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Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
Judge orders NYT not to publish any Project Veritas “privileged materials”, despite precedent against prior restraint; NYT seeks immediate review of the ruling — WASHINGTON — A judge in New York on Thursday took the rare step of temporarily blocking the New York Times …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
WarnerMedia plans to offer its own audience-measurement data in 2022, and is in talks with 10 to 15 vendors, as Nielsen's efforts come under scrutiny — Now WarnerMedia wants to be judged by a different yardstick. — The owner of popular media outlets like HBO, CNN and TNT intends to offer …
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@nina_metz, Digital TV Europe and @bristei
Stephen Singer / Hartford Courant:
Andrew Julien, the publisher and EIC of the Hartford Courant, is named executive editor of the New York Daily News — Andrew Julien, editor-in-chief and publisher of The Hartford Courant, has been appointed executive editor of the New York Daily News, Tribune Publishing announced Friday.
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@courantguild, New York Daily News and @hartfordcourant
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Disney will bundle Disney+ and ESPN+ with Hulu + Live TV from Dec. 21 and raise its monthly price by $5 to $70 for the ad-supported tier and $76 for ad-free — Softening the blow of a monthly price hike, Disney is offering subscribers to Hulu's live TV service access to Disney+ and ESPN+ at no extra charge.
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Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal:
Roku to develop 50+ original shows in the next two years; sources say Roku plans to spend ~$250K-$750K/episode for unscripted and $500K-$5M/episode for scripted — Streaming-media hub looks to turn Roku Channel into destination for free content — Roku Inc., the nation's biggest pathway …
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The Streamable, New York Post, @djtgallagher, @plantmath1, @aaron_renn and @jbflint
American Journalism Project:
The American Journalism Project partners with the Google News Initiative to accelerate the launch of nonprofit newsrooms across the US — NEW YORK — The American Journalism Project and the Google News Initiative (GNI) are partnering to develop an ambitious program that will accelerate …
Rest of World:
Mailchimp temporarily banned three independent Cuban news outlets, likely due to an overzealous enforcement of its ToS, which state users can't be based in Cuba — Though the accounts were eventually restored, the episode showed how the U.S. embargo can do Cuba's censorship for it. — • HAVANA, CUBA
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New York Times, @restofworld, @dlberes, @rankingrights, @alexgonzor and @restofworld
The Information:
Sources: Facebook is offering musicians and celebrities, via production companies, payments to host Live Audio Rooms; source says up to $50K per session — Facebook is offering to pay musicians and other celebrities tens of thousands of dollars to host sessions on its new live audio feature …
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@kyurieff, @joshuaogundu, @twistartups, The Verge, @cindygallop, @kantrowitz, @mayawatson, @alexeheath, @martinsfp, @nongaap, @briansolis, @paulisci, @nickatfp, @amir and Music Ally, more at Techmeme »
The 19th:
The 19th announces one-year, salaried fellowships in reporting, editing, audience engagement, or newsroom technology for recent and mid-career HBCU alumni — The program will provide recent graduates and mid-career alums of Historically Black Colleges and Universities with full-year …
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@amandabecker, @slooterman, @emmacarew, @shoeleatherkate, @eramshaw, @amzam, @cindygallop, @jayomiko, @amzam, @samhoisington, Poynter, @rachelsklar, @nhannahjones, @erinkpeterson, @bcrodriguez and @eramshaw
Alicia Adejobi / Metro.co.uk:
Andrew Marr is leaving the BBC after 21 years and will be joining Global to “write and present political and cultural shows, and to write for newspapers” — Andrew Marr has announced he will be leaving the BBC after 21 years. — The TV presenter revealed he'll be joining …
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Variety, @andrewmarr9, Press Gazette, The Guardian, Telegraph, @iburrell, @andrewmarr9, @monarchyuk and @andrewmarr9
Wendy Lee / Los Angeles Times:
CJ ENM, the Korean company behind the film Parasite, acquires 80% of the scripted division of Endeavor Content for $775M — CJ ENM, the South Korean entertainment company behind the Oscar-winning film “Parasite,” said Thursday is acquiring the scripted business of Endeavor Content.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Amazon tests interactive fan polling during its Thursday Night Football stream on Android phones, asking questions like “Who will score first?” — Amazon has a new delivery for fans of “Thursday Night Football.” — The tech behemoth, which currently enjoys rights to stream …
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