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12:35 PM ET, February 17, 2022

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Ashley Carman / The Verge:
Spotify is acquiring Chartable and Podsights, two podcast analytics companies that let podcasters and networks include tags in shows to track listeners  —  Chartable and Podsights are being bought  —  Spotify is making more podcast acquisitions.  The company announced today it's acquiring …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CNN+ will air a six-part documentary on the Murdochs, based on an NYT Magazine article and co-produced by CNN, NYT, and Left/Right, in the weeks to come  —  The Murdochs, the media-mogul family that controls Fox News Channel, are about to be the subject of a new documentary series that will be distributed by one of their main rivals.
Discussion: TVNewser
Phelim Kine / Politico:
Experts say Otter.ai, the automated transcription app that is a favorite of journalists, and its competitors offer only lax security that could endanger sources  —  Otter.ai has saved reporters countless hours transcribing interviews.  Caveat emptor.  —  Mustafa Aksu is a wanted man.
Daisuke Wakabayashi / New York Times:
Google plans to bring Privacy Sandbox to Android, preserving its Ad ID system for two years, and says it'll be less disruptive than ATT for advertisers and devs  —  It says it will give other companies plenty of time to adapt to changes to its Android software.  Similar changes made by Apple affected big internet companies.
John Micklethwait / Bloomberg:
Bloomberg EIC says UK courts are punishing investigative journalists for tabloid excesses and protecting the privacy of only those who can afford it  —  It is always convenient for editors to pontificate about press freedom when they lose court cases.  However, the U.K. Supreme Court's decision …
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Jane Croft / Financial Times:
UK Supreme Court rules that suspects in a criminal investigation have the right not to be named by the media until charged, rejecting Bloomberg's appeal
Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
BBC wants to double its editorial team in North America by adding 20 positions, and says the Americas business contributes around a third of BBC Studios sales  —  The BBC wants to fill more than 20 editorial positions in the U.S. and Canada, which would double its digital news team …
Discussion: @digiday
Elizabeth A. Harris / New York Times:
Markus Dohle, CEO of Penguin Random House, pledges to donate to PEN America a minimum of $100K a year for five years to fight book banning in the US  —  Markus Dohle, the chief executive of Penguin Random House, said the effort “ties into the future of our democracy.”
Andrew Selsky / Associated Press:
Oregon Supreme Court rules ex-NYT columnist Nicholas Kristof is ineligible to run for governor as he doesn't meet the state's three-year residency requirement  —  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court ruled Thursday that former New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof is not eligible …
J. Clara Chan / Hollywood Reporter:
Cinedigm launches a submission site for indie filmmakers to let them distribute their work on its streaming services and third-party platforms like Google Play  —  Approved films will receive distribution across Cinedigm's streaming channels and third-party platforms like Amazon Prime Video, iTunes, Google Play and Xbox.
Discussion: Media Play News
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
Many outlets today are poorly ideologically differentiated and seem to be replicating the NYT opinion section, lacking the contrarian takes Slate was known for  —  We've lost a lot as every publication has become the same  —  Katie Robertson of the New York Times recently wrote …
Bob Van Voris / Bloomberg:
Sources: several jurors in Palin's lawsuit told the judge's clerk after ending deliberations that they couldn't avoid learning that the judge had already ruled  —  Several jurors tasked with deciding Sarah Palin's defamation case against the New York Times knew that the judge presiding …
 
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Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
Ken Kurson, former NY Observer editor, pleads guilty to cyberstalking in a deal that could see the case dropped; Trump pardoned him for related federal charges
Shauna Lewis / CampaignUK:
Discovery launches an “ad-lite” version of Discovery+ in UK and Ireland for £3.99 per month, claiming it is the first offering with limited ads in the UK
Discussion: Digital TV Europe
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
A Russia-controlled court in Crimea sentences RFE/RL freelancer Vladyslav Yesypenko to six years in prison for allegedly possessing and transporting explosives
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Tim Ingham / Music Business Worldwide:
SoundCloud's 2020 fiscal report shows €193.5M revenue, up 31% YoY, with gross profit rising 53% to €61.1M and operating losses dropping 41% to €15.4M
Discussion: @music_zone
Mason Walker / Pew Research Center:
Survey finds 23% of US adults get news from podcasts at least sometimes and 56% never do; 33% of adults ages 18 to 29 at least sometimes get news from podcasts
Mitchell Clark / The Verge:
Facebook rebrands News Feed to just Feed after more than 15 years