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11:30 AM ET, February 27, 2020

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New York Times:
Several high-profile Instagram accounts switch to private to avoid scrutiny when posting sponsored content for Bloomberg's campaign  —  The Bloomberg campaign is putting out more memes on private Instagram accounts — and running faster than Facebook can keep up.
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Discovery reports Q4 earnings of $476M, up 77% YoY, on revenue of $2.87B, up 2% YoY; ad revenue grew 1% and distribution 5% thanks in part to carriage on MVPDs  —  The company, led by CEO David Zaslav, posts its latest financials.  —  Discovery on Thursday reported higher fourth-quarter …
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Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times:
Discovery to grow Dplay, its on-demand European streaming service, to 18 countries in 2020; Joyn, its ad-supported German streaming service, has 7M users  —  US media group focusing on content overlooked by heavyweights such as Disney and AT&T  —  Every week, tens of thousands of tourists flock …
Discussion: @discoveryinctv
Tampa Bay Times:
Tampa Bay Times announces 10% pay cuts for all full-time staff, until June 5, with five executives getting 15% cuts for same period; more staff layoffs likely  —  A note from executives cites a tough start to the year.  —  Citing a tough start to the year financially …
Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Washington Post:
Five alleged members of Atomwaffen Division are arrested, charged with plotting to intimidate journalists and others via swatting and leaving fliers at homes  —  Federal officials on Wednesday arrested several alleged members of a white supremacist group called Atomwaffen Division …
Lisa Donovan / @byldonovan:
Chicago Tribune EIC and publisher Bruce Dold is being replaced by Colin McMahon, effective immediately; managing editor Peter Kendall is also leaving  —  Memo from @TribPub corporate: “I am pleased to announce that Colin McMahon has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of Chicago Tribune effective immediately.” With these changes, Bruce Dold, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, will be leaving the organization." (Continued)
Sahil Patel / Wall Street Journal:
NBCU launches NBC Spot On, a streaming ads business for its local TV stations group, as advertisers shift budgets from local spot TV ads to streaming TV  —  The company plans to hire up to 20 staffers for a new local ads business tasked with tackling the surging local TV streaming ads category
Discussion: PR Newswire and FierceVideo
Emily Gould / The Cut:
A writer recalls her time at Gawker in 2007, including Nick Denton's shaming of her online, and how public shaming and online mockery leave lasting marks  —  Red Sketchbook, 2019.  Oil on canvas. 40 x 30 inches.  Courtesy the artist and V1 Gallery, Copenhagen.  Photo: Courtesy the artist and V1 Gallery, Copenhagen
The Daily Beast:
Sources: MSNBC temporarily sidelines Jason Johnson, a network fixture for election analysis, after his derogatory comments about Bernie Sanders supporters  —  Johnson was a regular fixture on MSNBC, providing analysis of the Democratic primary, but he has disappeared from the network since making incendiary comments about the senator.
 
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Makena Kelly / The Verge:
Twitch suspended some popular channels offering debate commentary after copyright claims by Praxis Political, then reinstated them after finding claims false
Chris Willman / Variety:
RIAA: music streaming grew 13% YoY in 2019 to $11.1B, comprising 79% of music revenue, as digital downloads fell to 8% and paid subscriptions rose 25% to $6.8B
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Vimeo launches Vimeo Create, an app offered as part of its membership plans with social video creation tools for small businesses and marketers
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
ABC suspends reporter David Wright after reviewing Project Veritas footage in which he criticized Trump coverage and ABC News' promotion of Disney content
Samantha Cole / VICE:
Two programmer-musicians algorithmically generated every 8-note, 12-beat MIDI melody in one octave and openly licensed them to help others in copyright suits