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UNC backs down from offering Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure, instead offering a fixed five-year contract, after conservatives object to her work on The 1619 Project — Journalism school will instead offer Nikole Hannah-Jones a fixed five-year contract — In her career in journalism …
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Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Profile of David Zaslav, one of the highest-paid US corporate CEOs, who spent 14 years building Discovery into the preeminent player in unscripted programming — The TV deal maker will head the new venture formed by his company's merger with AT&T's WarnerMedia, as he seeks to build a streaming juggernaut
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New York Times:
Sources: Jeff Zucker, who said he expects to leave CNN at the end of 2021, may be open to a longer stay as his “best friend” David Zaslav becomes his boss — Phone buddies and golf partners, Jeff Zucker and David Zaslav have a 30-year history. Now Zucker may be open to working for the man he calls a “best friend.”
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Ben Thompson / Stratechery:
AT&T and Verizon conflated controlling distribution with controlling demand and hence wasted billions by buying media businesses like Time Warner and Yahoo — Felix Salmon asked a question on Twitter: — While Salmon's question was driven by the news that AT&T would spin out WarnerMedia …
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Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
For CNN, the WarnerMedia-Discovery deal lets CNN avoid a difficult union with MSNBC, beefs up overseas opportunities, and puts to rest speculation it's for sale
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
The main legacies from AT&T/Time Warner are lost jobs and a $400M payout for Time Warner's former CEO; now, Discovery and WarnerMedia promise savings of $3B/yr
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The Daily Beast:
In recent months, Newsmax has quietly poached some top OANN talent who, sources say, sought either bigger audiences or a break from OANN's increasing extremism — ONE AMERICA EXODUS — In recent months, Newsmax has quietly poached some top OAN talent who, insiders said …
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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Marie Claire owner Future reports revenues of £272M, up 21% YoY, in the six months to end of March, and says e-commerce income grew 56% YoY driven by lockdowns — Future's share price soars as it says full-year results will be ‘materially ahead’ of expectations
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Billy Steele / Engadget:
Spotify announces a virtual concert series, offering “prerecorded livestreams” of 40-75 minutes from The Black Keys and others for $15 each, starting May 27 — If you're a fan of live music, you probably paid to stream at least one performance at some point in the last year.
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Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
Harvard's The Future of Media Project unveils the US Media Index database, which compiles information on owners, shareholders, and donors of news outlets — If you ever wanted to track down who owns a news outlet, it's now much easier to do it. The U.S. Media Index database by the Future …
Ian Carlos Campbell / The Verge:
Zoom announces Zoom Events, building on paid event marketplace OnZoom, letting companies host live events, sell tickets, track stats, and more — Selling tickets, tracking attendance, and hosting informal chats — Zoom is announcing an expanded live events product today that's launching this summer.
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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
The NewsGuild of New York is facing opposition from some members against a dues increase proposal after recent expansion forced it to dip into budget reserves — The NewsGuild of New York, overextended from a spate of organizing, is running into opposition from members over footing the bill.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google says Android TV OS, which includes Google TV, now reaches over 80M monthly active devices, with 80% YoY growth in the US — Google offered an update on its TV platform, Android OS, at its Google I/O developer event on Tuesday. The company said its Android TV OS now reaches …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Fox News files a motion to dismiss the $1.6B lawsuit by voting technology company Dominion, saying it just “provided a forum for the losing side” — Fox News filed a motion Tuesday to dismiss a massive $1.6 billion lawsuit from by voting-technology firm Dominion Voting Systems …
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