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9:30 AM ET, March 17, 2022

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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Justin Smith says his startup with Ben Smith will hire English-language-educated journalists globally and will launch in the US and at least one other market  —  The former Bloomberg Media C.E.O. offered new details on the venture he is starting with the journalist Ben Smith.
Nathan Baschez / every.to:
Substack built apps for web and mobile to create a quiet reading space away from email inboxes, enabled by push notifications for direct reader-writer ties  —  In the Spring of 2018 I got invited by the CEO of Substack to come to Toronto for a couple days to hang out with the whole team …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix will test an “add an extra member” feature in Chile, Costa Rica, and Peru, letting primary account holders pay a fee for users not in their household  —  Netflix will soon launch a test letting primary account holders pay an additional fee for users outside their households …
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Media mogul Byron Allen sues Nielsen, claiming it committed fraud by misrepresenting its ability to produce accurate ratings for Allen's smaller TV networks  —  Media mogul Byron Allen is suing Nielsen, claiming the ratings company was not forthcoming about the reliability of its audience measurement data for smaller TV networks.
Andrew Kersley / Press Gazette:
The Times says it crossed 400K digital subs earlier this year after gaining 60K in 2021, and added an average of 1,000/day during Ukraine war's first two weeks  —  The Times gained an average of 1,000 new digital subscribers a day during the first two weeks of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, one of its highest ever growth rates.
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
ITV announces an £80M Diversity Commissioning Fund to be spent over the next three years on shows produced by or related to BAME or disabled people  —  ITV has forged an £80M ($105M) Diversity Commissioning Fund to be spent over the next three years on shows produced by or related to Black …
Discussion: Variety and Hollywood Reporter
Ross A. Lincoln / The Wrap:
A UAE-based consortium, which includes ADQ and e& subsidiary E-Vision, acquires a majority 57% stake valued at ~$420M in Starzplay Arabia  —  On Thursday, Abu Dhabi-based investment companies ADQ and E-Vision (a subsidiary of e&), and Starz announced the signing of a binding agreement …
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK plans crackdown on oligarchs and companies intimidating media via SLAPP lawsuits, including strengthening the public interest defense in Defamation Act 2013  —  The UK Government has set out plans to crack down on wealthy people and businesses intimidating journalists using defamation and privacy SLAPP actions.
Discussion: The Guardian
Kyle Orland / Ars Technica:
The website of Wordle Archive, which let users play previous Wordle puzzles, says it has been taken down at the request of The New York Times  —  Move could signal a more aggressive stance on certain Wordle clones.  —  Wordle Archive—a website that let users play through hundreds …
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Interview with Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg, on the future of open-source WordPress, Tumblr and moderation, Atavist magazine, and more  —  Matt Mullenweg is the CEO of Automattic, the company that owns WordPress.com, which he co-founded, and Tumblr, the irrepressible social network it acquired …
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Chris Cuomo files a $125M arbitration claim against Turner and CNN, saying his journalistic integrity was “unjustifiably smeared” by the network  —  EXCLUSIVE: After months of legal anticipation following his December 2021 firing by Jeff Zucker, Chris Cuomo has just launched …
CNN:
Fox News cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and Ukrainian journalist Oleksandra Kuvshynova were killed in the incident that injured Fox correspondent Benjamin Hall  —  New York (CNN Business)Two journalists were killed while reporting in Ukraine on Monday, including Pierre Zakrzewski, a longtime Fox News photojournalist.
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Jolie Lash / The Wrap:
Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott says Benjamin Hall, the correspondent who was seriously injured in Ukraine, is safe and out of the country
 
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Valeriya Safronova / New York Times:
Since the invasion of Ukraine, many creative professionals in Russia have fled or are struggling to find work amid western sanctions and crackdowns on speech
New York Times:
As Russia's new censorship law criminalizes accurate war reporting, CNN and other outlets are scrambling to find ways to cover Russia from outside its borders
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Chris Bengel / CBSSports.com:
Spotify signs a sponsorship deal with FC Barcelona, including rebranding the soccer club's stadium to Spotify Camp Nou, reportedly worth $310M over four years
Reuters:
Interview with Marina Ovsyannikova, who says she is extremely concerned for her safety but has no plans to leave Russia
Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix brings back Servant of the People, the satirical series featuring Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky that it streamed from 2017-2021, in the US
Nick Vivarelli / Variety:
Mediaset, the Italian broadcaster that rebranded as MediaForEurope last year, offers to buy Spain's leading private free-TV player Mediaset Espana for €780M
Discussion: Broadband TV News