Mediagazer: Daily news podcasts make up 10% of podcast downloads in the US and 9% in France and Australia; across 6 countries, 37 of 102 such podcasts were launched in 2019 (Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism)

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Ezra Klein is joining NYT Opinion in January as a columnist and podcast host — Ezra, in his columns and on his podcast, will be able to help our readers and listeners navigate the political future as Washington moves into a new era. Read more in this note from Kathleen Kingsbury and Paula Szuchman.

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Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:

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Brian Steinberg / Variety:

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Alex Sherman / CNBC:

Sources: Amazon agrees to pull HBO from Fire TV's Amazon Channels next year; WarnerMedia wanted HBO out to maintain a direct relationship with users via its app — - Amazon has agreed to pull HBO from Amazon Channels in the Amazon Fire TV interface when that agreement lapses next year, sources say.

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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:

Source: Jeff Zucker is expected to leave CNN in the first quarter of 2021, though “a final decision has not been made” — The CNN boss is expected to depart early next year, after his former Apprentice star—we think—leaves the White House. There's been friction …

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Brandon Katz / Observer:

Universal signs deal with Canada's Cineplex shortening theatrical window to 17 days; films with North American opening weekend box office of $50M get 31 days — Cineplex, Canada's largest film exhibitor, and Universal Filmed Entertainment Group today announced a multi-year agreement …

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Mark Jacob / Local News Initiative:

National digital networks are entering local media markets, including Open Campus, which helps fund higher ed reporters and has seven partners in six states — Axios, ProPublica, The Athletic and Chalkbeat Take Different Approaches to Going Local — National digital news organizations …

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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism:

Daily news podcasts make up 10% of podcast downloads in the US and 9% in France and Australia; across 6 countries, 37 of 102 such podcasts were launched in 2019 — Daily news podcasts in the wider ecosystem | The growth of daily news podcasting in six countries | The impact of coronavirus on consumption and production |

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James McAuley / Washington Post:

French journalists and advocates are condemning a rule in a proposed security law that would ban filming police, with a fine up to $53,300 and a prison sentence — PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron has championed his country as a leading defender of free expression …

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