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• New Bill Aims To Stop Apple, Google From Forcing App Developers To Use Their Payment Systems
• Netflix Names Apple, NPR Vet N’Jeri Eaton Its First-Ever Head Of Podcasts

  Netflix has nabbed a podcast industry veteran to fill a plum, first-of-its-kind role, naming N’Jeri Eaton director of podcast programming.

  
• Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine Seeking Sale, With Potential $1 Billion Pricetag (Report)

  An acquisition may be in the cards for Reese Witherspoon’s female-focused media company, Hello Sunshine -- the studio behind HBO’s Big Little Lies, Apple TV+’s The Morning Show, and Hulu’s Little Fires Everywhere.

  
• Apple Launches Podcast Subscriptions, Offering Ad-Free Listening, Extra Content For Thousands Of Shows

  Subscriptions (which appear to vary in price from show to show and channel to channel) can give payees access to a range of perks such as ad-free listening and exclusive or behind-the-scenes content. Users pay for subscriptions directly in the Apple Podcasts app, and unlocked content is stored within the app.

  
• Mark Zuckerberg Takes Jab At Apple, Vows Facebook Won’t Take A Cut Of Creator Revenues Until 2023
• Wondery Added As Launch Partner For Apple’s Upcoming Podcast Subscription Service
• Apple Aligns With Kids’ Nonprofit To Curate Family-Friendly Podcast Collections
• Insights: Apple And Facebook Are Fighting For The Future As Much As For Now
• Apple TV+ Nabs Jared Leto, Anne Hathaway For Series About WeWork Saga
• Apple Looking To Monetize Podcasting Platform Via Subscription Service (Report)
• FaZe Clan Tunes In With Beats For Limited-Edition Headphones, Dropping On NTWRK App
• BTS To Debut Exclusive “Dynamite” Music Video Inside ‘Fortnite’