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11:50 AM ET, April 26, 2018

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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Time Warner Q1: revenue up 3% YoY to $8B; Turner's and HBO's subscription revenues increased 8% and 10%, respectively as Warner Bros. revenue fell 4% to $3.2B  —  Time Warner saw a year-over-year decline in operating income in the first quarter largely due to higher programming and marketing costs at Turner and HBO.
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Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Snap says it will begin testing six-second non-skippable ads in select Snapchat Shows beginning May 15  —  Once reluctant to force ads on its users, still-unprofitable Snapchat is going to start testing nonskippable ads in its TV-like shows, according to three sources with direct knowledge …
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Plan B and Annapurna Pictures have acquired the rights to produce a film about how the NYT, Jodi Kantor, and Megan Twohey broke the Weinstein story  —  EXCLUSIVE: Annapurna and Plan B have partnered to acquire the rights to give Spotlight-like treatment to the story of how New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor …
Nate Lanxon / Bloomberg:
Facebook CTO says only verified accounts will be allowed to pay for political ads in the UK and users will be able to view all promotions paid for by a campaign  —  Social network's CTO makes promises to British lawmakers  —  Facebook Inc. said it will make sure political ads on its platform …
Gothamist:
Gothamist officially relaunches today after acquisition by WNYC; eight former staff members have rejoined the site  —  And, we're back!  It's really terrific to see you again.  (Not that we can literally see you through the camera in your computer or smartphone; it's just an expression) (You look great though.)
Facebook:
Facebook reports Q1 advertising revenue of $11.8B, up 50% YoY, of which ~91% comes from mobile, up from 85% in Q1 2017  —  Facebook, Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2018.  —  “Despite facing important challenges, our community and business …
Associated Press:
Daily Camera editor Dave Krieger is fired after publishing an editorial critical of the newspaper's hedge fund owners, Alden Global Capital, on a blog  —  https://apnews.com/8b3968defe7748b6acd0 c049e97b0047  —  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — An editor at The Daily Camera who published a critical editorial …
Jason Rezaian / Washington Post:
Reporters without Borders has released its annual press freedom report-card and the US is ranked 45th in the world; Philippines slid to #133 and Turkey to #157  —  Last weekend, as Nicaragua's police brutally cracked down on protesters demonstrating against President Daniel Ortega …
Allison Graves / Poynter:
Lee Williams, a columnist and editor at GateHouse's Sarasota Herald-Tribune, advocates for the NRA while editing breaking news, raising ethical questions  —  A little more than a month after the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., Lee Williams sat down with Marion Hammer …
Jem Aswad / Variety:
US House unanimously passes Music Modernization Act to streamline licensing and ensure royalty protection for pre-1972 performances; bill now goes to Senate  —  As expected, the Music Modernization Act unanimously passed the House of Representatives Wednesday afternoon.
 
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Peter Kafka / Recode:
Jonathan Carson, who joined Mic as president in April 2017, is transitioning out of the company over next few months; CEO says Mic isn't hiring a replacement
Michael E. Kanell / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Pandora says it plans to add about 250 jobs in Atlanta over the next three years in engineering, sales, legal, and human resources
Sirius XM Holdings Inc.:
Sirius XM beats expectations with Q1 earnings of $289M, up 40% YoY, on revenue of $1.4B, up 6% YoY; total subscribers rise to 33M+
Washington Post:
The Washington Post, The New York Times, Politico, Associated Press, and CNN ask court to unseal records from Mueller's Russia investigation
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Paul Sawers / VentureBeat:
Podcasting startup Castbox raises $13.5M Series B led by SIG China and says it has doubled its user base to 15M since October 2017
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix orders one of its first shortform series, Follow This, a weekly docuseries following BuzzFeed News journalists as they work, premiering July 9
Justin Baragona / Contemptor:
Infosec expert for Joy Reid says significant evidence exists that her old blog was compromised and some recently circulated posts were not on site at any time