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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Source: MSNBC plans “to seek out more smart, pro-Sanders voices”, shifting coverage amid criticism, as Sen. Bernie Sanders has surged over the last couple weeks — With Bernie rally coverage, Bernie-friendly guests, and a mandate to “seek out more smart, pro-Sanders voices,” …
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Dino-Ray Ramos / Deadline:
MSNBC's Chris Matthews apologized on air to Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday after backlash for comments he made comparing Sanders' Nevada win to Nazi invasion
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Investor group that includes Searchlight Capital and led by former Viacom CFO Wade Davis agrees to acquire a 64% stake in Univision; Davis to become CEO — The Spanish-language media giant last summer said it would entertain offers from potential buyers as part of an exploration of “strategic options.”
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Nick Turner / Bloomberg:
Netflix says it will launch top 10 lists to rank the most popular shows and movies, updated daily, after testing the feature in Mexico and the UK — - Top 10 lists will be rolled out after tests in U.K. and Mexico — New feature will appear in the service and be updated daily
Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
Sources: in a meeting, The Young Turks co-founder Cenk Uygur urged staff not to unionize, arguing a union doesn't belong at a small, struggling news network — In a tense meeting with employees, Cenk Uygur argued that a union doesn't belong at a small news network struggling to make profits.
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
AMC Networks sets a new carriage deal with Dish and Sling TV that expands the distribution of its six linear channels and streaming services — AMC Networks has set a new carriage pact with Dish and Sling TV that expands the distribution of AMC's growing portfolio of subscription streaming services.
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Tomás Mier / People.com:
The Oprah Winfrey Show will launch a podcast on March 3, making 25 years of episodes from the talk show available to stream — The first 10 episodes to be released will feature special guests Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil and Suze Orman — You get a podcast and you get a podcast!
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Harvey Weinstein is convicted on two of five charges: criminal sexual assault in the first degree and rape in the third degree; he will be sentenced on March 11 — The former movie mogul has been convicted in his New York sexual assault trial. — A jury of 12 men and women …
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Dawn Chmielewski / Forbes:
Profile of Nickelodeon president Brian Robbins, who is trying to revitalize the channel by bringing in YouTubers like Annie LeBlanc and the 8 year-old Ryan Kaji — As the opening strains of the Ryan's Mystery Playdate theme song begin to play in this San Fernando Valley soundstage …
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P R Sanjai / BloombergQuint:
Disney's Hotstar blocks an episode of John Oliver's show in India that criticized Narendra Modi — (Bloomberg) — An episode of John Oliver's show that criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been blocked in India by Hotstar, the local platform run by Walt Disney Co. — Bloomberg
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Lara O'Reilly / Digiday:
Sources: France's third largest telecom Bouygues awarded a contract to Google to develop a targeted TV ad system using data from Bouygues' set-top TV boxes — Google has long pitched YouTube as an alternative to traditional TV advertising, but it's never managed to make a move into the $170 billion global TV ad market itself.
Reuters:
Thomson Reuters names former Nielsen President Steve Hasker as its CEO and president, succeeding Jim Smith — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thomson Reuters Corp (TRI.N) (TRI.TO) said on Tuesday it had appointed former Nielsen Holdings Plc (NLSN.N) president Steve Hasker as its new chief executive officer, succeeding Jim Smith.
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Elidor Mehilli / The Conversation:
Albania passes new “anti-defamation package” laws against disinformation, targeting the websites of online media outlets but not social media platforms — A new set of laws in Albania empowers a government agency to review citizen complaints about online news websites.
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