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4:00 PM ET, March 2, 2023

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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: ESPN in talks with sports leagues and media partners about offering a live sports guide with direct links, possibly in exchange for a subscription cut  —  - ESPN has talked with major sports leagues and media partners about launching a feature that would link users directly …
Tim Rogers / D Magazine:
The Dallas Morning News fired a reporter for violating its social media policy after she called the mayor “bruh” on Twitter; her union filed a NLRB complaint  —  Meghan Mangrum moved to Dallas to cover education.  —  Meghan Mangrum moved to Dallas last summer to cover education …
Mia Sato / The Verge:
Sources: CNET lays off around a dozen people, or ~10% of its staff, including several longtime employees, after revelations the outlet used AI to write articles  —  Just weeks after news broke that tech site CNET was quietly using artificial intelligence to produce articles …
Reuters:
African pay TV company MultiChoice signs a deal with Comcast to create a pan-Africa streaming service built on Showmax, MultiChoice's streaming service  —  Africa's biggest pay TV company, MultiChoice Group (MCGJ.J), said on Thursday it had entered into an agreement with U.S.-based media conglomerate Comcast …
Center for Public Integrity:
The Center for Public Integrity acquires The Accountability Project, which lets journalists search and organize 1.8B public records on campaign finance and more  —  The Center for Public Integrity will steward and grow a powerful tool that puts public records at the fingertips of journalists across …
Mike Janssen / Current:
An analysis of 461 CPB-funded stations' FY 2021 reports: nonfederal financial support peaked at nearly $2.2B, surpassing 2019's prepandemic total by $118M  —  To understand how the disruptions of COVID-19 affected public media's financial health, Public Media Company analyzed CPB's station revenue data …
Discussion: @eaxlr
Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
Netflix dominates in subscriptions and ARPU, followed by Disney+/Hulu, and WBD's HBO Max/Discovery+; Amazon and Apple don't disclose Prime Video and TV+ numbers  —  Netflix continues to dominate but Disney, Paramount, Comcast and Warner Bros. Discovery all expect big DTC growth this year and next
Discussion: Wine Binge TV and Slate
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Reuters Institute:
Q&A with Mobile Journalism Africa co-founder Emmanuel Yegon on training young reporters, mobile journalism's potential and challenges on the continent, and more
Peter Zimonjic / CBC News:
Canada's parliament summons four Google executives to appear on March 6 after the company blocked news content over the Online News Act; only one must appear
Discussion: The Guardian
Max Fisher / @max_fisher:
[Thread] Max Fisher, who writes The New York Times' The Interpreter column, says he's leaving partly due to management's bitter fight with the newsroom's union
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Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
In a letter, YouTube head Neal Mohan outlines his key priorities and teases upcoming features, such as new generative AI tools for creators and Shorts additions