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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
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
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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