Mediagazer: 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 (Wall Street Journal)

12:20 PM ET, March 27, 2017

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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.

Discussion: @ericboehlert, @benfritz, @nycjim, @davidrutkauskas and Fortune, more at Techmeme »

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 …

Discussion: @zivabranstetter, @dicktofel, @joegoldman, @joegoldman, @jcstearns, @mtdukes, @davidsirota and @nikkiusher

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.”

Discussion: @joeconchatv, @kurtschlichter, Hollywood Reporter, Washington Free Beacon and twitchy.com

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 …

Discussion: 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 …

Discussion: @rafat, @miamabanta, @delaney, @rezendi, @jaimenovoa, @hkanji, @plante and Journalism News

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.

Discussion: @enrique_acevedo, @juanpachon_, @hadas_gold, @mlcalderone, @marcacaputo, @altochulo, @marcacaputo and @hashtaggriswold

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.

Discussion: Fortune, @jamesrbuk and @natives

Washington Post:
Analysis finds ads for big brands placed on politically extreme and derogatory content across the web, highlighting broader issues with programmatic advertising

Discussion: Recode, Beyond Search, New York Times, eMarketer and Newsroom Posts, @dannysullivan, @dannysullivan, @dannysullivan, @ckbuni, @alistairmbarr and Wall Street Journal

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 …

Discussion: 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 …

Discussion: @pkerkstra

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 …

Discussion: @apgelston, @bypetevernon, @tonybiasotti and @daviduberti

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