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Barnard suspends Columbia Spectator and WKCR student reporters who covered a pro-Palestinian protest on campus, alleging they were involved in the protests — Barnard and Columbia issued interim suspensions Thursday afternoon to four student journalists who covered a Wednesday pro-Palestinian protest …
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AMC Networks reports Q1 revenue down 7% YoY to $555.2M, operating income down 41.7% to $64M, streaming revenue up 8% to $157M, and 10.2M streaming subscribers — The company is now only reporting paid streaming subscribers and not including those who are part of broader linear packages.
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EchoStar says it lost 380K subscribers in Q1 for a total of ~7.4M and reports pay TV revenue fell 7.4% YoY to $2.5B and operating income fell 2.5% YoY to $653M — Sling's churn was worse than Dish's, if we're pointing fingers. — Dish TV and Sling TV combined for a loss of 380,000 subscribers …
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The Streamable, EchoStar Corporation and Cord Cutters News

LAist lays off eight employees, or 5% of staff, citing the potential loss of $1.7M in CPB funding, which amounts to ~4% of the public media outlet's budget — LAist laid off eight employees Tuesday as it contends with ongoing financial challenges, including President Donald Trump's recent order …
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@1gregtodd.bsky.social and Current

News Corp reports Q3 revenue up 1% YoY to $2.01B, net income of $103M, Dow Jones revenue up 6% to $575M, and $514M in News Media revenue; WSJ has 4.34M subs — Digital and print Wall Street Journal subscriptions totaled 4.34 million for March quarter, company says
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Netflix plans to remove the two remaining interactive specials, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend, on May 12 — The last remaining interactive specials on Netflix are departing the service... Netflix is preparing to remove its final two interactive specials from the platform.
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David Eilenberg, who was head of content at Roku Media for the last two years, is returning to ITV America to oversee its creative direction — Eilenberg, who was head of content at Roku Media for the last two years, is returning to the Love Island USA producer as Creative Director.
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The Wrap, Variety, TVNewsCheck, The Hollywood Reporter and Realscreen

Paramount reports Q1 revenue down 6% YoY to $7.19B, a $550M net income, Paramount+ subs up 11% to 79M, and still expects the Skydance deal to close in H1 2025 — Paramount Global, under scrutiny as it works to complete a deal that will have it acquired by Skydance Media …

Q&A with Altice CEO Dennis Mathew and Optimum executive Keith Bowen on offering skinnier bundles, future of cable TV, Altice's partnership with Disney, and more — Altice CEO Dennis Mathew and executive Keith Bowen talk new deals with Google and Disney, and the “hard conversations” …
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The Boston Globe announces a team dedicated to covering high school sports, with a focus on long-form enterprise and investigative stories, to gain subscribers — A deep look at how private money has taken over high school hockey. An investigation of the consequences, and structural causes …

The podcast market is heating up again, driven by the 2024 US election's demonstration of the medium's cultural might and the deterioration of traditional TV — As the linear TV business falters, broadcasters are eyeing podcasters while investors pump cash into independent networks — Hi, everyone.
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@simonowens, The Hollywood Reporter and Just Jared

Some creators' entertainment businesses now resemble studios, with TV-size budgets, production facilities, and executives with legacy media backgrounds — YouTube stars now reach as much people as legacy media — and they're poaching some of the top players to grow even bigger.
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Amanda Lotz on LinkedIn, Alex Weprin on LinkedIn and @simondowens@threads.com