Mediagazer: YouTube producing a half-dozen original series this year; source says it will spend $100M+ for 40+ ad-supported original shows and movies next year (Bloomberg)

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Bill O'Reilly accuser Wendy Walsh will meet with Ofcom on Monday as the regulator investigates Rupert Murdoch's proposed Sky takeover — Sexual harassment allegations at US TV network cast doubt on Rupert Murdoch's proposed £11.7bn takeover of Sky in Europe

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YouTube producing a half-dozen original series this year; source says it will spend $100M+ for 40+ ad-supported original shows and movies next year — Online service sees opportunity to lure big national sponsors — Paid Red service gets budgets matching HBO, Showtime programs

Kathy English / Toronto Star:

Toronto Star public editor weighs in on columnist Desmond Cole's abrupt resignation from the paper this week, determining that Cole's activism went too far — 'As public editor with responsibility for overseeing the Star's policies, I agree with the Star's concerns about Desmond Cole's recent actions.'

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The NYT's recent subscription bump is in large part a product of Trump but also the result of a years-long effort to get its readers to pay for its product — Subscriptions, not ads. — The New York Times saw its stock shoot up this week after it announced strong Q1 results …

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Janko Roettgers / Variety:

Facebook says it is closing Oculus VR film studio, canceling all ongoing projects, will invest in VR content produced by outside partners — Oculus Story Studio, the award-winning studio behind virtual reality (VR) short films like “Dear Angelica” and “Henry,” is being shut down, Facebook announced Thursday afternoon.

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Q&A with Gene Roberts, the former editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer and the subject of a forthcoming documentary, called “The Newspaperman” — Filmmaker David Layton isn't a stranger to the newsroom. Before he produced and directed documentaries, he was a newspaper reporter …

Matt DeRienzo / Medium:

Layoffs at Gannett, Gatehouse, and Digital First Media show the need to support local journalists, not simply local newspapers with corporate owners — Gannett's year-round layoffs hit small-town journalism hardest — As long as there have been big corporate newspaper chains answering …

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Max Willens / Digiday:

LinkedIn says engagement with its recently overhauled news feed is up 40% YoY as some business publishers also see spikes from referral traffic — Publishers have their ups and downs with distribution platforms, but LinkedIn is having a moment, at least with business news outlets.

Discussion: @alexcharraudeau, @hl_bowen and @mcely

Mădălina Ciobanu / Journalism jobs (media …:

Portuguese daily Público launches P24, a new feature that recommends personalized audio news to readers using algorithm and human curation — The personalised audio feature on Público's website refreshes throughout the day and provides news based on people's interests

John Shinal / CNBC:

Facebook is looking for a film producer to create “motion picture content,” along with a software engineer for film and a production lead for media partnerships — Add Facebook to the list of tech giants going Hollywood. — Looking to make good on a pledge by CEO Mark Zuckerberg earlier …

Discussion: @jyarow and Seeking Alpha

Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:

Spain's PRISA teams up with Amazon Prime Now to deliver copies of El Pais and Cinco Dias newspapers within 2 hours in Madrid and Barcelona — Amazon can now be your newspaper delivery guy, at least in a couple of cities in Spain: Customers in Madrid can now request copies of El Pais …

Discussion: @niemanlab

Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:

The Outline hires Gizmodo's 19-year-old cybersecurity reporter, William Turton, as the five-month-old site seeks to break more news — When she joined The Outline from Gizmodo Media Group a few weeks ago, Executive Editor Katie Drummond expressed a desire to start breaking more news at the five-month old digital media startup.

Discussion: @joshuatopolsky, @benmullin and @williamturton

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