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Manori Ravindran / Variety:
To cut costs, HBO will cease producing HBO Max originals in the Nordics, Central Europe, the Netherlands, and Turkey and will also remove some HBO Max content — As the media conglomerate looks to recalibrate its streaming priorities, it will no longer produce originals in the Nordics …
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Colby Hall / Mediaite:
NPR ends its 33-year tradition of reading the US Declaration of Independence on July 4, instead discussing the meaning of the phrase “all men are created equal” — Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep typically celebrates July 4th with an annual reading of the Declaration of Independence to his loyal listeners on NPR.
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Angela Fu / Poynter:
The Aspen Times suffered a staff exodus after its new owner, Ogden, squelched coverage of a defamation suit by billionaire Vladislav Doronin against the outlet — Ogden's decision not to cover a billionaire's lawsuit against The Aspen Times has sent the paper — and the town — spiraling
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@jayrosen_nyu, @irenegentle, @spj_tweets, @jeffjarvis, @poynter and @xshularx
Elizabeth Aubrey / NME:
David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash's music returns to Spotify, after it was removed in February in solidarity with Neil Young's Joe Rogan protest — Of the news, David Crosby said: “I don't own it now and the people who do are in business to make money”
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Complete Music Update and Variety
Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
As NESN and Sinclair-owned Bally Sports launch streaming offerings, regional sports networks envision a hybrid DTC and pay-TV model for the foreseeable future — NESN and Sinclair-owned Bally Sports are the first out of the gate, but as the pay TV bundle declines, RSNs are looking …
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@mtfiii, @erik_hayden and @jeremymevansesq
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Analysis: since the UK's 2019 general election, GB News has paid £48,266 total to MPs for TV presenting gigs, behind LBC, which paid £60,725, mostly to one MP — Sitting MPs have received almost £50,000 from presenting gigs on GB News since its launch a year ago …
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@paullewismoney and @fascinatorfun
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
A Q&A with Votebeat EIC Chad Lorenz and co-founder and CSO Alison Go on changing from a pop-up to a permanent newsroom, measuring impact, elections, and more — “How do you produce journalism that strengthens elections? That's the question that runs through my mind every day."
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Alexandra Topping / The Guardian:
In a reversal, the BBC says it received six complaints against DJ Tim Westwood, including one referred to the police; Westwood is accused of sexual misconduct — Corporation reviewing six complaints, raising questions over what it said in public about presenter accused of sexual misconduct
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Press Gazette:
DMGT relaunches Mail+, giving users access to exclusive Daily Mail print content, podcasts, and more for £10.99 per month — The publisher of the Mail brands has relaunched its paid digital edition service Mail+ after editor Ted Verity took the reins of a more unified operation.
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@timgatt, @hayley_barlow, @eduardosuarez and @pressgazette
Electronic Frontier Foundation:
The JCPA, a US bill that would let news sites negotiate as a bloc with Google and Facebook, poorly addresses the digital ad market's domination by huge players — In response to the very real pressures that online news outlets are facing, Congress continues to believe the very flawed Journalism Competition …
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@eff
Matthew Leimkuehler / The Tennessean:
The Copyright Royalty Board upholds a nearly 44% bump in streaming royalties for songwriters after Spotify, Amazon, Google, and Pandora appealed the ruling — Songwriters earned a stalled victory Friday in their ongoing battle for higher streaming royalty pay.
Voice of America:
Turkey's media regulator blocks access to VOA and Deutsche Welle's Turkish-language online content after the outlets declined to apply for licenses as requested — The heads of Voice of America and Germany's Deutsche Welle on Friday criticized actions by Turkey's media regulator to block access to their content.
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