier — - French retailer will offer a joint subscription with Netflix — Carrefour customers in Bordeaux, Rouen offered €5.99 plan
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Samuel Agini / Financial Times:
Sources: UK-based TV producer Box to Box raised ~£30M from NY-based Bruin Capital to help fund its expansion; Bruin is taking a minority stake in Box to Box — UK's Box to Box Films agrees fundraising with Bruin Capital as demand grows for sports documentaries
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Chloe Mac Donnell / The Guardian:
A look at the surge of fashion content on Substack, as veteran fashion editors, stylists, and other newsletter writers give shopping recommendations — We used to look to magazines, store assistants and bloggers to help us decide what to buy. Now the publishing site has become the go-to spot for style advice
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Damilare Dosunmu / Rest of World:
How Spotify's on-the-ground work in Nigeria, like hiring local staff, contributed to the success of Afrobeats, which grew 550% on Spotify between 2017 and 2022 — The Swedish music giant is pushing to make Africa's biggest sound the world's favorite sound. — • LAGOS, NIGERIA
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David Segal / New York Times:
A look at music streaming fraud, including bot farms and pirates relabeling musicians' work to steal revenue; Beatdapp estimates fraud costs musicians $2B/year — Bad Dog, a group from D.C., was forced to take a crash course in streaming fraud, a shadowy realm that costs musicians $2 billion a year.
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Joe Rossignol / MacRumors:
Apple details select streaming and sports apps available on Vision Pro at launch, including Disney+, ESPN, MLB, PGA, Max, and TikTok; some will have 3D movies — Apple today listed some streaming, video, and sports apps that will be available on the Vision Pro when the headset launches on February 2 …
Beatrice Nolan / Business Insider:
MrBeast uploads his first X video to test its ad revenue system; in December 2023, MrBeast said a billion views on X “wouldn't fund a fraction of” of his videos — - MrBeast has shared his first video on X. — The content creator said he was testing the platform's plan to share ad revenue.
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