Sahil Patel

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Sahil Patel is a reporter for The Information, covering the business of media and entertainment. Before that, he was at The Wall Street Journal covering how advertising and media were being disrupted by technology. He is based in New York and can be found on Twitter @sizpatel.

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Netflix Surpasses 300 Million Subscribers, Raises Prices

Netflix added a staggering 19 million paid members during the fourth quarter—the most ever in a quarter in its history, the company said.

Warner Bros. Adds SoFi CEO and IAC CEO to Board of Directors

Warner Bros. Discovery has added Anthony Noto and Joey Levin to its board. It praised both executives' backgrounds in M&A as WBD is on the hunt for new deals.

ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Call Off Venu Sports Venture

The companies said they are discontinuing operations for Venu, days after they ended litigation with Fubo, a rival service that had sued on antitrust grounds.

Amazon Explores More News Specials for Prime Video

Amazon is reportedly in early talks to create more news specials tied to specific events after it aired a U.S. Election Night special hosted by Brian Williams.

Top TikTok North American Ad Sales Exec to Depart

Sameer Singh, who oversaw ad sales for North America at TikTok, is departing as TikTok braces for a hearing at the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 10.