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Anna Nicolaou

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Anna Nicolaou is US media correspondent for the Financial Times and contributes to Scoreboard, the FT's premium briefing on the business of sport. She oversees the paper's coverage of US media companies out of the New York bureau, with a focus on streaming and how Silicon Valley has transformed Hollywood. She has reported on major changes at news and entertainment groups including Spotify, Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery and Universal Music.

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    Big investments in the audio format turn into a drag on the company’s returns

  • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
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    Group looks into options such as cracking down on bots and adding ‘superfan’ subscriptions

  • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
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  • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
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  • Monday, 23 January, 2023
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  • Friday, 20 January, 2023
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  • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
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  • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
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  • Thursday, 22 December, 2022
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    Chris Licht, the network’s recently appointed chief executive, is preparing a fresh approach to news and deep job cuts after a slump in revenues

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