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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
CBS reports Q4 revenues of $4B, up 3% YoY, missing estimates, adjusted operating income of $837M, up 10% YoY, and says it has 8M direct-to-consumer subscribers — CBS Corp. reported fourth-quarter earnings that fell short of Wall Street analysts' expectations, largely due to a dip …
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Al Jazeera:
Maria Ressa has been released after spending one night in NBI custody and posting bail of 100K Philippine pesos, or about $1,900 — Rappler editor and critic of Duterte's administration posts bail a day after widely condemned arrest on libel charges. — Maria Ressa, an award-winning …
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Aika Rey / RAPPLER:
Rappler CEO Maria Ressa arrested by Philippines National Bureau of Investigation on cyber libel charges over story published four months before cyber law passed
Rappler CEO Maria Ressa arrested by Philippines National Bureau of Investigation on cyber libel charges over story published four months before cyber law passed
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Alexander Russo / kappanonline.org:
Since Columbine, media coverage of school shootings has improved, but issues of accuracy, follow-up, and narrow focus on gun control advocacy remain — Coverage of the 2018 school shooting may be marginally better than it was 20 years ago after Columbine, but it's still not nearly good enough.
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Kerry Flynn / Digiday:
The NYT has quietly paused its Snapchat channel with the last edition dated Dec 21, 2018; Snap says it is having ongoing “creative conversations” with the Times — After publishing to Snapchat Discover every weekday, The New York Times has quietly stopped its channel.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Cord-cutting accelerates as the five biggest U.S. pay-TV providers collectively lost around 3.2 million customers in 2018, a 4.2% decrease — - After Machinima Shutdown, Rooster Teeth Revives ‘Inside Gaming’ and Rescues Other Machinima Shows — Cord-cutting inflicted a heavier toll …
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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
US Copyright Office has refused a copyright claim for the “Carlton Dance”, a potential blow to performers seeking rights to dance emotes in games like Fortnite — A government examiner also questioned the submission of the actor's performance on ABC's “Dancing With the Stars,” …
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Sources: Fox rejected a 30-second ad called “It Can Happen Here,” set to air on Hannity for an Oscar-nominated documentary which recounts 1939 Nazi rally in NYC — The 30-second ad is called “It Can Happen Here,” and was to be targeted at Sean Hannity's viewers.
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Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
CNN's Howard Schultz town hall was another example of the media legitimizing rich political candidates because of their ability to self-fund — A billionaire flirts with a run for president and gets grossly disproportionate free airtime. We all know the punchline.
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Tim Peterson / Digiday:
Sources: Snap is offering $40K to $50K per episode for original series that premiere on Snapchat, wants 10-12 episodes per series, each up to seven minutes long — DIGIDAY+ MEMBER ARTICLE — Snap is willing to pay for original shows, and it's enough to pique entertainment executives' interest …
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Univision recorded 2018 loss of $120M+ on its English-language digital assets like Gizmodo and The Onion, bought the remaining stake in The Onion for $28.7M — The company reported that the assets lost $32.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2018. — Univision is acknowledging …
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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Sources: Col Allan, former longtime controversial editor-in-chief of New York Post has been working as a consultant for News Corp., for the past three weeks — Can Col Allan, the swashbuckling and bibulous tabloid star of the aughts, help the New York Post decode its most important reader?
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Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
The Chicago Cubs partners with Sinclair to launch a sports network that will become its exclusive TV home in 2020, ending more than 70 years of free broadcasts — A WGN-TV camera operator works a game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets at Wrigley Field in 2014. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
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