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7:05 PM ET, January 23, 2025

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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Mark Thompson previews CNN's paid streaming service, says CNN plans to launch a subscription in 2025 for “lifestyle” content, and cuts ~200 jobs in its TV unit  —  Mark Thompson has promised to reinvent CNN since he arrived in 2023.  Now, he is remaking the network's TV lineup and its work force.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Mark Thompson says CNN aims to reach $1B in digital revenue by 2030; memo details $70M to be invested in digital plans, a modernized ad sales approach, and more  —  - That was an important message, considering years-long speculation that WBD may look to sell the network someday to pay down its debt.
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Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal:
A look at growth of sponsorships and ads for independent newsletters on platforms like Substack and Beehiiv: rates, formats, and management tools vary widely  —  Authors are using DIY methods to moonlight as media sellers as ads begin to infiltrate their newsletters
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Former Barstool Sports CEO Erika Ayers Badan joins Vice Media's board of directors; Vice Media launched a sports division in December 2024  —  Deadline was the first to report last December on the creation of a sports division at Vice, which has a number of unscripted projects in the pipeline.
Discussion: TVNewsCheck
Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Netflix gets 16 Oscar nominations, including 13 for Emilia Pérez, which is the most nominated film of the year; A24 came in second with 14 nominations  —  Netflix scored a leading 16 Oscar nominations on Thursday, most of which were awarded to “Emilia Pérez,” …
Ethan Shanfeld / Variety:
SAG-AFTRA says it has reached a tentative deal with Telemundo Television Studios to represent its Spanish-language TV performers through September 2028  —  Telemundo is the largest employer of Spanish-language talent in the United States.  If approved, the deal will cover the contract period from Oct. 1, 2024, to Sept. 30, 2028.
Discussion: The Wrap and Deadline
Hannah Miller / Bloomberg:
Filing: Disney CEO Bob Iger's total pay rose by 30% YoY in FY 2024 to $41.1M, primarily as bigger stock and option awards and a bonus  —  Disney's CEO earned $41.1 million in the year that ended in September, up from $31.6 million in fiscal 2023, according to a filing Thursday.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The UK ICO says publishers can use the “consent or pay” cookie model provided that users have a “genuine free choice” and data protection laws are met  —  The UK's information watchdog has said publisher “consent or pay” cookie models are acceptable providing users have a …
Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Public Media offers buyouts to Chicago Sun-Times journalists and WBEZ business staff; CEO Melissa Bell is aiming to shave $3M-$5M from the annual budget  —  Struggling with declining revenue in its groundbreaking nonprofit radio/newspaper model, Chicago Public Media is offering voluntary buyouts …
Munir Ahmed / Associated Press:
Pakistan's parliament passes a controversial bill giving the government sweeping controls on social media, including prison terms for spreading “disinformation”  —  Pakistan's lower house of parliament on Thursday passed a controversial bill that will give the government sweeping controls …
Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
Lionsgate renews its film licensing deal with Starz to bring ~20 studio films annually to Starz's services, ahead of the formal separation of the companies  —  The third installment of ‘Now You See Me,’ ‘Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping,’ the Michael Jackson biopic and 'Ballerina …
Discussion: Deadline, TVNewsCheck and WORLD SCREEN
 
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Comcast launches a $70/month “Sports & News TV” streaming bundle, featuring 50+ news and sports channels and access to Peacock, available to Xfinity customers
Nicole Carroll / Poynter:
Arizona State University launches NEWSWELL, a nonprofit that acquires local news outlets to provide operational support, backed by a $5M Knight Foundation grant
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Max and Starz launch a streaming bundle on Prime Video in the US, costing $20.99/month, about 25% less than subscribing to each service separately
Steven J. Horowitz / Variety:
Sean “Diddy” Combs files a defamation lawsuit against NewsNation parent Nexstar Media, a man who claims to have illicit tapes of Combs, and the man's attorney
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Donald Trump nominates Media Research Center founder L. Brent Bozell III to lead the US Agency for Global Media; the post requires Senate confirmation
Journal Sentinel:
Milwaukee TV station WDJT-TV drops meteorologist Sam Kuffel after she criticized Elon Musk's gesture at the inauguration on her personal Instagram account
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
FCC Chair Brendan Carr restores three of four complaints against TV stations that his predecessor had dismissed; all three align with Trump's gripes about media
Bloomberg:
An analysis of two years of episodes by nine prominent podcasters shows how they became mainstream sources for young men and rallied support for Trump's agenda