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The YES Network has launched a direct-to-consumer subscription service for regional sports in the New York area.
UFC parent company Endeavor will buy WWE in $9.3B deal and will combine UFC and WWE into a new company.
Newsletter platform Substack seeks $2 million from readers and writers in a crowdfunding round on Wefunder.com.
Zuora’s subscription economy index outpaces the S&P 500, Gannett says it may sell off more newspapers, and Substack wants newsletter writers to invest in them.
Disney begins first wave of layoffs by cutting top execs including Isaac Perlmutter of Marvel Entertainment.
Petco and Freshpet team up, Apple will spend $1B in original content for theaters, and the latest news on TikTok.
Twitter is making more changes, including removing “verified” status for legacy users who aren’t subscribed to Twitter Blue.
Interactive streaming platform Twitch will cut 400 jobs as part of Amazon’s latest round of layoffs.
FBI & DOJ investigate ByteDance’s use of TikTok to spy on journalists, and Apple privacy changes lead to unsold iOS inventory.
The FTC proposes rule changes to the Negative Option Rule that will make subscription cancellation easier.
