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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Fox News allowed host Pete Hegseth and contributor Dan Bongino to address CPAC this week, after it banned its hosts from speaking at partisan events last year — The network's streaming service laid out $250,000 to sponsor CPAC and some of its personalities gave speeches in an unusual arrangement.
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Jacob Lorinc / Toronto Star:
Major Canadian publisher Torstar is launching an online gambling site to fund its journalism, pending government approval — updateArticle was updated 19 hrs ago — Torstar is entering the online gaming market. — The corporation announced Monday it intends to launch an online casino betting brand …
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Reporters Without Borders files criminal complaint in Germany against MbS and top aides alleging crimes against humanity for the killing of Jamal Khashoggi — A media advocacy group has filed a criminal complaint with a German prosecutor alleging that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Roku says it's acquiring Nielsen's Advanced Video Advertising business, positioning itself to offer a fully addressable advertising solution for TV programmers — Under the agreement, announced Monday, Roku will obtain Nielsen's video automatic content recognition (ACR) technology and dynamic ad insertion …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Sources: George Stephanopoulos and David Muir to split leading breaking news at ABC News, after tensions over “chief anchor” title, which will no longer be used — New York (CNN Business)Earlier this year tensions between ABC News anchors George Stephanopoulos and David Muir boiled …
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Charles Riley / CNN:
Axel Springer says it won't join Facebook News when it launches in Germany in May, due to “inappropriately low remuneration” offered for journalistic content — London (CNN Business)Facebook is launching its news product in Germany without media giant Axel Springer …
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Altice USA CEO says cable TV providers shouldn't be held accountable for misinfo on networks like Fox News, and cable TV will die as OTT platforms get better — - Altice USA CEO Dexter Goei questions the future of cable providers providing bundles of video.
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Elaine Low / Variety:
Disney CEO says the company will let consumer behavior guide its decisions on theatrical windowing and that 50%+ of the Disney+ subscribers don't have kids — Speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecommunications Conference on Monday, Walt Disney Company chief exec Bob Chapek said he's …
Kate Kaye / Digiday:
As Google starts news partnership talks in the US, its VP of news says publishers don't want collective bargaining; USA Today and other publishers disagree — Media execs in the United States want to know what Google's publisher partnerships in Australia and other countries might mean for their own future negotiations.
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@jeffjarvis, @rasmus_kleis, @newsceo, @rafat, @jason_kint and Insider
Harry McCracken / Fast Company:
Flipboard expands its local news coverage to more than 1,000 cities and towns in the US and Canada — In the COVID-19 era, local news matters more than ever—but it can be tough to track down. The magazine-style reading app hopes to help. — In January 2020, Flipboard …
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Archie Bland / The Guardian:
BBC says youth-oriented channel BBC Three will return as a broadcast channel in January 2022, five years after it was taken online-only — Corporation announces return of youth-oriented channel to linear programming after five years — BBC Three will return as a broadcast channel next year …
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Variety, The Wrap, Broadband TV News, @martinsfp, @adamadzp, @furquan, @archiebland and Hollywood Reporter
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
Amazon Prime Video apologizes for its Indian original series Tandav, some parts of which offended Hindu nationalists, as India sets a strict content code — In an unprecedented move Amazon Prime Video India has apologized for its Indian original series “Tandav,” some parts of which had offended members …
Jemele Hill / The Atlantic:
Major sporting events experienced significant falls in ratings in 2020, with the NBA Finals down 51% YoY, the NHL Finals down 61% YoY, and US Open down 45% YoY — The public's emotional connection to big-money athletics has been grossly overestimated. — Contributing writer at The Atlantic
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