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2:15 PM ET, October 22, 2020

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Medium:
Meg Whitman and Jeffrey Katzenberg confirm Quibi is shutting down: “Our failure was not for lack of trying; we've considered and exhausted every option”  —  We started with the idea to create the next generation of storytelling and because of you, we were able to create and deliver …
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Quibi decided to shut down and return $350M to investors rather than try and prolong the life of the company through another big investment  —  Streaming service designed for mobile users struggled to resonate amid pandemic, crowded marketplace  —  Quibi Holdings LLC is shutting down …
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Sources: Jeffrey Katzenberg tried to sell Quibi's catalog to NBCUniversal and Facebook, but both passed
John Whitehouse / Media Matters for America:
Tucker Carlson hosted a former WH speech writer on his Fox News show for a segment attacking NBC News reporter Brandy Zadrozny for basic reporting techniques  —  Zadrozny is just really good at her job  —  During the October 21 edition of his Fox News show, Tucker Carlson hosted Darren Beattie …
Jacob Feldman / Sportico.com:
ESPN to put about 10% of its overall written output on ESPN+, making it available only to subscribers, though breaking news will remain free  —  As of Nov. 9, five daily ESPN radio shows' telecasts will be exclusively available on the platform for both live and on-demand viewers.
Washington Post:
Trump posted a 37-minute clip of his 60 Minutes interview on Facebook, violating an agreement that WH was taping the interview “for archival purposes only”  —  President Trump followed through on his threat, or promise, to release video of his interview with CBS News journalist Lesley Stahl …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
AT&T Q3: HBO Max subscribers reach 28.7M and top 57M worldwide with HBO; HBO hits revenue of $1.8B, down 2.1% YoY; Warner Bros. revenue is $2.4B, down 27.7% YoY  —  All told, 28.7 million customers were eligible to get HBO Max at the end of Q3.  —  As of the end of September …
Jason Gurwin / The Streamable:
Hulu to drop Fox regional sports networks from tomorrow, joining YouTube TV, Sling TV, and fuboTV  —  The ability to stream Sinclair-owned Fox Sports RSNs including YES Network and Marquee Sports Network has become a major challenge for streamers.  Starting tomorrow, October 23 …
Alexandra Mondalek / The Business of Fashion:
Fashion site Repeller, renamed from Man Repeller, is shutting down after its founder stepped back in June following staff accusations of racist behavior  —  The company, which rebranded as Repeller earlier this year, faced criticism over the summer for its content and internal culture.
Sean Illing / Vox:
Q&A with Jay Rosen on the media's progress as seen in its treatment of the NY Post story, the reality-based press, and necessary changes to election coverage  —  A conversation with media critic Jay Rosen.  —  SHARE All sharing options  —  Last Friday, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden …
Lauren Feiner / CNBC:
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to authorize subpoenas for Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey to testify about their handling of NY Post story  —  Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to authorize subpoenas for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey …
Esther Kezia Thorpe / Media Voices Podcast:
Podcast transcript of Casey Newton, Thomas Baekdal, Simon Owens, Anne Helen Petersen, and Josh Sternberg on going solo and earning revenue directly from readers  —  Over the past few weeks, there have been a number of high-profile examples of journalists leaving publications to launch their own newsletters.
 
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Pew Research Center:
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