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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Hulu launches its live TV service, Hulu With Live TV, in beta; priced at $40 a month, ABC, CBS, Fox News, ESPN, and CNN are available on it — Streaming-video provider inks Scripps Networks deal for live, VOD — Hulu has officially unleashed its horse in the crowded virtual pay-TV race.
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Liana B. Baker / Reuters:
Scripps Networks buys online food publication Spoon University, in a bid to gain foothold among younger audiences; a source says the deal values Spoon at $10M — Scripps Networks Interactive (SNI.O) said it has agreed to buy online food publication Spoon University, a startup it hopes …
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Philadelphia's Lenfest Institute for Journalism has raised $26.5M from foundations and individuals, with founder Gerry Lenfest pledging $40M in matching funds — The institute, which owns the two Philadelphia dailies, also plans to introduce a fellowship program and award grants to help sustain local journalism.
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The New York Times Company:
The New York Times adds 308K digital news subscriptions in Q1, with overall revenue up 5% and digital ad revenue up 19% YoY; operating profit rises to $29M — The New York Times Company announced today first-quarter 2017 diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $.08 compared …
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Ben Strauss / Politico:
Critics say ESPN is losing viewers due to politics, but Poynter's Kelly McBride is deeply skeptical of the data supporting that conclusion — The sports network is hemorrhaging viewers and some critics say its liberal politics are to blame. — Last week, ESPN, often referred …
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White supremacist Richard Spencer is working with two alt-right media outlets in Sweden to launch a Breitbart competitor, the AltRight Corporation — STOCKHOLM — The white nationalist Richard Spencer is partnering with two Swedish outfits to create a company they hope will become a media giant …
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Amazon Prime Video signs first look deal for documentaries from new nonprofit production company at UC Berkeley's Investigative Reporting Program — In 2001, “Frontline” aired a documentary by investigative reporting legend Lowell Bergman. The movie, which chronicled the new cowboys of …
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David Lieberman / Deadline:
Time Warner's Q1 earnings: net income up 17.3% YoY to $1.42B but Turner's TV network ad sales fell 2%, possibly due to an acceleration in cord cutting — Time Warner's Q1 financial report shows it beat most analyst estimates in all areas, except for one that may dominate discussion …
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Eva Xiao / Tech in Asia:
Chinese live streaming service Live.me raises $60M series A from Matrix, IDG, Gobi and Cheetah for R&D and overseas expansion — Chinese live streaming company Live.me is gearing up to take on competitors in the West. — The startup - 70 percent owned by Chinese mobile app company Cheetah Mobile …
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Mark Zuckerberg:
With Facebook Live being used to broadcast murders, Facebook to add 3,000 people to its community operations team to review reports of inappropriate content — Over the last few weeks, we've seen people hurting themselves and others on Facebook -\-\ either live or in video posted later.
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Breanna Edwards / The Root:
Reporter April Ryan, who works for American Urban Radio Networks, named the National Association of Black Journalists' journalist of the year 2017 — It's been an interesting year to be veteran White House reporter April Ryan. Between back and forths with President Donald Trump …
Christian Shepherd / Reuters:
China's internet regulator, CAC, issues new rules, effective June 1, requiring online news services to be managed by party-sanctioned editorial staff — China on Tuesday issued tighter rules for online news portals and network providers, the latest step in President Xi Jinping's push to secure …
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Rupert Murdoch's 56-word memo on Bill Shine shows a continued focus on ratings and profits, without cleaning house of those who enabled Ailes — If ever there were an internal memo that said it all, a remarkably brief one from Rupert Murdoch to Fox News staff on Monday is it.
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