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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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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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A look at Complexly, an educational media company run by YouTube stars Hank and John Green that has 55M followers across social media and 5B+ views on YouTube — Complexly has 55 million social media subscribers and over 5 billion views on YouTube alone. — Welcome! I'm Simon Owens and this is my media newsletter.
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@ashkan, @michellemanafy and @simonowens


BuzzFeed News is offering voluntary buyouts to 36 of its ~100 journalists, and its EIC says the outlet won't be able to do as many long-term investigations — When BuzzFeed decided in 2012 to branch out from the cat videos, viral listicles and “OMG!” headlines that had put it on the map …
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Talking Biz News and Bloomberg
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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
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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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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.


TikTok creators say a glitch in the registration process for TikTok's creator fund has prevented sign-ups for weeks; the fund started at $200M in 2020 — Many rising TikTok stars who recently qualified to be paid for their popular videos have been shut out of the registration system …
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@sarahfrier and @brodyford_, more at Techmeme »


Q&A with Clara Jiménez Cruz, the CEO of Spanish fact-checking org Maldita.es, on creating UkraineFacts.org, a website updated by journalists from 70 countries — Ukrainefacts.org has gathered hundreds of fact-checks on the invasion. Clara Jiménez Cruz explains how the project works and why it matters
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@guchagucha, @monicaellena, @munkeatlooi, @localnewsini, @luissantos, @rasmus_kleis, @eduardosuarez and @janebsinger


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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@sxmmediagroup, @nizzalie, @ballmatthew, insideradio.com, Hollywood Reporter and Barrett Media


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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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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@risj_oxford and @jaredbkeller


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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MediaPost, @erikdavis, @walthickey, @bristei, @bristei, @scottmendelson, MediaPost and The Wrap


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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Reuters, @nicoleperlroth, @pressgazette, American Press Institute, @sanhotree and @michaelcdeibert