Mediagazer: A look at IMDb's top 300 contributors, including one who wrote 35K+ plot summaries, and the history of the Amazon-owned crowdsourced website predating Wikipedia (Stephen Lurie/Wired)

5:45 PM ET, February 24, 2023

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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:

Memo: Vice Media Group CEO Nancy Dubuc says she is leaving the company after five years; sources say she was at the end of her contract and decided to move on — EXCLUSIVE: Nancy Dubuc is leaving Vice Media Group where she was CEO for the past five years. She just announced her decision …

Discussion: Insider, Axios, The Wrap, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNBC, New York Post, @kerrymflynn, The Information, Variety, @jillkrajewski, Semafor, Press Gazette, The Hollywood Reporter and WORLD SCREEN

Derek Willis / ProPublica:

Politwoops, a ProPublica project that tracked and archived politicians' deleted tweets since 2012, is shutting down as the required Twitter tools no longer work — Whether officials were deleting an embarrassing post or just correcting a typo, Politwoops tracked them all.

Discussion: @info_rosalie, @crewcrew, @derekwillis, @charlesornstein, @schwanksta, @familyunequal, @propublica and @ProPublica@newsie.social, more at Techmeme »

Sahil Patel / The Information:

Source: Apple hired TV and digital video advertising executive Lauren Fry to build a video ad business for Apple TV+, which doesn't have an ad-supported tier — Apple has hired Lauren Fry, a TV and digital video advertising executive, to help build a video advertising business …

Discussion: @tvgrimreaper, AppleInsider, @amir, 9to5Mac, Rolling Stone and Wired, more at Techmeme »

Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:

The Trace, a nonprofit outlet covering gun violence, launches Chicago and Philadelphia bureaus with a community-focused engagement reporter for every writer — The nonprofit newsroom The Trace is experimenting with a new approach to its award-winning coverage of gun violence in the United States.

Discussion: @niemanlab, @joy_resmovits and The Trace

CBS News:

Penguin Random House plans to publish original versions of Roald Dahl's novels after facing a backlash over plans to edit them to be more “suitable” for readers — Publisher Penguin Random House said Friday it will publish “classic” unexpurgated versions of Roald Dahl's children's novels …

Gene Maddaus / Variety:

HBO Max parent company WarnerMedia sues Paramount Global over allegedly breaching their contract by steering South Park specials and other content to Paramount+ — The suit, filed Friday in New York state Supreme Court, asserts that Paramount breached the contract by steering “South Park” …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Screen Rant, The Wrap, Bloomberg, The Daily Beast, Deadline, IndieWire and @awestruckvox

John Eggerton / Next TV:

The FCC designates the Standard General-Tegna merger for a hearing before an administrative law judge, a move that historically delays if not kills such deals — Move is big blow to proposed station-group merger — In a blow to the prospects for the Standard General-Tegna-Cox Media transaction …

Discussion: Radio & Television …, Deadline, Reuters, Seeking Alpha, @notaaroncraig and @gaufre

Dominic Patten / Deadline:

In WBD's Q4 2022 earnings call, CEO David Zaslav praised CNN's “more inclusive range of voices and viewpoints” and pledged to “continue advancing” the strategy — Call “2023 will be a year of building,” Warner Bros Discovery boss David Zaslav made a point today …

Discussion: The Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap, @wajahatali, The Verge, New York Post, @lionelmedia, @brucebartlett, The Week, @brianstelter, Variety, Insider and Inside Radio

Alexandra Canal / Yahoo Finance:
Warner Bros. Discovery misses Q4 estimates with a $2.1B net loss and $11.01B in revenue, vs. $11.23B expected, and grew global DTC subscribers by 1.1M to 96.1M

Discussion: Deadline, Observer, CNET, Warner Bros. Discovery, CNBC, The Streamable, Next TV, The Hollywood Reporter, SlashFilm, IndieWire, TechCrunch, @tvgrimreaper, Front Office Sports, The Streamable, @azalben, @azalben, @azalben, @azalben, @azalben, The Wrap and Variety

Stephen Lurie / Wired:

A look at IMDb's top 300 contributors, including one who wrote 35K+ plot summaries, and the history of the Amazon-owned crowdsourced website predating Wikipedia — Powered by obsessed film buffs, it's a crowdsourced juggernaut that's older than Google and Wikipedia. Now AI is threatening to steal the starring role.

Peter White / Deadline:

The New York Post signs a first-look unscripted deal with producer Asylum Entertainment to adapt its stories into documentaries, limited series, and docuseries — EXCLUSIVE: The New York Post is looking to get into the TV game with a first-look unscripted deal with producer Asylum Entertainment Group.

Larry Edelman / The Boston Globe:

Boston Globe Media plans to launch a half-hour weekday TV news show featuring Globe journalists this spring, available on NESN, BostonGlobe.com, and their apps — “Boston Globe Today” will dig into the region's biggest news, sports, and entertainment stories

Discussion: @bostonglobe, @alexagagosz, @bostonradio, @bostonglobe, MediaPost, Media Nation and Barrett Media

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:

News Corp says attackers behind a data breach the company disclosed in February 2022 gained access in February 2020, stealing some personal data including SSNs — Mass media and publishing giant News Corporation (News Corp) says that attackers behind a breach disclosed in 2022 first gained access …

Matthew Keys / The Desk:

Futuri Media unveils RadioGPT, an AI tool that searches websites, Facebook pages, and Twitter profiles for local news, traffic updates, and more radio content — The voice you hear on your favorite, local AM and FM radio stations could soon be powered by a realistic-sounding robot.

Discussion: Futuri Media, @matthewkeyslive, Radio World, Broadcast Dialogue, Podnews, Inside Radio and RADIO ONLINE

Brian Stelter / Poynter:

The murder of TV reporter Dylan Lyons is a sad reminder to all reporters of the hazards of their jobs, especially local journalists who are particularly at risk — It is increasingly difficult to report the news without feeling like there might be a target on your back. — Every reporter can relate to Dylan Lyons.

Spectrum News 13:
Two Spectrum News 13 crew members in Orlando were shot at the scene of a homicide investigation, and one has died, according to the Orange County sheriff

Discussion: @mynews13, gofundme.com, @khobi_price, Columbia Journalism Review, International Press Institute, @presssec, Reporters Without Borders, @mynews13, NBC News, SPJ News, @bobwoodson, @momsdemand, The Desk, @amyklobuchar, @michaelpnews, @pressfreedom, Mashable, CBS News, @murrownyc, TVSpy, @megnturner_, @bianchiweather, @orlandopolice, CNN, @rebeccaturcotv, @sifill_, @weinsteinlaw, @asherwildman13, @asherwildman13, @emrwilkins, @lauramonteverdi, @annette_taddeo, @andrewwarrenfl, Orlando Sentinel, @whca, @jamiebollwbtv, The Independent, @shimonpro, @michaelgwaltz, @jodieginsberg, @momsdemand, @katecagle, @kellyo, @emilyjanelawler, Fox News, @acosta, @janashortal, @newsguygreg, @newsguygreg, @newsguygreg, @nabj, @jennalaineespn, @newsguygreg, @brianstelter, @annaforflorida, New York Daily News, Poynter, Sun-Sentinel, Next TV, Committee to Protect …, WKMG, UPI, NDTV, NBC News, National Press Club and WPLG-TV, Thanks:@vtuss

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Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube rolls out multi-language audio tracks to more creators worldwide; creators saw 15%+ of their watch time from the video's non-primary language in January

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