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☆ TikTok is quietly testing a podcast feature that allows users to listen to audio in the background
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Sydney Bradley | Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

TikTok is testing a new "Podcasts" feature that allows users to listen to audio in the background. TikTok is testing a new "Podcasts" feature that allows users to continue to listen to a video's audio even while the app is in the background. Ordinarily, moving away from a TikTok video pauses it outright. One in three respondents said YouTube was their preferred podcast app, followed by Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Spotify has since borrowed tactics from TikTok, including testing a TikTok-like feed for discovering audio on its app.

☆ UK's Clarkson apologises to Harry and Meghan over 'naked' column
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - British TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson said he had emailed an apology to Prince Harry and Meghan after he wrote in a national newspaper column that he hoped the Duchess of Sussex would one day be forced to parade naked through the streets. Neither Amazon Prime nor a representative for Clarkson immediately responded to a request for comment. "The language I'd used in my column was disgraceful," Clarkson said on Instagram on Monday, adding he had sent the apology on Christmas morning. Harry and Meghan have made headlines around the world in recent weeks after the couple released a Netflix series, and later Harry's book, in which they accused the British tabloid press of misogyny and racism. Following the widespread public backlash after his column was published, Clarkson has said previously he was "horrified to have caused so much hurt".

☆ Bed Bath & Beyond’s Potential Bankruptcy, Explained
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

How Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Make Their Money From deals with Netflix and Spotify to book advances and startup roles, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have had to diversify their income streams since leaving the U.K. royal family in 2020. WSJ looks at how the Duke and Duchess of Sussex make their money and what some of it is being spent on. Photo: Andrew Kelly/Reuters

☆ The Half-Madness of Prince Harry
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Peggy Noonan | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Peggy Noonan is an opinion columnist at the Wall Street Journal where her column, "Declarations," has run since 2000. She has been a fellow at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics, and has taught in the history department at Yale University. Before entering the Reagan White House, Noonan was a producer and writer at CBS News in New York, and an adjunct professor of Journalism at New York University. She was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up there, in Massapequa Park, Long Island, and in Rutherford, New Jersey. In November, 2016 she was named one of the city's Literary Lions by the New York Public Library.

☆ Netflix's Harry and Megan doc is a hit in the US — mostly with women over 50
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Netflix's "Harry and Meghan" is a hit in the US, based on Nielsen numbers. During the week that the second half of the series dropped, half its viewers were 50 or over. Half of the viewers in that week-long period were 50 or over, and a whopping 73% of viewers were women, according to Nielsen. "The Crown," Netflix's dramatized Royals series, also leans older, but even moreso than "Harry and Meghan." When its fifth season debuted in November, Nielsen said that 60% of its viewers were over the age of 50.

☆ New Zealand airline pokes fun at Harry and Meghan with '#SussexClass' tweet amid 'Spare' memoir furor
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Air New Zealand poked fun at an anecdote in Prince Harry's "Spare" in a tweet on Thursday. In his memoir, Harry recalled Meghan Markle booking a ticket for her father with the airline in 2018. On Thursday, Air New Zealand took the opportunity to poke fun at the anecdote from the Duke of Sussex's controversial book with a tweet. —Air New Zealand ✈️ (@FlyAirNZ) January 12, 2023Twitter users shared their opinion on the airline's social media move. Since resigning from their Royal Family duties in 2020, Harry and Meghan moved to the US and began opening up about their experiences in interviews, a Netflix docuseries, and most recently, Harry's memoir.

☆ Prince Harry's William resentment makes 'Spare' a royal tragedy
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Vicky Ward | Vicky Ward Is The Author Of | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

“I was twenty the first time I heard the story of what Pa allegedly said to Mummy the day of my birth,” Harry writes. So, too, despite all Harry’s resentment, seems to be his brother. William stays by Harry’s side the night before Harry’s wedding, only leaving to stay the night with Kate and his kids. But on this topic, Harry’ resentment gets the better of him. They’ll read “Spare” and see that, personalities aside, the chief culprit for Harry’s lifelong resentment is the unfortunate law of primogeniture.

☆ Prince Harry’s memoir opens at a record-setting sales pace
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

NEW YORK — No, the public has not tired of hearing about Prince Harry. Sales for “Spare” have placed the Duke of Sussex in some rarefied company. The sales figures for “Spare” include hardcover, audiobook and e-book editions sold in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom. Angela Weiss / AFP - Getty ImagesOne of the most highly anticipated memoirs in recent times, “Spare” is Harry’s highly personal and intimate account of his life in the royal family and his relationship with the American actor Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex. Michelle Obama’s memoir has since sold more than 15 million copies worldwide, its sales holding up over time in part because of highly favorable reviews.

