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NBC, ABC, CBS, PBS, MSNBC, CNN and Fox News agree to air Trump's address on border security Tuesday at 9pm ET; Pelosi and Schumer have requested equal time — (CNN)The big four broadcast networks are deliberating over President Donald Trump's request to air a Tuesday night prime time address …
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Ted Johnson / Variety:
NBC, CBS, CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC say they will air the Democrats' response to Trump's address — WASHINGTON — NBC and CBS so far have said that they will air a Democratic response to President Donald Trump's primetime address on border security on Tuesday evening, after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi …
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
The TV networks giving Trump airtime today refused to do the same for Obama in 2014 when he gave an address on immigration, deeming it “too political” — Trump's address is supposed to be about the government shutdown he initiated. — On Tuesday, President Donald Trump …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
The decision to air Trump's address on Tuesday night caused much debate inside the networks; anchors and reporters will be under pressure to fact-check him — (CNN)President Trump is tapping into one of the powers of the presidency, a televised Oval Office address, for his first time.
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New York Times:
Trump has invited representatives from broadcast and cable TV channels to an off-the-record lunch at the White House today, ahead of his address this evening — WASHINGTON — President Trump has invited representatives from cable and broadcast news channels to an off-the-record lunch …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
NBCUniversal says it will reduce the number of ads airing during prime time TV shows by 20% by 2020, as it tries to shift away from old advertising model — NBCUniversal tells Axios it's reducing the amount of ads its serves during prime-time even further, and it's looking now at other times throughout the day to do the same.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Hulu says its ad revenue increased 45%+ YoY to nearly $1.5B, a record for the company — Hulu is keeping its pedal to metal in the streaming TV race: The company said it ended 2018 with more than 25 million total subscribers, a net gain of 8 million for the year.
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Sean Burch / The Wrap:
Hulu says it passed 25M subscribers at the end of 2018 across all its products, a 48% YoY increase, with average daily watch time up 20% for the year — Hulu passed 25 million subscribers by the end of 2018, the streaming service announced on Tuesday morning, marking a 48 percent year-over-year increase.
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James Walker / Press Gazette:
The BBC and Channel 4 say they have no plans to stop broadcasting outside UK Parliament, as pro-Brexit protesters harass reporters and media staff — BBC News and Channel 4 News have said they have “no plans” to stop broadcasting outside Parliament after police promised to deal “robustly” …
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Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Sumner Redstone and his family have agreed to settle their long-running legal dispute with his former companion Manuela Herzer — Herzer to pay back $3.25 million in gifts from Redstone — Media mogul Sumner Redstone and his family have agreed to settle their long-running legal dispute …
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Washington Post:
Facebook is investigating whether Reid Hoffman-backed News for Democracy violated community standards and ad policies with left-leaning news during '18 midterms — Facebook said it is investigating whether an organization backed by Internet billionaire and Democratic megadonor Reid Hoffman violated …
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Kali Hays / WWD:
Dana Scruggs becomes the first black photographer to photograph a cover for Rolling Stone with a picture of Travis Scott — A cover with Travis Scott is a new kind of moment for the magazine. — It's been about 51 years, but Rolling Stone now has a cover shot by a black photographer.
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