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Memo: ESPN President John Skipper announces layoffs are coming to the organization but does not confirm how many — ESPN has been actively engaged throughout its history in navigating changes in technology and fan behavior in order to continue to deliver quality, breakthrough content.
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Kevin Draper / Deadspin:
A list of ESPN layoffs, as they become known — With phone calls and meetings beginning informing some ESPN employees that they have been laid off, word will slowly trickle out all day long about who they are. There will be plenty of names you have heard of, as ESPN reorients their daily lineup of shows …
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CNNMoney:
Source: ESPN to lay off 100 on-air personalities and writers plus a limited number of off-air jobs — ESPN plans to lay off 100 on-air personalities and writers, a source familiar with the matter told CNNMoney on Wednesday. — The job cuts, including television, radio and online personalities …
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Recode:
The reason behind ESPN's layoffs: its costs are expected to rise 11% this year, and it has lost 10M+ subscribers since 2010 — Short version: Costs are up. Subscribers are down. — Why did ESPN let go of 100 of its writers, reporters and on-air staff today?
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@espnpubliced, @tonypaul1984, USA Today, The Wrap, Multichannel News and Deadspin
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC chairman Ajit Pai outlines plan to roll back Title II net neutrality rules, plans to release full proposal on April 27 for FCC vote on May 18 — Vote to begin net neutrality rollback scheduled for May 18. — The Federal Communications Commission will vote next month to start the process …
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Kristen Hare / Poynter:
The staff of the East Bay Times have been told layoffs are coming to the paper, two weeks after winning a Pulitzer Prize — Earlier this month, the staff of the East Bay Times won a Pulitzer Prize for their breaking news coverage of the Oakland Ghost Ship Fire. Last week, their editor informed them of coming newsroom layoffs.
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George Slefo / Ad Age:
IAB: digital ad revenue grew 22% YoY to $72.5B in 2016, surpassing TV for the first time; idea that Google/Facebook ‘duopoly’ is driving ad growth is incorrect — Digital advertising saw $72.5 billion revenue in 2016, a 22% upswing from the previous year.
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Jeff Stein / Vox:
Interview with Bret Stephens, the NYT's new right-wing columnist, in which he defends his views on climate change and the campus rape epidemic — On April 12, the New York Times's vaunted editorial page got a new addition. Bret Stephens, formerly a columnist at the Wall Street Journal …
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A.J. Katz / TVNewser:
At a press conference, Fox News anchor Kelly Wright discussed racial discrimination at the network and his encounters with Bill O'Reilly — It's another chaotic morning for Fox News. One day after veteran FNC anchor and reporter Kelly Wright announced that he was joining …
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Variety, Jezebel, New York Daily News and @bear_force
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Kurt Wagner / Recode:
Twitter beats Q1 estimates with $548M revenue and 328M MAUs, up 9M QoQ and 7M more than expected, and says DAUs are up 14% YoY; stock up 10%+ — Twitter's business is shrinking, but not as much as Wall Street expected. — Twitter just had its best quarter of user growth since early 2015.
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Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Anthony Noto says Twitter is aiming to air live video 24 hours a day, every day inside its apps and site, will pitch handful of shows at NewFronts next week
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Indira A.R. Lakshmanan / Poynter:
Breitbart News, which started as an insurgent outsider, faces ethical challenges as it weighs how to position itself during Trump presidency — Breitbart News hit a wall Tuesday in its campaign to storm the ramparts of the media establishment when one of the most influential press associations …
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@poynter, @indira_l, @benmullin and USA Today
Jonathan Randles / Wall Street Journal:
Gawker advisers ask judge for permission to subpoena Peter Thiel on his motivations for financing Hogan suit, for a possible legal case — Gawker seeking information about Thiel's motivations for financing Hulk Hogan's suit against media company — Advisers who represent what remains …
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Andy Lewis / Hollywood Reporter:
Source: publishers are in a bidding war for Fox News host's Tucker Carlson's book, which could fetch $15M — Publishers are in a massive bidding war for the Fox News host's project — a funny and provocative take on America's current state of affairs. — Fox News host Tucker Carlson …
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