☆ Prince Harry’s Memoir ‘Spare’ Reveals 10 Surprising Details About the Royal Family
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Wsj Staff | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Harry regrets his final call to Princess Diana. Playing with his cousins and brother on the evening of August 30th, 1997, Harry said he “rushed Mummy off the phone” when she called him shortly before her fatal car crash. “I’d been short with her. Impatient to get my games.” The search for peace after that call took decades, he wrote. Fiona Hanson/PA Wire/Zuma

☆ Prince Harry Book ‘Spare’ Sells Over 1.4 Million Copies in U.S., U.K and Canada on First Day
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Prince Harry’s memoir sold more than 1.4 million copies in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. on its first day, a performance that publisher Penguin Random House said was the largest first-day sales total for any nonfiction book it ever published. The first day sales totals for “Spare” included preorders as well as sales of print books, digital books and audiobooks, Penguin Random House, a unit of Bertelsmann SE, said Wednesday. The publisher said it printed 2 million hardcover copies of “Spare” for the U.S., and that it has gone back to press.

☆ Satellite Images Show Destruction Near Ukraine’s Soledar as Russia Claims Advances
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

How Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Make Their MoneyFrom deals with Netflix and Spotify to book advances and startup roles, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have had to diversify their income streams since leaving the U.K. royal family in 2020. WSJ looks at how the Duke and Duchess of Sussex make their money and what some of it is being spent on. Photo: Andrew Kelly/Reuters

☆ Prince Harry's 'Spare' ghostwriter has written 3 other bestselling memoirs, including 'Shoe Dog' for Nike founder Phil Knight
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Prince Harry's bestselling memoir 'Spare' was ghostwritten by J.R. Moehringer, who has written a number of other bestselling memoirs. Prince Harry's blockbuster memoir "Spare" is already a runaway success, shattering sales records as readers rush to learn details both salacious and mundane about the British royal's life. American author J.R. Moehringer ghostwrote Prince Harry's memoir "Spare", as well as memoirs from tennis star Andre Agassi and Nike founder Phil Knight. Leonardo Cendamo | Hulton Archive | Getty ImagesThough he has not done any press for "Spare", Moehringer has opened up about the ghostwriting process in the past. He has ghostwritten two other bestselling autobiographies: 2009's "Open" for American tennis star Andre Agassi and 2016's "Shoe Dog" for Nike founder Phil Knight.

☆ Prince Harry's book 'Spare' smashes records by selling an 'extraordinary' 1.4 million copies in a day, publisher says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

More than 1.4 million copies were sold on the first day in the US, Canada and UK, per New York Times. It's Penguin Random House's fastest-selling non-fiction book, beating Barack Obama's "A Promised Land". "Spare," which went on sale Tuesday, has become the publisher's highest-selling non-fiction title on day one, with more than 400,000 copies sold in Britain alone. His wife Michelle Obama's "Becoming", sold more than 725,000 copies on its first day and took a week to sell 1.4 million, per Penguin Random House. Penguin Random House didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider.

☆ King Charles makes first appearance since son Harry's book
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ABOYNE, Scotland, Jan 12 (Reuters) - King Charles made his first public appearance on Thursday since the release of his son Prince Harry's tell-all memoir and accompanying TV interviews in which he made a series of accusations against the British royal family. In his book "Spare", Harry divulges that he had begged his father not to marry his second wife Camilla, now the queen consort. The book also delivered numerous other revelations, including that elder brother and heir to the throne William had knocked him over during a heated argument. Later on Thursday, William and his wife Kate, who he also criticises in his book, will make their first appearances since the memoir's release. So far, neither Buckingham Palace nor any of the royals have commented on Harry's disclosures.

☆ UK paper group bids to throw out Prince Harry and others' privacy lawsuits
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Prince Harry's autobiography Reserven, also called Spare in english, is ready for sale at the Boghallen bookshop in Copenhagen, January 10, 2023. Ritzau Scanpix/Ida Marie Odgaard via REUTERSLONDON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - The publisher of Britain's Daily Mail newspaper is applying to dismiss lawsuits brought by Prince Harry, singer Elton John and other individuals alleging phone-tapping and other breaches of privacy. A spokesperson for the publisher did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The law firm representing the people bringing the case also did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment. The action is one of an number of legal cases that Prince Harry is currently bringing against British newspapers.

☆ Prince Harry said he loves shopping annual discounts at TK Maxx, but the retailer says it doesn't 'do sales'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Prince Harry expressed a fondness for discounted clothes in his new memoir, "Spare." In it, he said he would shop the "once-a-year sale" at TK Maxx, the UK equivalent of T.J. Maxx in the US. But parent company TJX said it doesn't "do sales," instead offering "savings all year round." "We don't actually do sales," a TJX spokesperson told Express, though the company is "delighted" that the Duke of Sussex is a fan of the brand. Still another problem with Prince Harry's story is that neither Gap nor J.Crew appear to be carried at TK Maxx — searches for each on the company's website yield no results, and Insider has asked for clarification from all three brands.

