Mediagazer: iHeartMedia adds SmartAudio digital data ad product to its programmatic offerings, says it has already created 700+ audience segment profiles using SmartAudio (Kyle O'Brien/The Drum)

1:55 AM ET, March 17, 2017

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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:

IJR retracts story that implied a link between Obama's Hawaii trip and judge's immigration order, saying it “does not meet our editorial standards” — Independent Journal Review on Thursday took down a story that implied Barack Obama's recent trip to Hawaii had something …

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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Sources: congressional reporter quits IJR over site's direction and concern over his credibility from the association, cites post about Obama trip as last straw

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Michael Isikoff / Yahoo:

Documents show RT paid $45K for Michael Flynn to fly to Moscow to speak at its 10th anniversary celebration in December 2015; trip included Flynn Jr. — RT, the Russian state-owned television network described by U.S. intelligence officials as “the Kremlin's principal international propaganda outlet …

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Chris Welch / The Verge:

Some users report Google Home playing a promo for “Beauty and the Beast”; Google says it “wasn't intended” to be an ad, will keep experimenting — Google Assistant now does advertising — Today some Google Home owners are hearing something extra when they ask …

Jane Martinson / The Guardian:

The Guardian pulls all ads from Google and YouTube after ads were placed next to extremist content; news site urges other brands to do the same — Ads for membership scheme were inadvertently placed by Google next to extremist material — The Guardian has withdrawn all its online advertising …

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Janko Roettgers / Variety:

Netflix to replace star ratings with thumbs up and thumbs down in coming weeks after A/B testing showed thumbs got 200% more ratings — Get ready to say goodbye to star ratings on Netflix: The company is getting ready to replace stars with Pandora-like thumbs ups and thumbs downs in the coming weeks.

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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:

Trump's budget cuts would cause “the collapse of the public media system itself” and the end of an “essential national service”, says CPB CEO Patricia Harrison — Funding for PBS, NPR in the crosshairs — President Trump is proposing to end all federal funding for public broadcasting.

Sopan Deb / New York Times:
Trump proposes eliminating national endowments for the arts and humanities and scrapping the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Shelley Hepworth / Columbia Journalism Review:

The majority of editorial staff at Slate have voted to unionize with the Writers Guild of America, East — The majority of editorial staff at Slate have voted to unionize with the Writers Guild of America, East. More than 90 percent of Slate's editorial staff have signed cards …

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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:

NYT expands its investigative unit with Michael LaForgia of Tampa Bay Times, Ellen Gabler of Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Brian Rosenthal of Houston Chronicle — In the months since the election, America's major newsrooms have been recruiting investigative journalists with the knowledge …

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Bloomberg:

Filing: Charter CEO Rutledge received $78M in stock options, $2M in salary, $10.1M in awards and $7.54M bonus in 2016 after signing to stay with firm until 2021 — Most of his pay comes from stock options tied to share price — Follows aquisitions of Time Warner Cable and Bright House

Discussion: Multichannel News and Wall Street Journal

Kyle O'Brien / The Drum:

iHeartMedia adds SmartAudio digital data ad product to its programmatic offerings, says it has already created 700+ audience segment profiles using SmartAudio — Media, entertainment and radio company iHeartMedia introduced SmartAudio, a digital data advertising product and an added feature …

Discussion: Radio & Television …, Radio World, AllAccess.com, Adweek, RAIN News and iHeartMedia, Inc.

Anya George Tharakan / Reuters:

YouTube signs a multi-year deal with esports platform FACEIT to stream its competitive gaming league, the Esports Championship Series — Alphabet Inc's YouTube is doubling down on the lucrative business of competitive gaming, where players square off on virtual games for big prize money in tournaments.

Discussion: 9to5Google, more at Techmeme »

Business Insider:

Sources: Politico reassigning two media reporters to other beats, has moved a third; one source says plan is to focus media team more on Washington and politics — Politico is reassigning several of its media reporters to other beats as the publication shifts the tone of its media section …

Discussion: @joepompeo, @oliverdarcy, @oliverdarcy and @oliverdarcy

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