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Madeline Peltz / Media Matters for America:
Clips surface of Tucker Carlson's calls into Bubba the Love Sponge's radio show from 2006 to 2011, where he often spoke in vulgar terms about women and teen sex — During interviews on Bubba The Love Sponge, Carlson said he “love[s]” the idea of young girls sexually experimenting …
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@peltzmadeline, Mediaite, @heerjeet, @bro_pair, @cathyyoung63, @letsgomathias, @juddlegum, @juddlegum, @charliearchy and HuffPost
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
NBCUniversal will launch NBC News Now, a free streaming service, in May, starting with 8 hours of programming, including live updates at the top of every hour — NBC News already pumps out stories and headlines via broadcast and cable TV. Soon it will do so on a sustained basis via streaming video.
Discussion:
Broadcasting & Cable and TVNewser
Matthew Shaer / Columbia Journalism Review:
Profile of John Biewen, a veteran NPR reporter whose 14-part series on the history of systemic racism in the US, Seeing White, was nominated for a Peabody Award — John Biewen's podcast on race and masculinity — Last February, Celeste Headlee was at home, in Atlanta …
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@cdsduke, @cjr, @matthewshaer, @sceneonradio, @dukeu, @nicktheandersen and @darrelfrost
John F. Harris / Politico:
Despite frequent attacks on media, Trump arguably has the most frequent, informal, and sustained personal interactions with reporters and commentators since JFK — Why is the mainstream media so agitated about President Donald Trump's close relationship with Fox News host Sean Hannity?
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@jayrosen_nyu, @jnicholsonindc, Orlando Sentinel, Media Matters for America and Politico
Jacey Fortin / New York Times:
In a 4-3 ruling Maryland's Court of Appeals says Adnan Syed, subject of the Serial podcast series that raised doubts about his guilt, should not get a new trial — Adnan Syed, whose murder trial was dissected on the hit podcast “Serial,” was denied a new trial on Friday by Maryland's highest court …
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
To get an idea of Netflix viewing figures, the BBC ran a survey, which found that 7M Britons had watched The Crown in 17 months — Tony Hall said BBC's Luther and Bodyguard reached bigger audience with smaller budgets — The BBC director general, Tony Hall, has mocked the size …
Discussion:
@adrianhon and @s8mb
Louisa Lim / New York Times:
Australia's defamation laws privilege the right to reputation over freedom of expression and lead to self-censorship in the media, especially regarding China — A court ruling in favor of a billionaire businessman against The Sydney Morning Herald illustrates the sorry state of the country's defamation laws.
Discussion:
@mmasnick, @gcaw, @pakwayne and @limlouisa
Avi Asher-Schapiro / Committee to Protect Journalists:
Trump administration has so far prosecuted six leakers vs. ten during Obama's 8 years; journalists worry about surveillance, say sources are less forthcoming — When President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, William Barr, was asked at his confirmation hearing in January whether …
Discussion:
@aaschapiro
Recode:
Interview with Dan Porter, CEO of the sports media company Overtime, on why owning distribution doesn't matter, revenue sources, and fostering user communities — Don't listen to the conventional wisdom about relying on Instagram or Snapchat, Porter says — just go where your audience is.
Discussion:
@anamitra
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Hearst to relaunch Clevver, a YouTube channels network, in a few weeks, having opened a multimedia production studio in Santa Monica and rehired Clevver's staff — - Critical Role Team, After Record-Breaking Fan Crowdfunding Response, Vows to Make ‘The Best Goddamn Cartoon Anyone Has Ever Seen’
New York Times:
Sources: Amazon teams up with the NY Yankees, Sinclair Broadcasting, and others in a bid to buy the YES sports network from majority owner 21st Century Fox — Amazon is coming to New York — to grab a piece of the Yankees sports network. — Jeff Bezos' tech giant has teamed …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman share content plans for Quibi, their streaming service launching in April 2020, including a show on Evan Spiegel and Snapchat — Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman today announced a slate of new series and projects heading to their forthcoming video streaming service, Quibi.
Discussion:
Engadget, @thr, Hollywood Reporter, Adweek, Fast Company and The Wrap
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Memo: in 2018, BuzzFeed generated $100M+ from business lines that didn't exist in 2017; Facebook video platform revenue grew from $500K in Q1 to $3M in Q4 2018 — - BuzzFeed CEO Says Company Is Generating Over $200 Million Annually From Businesses That Didn't Exist Two Years Ago
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@oliverdarcy, Nieman Lab, @lucas_shaw, Adweek, @xpangler, @rafat, Business Insider and BuzzFeed
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