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10:45 AM ET, March 23, 2020

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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Sources: some of Lachlan Murdoch's allies say he lacks the skills and political savvy to do his job, after he stood by while Fox News hosts downplayed COVID-19  —  The 48-year-old Lachlan Murdoch stood by as Fox News hosts played down the danger of the deadly coronavirus to their viewers.
Kayla Epstein / Business Insider:
After suspending rallies, Trump is using his White House press briefings on the COVID-19 crisis to amplify campaign rhetoric and continue attacks on the media  —  - Social distancing means that President Trump can't hold his signature rallies right now — and might not be able to for months.
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The media must stop live-broadcasting Trump's dangerous, destructive coronavirus briefings  —  More and more each day, President Trump is using his daily briefings as a substitute for the campaign rallies that have been forced into extinction by the spread of the coronavirus.
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
The White House beat, one of the most prestigious jobs in journalism, becomes one of the most anxiety-provoking, while the ranks thin due to social distancing
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Disney says it has paused the rollout of Disney+ in India, which was set to launch March 29 alongside the now-delayed Indian Premier League cricket season  —  Disney said on Friday that it is postponing the launch of its eponymous streaming service in India, one of the largest entertainment markets …
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Bruce Haring / Deadline:
Disney says it will reduce bandwidth use by at least 25% in EU markets where it is launching Disney+ on Mar. 24 and will delay its French launch until Apr. 7
Júlio Lubianco / Knight Center for Journalism …:
The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked rare collaboration between rival newspapers, which are now publishing identical covers in six Latin American countries  —  The worldwide crisis of the new coronavirus pandemic is spreading a rare wave of collaboration between competing media outlets in Latin America.
Discussion: @rosental
Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
The websites of CNN, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and CNBC showed ads in the last two weeks for face masks alongside news coverage of COVID-19  —  New York (CNN Business)Some of the country's biggest news organizations are showing ads for face masks on their websites.
Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Woody Allen's memoir was released by Arcade Publishing; Allen alleges Hachette vowed to publish it despite him “being a toxic pariah and menace to society”  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Woody Allen's memoir, dropped by its original publisher after widespread criticism, has found a new home, The Associated Press has learned.
Discussion: The Wrap and IndieWire
Todd Spangler / Variety:
FuboTV will become a wholly owned subsidiary of FaceBank, creating a combined company called FuboTV Inc, led by current FuboTV CEO David Gandler  —  Over-the-top TV provider FuboTV is getting a lifeline, in the form of a proposed merger with virtual entertainment company FaceBank Group.
Discussion: MediaPost
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
ViacomCBS Networks International and Sky sign a multi-year deal to make Nick Jr. and NickToons available in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria from April  —  ViacomCBS Networks International and Sky have teamed for a multi-year deal to make Nick Jr. and NickToons content available in German-speaking markets.
 
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Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
UK broadcaster ITV says it is reducing its program budget by £100M amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as sports events are postponed and programs delivered late
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Committee to Protect Journalists:
South Africa enacts regulations criminalizing disinformation about COVID-19 or the government's response to it, with penalties including fines or imprisonment
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Brent Lang / Variety:
Netflix creates a $100M fund to support cast and crew members laid off from Netflix projects, with $15M to go to third parties and nonprofits
George P. Slefo / Ad Age:
Despite increased traffic, publishers' ad revenue is down partially because ad tech companies blacklist coronavirus content in the name of brand safety
 

 
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Joe Rivano Barros / Mission Local:
Waymo says it temporarily suspended its ride-hailing service in San Francisco during a citywide blackout, as downed traffic lights appeared to halt its vehicles

Mitchell Peters / Billboard:
Pirate activist group Anna's Archive says it scraped 86M music files and 256M rows of track metadata from Spotify, and releases them in ~300TB of torrent files

John Sakellariadis / Politico:
Sources: DHS is investigating whether 6 staffers misled CISA's acting director into taking a polygraph that he failed, compounding instability at the agency

 
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