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Tom Jones / Poynter:
Politico publishing a draft SCOTUS opinion on Roe v. Wade is unprecedented in modern times; Politico's EIC says it is “plainly news of great public interest” — A draft Supreme Court opinion has never been disclosed publicly. Media observers were quick to question whether Politico should have run with it.
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Kelly McBride / Poynter:
Politico has not explained how it verified the SCOTUS draft opinion and provided little detail on how it got the copy; an explanation would help dubious readers — Politico's editors would help skeptical readers if they explained how they made their decision to publish an unprecedented draft court opinion.
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Politico, New York Times, Insider, Mediaite, Media Nation and CBS News
Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
Sources detail how Tucker Carlson and his show's producers decided to embrace Trumpism, unlike Hannity's embrace of Donald Trump, reshaping Fox News itself — Tucker Carlson had a problem. — After years in the cable wilderness, he had made a triumphant return to prime time.
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Facebook plans to stop letting users add podcasts to the service this week, start removing them on June 3, and discontinue Soundbites and its central audio hub — Facebook is pulling out of podcasts and plans to remove them altogether from the social-media service starting June 3.
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Etan Vlessing / Hollywood Reporter:
Lionsgate signs a multiyear deal giving Peacock and NBCUniversal networks exclusive rights to its movies for their Pay 2 window, starting in 2024 — The deal will send ‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent’ and John Wick: Chapter 4' to the NBCUniversal streaming platform in 2024.
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Nicole Sperling / New York Times:
In a presentation to advertisers, NBCUniversal says it will release three Universal movies straight to Peacock; Universal has 25+ movies set for a 2022 release — The move is not only an attempt to attract subscribers but an acknowledgment that releasing some films theatrically has become more of a gamble.
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Los Angeles Times, The Streamable, @nytimesbusiness, @tiffkhsu, @nytimes, @michellemanafy, @benmullin, The Wrap and SlashFilm
NBC News:
An NBC News review finds 11 articles by reporter Teaganne Finn has plagiarized passages; NBC added an editor's note to each article and removed the passages — To our readers: — A review by NBC News has found 11 articles written by a reporter over the last year that did not meet our standards for original material.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Paramount reports Q1 revenue of $7.3B, down 1% YoY, and net earnings of $433M, down from $911M a year ago; revenue from streaming grew 82% YoY to $1.1B — Paramount Global said first-quarter profit fell as the company's investments in content and declines in its traditional business offset gains it made in streaming.
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Vice Media has hired financial advisers to help find a buyer, either for the entire company or for parts of the business to pay back ~$1B in debt — - Vice Media has hired financial advisors to seek a sale, either for the entire company or for parts of the business.
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@sherman4949, @sherman4949, @anthony, @rasmussen_poll, @ahess247, @loudmouthjulia, @athertonkd, @sherman4949, @ashkan, @ashkan, @pkafka, @pkafka and Axios
Reporters Without Borders:
RSF publishes the 2022 edition of the World Press Freedom Index; the press freedom situation is “very bad” in a record 28 countries — Organisation: — RSF_en — The 20th World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reveals a two-fold increase …
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@rsf_inter, Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, Press Gazette and Politico
Ariel Shapiro / The Verge:
Anchor co-founder and Spotify's podcasting tech chief Michael Mignano resigned last week, the third high-profile exit from Spotify's podcast division in a month — The head of Spotify's podcasting tech stack is out — Michael Mignano, co-founder of Anchor and Spotify's podcasting tech chief …
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Light Reading, @arshapiro90, @evoterra, Channel News and Billboard
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: John Battelle and John Heilemann's video news site The Recount plans to have layoffs in the coming weeks, and Chief Content Officer Ryan Kadro has left — The Recount is planning to restructure its business, sources tell Axios. Staff cuts are expected in the next few weeks.
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TVNewser, @sarafischer and @tombevanrcp
Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
A+E, Univision, Fox, AMC Networks, and others are leaning into linear TV to stand out amid a streaming boom, hoping a diversified approach is more lucrative — Betting that they can't compete with Netflix and hoping a diversified approach is more lucrative, A+E, Fox Corp. and AMC Networks …
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@lynnshawprod, @lionelmedia and @alexweprin
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