BuzzFeed sells Complex, acquired for $300M in 2021, to livestream shopping platform Ntwrk for $108.6M; BuzzFeed plans to lay off 16% of its workforce
I read it and realized BuzzFeed is laying off 16% of its own staffers not Complex's Natalie Jarvey / @natjarv : Pretty notable that BuzzFeed is retaining Hot Ones as it sells off Complex https://www.h...
Amazon plans to acquire podcast network Wondery, which will join Amazon Music
Wondery will be a part of Amazon Music, which launched podcasting in September. — Amazon is also exploring podcasts for Audible and local. — The company owns a sizable chunk of the smart speaker marke...
Studios try packaging their media units for TV, film, and shortform video together when offering deals to talent in order to compete with Netflix
Bryn Elise Sandberg / Hollywood Reporter : Tweets: @thrmattbelloni and @natjarv See also Mediagazer Tweets: Matthew Belloni / @thrmattbelloni : New @THR: The Netflix Bubble in Hollywood is getting a ...
Studios band media arms together, offering deals for TV, film, and shortform video to talent in order to compete with Netflix's deep pockets
With deep-pocketed Netflix poaching hitmakers Shonda Rhimes and Ryan Murphy with nine-figure paydays, rivals are “going bats— crazy” … Tweets: @thrmattbelloni and @natjarv Tweets: Matthew Belloni / @t...