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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Facebook's Australia news ban shows tech giants don't mind giving up money to appease regulators and business, but will not give up control over platforms — [Warning: Violent and gruesome metaphor ahead.] — In The Usual Suspects (1995), there's a scene in which the true extent …
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Kerry Stokes' Seven West Media announces it has signed a letter of intent to provide news to Facebook; sources say Nine and News Corp deals are expected soon — Facebook has signed a deal with Seven West Media and agreements with Nine and News Corp are expected to follow …
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Simon Wilkie / The Conversation:
Australia's news media code debate has mostly focused on large media players, but the attention should be on protecting the sustainability of small publishers — When I was the chief economist at the US Federal Communications Commission, we oversaw was the acquisition of DirecTV, the satellite pay-TV platform, by News Corp in 2003.
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ABC:
Australia says Facebook agreed to reinstate news content in Australia in the coming days after the government promised amendments to its proposed media bill — We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work.
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Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
Al Jazeera is launching Rightly, a digital media channel led by Fox News Veteran Scott Norvell, for those who “feel left out of conservative media” — Rightly will be led by a former Fox News journalist and is aimed at Republicans who ‘feel left out of conservative media’
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Mathieu Rosemain / Reuters:
Sources: a 93-page report from French antitrust investigators says Google breached government orders on how to negotiate with news publishers over copyright — PARIS (Reuters) - French antitrust investigators have accused Alphabet Inc's Google of failing to comply with the state competition …
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: AT&T is nearing a deal to sell a minority stake in DirecTV, AT&T TV Now, and U-Verse to private-equity firm TPG, valuing the businesses around $15B — - AT&T is nearing a deal with TPG to sell a substantial minority stake in DirecTV, U-verse and AT&T TV.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Snap says it expects 50%+ revenue growth YoY over the next several years and that Snapchat Stories has become its largest revenue stream; stock up 11% — On the upbeat forecast, Snap shares popped 11% for the day Tuesday, with the stock closing at an all-time high of $70.45 per share.
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Theodore Schleifer / Vox:
Sources: the founder of Acronym, which backs Courier Newsroom, is forming a nonpartisan entity to scale up Courier sites, and insulate staff from claims of bias — It's called the Project for Good Information, and it raises big questions about the future of the information wars. — SHARE All sharing options
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Deadline:
Movie theaters in New York City can reopen on March 5 at 25% capacity with health protocols including air filtration, mandatory masks, and social distancing — UPDATE AFTER EXCLUSIVE: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday said movie theaters in New York City will be brought into line …
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Sahil Patel / Wall Street Journal:
VidMob, which provides tools to create and improve digital ads, raises $50M Series C with Shutterstock, Adobe among investors; source: VidMob is valued at $290M — Investors in funding round include ad industry veterans, Adobe, Shutterstock and Prefix Capital
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Salma Abdelaziz / CNN:
Rights groups call for the release of Yemeni journalist Adel al-Hasani, who has worked for CNN and has been detained since September — Yemeni journalist Adel al-Hasani with his two young sons. He was detained at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Aden last September.
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Reuters:
Police in India questioned Amazon India's head of original content for Prime Video over allegations that its show Tandav hurt religious sentiments — LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) - Indian police in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh questioned a top Amazon executive for nearly four hours …
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The Information:
Source: ~40%, or 40M, of Disney+ subscribers are in the US, and Disney has said 30% are in India, so Europe and LatAm seem to make up less than a third of subs — Disney's flagship video-streaming service, Disney+, has quickly emerged as the only true competitor to Netflix …
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