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NYT's Dean Baquet responds to concerns that posting details about the whistleblower whose claims led to an impeachment inquiry could endanger the whistleblower — Our executive editor, Dean Baquet, addresses readers' concerns about the decision to publish information on a person who is central to the Trump impeachment inquiry.
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The Guardian:
Open letter by POC in UK media calls for BBC Editorial Complaints Unit to revisit its Munchetty decision, increase transparency, address its diversity levels — The BBC has upheld a complaint against its Breakfast presenter. As black British broadcasters and journalists, we demand it reconsiders
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
BBC defends Munchetty censure, saying it applied to her discussion of Trump's motivations for his racist comments, though she didn't directly call him racist — BBC Breakfast Show presenter made comments after Trump told four congresswomen to ‘go home’ — Play Video
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Apple plans to give its movies traditional theatrical release runs before releasing them on Apple TV+ in the interest of brand-building and prestige — Maker of iPhone would keep movies in cinemas for weeks before release on streaming TV — Apple Inc. is looking to make a splash …
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
Inside Fox News, tensions flare as Trump faces impeachment; source: board member Paul Ryan is advising Lachlan Murdoch that Fox should break with the president — In public, Donald Trump's allies are putting on a brave face, repeating talking points, mostly staying on message.
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Lionsgate promotes Starz COO Jeffrey Hirsch to president and CEO; Hirsch has been running the network since the March exit of former Starz CEO Chris Albrecht — Lionsgate has promoted Starz COO Jeffrey Hirsch to President and CEO of the premium network, inking a new long-term contract.
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Wall Street Journal:
Endeavor, Ari Emanuel's entertainment company, pulled its IPO on Thursday, one day before it was meant to start trading — Entertainment company was expected to begin trading Friday; Peloton slides in first day of trading — The IPO market took another hit Thursday as Endeavor Group Holdings Inc. yanked …
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Edmund Lee / New York Times:
Locast files countersuit against ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox, saying its service complies with copyright law and alleging collusion to chill its business — Locast, a little-known nonprofit behind a free streaming service, sued ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox on Friday, alleging that the television networks colluded …
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Broadcasting & Cable, The Streamable, Hollywood Reporter and @richlightshed
Sara Jerde / Adweek:
NYT has closed HelloSociety, the influencer marketing agency it bought in 2016, and will offer its services under the agency Fake Love; about 20 jobs were cut — The publisher bought HelloSociety in 2016 — The New York Times has shuttered HelloSociety, the influencer marketing agency it acquired in 2016, as a stand-alone business.
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Profile of The Hill's John Solomon, whose work played a big role in advancing a flawed tale of corruption in Ukraine, amplified by Trump, Hannity, and Giuliani — Back in March, the Hill newspaper published a series of stories and interviews that seemed, at the time, to be mainly of interest to foreign-policy wonks.
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@scottgoeke, @farhip, @froomkin, @rachellarris and Foreign Policy
Tim Baysinger / The Wrap:
Fox-owned TV stations and national channels, including Fox Sports 1, have gone dark on Dish Network TV and for Sling streaming customers, amid carriage dispute — Fox-owned TV stations and national cable networks, including Fox Sports 1, have gone dark for Dish Network TV and streaming customers.
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google says that YouTube Music will be preinstalled on all new Android 9 and Android 10 devices, replacing Google Play Music — Behind-the-scenes, Google requires hardware manufacturers to preinstall certain apps to get access to other first-party services.
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