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4:15 PM ET, January 31, 2020

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Sean Hollister / The Verge:
Roku pulls Fox apps, including Fox Sports, which is airing the Super Bowl, from its devices due to a carriage dispute as Fox's distribution deal expires Friday  —  It's a carriage dispute, Roku tells us  —  If you were hoping to watch the Super Bowl on your Roku TV or set-top box …
Julia Alexander / The Verge:
Carlos Maza is leaving Vox to focus on his YouTube channel full time, talking about topics like Fox News and the election and using Patreon to find supporters  —  Maza is leaving Vox to pursue being a full time YouTube creator  —  Last year, after setting off a firestorm around YouTube's harassment policies …
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Netflix's Ted Sarandos says the company aims to produce four to six animated movies a year, following the success of Klaus, its first venture into the medium  —  Netflix is in the movie business for the long haul as it looks to fill creative voids left by the focus at the major studios …
Discussion: The Streamable and @tvgrimreaper
Melynda Fuller / MediaPost:
Daily newsletter Morning Brew says it has grown revenue from $3M to $13M in 2019 and expects to hit 2M subscribers in the spring  —  Media email newsletter Morning Brew is reporting a surge in revenue, new subscribers and a slate of key new hires as it enters its fifth year.
Kate Oh / @kathoh:
[Thread] Severe media restrictions at the Senate impeachment trial created artificial distance between the public and the event and blocked historic images  —  A few thoughts about a crucially important but underrated aspect of the Senate impeachment trial as the final votes near: the severe restrictions on press freedoms. Why did Senate leaders go to the trouble of making it so difficult for the press to report on the trial? 1/
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
A look at the evolution of morning shows as they figure out how to balance hard news with their hallmark lighter tone and their anchors take on more roles  —  Robin Roberts needs to rely on more than just her journalism training to survive on “Good Morning America.”
Discussion: @variety and FTVLive
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
The Atlantic ended an honorary “contributing editor” list on its masthead after some black staffers objected to adding Rahm Emanuel's name to the list  —  Last May, the Atlantic announced that Rahm Emanuel, who'd just left his post as Chicago mayor, would be joining the magazine as a contributing editor.
The Daily Beast:
Some former Deadspin writers to blog about the Super Bowl for a pop-up site, Unnamed Temporary Sports Blog Dot Com, sponsored by a password management company  —  The irreverent “Unnamed Temporary Sports Blog Dot Com” is underwritten by a password-security company and features not-so-subtle digs at Deadspin's bosses.
New York Times:
The government's prepublication review system, which is checking John Bolton's book, needs reform because it gives agencies unchecked power to suppress speech  —  The fate of his memoir is up to government censors.  That's troubling.  —  The writers are lawyers at the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia.
 
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Minnesota law giving parties access to voters' affiliations leads some local outlets to consider prohibiting or discouraging voting among their journalists
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Stephanie Sengwe / The Streamable:
Jeff Bezos said Amazon Prime members watched twice the number of hours of original movies and TV shows on Prime Video in Q4 compared to the prior year
Discussion: Variety
Mike Barnes / Hollywood Reporter:
Fred Silverman, the longtime TV programmer who was president of ABC Entertainment and NBC and also worked at CBS, has died at 82
Oliver Darcy / @oliverdarcy:
Memo: WaPo Editor Marty Baron encourages staff to seek feedback on social media posts and says the newsroom is reviewing its social media policy from 2011
 

 
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Raffaele Huang / Wall Street Journal:
Apple removes WhatsApp, Threads, Signal, and Telegram from its App Store in China, after orders from the country's regulators citing national security concerns

Ryan Morrison / Tom's Guide:
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A look at Salad, which pays gamers in Fortnite skins and Roblox gift cards to rent their GPUs remotely to AI companies, including those making AI-generated porn

 
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