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Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
AP and the Google News Initiative are building a way for newsrooms to share content and plans, starting with a pilot involving about two dozen NY publishers — “We're living in an age of journalism where people want to help each other and are prioritizing collaboration over competition.
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@fineout, @fineout, @niemanlab, MediaPost and Associated Press
Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: podcast network Wondery had $10M revenue in 2018 and has raised $10M in latest round at a valuation of $100M+, a five-fold increase since March 2018 — New investment values largest independent podcast network at over $100 million — Wondery Inc. has raised $10 million …
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RAIN News
Nieman Lab:
WSJ's Project Habit analyzed behavior driving retention, like newsletter signups and loyalty to a beat, and optimized reader onboarding to instill these habits — The Journal went on a quest to identify the user actions — an app download, an article share, repeat reading …
Makena Kelly / The Verge:
Following criticism, Twitter rolls out a notice for tweets from political figures, verified users, and accounts with 100K+ followers that break its guidelines — The platform has been criticized for letting politicians break the rules without consequence — Today, Twitter is rolling …
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Twitter, Washington Post, CNN, @kantrowitz, Variety, TechCrunch, The Daily Beast, @jack, @twittersafety, The Wrap, The Week, MediaNama, @ashastral, @emeraldrobinson, Vox, Wired, Politico and BuzzFeed News, more at Techmeme »
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple's Eddy Cue says Apple Music has 60M paying and free trial account customers, up from 50M in January 2019 — Apple Music is still growing at a nice clip — but the company keeps touting different stats to mark its upward trajectory. — The tech giant now has surpassed 60 million subscribers …
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Reuters, MacRumors, Fast Company, CNET, TechCrunch and hypebot
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
Conde Nast has expanded its board and added its two first truly independent directors, which has historically been dominated by Newhouse family members — Condé Nast, home of The New Yorker, Vanity Fair and Vogue, quietly expanded its board to eight members months ago and added …
Mediaite:
NBC's first Democratic debate attracted 15.26M viewers from NBC, MSNBC, and Telemundo, according to Nielsen, and 9M streaming viewers, according to the network — The numbers are in from the first night of the Democratic presidential debates and it looks like — despite technical difficulties — NBC managed to score.
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Tali Arbel / Associated Press:
AT&T donates $500K to Locast, which streams broadcast channels for free, and will offer access to Locast through DirecTV and its cable service, U-verse — NEW YORK (AP) — AT&T, the owner of DirecTV, is backing a free streaming service as a hedge against losing broadcast channels in disputes over fees.
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@ctandyg, @davezatz, FierceVideo, Broadcasting & Cable and Cord Cutters News
Steven Zeitchik / Washington Post:
A preview of The Loudest Voice, Showtime's seven-episode series about Fox News founder Roger Ailes debuting Sunday, based on a biography by Gabriel Sherman — NEW YORK — Whether it's Dick Cheney or the prosecutors of the Central Park Five, Hollywood has lately taken a keen interest …
Discussion:
@austinconsidine, New York Times and Los Angeles Times
Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed News:
A look at a dispute among Wikipedia administrators and some on the Wikimedia Foundation board after a prolific, long-serving administrator was banned for a year — The once-derided open-source encyclopedia is the closest thing the internet has to an oasis of truth.
Discussion:
@sunnysingh_n6, @bernstein and @jeffgiesea
Brian Witte / Associated Press:
Journalists at the Capital Gazette reflect on past year: their experience of trauma, their relationship to journalism, and the embrace of the community — ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Standing ovations. A surge in subscriptions. Hugs from random readers. At a time when journalists are being vilified as …
Discussion:
American Press Institute and @pwgphoto
Todd Spangler / Variety:
FuboTV soft launches ad-supported Fubo Sports Network on Xumo, with original shows and movies slated for August along with simulcast content from partners — FuboTV, one of the players duking it out in the competitive internet pay-TV arena, is dropping into the free streaming-video market …
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Streaming Observer, Multichannel News, FierceVideo, The Streamable and MediaPost
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