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9:30 AM ET, April 12, 2022

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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
AT&T's purchase of Time Warner was a money-losing failure for AT&T but a big win for HBO, which has topped peers FX, Showtime, and AMC Networks at streaming  —  AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner was a failure for the phone company, which spent $85 billion to acquire the media conglomerate …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Warner Bros. Discovery, which owns Turner Sports and Eurosport, could become a global operator in sports over the next few years  —  There's a new contender in the arena.  —  As Discovery begins its new era of operating Warner Bros., HBO and Turner, all eyes are on how the new company …
Discussion: @bristei, Adweek and MediaPost
Diane Haithman / The Wrap:
Warner Bros. Discovery closed up 1.27% on Monday at $24.78 per share, after opening at $24.08 on its Nasdaq trading debut  —  Warner Bros. Discovery, the merged entity of WarnerMedia and Discovery, started its first Nasdaq trading day on Monday at $24.08 per share, rocketed up to close to $26 per share …
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
Source: Apple will face an additional EU antitrust charge in the coming weeks, in an investigation into music streaming triggered by a complaint from Spotify  —  Apple (AAPL.O) faces an additional EU antitrust charge in the coming weeks in an investigation triggered by a complaint from Spotify …
Colin Kirkland / MediaPost:
Forbes launches its first NFT collection, featuring 100 fictional billionaire investors with theoretical portfolios and virtual net worths based on NYSE pricing  —  Forbes, famous for its “Richest People In The World” list, is now offering anyone the chance to become a billionaire — a virtual billionaire, that is.
Discussion: @forbescrypto
Janko Roettgers / Protocol:
Netflix is rolling out a Double Thumbs Up ratings option, which will appear next to the thumbs up and down buttons, to let it refine content recommendations  —  For nearly five years, Netflix has had simple thumbs-up and thumbs-down icons to express viewing preferences and help its algorithms provide better recommendations.
Ross A. Lincoln / The Wrap:
Returning from a hiatus, Rachel Maddow announces she will host her MSNBC show on Monday nights only from May to give herself more time to work on other projects  —  In her return from a hiatus of almost 2 months, Rachel Maddow announced on Monday night that starting in May, she'll begin hosting …
Brendan I. Koerner / @brendankoerner:
[Thread] A nonfiction writer chronicles the times his books and articles have been “ripped off” without attribution by podcasters and YouTubers  —  This podcast series is a shameless rip-off of my @TheAtlantic story from last April. No credit is given and the creator did zero original reporting. He even mispronounces the main character's name through all 8 episodes. (It's “kuh-SEE,” not “KEY-see.") 🧵 https://open.spotify.com/...
A.J. Katz / TVNewser:
CNN+ launches on Roku in the US  —  CNN+ will now be available in the U.S. on top streaming platform Roku, the two companies announced Monday morning.  Roku users can now download the all-new CNN app through the Roku channel store, which will contain both the CNN+ subscription streaming service …
 
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Megan Graham / Wall Street Journal:
OpenWeb, which helps publishers manage comments and user interactions, buys French digital ad firm Adyoulike for $100M to connect reader data with advertisers
Discussion: MediaPost and @bmorrissey
Alex Ritman / The Hollywood Reporter:
FIFA launches FIFA+, an ad-supported platform with live games from domestic leagues, archival content, and documentaries, but no World Cup games
Discussion: The Streamable
Megan Graham / Wall Street Journal:
IAB: US digital ad spend rose 35% YoY to $189B in 2021, the largest gain since 2006; 10 publishers and platforms took 78.6% of the total, up from 78.1% in 2020
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Pranshu Verma / Washington Post:
A look at an international group of 1,300 librarians, historians, teachers, and children using open-source tools and Slack to back up Ukraine's digital archives
PEN America:
US public schools banned 1,145 book titles between July 1, 2021, and March 31, 2022; 98% of the bans departed from guidelines meant to protect students' rights
Washington Post:
Lachlan Murdoch, once seen as an ambivalent heir who kept his politics quiet, parroted Fox News' prime time opinion hosts during a March 29 speech in Sydney
Financial Times:
The Guardian will test a paywall in its news app for a sample of regular users as it explores the best pricing approach; The Guardian's website will remain open
 

 
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Richard Lawler / The Verge:
Okta fixes a flaw present since July 23, 2024 that, under specific conditions, let users log in with any password if the account's username had 52+ characters

Jeffrey Dastin / Reuters:
Intel scraps forecast of selling $500M+ worth of Gaudi AI accelerator chips in 2024, with CEO Pat Gelsinger citing chip transition and slower uptake to software

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Popular photo editing company Pixelmator says it has signed an agreement to be acquired by Apple, pending regulatory approval

 
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