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BuzzFeed wants more stories from fewer staff; Google adds AI to apps; Playboy will relaunch magazine.
The rise and fall of Birchbox, Woom offers subscriptions for the workplace, and Pinterest tests a premium video ad format.
Canva adds a Canva for Campus offering to its subscription portfolio, expanding its reach and helping students and administrators collaborate visually.
Gannett hangs its hat on digital revenue. Total revenue declines but the company is seeing growth in digital-only paid subscriptions.
Tableau employees host an Irish wake, Amazon to require employees to return to the office 3 days a week, and ByteDance’s Feisu generated $100M in
Lee Enterprises forces furloughs, Twitter’s ad spend drops drastically, NFL Sunday Ticket may offer a cheaper option.
NPR is cutting 10% of its staff, or about 100 employees, to help make up a budget shortfall of $30-$32 million due to revenue declines.
Gannett ends most online comments; users gripe about clampdowns on Netflix password sharing, Facebook fined $1M for misconduct.
The New York Times Company reports double-digital revenue and subscriber growth for Q4 and the full year 2022.
Vox Media gets $100M from Penske Media, Twitter Blue only has 180K subscribers, Apple has 935M paid subscriptions.