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5:30 AM ET, May 15, 2018

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Mike Farrell / Multichannel News:
Betting-focused channels and fantasy sites expected to crowd the media field with the SCOTUS decision to allow states to offer sports betting  —  TVG, HRTV, WinView ready to pounce on opportunity  —  The decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to allow states to offer sports gambling services …
Tony Semerad / Salt Lake Tribune:
Salt Lake Tribune cuts 34 of its 90 newsroom staff, eliminates Utah news section several days a week, and will cut back on pages amid plunging revenues  —  In a radical restructuring of Utah's largest newspaper, owner Paul Huntsman proceeded Monday with cutting 34 Salt Lake Tribune employees …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos says ~85% of new spending to go toward original content, plans to have about 1,000 originals total by the end of 2018  —  Netflix is sharply steering its new content spending toward original projects, with around 85% of new spending going to original TV shows …
Ernst-Jan Pfauth / De Correspondent:
Omidyar Network grants The Correspondent $950K in runway funding, bringing total to $1.8M, as the membership model outlet plans English-language launch  —  One year ago, we shared our big plans for a global edition of De Correspondent.  Today we're proud to announce two key partnerships …
Committee to Protect Journalists:
CPJ urges Kenyan president to not sign a bill that would target journalists, bloggers, and others with jail and fines for publishing “false” information  —  The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta not to sign into law a cybercrimes bill …
Discussion: Daily Nation
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
TiVo adds Alexa voice control to its DVRs, says assistant will be able to perform tasks like changing channels, launching apps, more; roll out expected June 1  —  TiVo's DVRs are getting Alexa support.  The company is announcing its lineup of DVRs, including Series 4 (Premiere), 5 (Roamio) …
Vindu Goel / New York Times:
How WhatsApp is being used to spread misinformation, share fake polls, and exacerbate religious divides ahead of national elections in India  —  MANGALORE, India — Waving a giant saffron flag, Pranav Bhat last week joined a political rally for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India's ruling party …
Thu-Huong Ha / Quartz:
Amazon's control of the self-published ebook industry means authors lose negotiating power and publishers can't compete on pricing or receive data on what sells  —  It is a heartwarming story: In spite of the endless onslaught of digital content, American readers have collectively put …
Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
Journalists covering Trump are earning anything from $30K to $250K per year from on-air contributor roles, on top of securing lucrative book deals  —  And reporters in DC do.  —  A whirlwind Washington era has vaulted White House reporters into a charmed, somewhat awkward, but characteristically Trumpian reality: fame and fortune.
New York Times:
Americans 25-34 spend 18.4 hours a week watching live TV while those 50-64 watch 39.6 hours; national TV ad sales peaked in 2016 at $43B but fell 2.2% last year  —  Television networks will draw hordes of advertisers to New York City this week for their annual bonanza of presentations and parties …
Discussion: Radio Ink, Recode, Recode and Ad Age
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
The Hill's John Solomon to become an “opinion contributor”, following recent complaints by colleagues over stories they thought lacked context and rigor  —  Bob Cusack, editor-in-chief of The Hill, wrote on Monday that John Solomon is a new “opinion contributor” for the Capitol Hill publication.
Seb Joseph / Digiday:
Advertisers on Facebook are re-examining their ad spend commitments to the platform as average price per ad goes up and ad targeting gets harder after GDPR  —  Advertisers are more concerned that they are wasting money on Facebook than they are about the platform's privacy lapses.
 
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David Pierce / The Verge:
Google releases a free Gemini app for iOS, letting users ask questions, chat via text, voice, or their camera, and use the conversational mode Gemini Live

Financial Times:
Sources: the US FTC plans to investigate allegations that Microsoft is abusing its market power in productivity software to prevent customers from leaving Azure

Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Sources: the CFPB moves to place Google under formal federal supervision, an extraordinary move that may lead to regular inspections; Google fiercely resisted
 
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