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Sara Fischer / Axios:
An interview with Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch on the company's expansion into lifestyle verticals, like outdoors, home, and books, alongside NFTs and betting — Fox Corp. is in the early stages of expanding into lifestyle verticals across categories like outdoors, home and books, CEO Lachlan Murdoch told Axios in an interview.
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CNN:
Investigation finds new evidence suggesting that Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot dead in a targeted attack by Israeli forces — This story contains a disturbing image. — (CNN)Several shots ring out in quick succession, cutting through a clear, blue spring morning in Jenin, in the West Bank.
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@mazmhussain, Mediaite, Al Jazeera, @tamanishajohn, @mikeykaynyc, The Times of Israel, @vv1lder, @ali_gharib, @nickkristof, @ashleyfeinberg, @dianneg, @ryanlcooper, @repdeanphillips, @im_pulse, @heyadiana, @reider, @arash_tehran, @wideofthepost, @mehdirhasan, @n_waters89, @israelwarroom, @coolranchzaku, @sara_karnes, @katie_polglase and @politicalmiller
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Jen Psaki will join MSNBC in the fall, where she will host a new streaming program expected to launch in Q1 2023 and appear on the network's election coverage — One of the news industry's worst-kept secrets is finally seeing the light of day. — Jen Psaki, the White House Press Secretary …
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Associated Press, @jrpsaki, Wall Street Journal, Al Jazeera, UPI, The Hollywood Reporter, New York Post, The Streamable, Next TV, Mediaite, @maxwelltani, @bristei, New York Times, @sarafischer, CNBC, Vanity Fair, Los Angeles Times, @benspielberg, Deadline, The Wrap, Fox News, Politico, CBS News, Axios and USA Today
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Candle Media, run by ex-Disney execs Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs, will buy Spanish-language studio Exile; a source says Candle is involved in deals worth ~$4B — Candle Media, run by former Disney executives, is buying Exile, which has deals to produce shows for Netflix, HBO and Amazon Prime.
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Axios, @jczamora, Deadline, @jeffjarvis, @luisfemiami, Variety, @borisgartner, @exilecontent, @enrique_acevedo and @isaacleep
Zahra Joya / The Guardian:
Male TV presenters in Afghanistan are wearing face masks on screen in solidarity with female colleagues after Taliban ordered women anchors to cover their faces — #FreeHerFace campaign gathers force as high-profile men rebel against crackdown on face coverings in Afghanistan
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Al Jazeera, NPR, @heatherbarr1, @amie_fr, @zahrajoya, @journalismfest, @ahadzuhal and @ajenglish
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Greta Van Susteren will join Newsmax in June to lead its 6pm show, saying all networks she has worked for, including CNN and Fox News, have had controversies — Greta Van Susteren says she just couldn't stay away from the immediacy of cable news. — For the past few years, Van Susteren …
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@ericbolling, Mediaite, @franklin_graham, @bristei, @johnnydollar01, @girljustice_, thedailybeast.com, @heathernauert, TVNewser, @csymrl, Deadline, Radio & Television … and Next TV
Reuters:
Denmark passes a law forcing streaming services to pay a levy of 6% of their revenue in the country to support local TV production, following Spain and others — Lawmakers in Denmark have agreed global TV streaming services such as Netflix (NFLX.O), Amazon (AMZN.O) and Disney (DIS.N) …
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VideoWeek, Digital TV Europe and @cunninghamjeff
Issie Lapowsky / Protocol:
Spotify is slowly bringing back political ads on podcasts after pausing them in early 2020, and says it has strengthened its advertiser verification system — Spotify stopped hosting political ads on its services in early 2020, citing a lack of “robustness” in its systems …
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Washington Post, @issielapowsky, The Verge, @lucas_shaw, @karynelevy and @rachaelmyrow
Ben Thompson / Stratechery:
Warner Bros. Discovery may be a compelling company, because of its content and a strategy that sees streaming as an addition to the old model, not a replacement — Last week the Wall Street Journal ran a profile of longtime Discovery CEO (now Warner Bros. Discovery CEO) …
Discussion:
@aragorn_645, Positivity, please, @dannysanchez and @dylanbyers
Ann-Marie Alcántara / Wall Street Journal:
Firework, which makes tools for companies to offer livestreamed shopping events, raises a $150M Series B led by SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 at a $750M valuation — The new round of funding values the company at $750 million — Firework, whose technology helps companies make live-stream shopping events …
Discussion:
TechCrunch and @spuriousmallu, more at Techmeme »
Audrey Mcavoy / Associated Press:
Hawaii governor signs legislation providing press protections to students publishing school-sponsored media at the University of Hawaii and public high schools — HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. David Ige on Monday signed legislation providing freedom of speech and press protections …
Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
At the IAB's Podcast Upfront, Mediahub, GroupM, and other ad buyers preferred ads shorter than 60 seconds, while podcasters pitched longer, more expensive ads — Smaller podcast production companies and creative studios are touting the benefits of custom, longer-form podcast ad formats …
Discussion:
@spguaglione and Podcast Movement
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