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Sources: Rupert Murdoch meddled in Lachlan Murdoch's efforts to oust Fox News co-president Jack Abernethy; Fox News having trouble monetizing pro-Trump coverage — Rupert thwarted the revenge firing of an old Lachlan adversary—and it's not the new Fox News's only problem.
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Media Matters for America


Vice strikes deal with UK broadcaster Channel 4 to add 900 hours of programming, including 200 hours of new content, to its on-demand service All4 — More than 900 hours of Vice programming will be available on Channel 4's All4 on-demand service after the youth brand struck a deal with the British broadcaster.


How comment hosting service Disqus, which gets ~2B unique visitors/month and supports anonymous comments, is losing its battle against trolls and hate speech — The commenting giant Disqus has said repeatedly that it doesn't allow hate speech. But its platform is overrun with trolls, white nationalists, and neo-Nazis.
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@noahshachtman and @dangillmor, more at Techmeme »


The New York Times' crossword app has 400K standalone subscribers who either pay $6.95 per month or get a 50% discount with a Times subscription — In the past two years, The New York Times has doubled the number of subscribers to its crossword app, according to a press release from the Times.
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Business Wire


The UK government approves bid from US media giant Comcast to take over Sky, indicates it will approve 21st Century Fox's rival bid if they sell Sky News — UK government conditionally clears Fox and Comcast offers, setting up bidding war — The UK government has approved a bid …


Sports site The Athletic says it has more than 100K subscribers who are charged either $5 a month or $60 per year; skeptics say subscription model is risky — Premium salaries lure writers; skeptics caution business model is risky — Stephen Curry, the star point guard for the Golden State Warriors …
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The Big Lead and Awful Announcing

Journalists discuss the hardships of entering the business with low-income backgrounds and the difficulty in placing stories on poverty and class — How journalism got so out of touch with the people it covers — To become a journalist, Rajaa Elidrissi knew she would need a strategy.


Apple adds browse tab to Apple News to help users find new topics, new channels, and stories from publishers, is adding new sidebar to News and Stocks on iPad — Apple is adding a new browse tab and sidebar to its Apple News curation of articles, the company said Monday at its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California.
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Nieman Lab, TechCrunch and CNBC, more at Techmeme »


Amazon hasn't said how many Prime members use Prime Video Channels, which has become a big distributor for OTT networks; networks not worried about ceding power — Amazon has become a significant driver of subscriptions for TV companies with over-the-top streaming channels.


Sources: ABC executives are keen to do a spin-off show of “Roseanne”, with an announcement possibly imminent — ABC wants to move forward with a second reboot of “Roseanne” and we're told an announcement could be imminent. — Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ …
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Business Insider, Hollywood Reporter, Decider, The Daily Beast, Deadline and TV Tattle


Charlie Rose, who stepped down from multiple shows following harassment allegations, has been invited to the annual Sun Valley conference — (Bloomberg) — When the billionaires and corporate moguls converge on Idaho's Sun Valley resort in early July for Allen & Co.'s annual conference …
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@joepompeo, @bloombergquint, @kimmasters, @irin, @karaswisher and @lpolgreen


English PEN says it is reviewing its policies, after family of murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia said PEN board member's law firm had harassed her — English PEN has revealed it is embarking on a review of its policies after being accused of a potential conflict of interest with one of its board members.