Mediagazer: An auction for an NFT based on a Forbes cover sold for $333,333; proceeds go to the Committee to Protect Journalists and International Women's Media Foundation (Saniya More/The Block)

5:25 PM ET, April 8, 2021

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Nicole Sperling / New York Times:

Sony Pictures Entertainment signs four-year deal with Netflix to grant exclusive US rights to its films once out of theaters and make 2-3 films/year for Netflix — In another sign of Netflix's growing dominance, Sony Pictures Entertainment has signed a four-year deal that will give …

Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:

Sean Combs, Byron Allen, and others call on companies to spend more ad money on Black-owned media after GM said it would increase spending from 2% to 8% by 2025 — The mogul was responding to a pledge from GM to spend more of its ad budget on Black-owned media: “No longer can Corporate America manipulate …

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Peter Kafka / Vox:

Jason Kilar confirms that next year, Warner Brothers' biggest movies will debut in theaters and then make their way to HBO Max — A chat with Jason Kilar, who wants to unwind his controversial streaming plan. — A few months ago, WarnerMedia upended Hollywood by streaming all of its new movies …

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Tom Balmforth / Reuters:

Russian court fines RFE/RL $70K for failing to label itself as a foreign agent, part of what RFE/RL calls a campaign to oust it; it's been fined $1M this year — MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court fined Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty $70,000 on Wednesday for flouting its foreign agent legislation …

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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Facebook's NPE team launches Hotline, a web-based app to let creators stream and record live video or audio Q&As, in public beta — Facebook's internal R&D group, NPE Team, has today launched its latest experiment, Hotline, into public beta testing. The web-based application …

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Saniya More / The Block:

An auction for an NFT based on a Forbes cover sold for $333,333; proceeds go to the Committee to Protect Journalists and International Women's Media Foundation — Major business magazine Forbes has sold a non-fungible token of its latest issue cover for $333,333 to a bidder who goes by “mondoir.”

Discussion: Yahoo News, Talking Biz News, BeInCrypto, @mondoir and @forbes

Mark Stenberg / Adweek:

Defector Media creates harassment protection policy including coverage from DeleteMe, a proxy to manage a targeted employee's accounts, safe lodging if doxxed — A glimpse into a workplace protection initiative that could become ubiquitous

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Tom Jones / Poynter:

A 60 Minutes report suggested that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ran a “pay for play” scheme involving vaccinations without providing info, context, or evidence — The investigative journalism show is highly respected, but not infallible. A sloppy moment on Sunday's show is raising serious concerns.

Colby Hall / Mediaite:

Fox News hires former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as a paid contributor — The frequency of appearances on Fox News by Mike Pompeo is about to increase, and the former Secretary of State under the Trump Administration will now get paid. — Fox News Media just announced via press release …

Discussion: New York Post, Raw Story, @susanbordson, Variety, The Wrap and TVNewser

James Vincent / The Verge:

Facebook says it is adding contextual labels like “satire page” and “public official” to some posts in News Feeds, to reduce confusion about their origin — Facebook is adding labels to satire pages in the News Feed — Facebook is adding additional labels to posts …

Discussion: MacRumors, @thedextriarchy, 9to5Mac, @martinsfp and Engadget, more at Techmeme »

Haggai Matar / +972 Magazine:

In Israel, media must submit stories on security and foreign relations to a censor; in 2020, an average of 4 articles/day were banned or redacted, a 10-year low — According to official figures, 2020 saw Israel's military censor barring full publication of 116 articles and partially redacting another 1,403 stories.

Gareth Cross / Belfast Telegraph:

Belfast Telegraph EIC says abuse is “the reality for many journalists” in N. Ireland after the paper's photographer was attacked on the job — First Minister Arlene Foster has led condemnation after a Belfast Telegraph photographer was attacked yesterday.

Discussion: @pressgazette, @amnestyni, @williamsjon, HoldtheFrontPage and Jon Slattery

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