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Nour Haydar / ABC:
Australia orders the creation of a mandatory code of conduct requiring platforms like Google and Facebook to pay media businesses for news content — The Federal Government has ordered the competition watchdog to develop a mandatory code of conduct to govern commercial dealings between tech giants and news media companies.
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Mark Di Stefano / Financial Times:
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle write to the editors of The Sun, Daily Express, Daily Mirror, and Daily Mail, promising to never work with them again — Former royal couple vow to cut off 4 UK newspapers over ‘distorted and invasive’ stories — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle …
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Allison Schiff / AdExchanger:
Report: YouTube ad auditor OpenSlate refused to sign a contract with Google limiting info it can share with clients, like when ads run against sensitive videos — YouTube has broadened its measurement partner program and made it easier for buyers to find the right service provider for their needs.
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Wall Street Journal, Beyond Search, @lopezgovlaw, @jason_kint, @keachhagey and MediaPost
Seth Schiesel / New York Times:
Facebook to launch a dedicated gaming app to let users create and watch live game streams, available on Android on Monday and on iOS when Apple approves it — Video games are surging in popularity in the pandemic. So Facebook is rolling out an app designed for creating and watching live gameplay.
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Adweek, The Verge, Fortune, TechCrunch, Engadget, @tocelot, Gizmodo, Protocol, Business Insider, The Daily Dot and 9to5Google, more at Techmeme »
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Walmart says movie ticketing company Fandango has agreed to buy its on-demand video streaming service Vudu for an undisclosed sum — Movie ticketing company Fandango has agreed to buy Walmart's on-demand video streaming service, Vudu, for an undisclosed sum.
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Hollywood Reporter, Variety, The Streamable, @ashkan, @alexweprin and @taralach, more at Techmeme »
Etan Vlessing / Hollywood Reporter:
Charter Communications says it plans no employee layoffs or furloughs for two months and has permanently increased its minimum wage to $20 per hour — “Charter employees have stepped in and stepped up, ensuring our customers stay connected when it matters most," the U.S. cable giant said on its blog site.
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Multichannel News, Charter Communications, Light Reading and @brianstelter
Ben Smith / New York Times:
How US State Department's decision to expel Chinese state media employees gave China an excuse to kick out American reporters right as the coronavirus took off — American journalists were showing the world the devastating effects of China's botched response to the coronavirus. Now, many have been kicked out.
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@nytimes, @ericfish85, @stinson, @dandrezner, @mattdpearce, @mlcalderone, @pekingmike, @ewong and Fox News
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Meredith cuts pay for ~2,000 employees by 15% and moves them to four-day weeks from May 4 to Sept. 4; 750 staff, including top execs, to take cuts of 20% to 40% — - Meredith is temporarily cutting pay for about 60% of its employees as advertising slumps. — Meredith also said it is suspending …
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TVSpy, Broadcasting & Cable, MediaPost, @gregdool, PR Newswire, @kerrymflynn, @sherman4949 and @kerrymflynn
David Shepardson / Reuters:
Bipartisan group of US Senators call for expanding the Paycheck Protection Program to struggling local newspapers, TV, and radio stations — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers called on Sunday for expanding payroll assistance to struggling local newspapers …
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@davidshepardson, @vernbuchanan and @blmohr
Manori Ravindran / Variety:
After canceling its in-person event, Cannes Lions launches Lions Live, a free platform operating in June that will include masterclasses and more — Cannes Lions has launched digital education platform ‘Lions Live,’ weeks after organizers called off this year's event.
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Justin Davidson / New York Magazine:
Profile of West Side Rag, the online-only hyperlocal news site for the Upper West Side in NYC that has become indispensable to residents during the pandemic — Now that a laptop screen serves as a porthole to a landscape of depression, with waves of demoralizing news washing in from around the world …
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@hannahereale, @evgrieve, @rich1, @ezactron, @andrewrigie, @sapna, @westsiderag, @jdavidsonnyc and @gradykeefe
Hamish McKenzie / Disjointed:
Substack cofounder envisions rebuilding print media on the platform with publishers building a network of niche publications to share data and resources — I write all these late at night these days, so expect editing errors. I have a newborn. — 21 hr
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@benwhitelaw, @hamishmckenzie, @hamishmckenzie and @marklittlenews
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