Top News:
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Google is in talks with publishers about paying a licensing fee for content that would be in a premium news product — The search giant is in talks with some publishers about paying a fee for content that would be part of a premium news product — Alphabet Inc.'s Google is in talks …
Vivian Wang / New York Times:
Chen Qiushi and Fang Bin, two prominent video bloggers chronicling the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, have disappeared — Two video bloggers whose dispatches from the heart of the outbreak showed fear, grief and dissatisfaction with the government have gone silent.
Discussion:
@bradmillscan, @jessefelder, @laurettaland, @quicktake and The Desk
Makena Kelly / The Verge:
Facebook to allow influencers to produce sponsored content for US politicians and political campaigns, if the posts are clearly identified as paid partnerships — Bloomberg's bad memes might just be the beginning — Facebook will allow influencers to produce sponsored content …
Discussion:
Boing Boing, @hshaban, @ws, @joshsternberg, @backlon, @kellymakena and @kellymakena, more at Techmeme »
RELATED:
Taylor Lorenz / New York Times:
The Bloomberg campaign is working with Meme 2020, whose lead strategist is the CEO of Jerry Media, to create sponsored posts on influential Instagram accounts
The Bloomberg campaign is working with Meme 2020, whose lead strategist is the CEO of Jerry Media, to create sponsored posts on influential Instagram accounts
Discussion:
New York Times, Variety, Axios, VICE, The Week, The Verge, Wired, Vox, @jessreports, @luckytran, Protocol, SPLICETODAY.com, Lefsetz Letter, The Wrap, @taylorlorenz, @caro, The Hill, @digiphile, @crislopezg, @taylorlorenz, @nbcpolitics, @ranimolla, @leedevito, @jessreports, @joshkadden, @kslane, @jessreports, @derektmead, @jessreports, @rachelholliday, @vivekprabhu1, @pant_leg, THEFUTURE, @anildash, Vanity Fair, New York Post, Engadget, @adamjohnsonnyc, @taylorlorenz, @oneunderscore__, Gothamist, Mediaite, Gizmodo, Breitbart, Mashable, The A.V. Club, The Next Web and Boing Boing, more at Techmeme »
Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
UK's The House of Lords launches an inquiry seeking information on how journalists can adapt to changing news media landscape and how media can be more trusted — Peers have launched a new inquiry on the future of journalism in the UK. — The House of Lords Committee on Communications …
Discussion:
UK Parliament, @peterbale, @pollycurtis and @charliebeckett
Corey Dickstein / Stars & Stripes:
Pentagon acknowledges that its budget proposal would completely cut its $15.6M subsidy to Stars and Stripes, making up about half the publication's annual funds — WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Thursday defended the Pentagon's effort to strip Stars and Stripes …
Craig McCarthy / New York Post:
NYC police subpoenaed Twitter records of NY Post's Tina Moore while investigating leaks, then withdrew the subpoena after Post lawyers contacted the department — In an apparent effort to tamp down on leaks, the NYPD subpoenaed a New York Post reporter's Twitter data …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Samsung announces partnership with Netflix with bonus content associated with Netflix shows on Galaxy smartphones and deeper device integration — As the streaming battles heat up, Netflix is hoping a new partnership with Samsung will help it fend off rivals.
Discussion:
MediaPost, @ophirgottlieb, FierceVideo and Business Insider
Sara Guaglione / MediaPost:
Storyful launches Storyful Video, a video licensing marketplace, letting media outlets buy content directly from its archive of 17K user-generated videos — Storyful has launched a video licensing marketplace, called Storyful Video, that will allow media outlets and production houses …
Jem Aswad / Variety:
Universal Music Group is planning an IPO “for early 2023 at the latest”, according to Vivendi's earnings report — Buried in Vivendi's earnings report released today is the blockbuster news that its subsidiary Universal Music Group is planning an IPO within the next three years.
Discussion:
Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, @alexweprin, Music Business Worldwide and Hollywood Reporter
Coral N. Negrón Almodóvar / Committee to Protect …:
Puerto Rico's new Open Data Law and Transparency Law contain broad wording that gives government officials much leeway to refuse information requests — In July 2019, anti-government protesters gathered on the streets of Puerto Rico, motivated in part by the work of investigative journalists …
Discussion:
@digiphile, @michaelcdeibert and @davidbegnaud
Michael Grothaus / Fast Company:
eMarketer: political ad spending for the 2020 election will reach $6.89B, up 63.3% compared to 2016, with the majority of spending going to TV and Facebook — What's interesting is the majority of spending goes to just two sources: television and Facebook. What do the two have in common?
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Roku reports Q4 revenue of $411M, up 49% YoY, net loss of $15.7M down from a profit of $6.8M YoY; active accounts up 4.6M QoQ to 36.9M; stock up 5%+ after hours — Roku beat Wall Street estimates for the fourth quarter, hitting new highs in active accounts and revenue per user …