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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 …
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
CBS CEO Joe Ianniello is leaving ViacomCBS and will be replaced by NBCU's George Cheeks, effective March 23 — NBCUniversal alum George Cheeks is set to take the reins of CBS as longtime CBS corporate leader Joe Ianniello departs after 22 years with the company.
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Radio & Television …, Ad Age, MediaPost, CNBC, Adweek, Los Angeles Times and Fortune
Jill Goldsmith / Deadline:
AT&T's John Stankey says TNT and TBS will shift to more unscripted programming: “we all know that general entertainment is not performing as well” — AT&T COO John Stankey said programming at Turner's TNT and TBS will shift to more unscripted programming as general entertainment networks suffer in the ratings.
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Variety, @cnschedules and Broadcasting & Cable
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 …
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YouTube, @gaywonk, @chrislhayes, @gaywonk, @gaywonk, @gaywonk, @gaywonk, @brianhines and @civicscience
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Maryland's 165-year-old Montgomery Sentinel has shut down; circulation of the editions serving the state's two largest counties fell from 200K in the 90s to 5K — They're closing up the office now, with its musty odor of moldering newsprint and decrepit bound copies stacked neck-high.
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@domdifurio, @oliverdarcy and @jrovner
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 …
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5ish from M.G. Siegler, 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.
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@hcuccinello, @kerrymflynn, @whatthebit, @buslnessbarista, @rafat, @austin_rief, @erikaalpern, @jschulweis and Talking Biz News
Anya Schiffrin / Columbia Journalism Review:
In Finland, France, Peru, and South Africa, journalists have used defamation laws against online harassers, though lawsuits can be costly and time consuming — Journalists have generally opposed defamation laws because they so often are used against news organizations to stifle free expression.
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
After Mike Pompeo berated NPR's Mary Louise Kelly and the State Department removed another reporter's credentials, NPR member stations see a bump in donations — People who are outraged about how Secretary of State Mike Pompeo treated NPR's Mary Louise Kelly in an interview last week have a number of ways to vent:
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@jackshafer, @chuckatwbhm, @nprmontagne, NPR and The Hill
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/
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@kimmasters, @andreawnyc, @badastronomer and @sulliview
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.”
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.
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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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Just Security, @jameeljaffer, @jameeljaffer, @donmoyn, @jameeljaffer, @john_w_warren, @nytopinion, Washingtonian and @jameeljaffer
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