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Paramount leadership presents a plan that includes job cuts, a potential streaming JV, and divesting non-core assets if a sale of the company doesn't happen — The current leadership of Paramount Global presented a go-forward plan at the company's annual shareholder meeting Tuesday in the event a sale of the company doesn't happen.
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Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Source: Paramount and Skydance agree to the terms of a merger, which will likely be announced in the coming days; Shari Redstone still needs to sign the deal
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Matt Stieb / New York Magazine:
US prosecutors charge The Epoch Times' CFO Bill Guan with conspiracy to commit money laundering for allegedly moving at least $67M in illegally obtained funds — One of the strangest stories in media over the past decade is the Epoch Times, a formerly free newspaper distributed on the streets …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
A profile of Robert Winnett, the low-key, scoop-obsessed UK editor who will take charge of WaPo's newsroom this fall after 17 years at The Telegraph — Robert Winnett is virtually unknown in the U.S. and keeps a low profile in his native Britain, too. This fall, he will oversee the newsroom of Woodward and Bernstein.
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Washington Post, The Media Leader, @grynbaum, @benmullin, The Desk, Press Gazette, The Guardian, Talking Biz News and Washington Post
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New York Times:
Source: Will Lewis told Sally Buzbee she could run one of the new WaPo divisions, in what would've been an effective demotion for her; Buzbee chafed at the idea
Washington Post:
A WaPo staff meeting to introduce new top editor Matt Murray turned contentious when staff questioned CEO William Lewis about Sally Buzbee's abrupt replacement
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Nieman Lab, Associated Press, NPR, @brianstelter, Fox News, @genepark, @ericschultz, @angela_denker, @scotbertram, @vibinc, @jamesrbuk, @barbarahoff52, @maxwelltani, @nkulw, Mediaite, New York Post, @brianvastag@sciencemastodon …, The Wrap, @samlitzinger@journa.host, MediaPost, New York Times, The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline
Jennifer Maas / Variety:
WBD increases the price for Max's ad-free version from $15.99 to $16.99 per month and the Ultimate ad-free tier from $19.99 to $20.99 per month — Warner Bros. Discovery has increased the price for its ad-free versions of streamer Max just ahead of HBO's “House of the Dragon” Season 2 premiere on June 16.
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The Verge, IndieWire, The Streamable, The Wrap, TVLine, Deadline, Next TV, The Hollywood Reporter, BGR, Cord Cutters News, @tvgrimreaper, @variety, Digital Trends, ComingSoon.net and CNN
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The WSJ introduced a multimillion-dollar brand advertising campaign on June 3, its first major brand campaign in years, focused on broadening subscriber appeal — - This is the Journal's first major brand campaign in years. … - The campaign tagline, “It's Your Business,” is meant to …
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@jpodhoretz, @bobbybigwheel, @ericnewcomer, @jaycodon, @stevenjduffield, @mattrosoff, @pressgazette, @samueljscott, @sarafischer and @kantrowitz
Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: Ben Sherwood says Daily Beast EIC Tracy Connor is leaving; Hugh Dougherty, most recently Deputy Editor of The New York Post, will be new executive editor — NEW: In a note to Daily Beast staff, Ben Sherwood announces that EIC Tracy Connor is leaving. Hugh Dougherty is the publication's new executive editor. [image]
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@blackamazon, @ajbauer, @lachcartwright, @jakeswearingen, @lisatozzi, @sambrodey, @jaredlholt and @loudmouthjulia
Wayne Ma / The Information:
Sources: Apple was in talks last year to debut Apple TV+ in China via a deal with China Mobile, which would make it the only US video streaming service in China — Apple was in talks last year to launch its Apple TV+ video streaming service in China via a deal with China Mobile …
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AppleInsider, @niubi, @waynema and 9to5Mac
Rob Rose / Financial Times:
South Africa's MultiChoice recommends that shareholders accept Canal+'s buyout offer that values the company at $2.9B and will remain open until April 2025 — Takeover of Africa's largest pay-TV operator must overcome regulatory hurdles — Africa's largest pay-TV operator, MultiChoice …
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Reuters, WORLD SCREEN, Advanced Television, Business Insider and Bloomberg
Brody Ford / Bloomberg:
Shutterstock CEO Paul Hennessy says the company's licensing business with AI companies made $104M in revenue in 2023 — - Reka AI is latest customer to announced deal with Shutterstock — OpenAI, Meta, among others using Shutterstock images for AI
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@webjournalist.bsky.social and Brody Ford on LinkedIn
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Dinesh D'Souza's 2000 Mules, which Salem Media pulled from distribution only last week, is a case study in how appealing, lucrative falsehoods endure — “2000 Mules” is a case study in how appealing, lucrative falsehoods endure. — I was sitting at dinner with my editor in early 2022 …
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@w7voa@journa.host, @pbump and Inside Radio
Jane Croft / The Guardian:
UK broadcasters like Channel 4 and ITV are taking stakes in early-stage digital companies, often by providing advertising airtime in return for equity — With advertisers slashing their spend, channels have found a new way to fill unsold ad space — When Kubos, a semiconductor company …
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Diana Florescu on LinkedIn
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Disney EMEA President Jan Koeppen says Disney spent £3.5B on production in the UK since 2019, including on 29 films; Netflix spent $6B in the UK in 2019 to 2023 — Disney has spent £3.5B ($4.5B) on production in the UK since 2019, EMEA boss Jan Koeppen has revealed.
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Variety and The Hollywood Reporter
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Antenna: Spotify users are the least likely to cancel among major video or audio streaming services in the US, with a ~2% monthly churn rate, similar to Netflix — Its customers are the least likely to cancel among major video or audio streaming services. — Good afternoon from Chicago …
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Music Ally, @lucas_shaw, @lucas_shaw, The Information and Deadline, more at Techmeme »
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Tom Warren / The Verge:
Spotify plans to raise US prices: Premium from $10.99 to $11.99 per month, Duo from $14.99 to $16.99, and Family from $16.99 to $19.99, after a July 2023 hike
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Spotify, The Hill, 9to5Google, @ccm_brett, @radnorcapital, @film_girl, The Hollywood Reporter, @alexweprin, @tomwarren, The Desk, Engadget, BGR, CBS News, Gizmodo, Bloomberg, The Media Leader, Micah Willbrand on LinkedIn, CNBC, Digital Trends, Variety, Music Ally, 9to5Mac, The Wrap, TechCrunch and KTVX-TV
New York Times:
The Monday night shows of Rachel Maddow and Jon Stewart are luring viewers back to basic cable, a sign of the staying power of established TV personalities — Once a week, Rachel Maddow and Jon Stewart are luring viewers back to basic cable. — Liberal TV viewers have a new mantra: T.G.I.M.!
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@johnnydollar01, @johnnydollar01, HuffPost, Liza Burnett Fefferman on LinkedIn, Rolling Stone and LateNighter
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