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Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is considering bundling News+, Apple TV+ and Apple Music as soon as 2020 to attract subscribers, meaning less money for News+ publishers — - Company keeps rights to bundle News+ service with TV+, Music — Move may woo more subscribers, but lower publishers' News+ cut
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Apple Music launches Replay, letting subscribers look back at their favorite music in 2019, similar to Spotify's year-end review, Wrapped, but updated each week — Apple Music is taking on Spotify with the launch of a new feature, Apple Music Replay, that will allow subscribers to take a look back at their favorite music from 2019.
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@adamdbradley, @bondnickbond, @baekdal, Billboard, MacRumors, The Verge, 9to5Mac and Engadget, more at Techmeme »
Agence France-Presse:
Turkish journalist Ahmet Altan rearrested following his prison release one week ago where he'd served three years over alleged links to 2016 coup — Detaining of Ahmet Altan, who denies alleged links to failed coup in 2016, called a ‘disgrace’ — Turkish police have rearrested the journalist …
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New York Times and The Guardian
Ben Casselman / New York Times:
Interview with NYT reporter Ben Casselman, who says his landline phone is his most vital data journalism tool as the best stories emerge from talking to people — Ben Casselman, an economics reporter, uses a programming language called R and works with vast data sets.
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@tabularasafa, @sarambsimon, @arindube, @pysamarth, @bencasselman and @newsroomdev
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
McClatchy has retained advisers to explore options and has opened talks with the federal agency that manages insolvent pension funds; stock down ~14% — McClatchy reported a series of financial reverses Wednesday so severe that it may not be able to meet its obligations in 2020.
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Sacramento Bee, McClatchy Co, Wall Street Journal, @andrewscurria, @mattrexroad, @patriciamazzei, @ayoonhendricks, @fineout, @cltledger, @cltledger, @mattderienzo, @andymarso, @charlesapple, @deborahldwyer, @brushtoniltimes, @rickedmonds, @david_ingram, @david_ingram, @david_ingram, @dkiesow, New York Times, MarketWatch and McClatchy
Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
Interview with Tucker Carlson, who holds apparent favored status with the Murdochs, as his Fox show becomes particularly important amid the impeachment inquiry — At some point during his nightly prime-time show, Fox News host Tucker Carlson usually asks the same question: “What's really going on here?”
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Lauren Feiner / CNBC:
Disney says Disney+ has seen 10M signups since launching on Tuesday — Disney's new streaming service has already seen 10 million sign-ups since launching Tuesday, the company announced Wednesday. — Disney's stock was up slightly on the news. Netflix shares were down 1%. — This is breaking news.
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Variety, CNN, Ad Age, The Guardian, Deadline, Econsultancy, @frankpallotta, The Verge, @seldo, @cnbc, @xpangler, @buddyloveless, @nickandmore, @xpangler, @stevekovach, @benbajarin, @cnbcnow, @devindra, MediaPost, The Playlist, Multichannel News, Engadget, The A.V. Club, TechCrunch and Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Sources: Disney plans to bring Disney+ to India in H2 2019 via its streaming platform Hotstar and to expand the offering to Malaysia, Indonesia, and others — Disney plans to bring its on-demand video streaming service to India and some Southeast Asian markets as soon as the second half of next year …
M. Corey Goldman / TheStreet:
Viacom Q4: net earnings of $321M on revenue of $3.43B; domestic ad revenue for its media networks up 6% YoY to $946M; Pluto TV has ~20M MAUs — Viacom (VIAB - ) , soon to be CBSViacom, on Thursday posted fourth-quarter earnings that beat analysts' forecasts as it continued to make inroads …
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Broadcasting & Cable, The Wrap, Deadline, Hollywood Reporter, Business Wire and @viacom
Daniel Roberts / Yahoo Finance:
Sources: Sports Illustrated will be published monthly starting in 2020, plus four special issues and the Swimsuit Issue for a total of 17 issues per year — Sports Illustrated was a weekly publication as recently as 2015. In 2020 it will become a monthly, Yahoo Finance has learned.
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@unclegrambo, @slmandel, @byparkercotton, @williamsbob75, @readdanwrite, New York Post and Awful Announcing
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Netflix enters a multi-year deal with Nickelodeon, which will produce animated feature films and shows that will include existing characters and all-new IP — Netflix is taking on the Disney+ threat by partnering up with kids entertainment giant Nickelodeon, which will produce original content …
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MediaPost, Gizmodo, New York Times, Variety, Los Angeles Times, @loudmouthjulia, @verge, @richlightshed, BGR, The A.V. Club, @gerryfsmith, The Verge, The Next Web, Deadline, Geek.com and Engadget
Emma Grey Ellis / Wired:
A look at how scientific experts debunk “lifestyle” misinformation and bad science on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube — A lot of the hacks and diets on social media are bogus, or even dangerous. These fact-checkers are using YouTube and Instagram to battle bad info.
Michael Calderone / Politico:
The impeachment inquiry has sparked a podcast frenzy, with CNN, NBC, Vox, BuzzFeed, and others quickly rolling out shows to seize on the heightened interest — From left to right, listeners will experience the hearings from unique and sometimes outlandish perspectives. — President Donald Trump.
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Mother Jones, @miriamelder, @sulliview, @mlcalderone and Editor & Publisher Magazine
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