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7:20 PM ET, April 30, 2019

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Wall Street Journal:
Cable operator Altice USA agrees to acquire streaming-video network Cheddar for $200M; Cheddar founder Jon Steinberg to become president of the Altice News unit  —  Cheddar founder and CEO Jon Steinberg is set to become president of Altice News, overseeing Cheddar, News 12 and i24News
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
ESPN announces plans to shut down ESPN The Magazine in September after 21 years; the company is considering publishing standalone print issues  —  ESPN, the sports-media giant with an influence that extends across several types of media, is getting out of one particular venue: print.
@the_corres:
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Sources: top editorial staffers Susie Banikarim, Alex Dickinson, and Tim Marchman are out at G/O Media amid a restructuring that could affect 25+ staffers  —  As part of a major restructuring effort that could affect 25 staffers.  —  Several of the top editorial employees at the company formerly known …
Sara Guaglione / MediaPost:
At NewFronts, The New York Times says The Daily podcast has reached 2M listeners per day, talks ad targets, smart speakers, and its upcoming food festival  —  The New York Times announced new ad target offerings and events, as well as an emphasis on its TV-film commitment at its NewFront this morning.
Discussion: WWD
Alex Weprin / MediaPost:
Former Roku executives launch Tetra TV, an advertising network that aims to connect buyers to ad inventory from 100+ streaming video channels across platforms  —  A pair of veterans of the OTT platform Roku are launching a new advertising network, focusing on connected TV.
Scott Soshnick / Bloomberg:
YouTube gets exclusive rights to stream 13 MLB games in the 2nd half of the season in the US and Canada on MLB's YouTube channel and a new YouTube TV channel  —  - Package of 13 games will run through second half of MLB season  — YouTube TV has been World Series presenting sponsor since 2017
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Twitter announces live streaming content deals with Univision, WSJ, and Time and new initiatives with previous partners including Viacom, the NFL, and ESPN
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Viacom to launch 14 free, ad-supported channels on Pluto TV on May 1 with content from BET, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, and MTV  —  - Twitter Expands Live-Streaming Video Lineup, Sets Content Deals With Viacom, ESPN, Live Nation, Univision, and More  —  For Viacom, the future of television has an increasingly online sheen.
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Salem Media Group, home to RedState, bought PJ Media in March for $100K, though radio is the company's primary revenue source with 116 stations in 39 markets  —  The California-based broadcaster's digital acquisitions have turned heads, but the company's revenues primarily come from 116 radio stations in 39 markets.
Joseph Lichterman / The Lenfest Institute …:
The Detroit Free Press created a unique social media voice by using a sassy persona that makes jokes and tackles serious issues to connect with its community  —  A few months ago, a hoax Twitter account purporting to be Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib made some waves online.
Discussion: American Press Institute, Thanks:@steverubel
Ed O'Keefe / Shorenstein Center:
Legacy media and native streamers should focus on live news because now, as before, it will help attract and retain subscribers though it can be controversial  —  Searching for a way for streaming to save the news (and for the the news to save streaming)  —  Additional Research & Interviews: Andrew J. Zucker
Discussion: @aobaoill
 
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Washington Post:
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Roger Parloff / Yahoo Finance:
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Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
Facebook to give 60+ academics around the world access to its data for projects on news polarization, disinformation, and more
Spotify:
Spotify reports Q1 revenue of €1.5B, up 33% YoY, reduces net loss to €142M, says it has 217M MAUs, up 26% YoY, with 100M premium subscribers, up 32% YoY