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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: CEO David Zaslav is quickly putting his stamp on Warner Bros. Discovery including by cutting CNN+ and other costly 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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Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
Warner Bros. Discovery says Chris Wallace, who had a CNN+ show, will shift this fall to hosting a CNN show in primetime on Sunday that will stream on HBO Max — CNN will also be getting a “reimagined” morning show later this year. — Chris Wallace is coming to primetime …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Following years of complaints, TikTok announces its first crediting tools, letting creators link back to the videos of other creators and trend originators — 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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Todd Spangler / Variety:
At its Brandcast presentation, YouTube unveils ad frequency capping for YouTube and connected TV apps, letting marketers using Google Ads to set weekly limits — The TV upfronts are usually a dog-and-pony show where networks unveil their new content slates.
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Report: Netflix had 3.6M cancellations in Q1 2022, up from ~2.5M for each past five quarters; 13% came from subscribers who had the service for over three years — Users subscribed to Netflix for more than three years represented 13 percent of total cancellations
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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 a 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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Ariel Shapiro / The Verge:
Internal memo: Reply All podcast hosts Alex Goldman and Emmanuel Dzotsi plan to leave the eight-year-old show in June, after several high-profile Gimlet exits — It is unclear whether the show will continue after they leave — Reply All co-hosts Alex Goldman and Emmanuel Dzotsi will be leaving …
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Scott Feinberg / Hollywood Reporter:
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issues new rules and campaign regulations for the 95th Oscars, and reinstates its theatrical release requirement — The Academy's board of governors also capped the number of songs a film may submit for Oscar consideration and tweaked the names of its documentary awards.
Rebecca McCarter / E.W. Scripps Company:
E.W. Scripps plans a multiyear effort, underwritten with funding from Google, to help experienced print journalists move into broadcast news and jobs at Scripps — CINCINNATI - The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) and Google are partnering on a multi-year initiative to transition experienced journalists …
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Andrew Mercier / Muck Rack Blog:
Report: 77% of journalists value Twitter more than any other social media platform; The BBC has the most journalists on Twitter, followed by Bloomberg News — Since we last reported on the State of Journalism on Twitter in 2017, not a lot has changed on the platform—kidding!
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@mattnavarra, @mattnavarra, @mattnavarra and @pressgazette
Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
CEO Lachlan Murdoch says Fox is happy to avoid streaming's “bloodbath” and argues that free, ad-supported services are “definitely a better business than SVOD” — Free, advertising-supported platforms are “definitely a better business than SVOD,” he adds.
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@kimmasters and Deadline
J. Clara Chan / Hollywood Reporter:
An interview with Audible's Rachel Ghiazza and Zola Mashariki, who lead its studio and content operations, 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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