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Amazon says Apple TV+ will be available as a $9.99/month subscription add-on in Prime Video Channels later this month in the US, joining 100+ streaming services — Apple will begin selling TV+ subscriptions through Prime later this month, Mike Hopkins, senior vice president of Amazon Prime Video …
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Taylor Soper / GeekWire:
Prime Video's head says Amazon's sports investments are part of a move to build the next generation of an entertainment service, beyond just movies and TV shows — In-depth Amazon coverage from the tech giant's hometown, including e-commerce, AWS, Amazon Prime, Alexa, logistics, devices, and more.
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The Streamable, Charlie Neiman on LinkedIn and @taylor_soper
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Study: five major US newspapers gave the latest filing in Trump's indictment over the 2020 election a small fraction of the coverage they gave Clinton's emails — RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ROB SAVILLO & HARRISON RAY … After months of right-wing caterwauling that Clinton's email use constituted …
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Sources: Taylor Lorenz lost the trust of WaPo leadership after labeling Biden a “war criminal”; WaPo has not released its formal review of the incident — When tech columnist Taylor Lorenz left the Washington Post last week, she did so with a splash: An interview with The Hollywood Reporter …
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Kyle Chayka / New Yorker:
An interview with Taylor Lorenz about “dancing on the grave” of legacy media, the creator economy coming for journalism, resigning from WaPo, and more
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Filing: the FT reports 2023 revenue up 5% YoY to £444M, operating profit down 33% YoY to £9M, and 1.4M paid subscribers, of which 1.3M were digital subscribers — The Financial Times made more than half a billion pounds in revenue for the first time in its history in 2023.
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Mia Sato / The Verge:
Google tests a “quick view” feature that displays full recipes without leaving Search; the company says it has agreements with participating recipe bloggers — Google is testing yet another feature aimed at keeping users on search results pages — this time targeting the popular recipe blog industry.
Sacha Biazzo / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at issues at Global Press, which trains women journalists in the developing world and is terminating 37 reporters' contracts amid a fundraising crunch — A nonprofit that trains women journalists in the developing world is recalibrating its model amid a fundraising crunch.
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Global Press Journal
Bloomberg:
Sources: Legendary Entertainment is in advanced talks to buy out Dalian Wanda's stake in the studio; Legendary and Apollo would take control after the deal — - Wanda acquired Legendary for about $3.5 billion in 2016 — An announcement could come as soon as in coming days
Olzhas Auyezov / Reuters:
A Kyrgyzstan court sentences two journalists to prison and two more to probation after finding them guilty of inciting unrest; seven more were found not guilty — A court in Kyrgyzstan on Thursday sentenced two journalists to prison terms and two more to probation after finding them guilty …
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Reporters Without Borders, The Diplomat, Radio Free Europe/Radio … and Committee to Protect …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Yahoo Sports and The Athletic partner to launch a hub with free coverage of women's sports on the Yahoo Sports site and, “in the coming months”, on the app — - With women's sports, “there's a ton of attention, but there's still room to grow in terms of distribution and audience,” he added.
Dan Kennedy / Media Nation:
The Boston Globe reports 281K digital subscribers, up 6.5% YoY; paid print circulation in the year to September 2024 was 57K on weekdays and 102K on Sundays — Paid circulation growth at The Boston Globe has leveled off, as a modest increase in digital subscriptions has barely been enough …
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Dan Kennedy on LinkedIn
Todd Spangler / Variety:
DirecTV plans to launch a free, ad-supported streaming service called MyFree DirecTV on November 15 as a mobile app and on some streaming devices and smart TVs — FAST service to bow Nov. 15 featuring ‘Duck Dynasty,’ Fox Weather, Tastemade and more — DirecTV is shifting into the FAST lane …
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Guardian launches product recommendation site The Filter following a trial lasting several months, as it chases affiliate revenue — The Guardian has begun publishing product guides featuring links to shopping websites to target a growing business of affiliate revenue.
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