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Todd Spangler / Variety:
‘House of Cards’ Sixth and Final Season Shooting to Resume in Early 2018, Without Kevin Spacey — Netflix has reached an agreement to resume production on “House of Cards” season 6 — the show's final season — in early 2018, according to chief content officer Ted Sarandos.
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Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, Ad Age, Adweek, Washington Post, The Daily Caller, @albinokid, TechCrunch, Business Insider, Mediaite, E! Online, Polygon, The Verge, The Wrap, Mashable and Consequence of Sound
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox News and Bill O'Reilly are being sued by Rachel Bernstein, who settled with the ex-anchor in 2002, over comments he made about his accusers in an NYT story — Rachel Bernstein is suing for breach of her settlement agreement and defamation. — Fox News and Bill O'Reilly have been hit …
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New York Times, Newser, Washington Post, The Hill, New York Daily News, Washington Post, Deadline, Bloomberg, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, TMZ.com, Variety, AOL, The Daily Beast, Jezebel and Axios
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
PBS to air CNN International's Amanpour on an interim basis to replace Charlie Rose, is finalizing plans for a public affairs program to follow Amanpour's slot — PBS has a plan for replacing Charlie Rose's late-night interview program, and it starts with Christiane Amanpour.
Discussion:
Mediaite and @ali_gharib
CNNMoney:
ABC News president excoriates staff over Brian Ross' Michael Flynn error, announces that Ross will no longer cover stories related to Trump — ABC suspends reporter over faulty Trump report — ABC News president James Goldston excoriated staff Monday over Brian Ross' major error on a report …
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The Daily Caller, Washington Post and The Week
Jon Levine / The Wrap:
MSNBC won't renew contributor Sam Seder's contract over 2009 rape joke tweet; on his podcast Seder claimed tweet was satire, accused Cernovich of smear campaign — MSNBC has decided not to renew its contract with contributor Sam Seder after an old tweet emerged in which Seder joked …
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Billy Bush, dropped as a Today host by NBC after Trump Access Hollywood tape leaked, confirms the tape is real, despite doubts reportedly cast by Trump recently — Times Trump accepted the ‘Access Hollywood’ tape — Billy Bush is reentering the public eye, and he's starting by sending a message to President Trump.
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Yashar Ali / HuffPost:
Netflix's Dir. of Global Kids Content Andy Yeatman told an alleged victim of actor Danny Masterson that senior execs don't believe the claims against the actor — Police are investigating four women's claims that “The Ranch” star Danny Masterson raped them in the early 2000s.
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Business Insider, Jezebel, The A.V. Club and Fortune
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
The Information launches a $199 per year plan for readers under 30 and a $749 all-access annual plan that includes event access with option to bring a guest — It's been a tough time for ad-based digital media, with companies missing ad revenue goals and their value declining.
Discussion:
@stevekovach and Talking Biz News
Craig Silverman / Poynter:
Study: Trump causing Dems to trust media more, Republicans expressing more extreme, negative views of media; online consumption less polarized than thought — The presidency of Donald Trump has caused Democrats to experience a surge in confidence in the press at the same time that Republicans …
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Oprah Winfrey sells 24.5% of OWN for $70M to Discovery Communications, which now controls 70% of the company; Winfrey extends contract with network through 2025 — Discovery will control 70% of OWN after purchase of stake for $70 million — Discovery Communications Inc. is taking majority control of OWN …
Ricardo Bilton / Nieman Lab:
Study of 18K people across nine countries finds 67% cite bias, spin, or hidden agendas as reasons they don't trust the news — “Rebuilding trust will a long-term process and will require the commitment of publishers, platforms, and consumers over many years."
Discussion:
@kevindubouis and Publishing Executive
The Guardian:
Police in Malta have arrested 10 suspects over the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, nearly two months after she was killed in a car bomb — Malta's PM Joseph Muscat offers ‘personal commitment’ that no stone will be left unturned in finding who commissioned and executed killing
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The Daily Beast, @freedomofpress and @cjcmichel