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Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
In a memo, WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar says he is leaving the company when the merger with Discovery closes — The news was disclosed as AT&T's entertainment unit is closing in on its merger with Discovery. — WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar will depart as the AT&T entertainment unit's merger …
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Matthew Yglesias / Bloomberg:
Researchers paid regular Fox News viewers to watch CNN for a month and found that they changed their minds on political and cultural issues, and Fox News itself — The establishment of Fox News in the late 1990s forever changed both media and politics in America, transforming the formerly staid world …
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Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
The UK government decides to put Channel 4 up for sale; reports say the goal is to sell Channel 4 by the UK general election in May 2024 for at least £1B — The proposed privatization of U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 could become a reality by the spring of 2023 as the government has decided to go ahead with the process.
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Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Nielsen: the Grammys drew 8.93M total viewers, up 1.4% from last year's record low but down 50%+ from the 18.8M that watched the 2020 telecast — Sunday's in-person Grammy Awards on CBS saw just a 1.4% increase in audience size from last year's partly virtual ceremony, which was a record-low for music's biggest night.
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Thomas Barrabi / New York Post:
Jami Floyd, director of New York Public Radio's Race & Justice unit and author of 45 WNYC and Gothamist articles retracted for plagiarism, has resigned — WNYC staffer Jami Floyd authored 45 articles that were removed from wnyc.org and Gothamist websites last week after an internal review revealed parts …
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Ben Thompson / Stratechery:
As subscriber growth slows, Netflix should consider introducing an ad-supported tier, which could help it add subscribers, raise prices, and reduce churn — The Information reported over the weekend that Netflix executives have told employees to keep an eye on the bottom line:
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Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
Substack says its users can now produce paid, subscription-based podcasts on the platform and that three popular Patreon podcasts have already moved to Substack — And everyone wants something from Daniel Ek — This story is part of a group of stories called — Happy Tuesday, everyone.
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Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
DirecTV to drop OANN and AWE, a high-end lifestyle channel also owned by Herring Networks, after April 4; OANN began airing on DirecTV in April 2017 — DirecTV plans to drop One America News Network on Tuesday, ignoring pressure to reverse course from the conservative cable outlet and its supporters.
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Julia Angwin / The Markup:
Q&A with Nobel Peace Prize recipient Maria Ressa on the impact of technology on information ecosystems, funding independent media in the Global South, and more — Journalists are under attack around the world. Last year, the number of journalists who were jailed for their work hit …
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Associated Press:
Research: RT en Español is the third most shared site on Twitter for Spanish-language info about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as RT thrives in Latin America — Washington (AP) — Though Russia is the country that invaded its neighbor Ukraine, the Kremlin's version relentlessly warns …
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Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
Roku and Amazon extend their distribution agreement, letting users continue to access Prime Video and IMDb TV apps on their Roku devices; Roku stock is up 7.19% — The new multi-year agreement means the Amazon Prime Video app will remain in Roku's Channel Store.
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Janko Roettgers / Protocol:
Plex updates its app with universal search across users' streaming services, a watchlist, and other discovery features; the company says it has 13M MAUs — Plex has an audacious plan to become the daily go-to app for everyone's streaming needs: The media center app rolled out new universal search …
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