Mediagazer: Facebook awards $16M in grants to 200+ local news outlets: $10.3M from the COVID-19 relief fund and $5.4M for participants in its local news accelerator program (Josh Mabry/Facebook Journalism Project …)

6:25 PM ET, May 7, 2020

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Ellen Hammett / Marketing Week:

Study: half of the money brands invest in programmatic advertising never reaches online publishers; 15% of the money is unattributable to supply chain players — A new study by ISBA has found that half the money advertisers invest in programmatic advertising never reaches online publishers …

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Dade Hayes / Deadline:

YouTube and ViacomCBS expand carriage deal, add 14 new networks, including BET, MTV, and Comedy Central, to YouTube TV this summer — YouTube and ViacomCBS have revealed an expanded, multi-year distribution deal that will add 14 new networks to the tech giant's YouTube TV service this summer.

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Dade Hayes / Deadline:

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Business Wire:
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Laura McGann / Vox:

To hold up to scrutiny, #metoo reporting has been built on extraordinary amounts of evidence and multiple accusers, factors missing in the case of Tara Reade — Tara Reade, a former staff assistant in Joe Biden's Senate office, on April 11. Max Whittaker/New York Times/Redux

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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:

The NY Post and the Daily News, already reeling and still largely dependent on newsstands, have never looked more precarious than amid the COVID-19 emergency — The Post and the News, crucial pillars of the city's mindset, are reeling, with little hope in site. Could Rupert Murdoch sell the Post?

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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:

Internal document reveals Twitch is looking to fund a slate of original, unscripted series that would be live and interactive on dating, sports, music, and more — - Amazon unit will bankroll slate of unscripted series this year — Use of Twitch has exploded during the coronavirus pandemic

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New York Times:

Publishers and marketing execs say some advertisers essentially boycotted serious journalism unintentially by blocking ads from running near certain keywords — The Home of the Whopper, Verizon and Amazon are among the relative few that haven't been afraid to run ads near coverage of the coronavirus.

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Josh Mabry / Facebook Journalism Project …:

Facebook awards $16M in grants to 200+ local news outlets: $10.3M from the COVID-19 relief fund and $5.4M for participants in its local news accelerator program — Today, Facebook is announcing that more than 200 news organizations will receive nearly $16 million in grants through …

Discussion: American Press Institute, @charlierybak, @mattderienzo, MLK50, @lissaharris, @exit265c, @jkealing, @campbell_brown, @jimfriedlich, @dw_grant, @ckrewson, @jason_w_white, @inn, @lenfestinst and VTDigger

IJ4EU:

IJ4EU opens applications for cross-border investigative journalism projects in EU and EU candidate countries, providing €1M in grants of between €5K and €50K — One million euros for projects in Europe in 2020 — Read this text in: бълга р …

Discussion: @globalfreemedia

Rebecca Rubin / Variety:

Cinema chain Alamo Drafthouse launches Alamo on Demand, offering movies curated by Alamo for rent or purchase online — From ‘Golden Girls’ to ‘Property Brothers,’ What Hollywood Stars Are Binging During Coronavirus Lockdown — Alamo Drafthouse, the cinema chain that largely popularized …

Discussion: Fast Company, /Film, Fortune, CNBC, @davezatz, Engadget, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Austin Chronicle and Deadline

Charlie Wood / Business Insider:

Sonos cofounder calls out Spotify CEO's criticism of Apple, says it's “significantly more difficult to work within Spotify's ‘closed’ ecosystem than Apple's” — - The cofounder of smart speaker firm Sonos called out Spotify CEO Daniel Ek for his remarks on Apple's closed ecosystem.

Discussion: Fortune, @johnlmacfarlane and @alexeheath, more at Techmeme »

Hollywood Reporter:

Experts say some media executives who pledged to forgo salaries will be repaid later, making current cuts merely a loan disguised as a financial sacrifice — A slew of top media and entertainment execs pledged to forgo salaries amid cost-cutting efforts, which risks being perceived as a token gesture …

Discussion: @dylanbyers

Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:

The Register in UK has settled a libel case with a CEO who defamed a reporter and editor in tweets, posts, and a Google ad; CEO has apologized, will pay damages — Technology website The Register has won a libel payout from a computer sales chief executive who accused it of publishing “fake news”.

Discussion: @gazthejourno, @gazthejourno, @markhannamedia, @datadictum, @domponsford and @gazthejourno

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