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6:00 PM ET, November 19, 2021

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Aubrey Allegretti / The Guardian:
Paul Dacre pulls out of the race to chair media regulator Ofcom, despite UK ministers rerunning the process to give him a second chance  —  Former Daily Mail editor announces decision not to proceed with second bid and takes swipe at civil service  —  Paul Dacre has pulled out of the running …
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 …
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 …
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
Gothamist, the news site of radio station WNYC, deleted four articles in October that used language from Wikipedia, Salon, and NYT without credit  —  In a new episode of turmoil at the radio station, the author of the articles was reassigned.  —  Gothamist, the news site …
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 …
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.
Max Willens / Digiday:
A look at Philly Inquirer's Gameday Central, a live pre-game NFL show, which attracts thousands of viewers and that the paper hopes to expand to other sports  —  The Philadelphia Inquirer is hoping it can turn one of its important beats into a launchpad for a new crop of virtual event franchises.
Discussion: @evanbenn and Barrett Media
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.
New York Times:
Theranos trial testimony shows how media coverage of tech companies became more probing as reporters had to revise glowing articles they wrote about the startup  —  Testimony in the fraud trial of Ms. Holmes, the founder of the blood testing start-up Theranos, shows how much coverage of the tech industry has changed over the years.
 
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The 19th:
The 19th announces one-year, salaried fellowships in reporting, editing, audience engagement, or newsroom technology for recent and mid-career HBCU alumni
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”
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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
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The American Journalism Project partners with the Google News Initiative to accelerate the launch of nonprofit newsrooms across the US
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Amazon tests interactive fan polling during its Thursday Night Football stream on Android phones, asking questions like “Who will score first?”
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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
Washington Post:
Judge bans MSNBC from Rittenhouse trial after police say they stopped a producer following the jurors' bus; NBC denies its freelancer meant to contact jurors
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Spotify expands real-time lyrics to all users globally in partnership with Musixmatch, after initially launching in 26 markets