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Digiday:
Sources: YouTube is developing a tool for news publishers to sell subscriptions to their digital properties via their YouTube channels — YouTube's latest olive branch to news publishers extends to publishers' own subscription businesses. — YouTube is developing a tool for news publishers …
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Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
Sources: NY AG launched a broad-scoped investigation late last year into allegations of sexual harassment, retaliation, and gender discrimination at NBC News — Time's Up Says Joe Biden Addressed Sexual Assault Allegation With ‘Seriousness It Deserves,’ Then Points Finger at Trump
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The Daily Beast:
Sources: Andy Lack was blindsided by the NBC News restructuring announcement that also put Noah Oppenheim, who was expected to succeed Lack, on shaky ground
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Hollywood Reporter:
Telemundo chief Cesar Conde to oversee NBC News, MSNBC, and CNBC as chairman of NBCUniversal News Group, succeeding Andy Lack, who will be leaving the company
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John Ourand / Sports Business Daily:
Sources: despite 2 months without live sports, ESPN isn't close to breaching affiliate deals, meaning distributors can't start seeking rebates until Sept. 2021 — After a 7-week hiatus, SBJ Media returns tonight and will be delivered to your inboxes every Monday and Wednesday.
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Tensions grow between pay-TV providers, TV networks, and sports leagues over refunds, as live sports remain sidelined and customers continue footing the bill — As sports leagues weigh when to restart their seasons, they are talking to health officials, players, talent agents, TV networks, local governments and hotel workers.
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ExchangeWire.com:
UK's Reach makes Mantis, its tool for detecting neutral or positive articles, available via Xandr, allowing ads to run on currently keyword-blocked content — A collaboration between IBM and Xandr, AT&T's advanced advertising company, and the UK's largest commercial news publisher Reach …
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
AMC Networks Q1: net income of $69M vs. $143M in Q1 2019 on revenue of $734M, down 6.4% YoY; US ad revenue fell ~11% YoY with a 30% drop expected in Q2 — The company, led by CEO Josh Sapan and the home of ‘The Walking Dead,’ raised its streaming subscriber forecast and discussed …
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Ashley Carman / The Verge:
Google launches Google Podcasts Manager, which provides performance metrics like listener retention data but won't provide demographic info “at this time” — Bringing it up to par with Apple Podcasts and Spotify — Google Podcasts is going to give podcasters a better idea of how their episodes perform.
CNBC:
Disney reports $18.01B in Q2 revenue vs. $17.8B expected, up 21% YoY, estimates COVID-19 impact on Q2 operating income for parks and experiences was about $1B — - Disney reported mixed results for its Q2 2020 earnings after the bell on Tuesday. — The pandemic has disrupted Disney's theme parks …
Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
Google responds to Australia's plan to make online platforms pay for news content, arguing search results are like publishers' posters in a newsagent's window — Google Australia responds to government's move to force it to pay for content by arguing it provides publishers with free advertising
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Disney's sheer size, once considered an asset, is now a major liability, as theme parks, cruises, and stores are closed, although some promising signs remain — The entertainment conglomerate's vastness, once its strength, has posed a challenge during the pandemic.
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@tsoh_investing, @carlquintanilla and IndieWire
Fern Siegel / The Streamable:
TiVo partners with Pluto TV to add the latter to its TiVo+ Content Network — The alliance between free Pluto TV and TiVo means the latter's customers can seamlessly access the streamer's channels and on-demand content. — The deal nicely expands Pluto's reach. The platform offers 250-plus channels, from news to comedy.
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VICE:
TikTok stars, many of them young and holding down other jobs, are struggling to make money, despite millions of views, due to a lack of monetization tools — This story is part of the VICE guide to 2030. Reach more here. — Keondra is 20 years old, lives in St. Paul, Minnesota …
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@laurenkgurley, Ad Age, @tomkarlo and 3 Minute Tech Bytes
Thomson Reuters:
Thomson Reuters Q1: profit of $290M, up 6% YoY, on rev of $1.52B; Reuters News posts $155M revenue, $19M earnings, expects $25M loss from Q2 canceled events — Thomson Reuters (TSX/NYSE: TRI) today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020 and updated its full-year 2020 Outlook …
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Talking Biz News and Reuters
Brian Stelter / CNN:
CNN parent company WarnerMedia sends a cease-and-desist letter to the Trump campaign over new ad that WarnerMedia claims deceptively misuses CNN news coverage — New York (CNN Business)A lawyer for CNN's parent company WarnerMedia has written a cease-and-desist letter to President Trump's …
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
Sources: investor group aligned with Donald Trump Jr. and the Dallas-based Hicks family is buying a ~$200M stake in One America News Network to rival Fox News — Possibly hedging against a 2020 loss, the Trump family builds ties to a network that's much more loyal than Fox.
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