Mediagazer: AMC Networks sets a new carriage deal with Dish and Sling TV that expands the distribution of its six linear channels and streaming services (Cynthia Littleton/Variety)

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 — UPDATED, 4:14 PM: Hardball host Chris Matthews apologized for a remark he made during MSNBC's Nevada caucus coverage Saturday …

Discussion: New York Times, The Week, MediaFile, @vanityfair, @bemidji4bernie, The Hill, Salon, living room pundit, The Daily Beast, The Hill, Fox News and The Guardian

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.”

Discussion: Variety, Broadcasting & Cable, Variety, Multichannel News, Radio & Television …, Deadline, PR Newswire, @claireatki, @univisionprteam and @miriamgottfried

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.

Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable

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!

Discussion: The Wrap and @loudmouthjulia

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

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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 …

Discussion: @forbes

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

Discussion: @samiur1204, @shashj and @ranaayyub

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.

Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Talking Biz News

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.

Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:

Report for America, which currently supports ten journalists covering Native American communities, says it plans to help fund nine more journalists this year — It's hard to say that Native Americans have, historically, gotten the kind of journalism they deserve.

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