☆ Fact Check-Prince Harry’s book is not being sold in Poundland
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A photo which appears to show Prince Harry’s memoir being advertised in a Poundland store has been shared online – confusing social media users who believe it to be real. “It’s hardly Waterstones is it,” one person wrote in the comments, referencing a famous British bookstore. One person wrote: “It’s not even worth £1.”But a spokesperson for the discount retailer told Reuters in an email that “Spare” is not being sold in any of its stores. The book’s publisher, Transworld Penguin Random House, also told Reuters that it is not selling copies through Poundland. Poundland is not selling Prince Harry’s memoir “Spare”.

☆ ‘Spare’ Review: Titled and Entitled
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Joanne Kaufman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

‘Our royalty is to be reverenced,” the British journalist Walter Bagehot once wrote, “and if you begin to poke about it you cannot reverence it. Its mystery is its life. We must not let in daylight upon magic.” Daylight? Oh, if only. In his score-settling, setting-the-record-straight, ghost-written memoir, “Spare”—perhaps you’ve heard about it, then heard about it some more—Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, spills his tea about his frostbitten penis (spare us), the loss of his virginity ( please, spare us) and his copious youthful drug use and alcohol consumption (who would have guessed?).

☆ How Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Make Their Money
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

How Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Make Their Money Prince Harry’s memoir “Spare” is part of a lucrative book dealBy Wall Street JournalJan 10, 2023 2:43 pmFrom deals with Netflix and Spotify to book advances and startup roles, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have had to diversify their income streams since leaving the U.K. royal family in 2020. WSJ looks at how the Duke and Duchess of Sussex make their money and what some of it is being spent on. Photo: Andrew Kelly/Reuters

☆ Prince Harry memoir breaks UK sales records and tops Amazon bestseller lists
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Hannah Ward-Glenton | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Prince Harry's memoir "Spare" became the fastest selling non-fiction book ever in the U.K. on its release day, its publisher said Tuesday. LONDON — Prince Harry's memoir "Spare" has become the fastest selling non-fiction book ever in the U.K., according to its publisher. After the book's official release Tuesday, 400,000 copies have been sold so far across hardback, e-book and audio formats, Transworld Penguin Random House said, citing British sales figures. "As far as we know, the only books to have sold more in their first day are those starring the other Harry (Potter)," Finlay added. The royal family has not commented on the book or any of the interviews given by Prince Harry.

☆ Morning Bid: Risk on, risk off
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

European company results kick-off in earnest on Wednesday, with retailer Sainsbury (SBRY.L) and JD Sports reporting. On the macro economic front, the World Bank cut its 2023 growth forecasts to levels teetering on the brink of recession for many countries as the impact of central bank rate hikes intensifies, Russia's war in Ukraine continues and the world's major economic engines sputter. The U.S. consumer price index report on Thursday is the big event for markets. The report is expected to show December's headline inflation at 6.5% versus 7.1% in November. Key developments that could influence markets on Wednesday:RESULTS: Sainsbury, JD Sports, Barratt DevelopmentsReporting by Anshuman Daga; Editing by Jacqueline WongOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Prince Harry hits out at press over reports of Afghan killings in book
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

British newspapers, heavily criticized in the book, and some senior former British military figures have attacked his decision to make public the figure of those he had killed, saying it could put him and others at risk of reprisals. [1/2] A staff member arranges Britain's Prince Harry's autobiography 'Spare' at Waterstones bookstore, in London, Britain January 10, 2023. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls 1 2"Without doubt the most dangerous lie that they have told is that I somehow boasted about the number of people that I killed in Afghanistan," he said. "I'm not going to lie the last few days have been hurtful and challenging," Harry said. Reporting by Michael Holden; additional reporting by Shivani Tanna in Bengaluru; Editing by Conor Humphries and David GregorioOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Prince Harry Commits to Narrating His Own Story. Even the Awkward Parts.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Ellen Gamerman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Four Key Takeaways From Prince Harry’s Memoir, ‘Spare’
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

LONDON— Prince Harry ‘s memoir, “Spare,” released on Tuesday, is expected to be a bestseller given its role as a rare window into the private lives of the world’s most famous royal family. Here are the four main takeaways from the memoir. Buckingham Palace declined to comment on the book.

☆ Amazon’s Audible Says Audiobook Preorders of Prince Harry’s ‘Spare’ Suffering Delays
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Jennifer Calfas | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Amazon.com Inc. ‘s Audible said Tuesday some preordered audiobooks of Prince Harry ‘s “Spare” were delayed for customers eager to listen to the highly anticipated memoir. “We’re aware of an issue impacting a limited amount of pre-orders and the team is working on it now,” Audible said in a tweet addressing users experiencing delays with their preordered audiobooks, narrated by Prince Harry and released Tuesday.

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