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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google Play debuts a pilot to let select partners, starting with Spotify, offer a third-party billing option globally; Google's commission cut was not disclosed — Amid increasing global regulations over app stores and their commission structures, Google today announced the launch …
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The Insider:
Oksana Baulina, a journalist for Latvia-based The Insider who once worked for Russia's Anti-Corruption Foundation, was killed after a rocket strike in Kyiv — 23 март а 2022 — Oksana Baulina, a journalist for The Insider, died under fire in Kyiv.
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Paresh Dave / Reuters:
Google says it will bar ads from appearing next to websites, apps and YouTube channels that exploit, dismiss or condone the Russia-Ukraine war — Alphabet-owned (GOOGL.O) Google will not help websites, apps and YouTube channels sell ads alongside content that it deems exploits …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Crooked Media signs a multiyear agreement with SiriusXM for ad sales and distribution rights; Pod Save America and other podcasts will join the SiriusXM network — Crooked Media, the progressive media company that produces the top-ranked “Pod Save America” and other podcasts, signed a multiyear, multiplatform agreement with SiriusXM.
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Melissa Cooke / Politico:
Politico names Dafna Linzer as executive editor, starting in Washington on April 25; Linzer was most recently managing editor for politics at NBC News and MSNBC — Announcement from Editor-in-Chief Matt Kaminski: — I'm delighted to share some exciting news today: Dafna Linzer will be joining POLITICO as Executive Editor.
Camille Gijs / Politico:
Reuters plans to remove Russia-backed wire service TASS from its B2B marketplace Reuters Connect, following criticism from Reuters staff over TASS' content — Reuters will remove all the content of the Russian state news agency TASS from its business-to-business service Reuters Connect, it said Wednesday in an internal email to staff.
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
A look at Coffee or Die Magazine, Black Rifle Coffee Company's military news website, newsletter, and quarterly print magazine with 21 full-time staff — “I want to swing above our weight class. I want us to be able to cover and do more than we should be able to do."
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Disney says it has sold out all 60 of its commercial slots around the Oscars, spanning 14 categories; sources: ABC has sought $1.7M to $2.2M for a 30-second ad — No matter how many awards categories get screen time at this year's Oscars telecast, one thing will be certain: There will be advertising around them.
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism:
Internews Europe names Meera Selva, currently the deputy director at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, as its CEO, starting in June — Meera, who has been the Director of our Journalist Fellowship Programme since September 2017, will take up her new role in June
Winston Cho / Hollywood Reporter:
WGA West and a coalition of unions, which includes the Teamsters, ask the FTC to block Amazon's MGM acquisition because Amazon will likely shut down MGM's Epix — The Strategic Organizing Center, a coalition of unions which includes the Teamsters and CWA, and WGA West sent a letter to the regulatory agency over the $8.45 billion buy.
Jay Peters / The Verge:
YouTube makes nearly 4,000 TV episodes available for free with ads in the US and plans to add up to 100 shows and movies each week — The platform already offers free movies with ads — YouTube is the latest company to offer free shows TV with ads. The video giant says you'll now be able …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Instagram rolls out chronological Following and Favorites feeds to all iOS and Android users globally, neither of which can be set as the default — Instagram today is making a chronological feed available to all users, as earlier promised, alongside another new feed filtering option …
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
BuzzFeed News EIC Mark Schoofs says he and two other top editors are leaving, as BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti announces job cuts affecting ~1.7% of company staff — Mark Schoofs, the site's editor in chief, is among the departures. The company's chief executive said BuzzFeed News would need to …
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Will Feuer / Dow Jones Newswires:
BuzzFeed reports $40.4M in Q4 net income, up 25% YoY from $32.2M, and revenue of $145.7M, up 18% YoY, driven by 33% YoY growth in its content revenue segment
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