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Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed News:
Twitter will begin testing “Fleets”, letting iOS and Android users make posts that disappear after 24 hours, in Brazil, finally using a Stories-like format — On Wednesday, Twitter will begin testing a feature, called “Fleets,” that will allow you to post photos, videos …
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R.T. Watson / Wall Street Journal:
Quibi says it has closed a second round of financing worth $750M that includes about $400M raised at the end of 2019, bringing its total raised to $1.75B — Closing $750 million financing round brings total raised to $1.75 billion — Short-form video streamer Quibi said it has closed …
Benjamin Goggin / Business Insider:
American Media, owner of celebrity and fitness magazines, continued cuts this week, laying off at least 23 editorial staffers in its Celebrity Digital Group — - American Media, Inc., former owner of the National Enquirer and current owner of at least a dozen celebrity and fitness magazines …
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Michael Barba / The San Francisco Examiner:
San Francisco reaches a plan to pay freelancer Bryan Carmody $369,000 to settle claim after police searched his home, office, and phone records in a leak probe — Nearly a year after police raided his home and office in a widely condemned infringement of his rights as a journalist …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Michael Bloomberg's run coming to a close ends a tricky time for Bloomberg News staff, but his political spending and Joe Biden endorsement may usher in another — New York (CNN Business)As Bloomberg TV wrapped up its live coverage of Super Tuesday, correspondent Kevin Cirilli asked, “Who had the worst night tonight?”
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Washington Post:
Sources: Chris Matthews planned to retire after the 2020 election but was forced out of MSNBC following weeks of embarrassments — On Monday night, Chris Matthews gathered with the crew of his long-running MSNBC show “Hardball,” his family and the network's president, Phil Griffin …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Chris Matthews abruptly announces his retirement amid his MSNBC talk show Hardball, after a string of recent controversies
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish says the company is preparing to sell its publishing unit, Simon & Schuster, as it is “not a core asset” — ViacomCBS is preparing to sell its publishing unit, Simon & Schuster, as the company re-evaluates all its assets in a fast-changing business landscape.
Mike Jaccarino / Vanity Fair:
A look at the decline of the New York Daily News, which once competed with the New York Post for NYC tabloid supremacy but is now propped up by a skeleton crew — When I worked there as a “runner,” the News was locked in a storied war with the New York Post for tabloid supremacy of New York City.
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Tim Peterson / Digiday:
Sources: Roku has talked with media and entertainment companies about producing original shows for its ad-supported Roku Channel — This article is part of the Digiday Video Briefing, which features must-reads, confessionals and key market stats. To receive the Digiday Video Briefing, please subscribe.
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@sizpatel, Multichannel News and The Streamable
Kayleigh Barber / Digiday:
Minute Media CRO says ~50% of its revenue, projected to be ~$200M this year, comes from its B2B business licensing tech to clients like USA Today and Billboard — Many digital publishers looking for alternative revenue streams to advertising turn to subscriptions and commerce.
Marty Swant / Forbes:
Mailchimp has acquired Courier, a London-based media company focused on entrepreneurs and small businesses, which produces a magazine, newsletter, and more — Mailchimp is expanding its presence beyond email and into the world of print. — The Atlanta-based marketing platform has acquired Courier …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Politico Europe, which has about ten journalists based in London, will expand the UK team by adding four new reporting and editing roles — Politico Europe is expanding its UK team after identifying a “massive opportunity for policy-focused coverage” post-Brexit.
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