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2:00 PM 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 …
Reuters:
The New York Times names company veteran Roland Caputo as CFO, replacing James Follo, who announced his retirement in October  —  (Reuters) - The New York Times Co (NYT.N) on Thursday named Roland Caputo as its next chief financial officer, tapping a company veteran to succeed James Follo whose retirement was announced in October.
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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 …
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 …
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  —  Jonathan Carson, who joined Mic as its president in April 2017, is headed out.  The millennial-focused publisher hasn't named a replacement.
 
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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
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube announces expanded opt-in YouTube Kids controls for parents, including locking down content to show only videos reviewed by humans
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+
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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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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
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
Apple removes WhatsApp, Threads, Signal, and Telegram from its App Store in China, after orders from the country's regulators citing national security concerns

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
Sources: EU may accept Apple's proposal to open its NFC payments tech to rivals, and may close its antitrust probe in May, letting Apple avoid hefty fines

Ryan Browne / CNBC:
Telegram partners with Tether to let the messaging app's ~900M users send USDT to each other through The Open Network blockchain
 
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