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Wall Street Journal:
As Netflix spends an expected $6B+ on 70+ original shows this year, TV rivals who once saw Netflix as a partner say the firm is driving up costs, hogging talent — The streaming-video service is hogging talent and pushing up prices, spurring pushback from rival TV producers who once saw it as a partner; 70 new titles this year
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Ben Fritz / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Hollywood studios may soon release new movies for video-on-demand fewer than 45 days after their big screen debut, priced between $30 and $50 — Hollywood studios are planning to move ahead with ‘premium’ video-on-demand, making major movies available to home viewers only weeks after they hit theaters.
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Richard Johnson / Page Six:
Sources: Tomi Lahren now permanently off Glenn Beck's TheBlaze after declaring herself pro-choice — MORE FROM: … Tomi Lahren won't be appearing on Glenn Beck's multiplatform network, TheBlaze, anymore. — Sources say Lahren — who was suspended last week after flip-flopping on abortion …
Joe Goldman / DemocracyFund:
The Democracy Fund and First Look Media announce $12M+ in grants to support the press, including $3M each to ProPublica, the Center for Investigative Reporting — At a time when news organizations find themselves under attack, the Democracy Fund along with our partners at First Look Media …
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Former Obama White House press secretary Josh Earnest named political analyst for NBC News and MSNBC — Former White House press secretary Josh Earnest has been named an NBC News and MSNBC political analyst. — The announcement was made Monday morning on MSNBC's “Morning Joe.”
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The Atlantic:
The Atlantic is opening an international bureau in London, which will be led by National Correspondent James Fallows who will be the mag's first Europe editor — Washington, D.C. (March 27, 2017)—The Atlantic today announced a major expansion across the Atlantic, with plans for 10 editorial …
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Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times:
In February, Breitbart had 1.3K advertisers and 2.6K display ads on the site, down from 3.3K advertisers and 11.5K display ads in November — Since the presidential election, hundreds of companies have decided to block their advertisements from running on Breitbart News …
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Ad Age, @digitalshields and @slpng_giants
Matthew Flamm / Crain's New York Business:
Source: Quartz earned $1M+ on $30M+ in revenue in 2016, plans to add 50 staffers to New York headquarters and 18 elsewhere, bringing total to about 270 — The site has become profitable and plans to expand — Through humor, a mobile-friendly format and distinctive reporting …
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Enrique Acevedo, the Univision anchor spearheading the network's Trump coverage, says Republicans are avoiding appearing on the network — After feuding with Trump, the top Spanish-language network is struggling to get Capitol Hill Republicans to go on air.
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Jack Neff / Ad Age:
The source of recent stories about brands running ads beside extremist content is Eric Feinberg, a marketer with a patented solution to the problem — Major marketers' ads have likely been showing up on or near YouTube videos promoting terrorism, neo-Nazi groups and other web content for a long time.
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Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
US Senate Daily Press Gallery denies permanent Congressional press passes to Breitbart, until it clarifies links to conservative non-profit and Rebekah Mercer — The standing committee of the US Senate Daily Press Gallery wants Breitbart to clarify links to conservative nonprofit Government …
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Media Matters for America
Jeff Gammage / Philly.com:
Gabriel Escobar named editor, VP of Philadelphia Media Network, placing him in charge of The Inquirer, Daily News, and Philly.com; Marimow named editor at large — Gabriel Escobar has been named editor and vice president of Philadelphia Media Network, placing him in charge of the entire news report …
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Tony Biasotti / Columbia Journalism Review:
Ex-USA Today NASCAR writer Jeff Gluck is on track to earn $78K a year in revenue from 800 subscribers through crowdfunding site Patreon — It's a heady time for publishers of subscription-supported news. The New York Times added more than half a million paying online readers in 2016 …
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