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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Michael Grade, a UK Conservative member of the House of Lords who held senior posts at the BBC, ITV, and Channel 4, will be named as Ofcom chair — Choice of veteran broadcasting executive appears to bring chaotic recruitment saga to an end — Michael Grade has been named as the government's choice …
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Financial Times, Variety, Broadband TV News, @briancathcart, @jimwaterson, @arusbridger, @martinsfp, @ruskin147, @webdevlaw, @bbclaurak, @bbclaurak, @bbclaurak and Politico
The Guardian:
The UK's The Sun posted a £51M loss and £318.6M revenue in 2021; its publisher NGN spent £49M on legal fees tied to phone-hacking in the year to June 27, 2021 — Covid and advertising shifts hurt profits, as News Group Newspapers seeks to end ongoing managed hearings
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@taintlessred, @profdaveandress, @jimwaterson, @_embo and @jamesrbuk
Simon Owens / Simon Owens's Media Newsletter:
A look at Complexly, an educational media company run by YouTube stars Hank and John Green that has 55.2M social media followers 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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@kendallbaker, @ashkan, @michellemanafy and @simonowens
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
BuzzFeed News offers voluntary buyouts to 36 of its ~100 journalists, and its interim 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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nyguild.org, @beebrookshire and Talking Biz News
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google Play pilots a third-party billing option to select partners globally, starting with Spotify; Google says user choice billing still involves a service fee — Amid increasing global regulations over app stores and their commission structures, Google today announced the launch …
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@eldsjal, Spotify, MUSIC x, Newslit Daily, MediaNama, Protocol, Billboard, @itsdaveedwards, @jason_kint, @benedictevans, Transistori, @econ_marshall, @pkafka, @pkafka, @claireatki, @lucas_shaw, @mgsiegler, @davidmarcus, @richlightshed, @caseynewton, @spotifynews, Daring Fireball, Android Police, Engadget, The Verge and Variety, more at Techmeme »
Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
At least four Russian state TV employees have resigned over the invasion of Ukraine; 62% of Russians relied on state TV for news in 2021, down from 90% in 2014 — At least four state television employees have publicly resigned, citing regret for their roles in promoting false narratives about Ukraine.
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Nieman Lab, @kenvogel and @cliffordlevy
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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Brody Ford / Bloomberg:
After a glitch in TikTok's creator fund registration process prevented sign-ups for weeks, the company says a fix “should be available in the next few days” — 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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@brodyford_, @laurenstrapa and @sarahfrier, more at Techmeme »
Stuart Dredge / Music Ally:
Spotify reports 2021 royalty payments: $7B+ paid to music rightsholders, up from $5B in 2020, as 1,040 artists made $1M+/year and 16.5K artists made $50K+/year — Spotify launched its Loud & Clear website in March 2021, with the aim of “increasing transparency” around its payouts to the music industry.
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Variety, @hellmania, Forbes, The Verge, Billboard, @eldsjal, @jherskowitz, Music Business Worldwide, @jherskowitz and RAIN News, more at Techmeme »
Oliver Bullough / Coda Story:
A look at the muzzling of UK journalism due to the risk of expensive libel lawsuits from oligarchs, and how politicians are rethinking the threat to free speech — To get Oliver Bullough's weekly Oligarchy delivered straight into your inbox sign up here — WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF SLAPPS?
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@codastory, @antelava, @antelava and The Week
CNN:
CNN+ unveils its initial programming schedule after the March 29 launch, with live and on-demand programming plus special breaking news reports — Dynamic Slate Gives Subscribers a Front Row Seat to Breaking News, Exclusive Interviews and In-Depth Reporting
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TVNewser, The Streamable, Barrett Media, @sherman4949, @brianstelter and @kasie
Eduardo Suárez / Reuters Institute for the Study …:
Q&A with Clara Jiménez Cruz, the CEO of Spanish fact-checking site Maldita.es, on creating UkraineFacts.org, a website updated by journalists in 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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@risj_oxford, @guchagucha, @monicaellena, @munkeatlooi, @localnewsini, @luissantos, @rasmus_kleis, @eduardosuarez and @janebsinger
Paresh Dave / Reuters:
Google says it will bar ads from appearing next to websites, apps, and YouTube channels that exploit, dismiss, or condone Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine — 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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