Mediagazer: Profile of the FCC chairman Ajit Pai, a nerdy conservative ideologue reviled by some and cast as a hero by others for orchestrating net neutrality repeal (Andrew Rice/Wired)

12:10 PM ET, May 17, 2018

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Peter Kafka / Recode:

YouTube to launch a paid version of YouTube Music next week, at $10/month; YouTube Red will be replaced by YouTube Premium, and it will cost extra — YouTube Music is launching Tuesday, and YouTube Red is going away. It's being replaced by YouTube Premium, and it will cost extra.

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Andrew Rice / Wired:

Profile of the FCC chairman Ajit Pai, a nerdy conservative ideologue reviled by some and cast as a hero by others for orchestrating net neutrality repeal — IN MARCH, AJIT Pai, the 45-year-old chair of the Federal Communications Commission, took to the internet—a community he joyfully inhabits …

Discussion: Recode, Fortune, @alexwhitcomb, Broadcasting & Cable and Free Press, more at Techmeme »

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Senate narrowly votes to block Ajit Pai's repeal of net neutrality rules; the resolution next heads to the House, where it faces long odds

Discussion: The Wrap, IT Management, TechCrunch, @superwuster, Gizmodo, @dougjones, @ktetch, @jbrodkin, @senduckworth, Axios and @murphindc, more at Techmeme »

Jon Levine / The Wrap:

Fox News names Suzanne Scott as its new CEO; Scott was previously president for programming and development — Fox News has named Suzanne Scott as its new Chief Executive Officer, the company announced on Thursday. — “Suzanne has been instrumental in the success of Fox News …

Discussion: Variety, Hollywood Reporter, @nycsouthpaw, @claireatki, CNNMoney, The Drum, New York Magazine and The Guardian

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21st Century Fox announces Lachlan Murdoch will be Chairman and CEO of the “new” Fox, with Rupert Murdoch as co-chairman and John Nallen as COO

Discussion: BBC, Variety, The Daily Caller, @taralach, The Hollywood Reporter and New York Times

Rael Ombuor / Voice of America:

Kenya passes broadly worded cybercrime law that criminalizes online bullying and “fake news” with potential penalty of two years in jail and/or up to $50K fine — Kenya has approved a controversial new cybercrimes law that threatens heavy penalties for people who abuse others via social media …

Discussion: Reuters, Freedom House and BusinessLIVE

Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:

Reuters study finds major news sites in seven European countries averaged 81 third-party cookies per page, compared to 12 per page on other popular sites — Major news sites in seven countries averaged 81 third-party cookies per page, compared to 12 for other popular websites.

Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:

Judge blocks Redstone's National Amusements from changing voting structure of CBS until a further court ruling can be made — Chancellor Andre Bouchard is temporarily granting CBS' request for a restraining order to protect jurisdiction and make sure nothing new happens.

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Wall Street Journal:
The Redstone family, through National Amusements, amends CBS bylaws in an effort to block the board's ability to dilute its voting power to stop Viacom merger

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Sara Fischer / Axios:

Pro-Trump media continues to spread across platforms, including broadcast radio and TV, cable, and new digital sites — Pro-Trump media is spreading across the U.S., disseminating Trumpian rhetoric about fake news and mainstream media bias through every medium.

Alex Thompson / VICE News:

Facebook's new US ad buying rules block an estimated 11M undocumented immigrants as well as people in DACA from buying political ads — In an effort to prevent future foreign meddling in elections, Facebook has begun rolling out a fix: Anyone who wants to buy a political or issue ad …

Discussion: Engadget, @brendan_fischer, @unitedwedream, @womenbelong, @freepressaction, @domesticworkers, @alxthomp, The Guardian and Splinter, more at Techmeme »

Kevin Draper / New York Times:

The Supreme Court ruling opening the way for sports betting could be a major boost to the value of live televised sports, perhaps aiding regional networks first — The sports television industry is struggling. There is an onslaught of competition from streaming services, video games, social networks and mobile phones.

Discussion: @recode, @sbnationcfb, @kevinmdraper, @mylittlebloggie, Los Angeles Times and The Charlotte Observer

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:

Former YouTube exec raises $50M for Next 10 Ventures to help creators with large followings on YouTube, Instagram, and Twitch make money — - Ben Grubbs has spent more than five years at video site — The idea is to help YouTube stars make money off their fame

Paul Sawers / VentureBeat:

YouTube will use Content ID data to display full music credits and link to the official videos of artists and songs — YouTube is to begin surfacing more song and artist information for videos that are hosted on the YouTube platform. — The Google-owned video-streaming giant has long offered …

Discussion: Decider, Variety, Music Business Worldwide, Music Ally and Android Police, more at Techmeme »

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