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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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J. Clara Chan / The Hollywood Reporter:
Daniel Ek says “silencing” Rogan is not the answer in a staff email and commits $100M to licensing, developing, and marketing content from marginalized groups — Over the weekend, videos resurfaced by the musician India.Arie showed the podcaster repeatedly using the n-word and making derogatory comments about Black people.
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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
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
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Wall Street Journal, Carl's Newsletter, No Filters with Caro West, Vanity Fair, @mmasnick, @pkafka, @robertcaruso and @faithfullybp
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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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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CNN, Wall Street Journal, @anthony, @therealjoshye, The Guardian, @therealjoshye, Mashable, @mrsimoningram and @therealjoshye
Financial Times:
Private equity firms like Apollo, which recently bought a $760M stake in Legendary, are betting that streaming demand for scripted content will endure for years — Apollo and Blackstone are betting that fierce demand for hot scripts will continue for years
Andrew Kersley / Press Gazette:
To attract 16 to 24-year-old viewers, newly-relaunched BBC Three is running a nightly “relaxed” two- to four-minute news bulletin in the style of social media — Newly relaunched TV channel BBC Three is running news bulletins mimicking the style of social media in an attempt to “bring back” 16 to 24-year-old viewers.
Josh Kosman / New York Post:
Sources: The Chicago Cubs, which own Marquee Sports with Sinclair, are in talks with Sinclair to launch a streaming service, despite pushback from MLB — The Chicago Cubs are in talks with media giant Sinclair Broadcasting to launch a streaming service for customers without a cable …
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The Streamable, @keitholbermann, @bcb_sara, Barrett Media, @richlightshed and The TV Answer Man!
Megan Graham / Wall Street Journal:
Innovid, an adtech company for streaming TV, acquires measurement and attribution service TVSquared for approximately $160M in cash and stock — Innovid is acquiring the ad measurement and attribution platform as Nielsen's dominance of TV metrics wobbles, leaving the field in flux
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Steven Zeitchik / Washington Post:
A look at the Sundance Film Festival's foray into the metaverse, which included screenings in VR movie theaters, Q&As with filmmakers' avatars, and parties — Sundance offered a metaverse version this year. Here's what it was like to attend it. — For all the talk about the movies …
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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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Reclaim The Net, @ketanj0 and @jayrosen_nyu
Parker Higgins / Freedom of the Press Foundation:
How new rules in Kansas and Iowa and a proposal in Utah restricting journalist access to legislature floors, a long-held tradition, create a dangerous precedent — In a growing number of state legislatures across the country, journalists are facing new rules and proposed legislation that breaks …
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@callaghanpeter, @xor, @jesseapaul, @freedomofpress, @trevortimm, @freedomofpress and U.S. Press Freedom Tracker
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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@dish, Awful Announcing and Next TV
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