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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 …
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
NBCUniversal announces a 20% pay cut for members of top management who report directly to CEO Jeff Shell and rolls back raises for those making over $100,000 — Chief executive Jeff Shell on Tuesday laid out the cost-saving measures in a staff memo. — NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell's …
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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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BuzzFeed:
BuzzFeed names Mark Schoofs as EIC of BuzzFeed News, starting May 18; a Pulitzer winner, Schoofs is currently a professor at USC, where he'll continue to teach — NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES — BuzzFeed Founder and CEO Jonah Peretti announced today that Mark Schoofs will be the new Editor-in-Chief of BuzzFeed News.
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Jason Gutierrez / New York Times:
ABS-CBN, a leading Philippines network that has closely covered President Duterte's brutal reign, shuts off after Duterte and allies refuse to renew its license — ABS-CBN has closely documented President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on drugs that has left thousands of people dead.
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Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
The union representing Chicago Tribune newsroom staff and other Tribune workers is trying to unseat 2 board members representing hedge fund Alden Global Capital — The union representing newsroom employees at the Chicago Tribune and other Tribune Publishing newspapers is waging a proxy campaign …
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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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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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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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Will Oremus / OneZero:
Interviews with Emily Bell and Ken Doctor highlight potential gains and pitfalls if Silicon Valley giants were to start compensating news producers — With news outlets in crisis, some countries are turning to Big Tech to save them. That's trickier than it sounds. — News media are in crisis.
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Bloomberg:
Spotify CEO expects Apple to “open up” its platform more to 3rd-party apps, after Spotify's antitrust complaint with the EU, but sees it as a long-term process — - Apple plans to let other music services integrate with HomePod — Ek says ‘steps to go before’ Apple is open and fair platform
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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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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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Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
NPR cuts pay on a sliding scale and ends contributions to its retirement plan as the pandemic pushes up projected losses to as much as $53M over two years — - Cost cuts are bid to ‘save jobs and support the future of NPR’ — Organization could lose up to $53 million over next two years
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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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