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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Joe Rogan apologizes for his past use of the N-word after a compilation video of him using the slur went viral; 70 JRE episodes have been removed from Spotify — His apology came as listeners said that as many as 70 episodes of “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast had been quietly taken off Spotify …
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Source: Spotify took down episodes of the Joe Rogan Experience at Rogan's request; all the removed episodes were recorded before he signed a deal with Spotify — Joe Rogan apologized Saturday for using a racial slur in past episodes of his popular podcast, many episodes of which have been removed from Spotify without explanation.
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Although Kara Swisher, LAT reporters, and others implicated Section 230, Spotify's right to publish Joe Rogan is, in fact, protected by the First Amendment — I really wasn't going to write anything about the latest Spotify/Joe Rogan/Neil Young thing. We've posted older case studies …
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Jennifer Maas / Variety:
NBC Sports says 16M US viewers watched the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony across broadcast and streaming, down 43% from 2018 and an all-time low — NBC Sports says 16 million viewers tuned in to watch the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony on Friday …
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Theo Wayt / New York Post:
Bloomberg apologizes for accidentally publishing the pre-written headline “Russia Invades Ukraine” on its site; the headline reportedly stayed up for 30 minutes — Bloomberg made a blunder. — The financial news site accidentally reported that Russia had invaded Ukraine Friday afternoon with a headline on its homepage.
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Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
In an interview, David Zaslav denies that John Malone, a Discovery board member who was critical of Jeff Zucker's CNN leadership, pushed for Zucker's ouster — Speaking to CNBC Friday morning in separate interviews, John Stankey and David Zaslav push back on claims of John Malone's involvement.
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Wall Street Journal:
Filing: News Corp discovered a hack on January 20 that accessed emails and documents of some staff; an expert says the attack is likely linked to China — The attack, discovered on Jan. 20, affected publications including The Wall Street Journal, New York Post and the company's U.K. news operation
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Josh Ye / South China Morning Post:
In a rare reversal, Tencent Video restores the original ending of Fight Club after censorship of the final scene sparked widespread backlash online in China — The restored ending adds back about 11 out of 12 minutes cut from the film, but some scenes featuring nudity are kept …
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Jason Gurwin / The Streamable:
After a carriage dispute lasting almost three months, Dish will again distribute Tegna's local TV affiliates in cities including Denver, Washington DC, and more — After a nearly four month carriage dispute, Dish customers are getting back their TEGNA locals.
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The Conversation:
Journalism academics question Google funding a News Corp Australia training academy, as the company can shape the curriculum for an industry it undermines — News Corp Australia and Google have announced the creation of the Digital News Academy in partnership with the Melbourne Business School at the University of Melbourne.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Filing: Amazon spent $13B on TV, movie, and music content in 2021, up 18% YoY, a significant slowdown from 2020, when spending grew 41% — The ecommerce giant disclosed total video and music expense for 2021 in its annual SEC filing Friday. That total is compared with $11 billion the year prior, which was up roughly 40% versus 2019.
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Reuters:
Johnson & Johnson tried to get a US judge to block Reuters from publishing a story based on what it said were confidential documents about baby powder lawsuits — Johnson & Johnson tried to get a U.S. judge to block Reuters from publishing a story based on what it said were confidential company documents …
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