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Ashley Carman / The Verge:
Joe Rogan's podcast, which he said had ~190M downloads/month in 2019, will become a Spotify exclusive this year; his YouTube will no longer have full episodes — A massive gain for the platform — Joe Rogan, comedian and host of one of the most popular podcasts in the world, is taking his show to Spotify.
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Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Source: Joe Rogan's Spotify deal will likely be worth $100M+; his full 11-year library will hit Spotify Sept. 1 and be exclusive to Spotify before year's end — His full library, dating back 11 years, is to hit the service Sept. 1, and become exclusive to Spotify after that, before the end of the year
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Financial Times:
Inside the mad dash to launch HBO Max during the pandemic and the twists and turns at WarnerMedia over the last year — Creating a rival to Netflix is more urgent than ever for WarnerMedia. Will the HBO Max moonshot succeed? — On the biggest day of his career, John Stankey arrived …
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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Court docs: William Lewis, who quit as Dow Jones' CEO this month and is on shortlist to become BBC's next DG, has been accused in News Group phone hacking case — Exclusive: Former newspaper executive Will Lewis alleged to have played part in email deletions
Devin Gordon / The Atlantic:
A look at the shoddily produced news channel OAN, whose viewership remains a mystery even as Trump keeps boosting it when he has a lover's spat with Fox News — O, ne America News, or OAN, or OANN—whichever you like, it's all the same thing—is Donald Trump's favorite cable-news channel.
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@theatlantic, @sykescharlie, @devingordonx and @jeffreygoldberg
Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is buying older movies and shows for Apple TV+ to build a back catalog; as of February it had ~10M subscribers but only half actively used it — - Company wants to create back catalog to complement originals — TV+, launched in November, had 10 million sign-ups by February
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Nicholas Quah / Vulture:
Interview with Bill Simmons on Spotify's vision for The Ringer, creating sports content without live sports, Apple's interest in podcasting, and more — The timing couldn't have been tighter. This year, it was announced that media multi-hyphenate and erstwhile ESPN personality Bill Simmons …
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David Maas / International Journalists' Network:
Quebec City's Le Soleil, which formed Canada's largest newsroom cooperative after its bankruptcy under a year ago, says it's now flourishing during the pandemic — As COVID-19 has brought newsrooms worldwide to their knees, one French Canadian outlet is flourishing — less than a year after going bankrupt.
Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
Though Ben Smith says issues with Farrow's reporting stem from demands of “resistance journalism”, it's the cult of journalistic celebrity that hinders scrutiny — “Is Ronan Farrow too good to be true?” With that question—which, let's be honest, we've all thought at one point or another …
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J. Clara Chan / The Wrap:
Matt Lauer, fired by NBC in late 2017, accuses Ronan Farrow of “flawed reporting” for his book, Catch and Kill, which includes a rape accusation against Lauer
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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
BBC says it is considering bringing back BBC Three as a broadcast channel, four years after it was moved online, as the corporation focuses on young audiences — BBC's annual plan to more than double channel's budget over next two years — BBC Three could make a triumphant return …
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Variety, BBC, @jackhorwood, @martinsfp and @thetowncrier
Taylor Lorenz / New York Times:
A feud between Barstool Sports and the hosts of its popular podcast Call Her Daddy exposes the issues media companies face when their stars become influencers — The podcast built a loyal audience. So did its hosts. — In just two years, “Call Her Daddy,” a raunchy podcast about sex …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: theSkimm is planning to launch a full-fledged digital membership model later this summer called “Teal Memb'rship”, to be offered free through 2020 — TheSkimm is planning to launch a full-fledged digital membership model later this summer called “Teal Memb'rship,” Axios has learned.
Annalise Frank / Crain's Detroit Business:
A new nonprofit publication called BridgeDetroit launches with $5M in donations and foundation funding, including from Knight Foundation and Center for Michigan — - Ccommunity engagement mission will drive new media platform — Main supporters include Knight Foundation and Center for Michigan
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@sbagen and @nickrmanes
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Profile of Occupy Democrats, a Facebook page employing meme tactics on the left that regularly outperforms pages for President Trump, Daily Caller, and Fox News — Occupy Democrats, a Facebook page that Rafael and Omar Rivero started eight years ago, has emerged as a counterweight to right-wing meme machines.
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