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BBC concedes Jeffrey Epstein's lawyer Alan Dershowitz was “not a suitable person to interview as an impartial analyst” to discuss the Ghislaine Maxwell verdict — BBC admits fault after interview with Jeffrey Epstein's lawyer Alan Dershowitz — THE BBC has conceded …
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Stand News, Hong Kong's last major pro-democracy outlet, says it is shutting down after police raided its office, froze its assets, and arrested senior staff — Stand News was the last prominent pro-democracy publication in Hong Kong - after the closure of the Apple Daily tabloid and the arrest of its publisherJimmy Lai.
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Reuters:
Court denies bail to two ex-Stand News editors; HK's Carrie Lam says actions against Stand News “have nothing to do with so-called suppression of press freedom” — Two former senior editors of Hong Kong's Stand News were charged with conspiring to publish seditious materials …
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Bloomberg:
Hong Kong police arrest Ronson Chan, chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, and five others, saying they conspired to publish “seditious” materials
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
As subscriptions to streaming services stall, Comcast, Disney, and other media companies are roping in their news operations to attract subscribers — If a big story erupted at a random hour not too long ago, executives at big TV-news outlets would typically try to break …
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Q&A with 10 media writers on the biggest and most overblown stories of the year, which streamer had the best year, predictions for 2022, and more — I'm sorry we didn't have a newsletter last weekend. I was dealing with a mild bout of Covid, time I used to catch up on Oscar movies.
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Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap:
Fox News ends 2021 as the top-rated basic cable channel for the sixth straight year with an average of 1.3M daily viewers, followed by MSNBC, CNN, ESPN, HGTV — End-of-year ratings are in and Fox News finished off 2021 as the top-rated basic cable channel for the sixth straight year, netting a lot of other wins along the way.
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Heidi Chung / Variety:
Since BuzzFeed's SPAC merger, its stock has fallen more than 50%, as other digital media companies warily eye their own exit or consolidation moves — As 2021 draws to a close, there have been some wild last-minute moves from recognizable names in digital media.
Jack Suntrup / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Missouri's governor says he thinks a prosecutor will bring charges in the case of a St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter alerting the state to a data vulnerability — JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday expressed his opinion the Cole County prosecuting attorney would bring charges …
The Moscow Times:
Russia's media regulator adds Netflix to its “audio-visual services” register, requiring it to offer 20 major Russian federal TV channels starting in March 2022 — Russia's state media watchdog will require Netflix to offer state television channels to its Russian customers …
Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
A CNN producer accused of wrongdoing involving a minor quits after a Project Veritas probe; another CNN producer was indicted earlier on charges tied to minors — A former CNN producer is reportedly under investigation for “serious allegations involving potential juvenile victims” …
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Scott Roxborough / Hollywood Reporter:
2021 saw a wave of indie producer consolidation to build up content libraries, boost production potential, and take bigger shares of licensing revenues — The worldwide consolidation of independent producers looks likely to continue in 2022 as the global streaming boom pushes up both demand and budgets for film and TV series.
Dan Kennedy / GBH:
While a court said NYT doesn't have to destroy Project Veritas docs, an earlier ruling gave subjects of reporting new ways to stop investigations via lawsuits — What is New York Supreme Court Judge Charles D. Wood thinking? — On Christmas Eve, Wood issued an order forbidding …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
NY appeals court temporarily lifts an order requiring NYT turn over or destroy copies of Project Veritas documents; the NYT remains barred from publishing docs
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Financial Times:
Analysis: Disney, Apple, Netflix, Comcast, ViacomCBS, Fox, WarnerMedia, and Amazon plan to spend $115B+ on content in 2022, or ~$140B including sports rights — Investment outlays come amid concerns that it will be harder to attract new viewers in 2022 — The top eight US media groups plan …
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