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Sarah Palin's libel case against The New York Times goes to the jury, the first libel case against the news outlet to go to trial in nearly two decades — A jury is now considering Sarah Palin's lawsuit, the first libel case against the Times to go to trial in nearly two decades
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Yuvraj Malik / Reuters:
Indian adtech company InMobi's Glance, a lock screen content app, raises $200M from Jio Platforms, source says at a $1.7B-$1.8B post-money valuation — India's Reliance Industries (RELI.NS) is investing $200 million in Glance, a lock screen content company backed by Alphabet (GOOGL.O) …
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Mia Sato / The Verge:
Snapchat is testing mid-roll ads in the Stories of some US creators, ahead of a wider rollout, and will share revenue based on engagement and other metrics — The feature is currently in beta testing — Snapchat is introducing a new way for creators on the app to earn money.
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Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Source: Amazon and Spotify are considering rival takeover bids for London-listed podcasting group Audioboom, which has a ~£300M market cap — The two digital behemoths are considering whether to make rival approaches to Audioboom, which has a market value of over £275m, Sky News learns.
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Victor Fiorillo / Philadelphia Magazine:
Interview with TV news anchor Karen Hepp on her lawsuit against Meta, which could reach the Supreme Court amid increasing controversy surrounding Section 230 — The Fox 29 anchor graces Philly TV screens every weekday morning. But on the internet, her face has popped up without her permission …
Lauren Harris / Columbia Journalism Review:
Q&A with two volunteer reporters and the publisher of Asheville Watchdog: on the news outlet's first paid staff, why its model isn't easily replicable, and more — The investigative outlet The Asheville Watchdog launched in North Carolina in early 2020 with a highly-experienced staff of retired reporters.
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Joel Simon / New Yorker:
The case of journalist Danny Fenster, convicted of incitement in Myanmar and let go in 2021, highlights rising risks US citizens face in authoritarian countries — The effort to free Danny Fenster, a journalist imprisoned by Myanmar's junta, shows a new threat to U.S. citizens worldwide.
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Parker Molloy / The Present Age:
Journalists shouldn't save scoops for books, like Maggie Haberman revealing staff found documents clogging Trump's toilet, if they want to regain trust in media — Maggie Haberman's book includes at least one bit of info we probably should have known before now. — Hello, dear readers,
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
NBC says Super Bowl LVI will have 30 first-time advertisers, including in crypto, streaming, and sports betting; 2021 had 26 while 2020 and 2019 each had seven — On Sunday, actor Ty Burrell will fulfill a goal that has long been on his bucket list: taking part in a Super Bowl commercial.
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Wilson Chapman / Variety:
Netflix orders a docuseries about the couple charged with laundering bitcoin, from Chris Smith, who has directed documentaries on scams including Fyre Festival — Netflix has ordered a docuseries about the recently arrested Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan, who are accused of running …
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Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide:
beatBread, a music funding platform using streaming and social data to offer advances of $1K to $2M to artists for a share of their revenue, raises a $34M seed — The independent artist sector is growing fast, and an increasing number of firms are giving artists access to capital in the form of advances.
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Austen Goslin / Polygon:
Netflix will lose six Marvel live-action superhero shows on February 28; sources say the rights have reverted to Disney, but it's unclear how it will use them — A new message says they'll depart the platform on March 1 — Marvel's live-action superhero series are leaving Netflix starting on Feb. 28, Polygon has confirmed.
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Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
The EPC, whose members include Axel Springer and News UK, files an EU antitrust complaint against Google for its alleged anti-competitive ad tech practices — Google (GOOGL.O) on Friday was targeted in an antitrust complaint by the European Publishers Council over its digital advertising business …
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Jon Porter / The Verge:
The UK's CMA accepts Google's plan to phase out and replace third-party cookies with the Privacy Sandbox and will closely monitor the product's development
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