EU consultation on European Media Freedom Act
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The EU Commission has published an open public consultation on the planned European Media Freedom Act. After the consultation, the Commission will in the third quarter publish a proposal. The
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How media can re-connect to readers who have turned away from news
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A key challenge for the news media in 2022 is to re-engage those who have turned away from news as well as to build deeper relationships with more regular news
Ageism on screen: how much the film industry is missing out
People are getting tired of movies with only young beautiful stars and want more balanced stories. Representations of men and women 50+ in the American film and entertainment media are
How people buy e-books and audiobooks
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Book buying habits are changing with online buys increasing and so also the sales of e-books and audio books. Statista reports that Germans were more likely to buy e-books online
Record number of unicorns born
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The US venture industry 2021 generated a record number of so called unicorn companies valued at more than USD 1 billion, surpassing the combined total of each of the past
New York Times buying sports website for USD 550 million
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The New York Times announced it is buying subscription based sports website The Athletic for USD 550 million in cash saying it will further strengthen the company’s digital subscription business.
New huge fines for Google and Facebook by French authority
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The French National Committee on Informatics and Liberties (Commission Nationale de l’ Informatique et des Libertés- CNIL) announced a total amount of 210 million euros’ fines against Google and Facebook,
Omikron stopping Grammy Awards Show
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The Grammy Awards have been postponed because of the fast spreading Omikron version of COVID19. The show had earlier been scheduled for January 31 in Los Angeles. No new date
German authority announcing increased control of big tech
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The German competition authority announced that it is investigating anti-competitive practices by big tech: Google, Amazon, Apple and Meta based on a new law that entered into force in January.
Bloomberg’s (now ex) CEO to launch media start-up
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Media start-ups are increasing, with Bloomberg’s CEO Justin Smith and New York Times’ media columnist Ben Smith leaving the nest to start their own media brand, backed by the former