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New York Times Co. to Acquire Podcast Studio Behind ‘Serial’
Serial Productions was co-founded by Ira Glass, Sarah Koenig and Julie Snyder
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Worldwide Video Game Spending Totals $10.46 Billion in June, Up 9% Annually
Consumers spent 3% more on digital games in June compared to the prior month, Nielsen’s SuperData reports
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TikTok Star Addison Rae Easterling Lands Spotify Podcast With Her Mom
Spotify’s “Mama Knows Best” is hosted by Addison Rae and her mother Sheri Nicole
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Inside ESPN’s Push Toward Narrative Podcasts and Shows
“Across the board, podcasts have been a bright spot not just for ESPN but across the industry,” ESPN vice president of audio strategy Tom Ricks tells TheWrap
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Why SiriusXM Will Pay $325 Million to Acquire Stitcher
“Stitcher has the stats of what people listen to and how long, which is a pretty special kind of data that very few people have,” Chartable CEO Dave Zohrob tells TheWrap
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Business
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Jukin Media Names Lee Essner Co-Chief Executive Officer
Essner is promoted from his post as Jukin Media’s chief operating officer
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Top Streamer Dr Disrespect Responds to Twitch Ban: ‘I Will Not Be Returning’
“Imagine showing up to work and the doors are locked,” the streamer said of his Twitch ban
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J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Games Hires Anna Sweet as CEO
Sweet brings “sensibility and leadership style that will deliver tremendous value to Bad Robot Games,” president Brian Weinstein says
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Sony Doubles PlayStation 5 Production to 10 Million Consoles (Report)
Bloomberg reports Sony is upping its PS5 production to meet growing demand
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says She Made Silver III Level on ‘League of Legends’ Game
“Right-wing Twitter is child’s play” in comparison to the multiplayer battle game, Democratic congresswoman says
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James Gunn Says Studio Shot Down Gay Velma in 2002 ‘Scooby-Doo’ Movie
“In 2001 Velma was explicitly gay in my initial script. But the studio just kept watering it down,” Gunn says
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Ubisoft Forward Reveals New ‘Far Cry 6’ Star Giancarlo Esposito, ‘Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’ Release Date
Esposito starring role in “Far Cry 6” was one of the top takeaways from this year’s virtual Ubisoft Forward event
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What Is Byte, the App That Just Passed TikTok on App Store Charts?
Byte, a new competitor of TikTok, received over 620,000 downloads on July 9, Sensor Tower says
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Sony to Invest $250 Million in ‘Fortnite’ Developer Epic Games
Sony backs Epic Games in a bid to expand its live in-game services
