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10:10 AM ET, May 20, 2020

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Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Source: Joe Rogan's Spotify deal will likely be worth $100M+, depending on performance metrics; his full library becomes exclusive to Spotify before end of year  —  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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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.
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  —  Matt Lauer, the former “Today” show host who was fired after several women accused him of sexual harassment and assault …
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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 …
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
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 …
Discussion: Variety, BBC, @jackhorwood and @martinsfp
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.
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.
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 …
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.
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Source: Greyhound, a Tom Hanks World War II movie Sony planned for theatrical release on Father's Day, to premiere on Apple TV+ after an auction and a $70M deal  —  EXCLUSIVE: In a real shocker, the WWII battleship drama Greyhound that Tom Hanks wrote and stars in has abruptly changed course and will berth at Apple.
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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
 
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
CBS Evening News was knocked off the air by a technical issue Tuesday for East Coast viewers, replaced by coverage from CBSN, the network's streaming service
Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
In Q4'19, members of UK Association of Online Publishers saw revenue drop 6.2% YoY; ad revenue drop 22%; subscription revenue up 24%, sponsorship revenue up 10%
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism:
Survey: 22% of UK adults say they often or actively avoid the news, up from 15% in April, of which 86% try to avoid COVID-19 news at least some of the time
David Folkenflik / NPR:
NPR regional collaborations in the Midwest, serving 25 stations, and California, serving 17, receive $4.7M donation from Eric and Wendy Schmidt
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
NYT says it will stop using third-party data to target ads in 2021, building a first-party data platform instead, starting with 45 proprietary audience segments
New York Times:
Disney's top streaming exec, Kevin Mayer, resigns to become CEO of TikTok and COO of parent company ByteDance; Disney names Rebecca Campbell as his successor
 

 
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Gaby Del Valle / The Verge:
NYC is partnering with Evolv, a weapons detection company that has faced scrutiny over its machines' accuracy, to test AI-based gun detectors on the subway

Meredith Whittaker / LPE Project:
The TikTok divestment bill will not offer any meaningful privacy protection from China, but it will further entrench the dominance of US-based social networks

Sam Kim / Bloomberg:
South Korean national statistics data: chip output grew 65.3% YoY in February 2024, the most since late 2009, with demand for AI-related memory driving growth

 
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