Mediagazer: A look at The Prepared, a year-old site with reviews and advice for preppers, which makes money from affiliate links and has attracted some angel funding (Jonathan Shieber/TechCrunch)

Jason Gurwin / The Streamable:

Viacom says Pluto TV, its free ad-supported streaming service, has 16M MAU, up from 12M in Jan. when it was acquired, plans to launch in Latin America in 2019 — The Streamable is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission when you sign up with our links.

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, MediaPost, Variety, NBC News, @sportstvratings and @drewfitzgerald, more at Techmeme »

Sports-centric subscription streaming platform FuboTV to launch free ad-supported streaming service and short-form original content in 2019, says CEO — The sports-centric subscription OTT streamer FuboTV is preparing to launch a free ad-supported streaming service later this year and branch into original content for the first time.

Discussion: TechCrunch, The Streamable and Cord Cutters News

Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch:

A look at The Prepared, a year-old site with reviews and advice for preppers, which makes money from affiliate links and has attracted some angel funding — A little over two years ago, The New Yorker ran a story about the survivalism craze sweeping Silicon Valley.

Daniel Frankel / Multichannel News:

TiVo announces plans to split its product division and its intellectual property licensing businesses to increase odds of finding a buyer — Company says separating units will help odds of finding a buyer — As expected, TiVo has announced plans to split its IP licensing and video products businesses …

Discussion: Reuters, @thebauminator and @jank0, more at Techmeme »

Mariam Cheik-Hussein / AdNews:

News Corp posts Q3 profit of $23M versus $1.1B net loss in Q3 2018; WSJ digital-only subscriptions rose 19% YoY to 1.8M with 68% of subscribers digital-only — News Corp chief executive Robert Thomson — News Corp says the success of its digital strategy and book publishing …

Discussion: Inman, Motley Fool, France 24, @johnwilson, NEWS.com.au, Reuters and Wall Street Journal

Nieman Lab:

Reuters Institute for Journalism survey finds that the average price for paywalled news is about €14.09 per month in six European countries and the US — Where we saw little to no change was among broadcasters and digital-born news outlets. Just as in 2017, all broadcasters …

Discussion: @niemanlab, World News Publishing Focus …, Editor & Publisher and What's New in Publishing

Ross Benes / eMarketer:

Ad spending on private marketplaces will overtake open exchanges in 2020 as both publishers and advertisers seek more control of context in which ads appear — Advertiser investment in private marketplaces (PMPs) has risen over the past several years thanks to ongoing issues of ad quality …

Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:

Pew survey finds that 78% of Americans have never spoken with a local journalist; those who have are likelier to be older, college-educated, and white — Seventy-eight percent of Americans have never spoken with a local journalist at all, according to data highlighted by Pew on Friday …

Discussion: Pew Research Center

Stewart Clarke / Variety:

Netflix publishes its first top-10 lists of most-watched content on its platform in the UK, says it will start posting the lists every week in the country — Netflix took a step toward greater transparency Thursday, at least in the U.K., by publishing its first top-10 lists of most-watched content …

Discussion: Slate, more at Techmeme »

Rob Wijnberg / The Correspondent:

De Correspondent hires Eliza Anyangwe as managing editor of its English-language platform, The Correspondent, following the departure of Zainab Shah — As Managing Editor, Eliza will be vital in building our editorial team, helping correspondents determine and improve their journalistic agenda …

Discussion: The Correspondent

James Walker / Press Gazette:

Brazil's president signs decree allowing crime reporters, among other professions, to carry guns for protection — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has signed a decree allowing certain journalists to carry guns for protection. — The move has been criticised by press freedom group …

Discussion: Reporters Without Borders

Conan O'Brien / Variety:

Conan O'Brien, accused of stealing jokes from Robert Kaseberg's Twitter account and blog, says he stands by his writers but settled to avoid an expensive trial — “Conan” host Conan O'Brien was sued in July 2015 by Robert Alexander Kaseberg, who accused O'Brien and others on the TBS show …