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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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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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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.
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.
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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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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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.
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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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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 — News: Marty Baron just sent this email about social media use to The Washington Post newsroom. “It is not always easy to know where to draw the line.” https://twitter.com/...
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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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Julie Halpert / Current:
Minnesota law giving parties access to voters' affiliations leads some local outlets to consider prohibiting or discouraging voting among their journalists — A change in Minnesota's state voting laws has sparked a debate over how to balance journalistic ethics with one of the most basic civic rights …
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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 — Known as “The Man With the Golden Gut,” he green-lighted projects like ‘All in the Family,’ ‘Roots’ and ‘Hill Street Blues’ at CBS, ABC and NBC.
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