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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Alphabet says it surpassed 270M paid subscriptions, driven by YouTube and Google One, and reports YouTube Q1 ad revenue up 10.3% YoY to $8.93B, vs. $8.97B est. — YouTube continues to rake in money from advertisers worldwide, with the video giant's ad revenue reaching $8.93 billion …
Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
Comcast reports Peacock losses fell to $215M in Q1 from $639M in Q1 2024, revenue rose 16% YoY to $1.2B, and paying subscribers hit 41M, up from 36M in Q4 2024 — The cable giant also unveiled its first-quarter results for the entertainment unit and other operations.
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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Comcast reports Q1 revenue down 0.6% YoY to $29.89B, Media revenue up 1% YoY to $6.4B, and adjusted EBITDA up 21.5% to $1B; Comcast lost 427K cable subscribers
Comcast reports Q1 revenue down 0.6% YoY to $29.89B, Media revenue up 1% YoY to $6.4B, and adjusted EBITDA up 21.5% to $1B; Comcast lost 427K cable subscribers
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Michael Savage / The Guardian:
The BBC launches BBC News Burmese in Myanmar on a satellite video channel formerly used by VOA, citing an “audience in need” in the aftermath of the earthquake — Corporation responds to ‘urgent need’ following earthquake by taking over Voice of America's former channel
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Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Facebook will reduce the reach of accounts sharing spammy content and make them ineligible for monetization, after Zuckerberg promised a return to “OG Facebook” — Facebook will begin lowering the reach of accounts sharing spammy content and making them ineligible for monetization, Meta announced on Thursday.
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount has begun talks with the FCC on the necessary steps to gain approval for its Skydance merger, including concessions on its diversity policies — The discussions are a small step in a complex effort to secure federal approval for the media company's deal with Skydance
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Cydney Henderson / USA Today:
Shannon Sharpe says he is stepping away from his duties at ESPN and plans to return at the start of the NFL preseason, as he faces a $50M sexual assault lawsuit — Pro Football Hall of Famer and media personality Shannon Sharpe said on Thursday he is stepping away from ESPN.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Meta moves Threads from Threads.net to Threads.com and updates its web app, including features to more easily access custom feeds, create new columns, and more — Instagram Threads, Meta's newest social network and X competitor, is officially relocating from the website Threads.net to Threads.com.
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Netflix rolls out subtitles with just spoken dialogue, without audio cues or speaker names, says ~50% of US viewing hours happen with subtitles or captions on — The new option drops sound descriptions and speaker names from subtitles. … Netflix is rolling out a new subtitle option that shows just spoken dialogue.
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Michael Schneider / Variety:
The Golden Globes plans to air the 83rd annual ceremony on January 11, 2026, live on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ in the US — The Golden Globes has unveiled its 2026 ceremony date — and it's moving back a week. The 83rd annual Golden Globes is set to be held on Sunday, Jan. 11 …
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Danny Goodwin / Search Engine Land:
YouTube is testing a new AI Overviews carousel in its search results for queries focused on products and location information, for some US Premium subscribers — YouTube is testing a new AI Overviews carousel. It will appear in search results for select queries.
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Tortoise plans to launch Observer.co.uk on April 25 and publish eight to 12 stories per day; Tortoise co-CEO Richard Furness says “we can buck the market trend” — Press Gazette speaks to new co-CEO, digital editor and creative director of The Observer under Tortoise.
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Associated Press:
Harvey Weinstein's retrial opens with a new jury assessing previous sexual assault allegations and a new claim; his 2020 rape conviction was overturned in 2024 — Harvey Weinstein 's #MeToo retrial opened Wednesday, giving a new jury a fresh look at familiar rape and sexual assault allegations …
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