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Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
Warner Bros. Discovery says Chris Wallace, who had a show on CNN+, will host a primetime CNN show on Sunday evenings that will stream on HBO Max — CNN will also be getting a “reimagined” morning show later this year. — Chris Wallace is coming to primetime, as CNN CEO Chris Licht previews …
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources detail how Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav is quickly making his mark, including abandoning CNN+ and others projects and forcing out executives — CEO David Zaslav has quickly put his stamp on Warner Bros. Discovery, weighing in on content, forcing out executives and cutting costly projects
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
At its Brandcast presentation, YouTube unveils ad frequency limits across YouTube and connected TV apps, letting marketers using Google Ads to set weekly caps — The TV upfronts are usually a dog-and-pony show where networks unveil their new content slates.
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J. Clara Chan / Hollywood Reporter:
At Bradcast 2022, YouTube focused on live shopping, short-form video, and the work of individual creators, as it moves away from original programming — YouTube will host its second Beauty Festival on June 16, but this time, viewers will be able to purchase products directly from the livestream.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Following years of complaints from creators, TikTok announces its first crediting tools, linking back to creators and trend originators within videos — After years of stolen memes and uncredited dance trends, TikTok today is introducing a new feature that it says will be the first iteration …
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Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
TikTok launches Branded Mission, an ad product that lets advertisers crowdsource content from creators and turn top-performing videos into ads — TikTok announced today that it's launching a new ad product called “Branded Mission” that will allow creators to connect with brands and possibly receive rewards for videos.
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Ariel Shapiro / The Verge:
Internal Gimlet memo: Reply All podcast co-hosts Alex Goldman and Emmanuel Dzotsi will be leaving next month — It is unclear whether the show will continue after they leave — Reply All co-hosts Alex Goldman and Emmanuel Dzotsi will be leaving the show next month, according to an internal memo obtained by The Verge.
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Recurrent Ventures, which owns Popular Science and 23 other brands, raises $300M led by Blackstone as it explores an IPO or sale to a larger media company — Media firm, which also counts Domino and Outdoor Life among its publishing brands, plans to use proceeds to fund acquisitions
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J. Clara Chan / Hollywood Reporter:
An interview with Audible's Rachel Ghiazza and Zola Mashariki, who lead its original content business, on eyeing the long game with top Hollywood talent — The subscription platform, now powered by Amazon, is bolstering stars' production shingles and boasts a greater degree of creative freedom …
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Leichtman Research Group:
Research: the largest US pay TV providers lost ~1.95M net video subscribers in Q1 2022 and have ~74.1M subscribers; the top seven cable companies have ~40.5M — Durham, NH — May 17, 2022 — Leichtman Research Group, Inc. (LRG) found that the largest pay-TV providers in the U.S. …
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Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
Senator Chuck Schumer urges Rupert Murdoch to stop amplifying “replacement theory” on Fox News; Lachlan Murdoch said Tucker Carlson “decried” the theory in 2021 — Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the majority leader, urged Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch …
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Guy Faulconbridge / CBC News:
Russia says it is closing the Moscow bureau of Canada's CBC and withdrawing visas and accreditation of its journalists in retaliation for Canada's ban on RT — Russian foreign ministry says it will cancel journalists' visas — Russia's foreign ministry on Wednesday said it was closing …
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