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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.
Discussion:
Axios, Washington Post, @sarafischer, @pbump, The Hill, @samyoungman, @markjburns88, @pbump, @alaynatreene, @swin24, @fballgameplan, @juddlegum, @ndrew_lawrence, @jeremymbarr, @mattgertz, @sarafischer, @oliverdarcy, @erikwemple, USFL News Hub, Awful Announcing, @mattgertz, @robtornoe, @xpostfactoid, The Week, @pressgazette, @loudmouthjulia, @loudmouthjulia, @evale72, @sarafischer, @allanmargolin, The Streamable, ProFootballTalk and Mediaite
CNN:
An investigation finds new evidence suggesting that Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot dead by Israeli forces in an attack targeting reporters — 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, @michaelh992, @vv1lder, @ali_gharib, The Times of Israel, @nickkristof, @ashleyfeinberg, @dianneg, Proximities, @ryanlcooper, @mikeykaynyc, @repdeanphillips, @rdassaly, @im_pulse, The Great Awakening, @heyadiana, @reider, Al Jazeera, @arash_tehran, @wideofthepost, @mehdirhasan, @n_waters89, @israelwarroom, Mediaite, @raaleh, @coolranchzaku, @tamanishajohn, @evanhill, @sara_karnes, @mustachetoilet, @katie_polglase and @politicalmiller
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, NME, @lucas_shaw, @rachaelmyrow, Digital Music News, @issielapowsky, @karynelevy and The Verge
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Jen Psaki is set to join MSNBC in the fall, appearing on NBC and MSNBC's US elections coverage and hosting a new streaming program expected to launch in Q1 2023 — One of the news industry's worst-kept secrets is finally seeing the light of day. — Jen Psaki, the White House Press Secretary …
Zahra Joya / The Guardian:
Male TV presenters in Afghanistan are wearing face masks on screen in solidarity with female staff after the Taliban ordered women anchors to cover their faces — #FreeHerFace campaign gathers force as high-profile men rebel against crackdown on face coverings in Afghanistan
Discussion:
Washington Post, The National, Al Jazeera, NPR, @mashrafhaidari, @bbcyaldahakim, @heatherbarr1, @amie_fr, @zahrajoya, @kavita_krishnan, @journalismfest, @ahadzuhal, @ajenglish and @euamiri
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Candle Media, run by ex-Disney executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs, plans to buy Spanish-language studio Exile; source: 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.
Discussion:
Axios, @jczamora, Deadline, Digiday, @jeffjarvis, @luisfemiami, @exilecontent, @isaacleep, @enrique_acevedo, @borisgartner and Variety
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 …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Greta Van Susteren plans to join Newsmax in June to lead its 6pm show, saying all her network employers, including CNN, MSNBC, and Fox, 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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@franklin_graham, @csymrl, @ericbolling, @johnnydollar01, @heathernauert, thedailybeast.com, Mediaite, @girljustice_, @bristei, Deadline, TVNewser and Radio & Television …
Reuters:
Denmark passes a law requiring 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) …
Discussion:
@cunninghamjeff, VideoWeek and Digital TV Europe
Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
At the IAB's Podcast Upfront, ad buyers from Mediahub, Horizon Media, and GroupM preferred ads under 60 seconds as 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
Ben Thompson / Stratechery:
Warner Bros. Discovery may be a compelling company because of its content and a strategy that views 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, @dannysanchez, @dylanbyers and Positivity, please
Seb Joseph / Digiday:
An interview with Bloomberg News senior exec editor David Merritt on plans to expand in the UK and other markets where the outlet has a strong editorial base — Almost every downturn presents an opportunity to take advantage of change and win — even for publishers.
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