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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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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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The Verge, 9to5Google, Business Insider, Protocol, @tocelot, Engadget, Gizmodo and The Daily Dot, more at Techmeme »
Mark Di Stefano / Financial Times:
Memo: NBC News has sold its 25% stake in Euronews to Media Globe Networks, which now holds 88% of the France-based broadcaster — US broadcaster's launch of NBC Sky World News has been delayed by virus crisis — NBC News has sold its stake in struggling broadcaster Euronews …
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@markdistef
Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
Some linear cable TV channels are still not gaining viewers even under lockdowns, as ESPN and Disney were down 62% and 37% YoY respectively the week of April 12 — - Virus accelerates the trend to more online video viewing — Sports networks tumble, while cable news enjoys a surge
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@ashkan, @luxury, @chrispalmeri, @lucas_shaw and @alexweprin
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, @mlcalderone, @stinson, @mattdpearce, @pekingmike, @ewong and Fox News
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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@hamishmckenzie, @hamishmckenzie and @marklittlenews
Christina Settimi / Forbes:
Esports and gaming lifestyle media company FaZe Clan raises $40M led by Jimmy Iovine and mobile e-commerce company NTWRK — E.T.; Adds the value of the raise and additional names of individual investors. — Esports company FaZe Clan announced that it has closed a $40 million round …
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
Financial Times:
Disney will stop paying more than 100,000 employees this week, nearly half its workforce, saving $500M per month, as its theme parks and hotels remain closed — Theme park owner risks reputational damage as it slashes costs more severely than rivals — Walt Disney will stop paying …
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@bengartside, @bloombergeric and @lisaabramowicz1
Blake Robbins / Blake Robbins' Newsletter:
Profile of MrBeast, a 21-year-old YouTube content creator who pioneered video challenges and has ~34M subscribers, averaging ~1.5M+ new subscribers per month — Sign up now — MrBeast, aka Jimmy Donaldson, is the most interesting creator on YouTube. MrBeast is one of the fastest-growing YouTube creators.
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