Mediagazer: 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 (Lucas Manfredi/The Wrap)

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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 …

Discussion: @malloriesullivn, @cassandrajar, @fidmart85, @mattdpearce, @mizzousundevil, @adamkelsey, @tarahaelle, @alex_zee, @fidmart85, @cassandrajar, @clarajeffery and The Desk

Naman Ramachandran / Variety:

ITV reports 2022 revenue up 7% YoY to £4.3B, external revenue up 8% YoY to £3.7B, ITV Studios revenue up 19% YoY to £2B, and digital revenue up 18% YoY to £411M — U.K. commercial broadcaster ITV's annual results for 2022 were revealed Thursday and the picture is robust.

Discussion: The Drum, Deadline, ITV and The Hollywood Reporter

K.J. Yossman / Variety:

A profile of ITV CEO Carolyn McCall as she leads the legacy UK broadcaster through a tech revolution, including launching the company's ITVX streaming service — Carolyn McCall, CEO of U.K. media conglomerate ITV, doesn't have her own office. Instead, on the open-plan top floor …

Discussion: The Guardian, Broadband TV News, Deadline and @manori_r

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

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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 …

Discussion: Light Reading, WebWire and Broadband TV News

Jon Lafayette / Next TV:

Report: Comcast rejected a proposal to run the RSNs being shut down by Warner Bros. Discovery; MLB has hired three executives for a local media department — Leagues seeking ways to keep regional sports network revenue flowing — Comcast is not interested in running the regional sports …

Discussion: Sports Business Journal and Next TV

Reuters Institute:

Q&A with Emmanuel Yegon, co-founder of the outlet Mobile Journalism Africa, on training young reporters, mobile journalism's potential and challenges, and more — Emmanuel Yegon is a journalist, a mobile journalism trainer, and the co-founder of Mobile Journalism Africa (MoJo Africa) …

Josh Dickey / The Wrap:

Ozy Media suspends operations due to “operational and legal challenges” following the arrest and indictment of its CEO Carlos Watson on federal fraud charges — Ozy Media on Wednesday said it was suspending operations, days after founder Carlos Watson was indicted on federal fraud charges.

Discussion: Variety and Deadline

Peter Zimonjic / CBC News:

Canada's parliament summons four Google execs to appear on March 6 after the company blocked news content over the Online News Act; not all execs must appear — Google's actions amount to censorship and show disrespect to Canadians, says NDP MP Julian — A parliamentary committee …

Discussion: The Guardian

Max Fisher / @max_fisher:

[Thread] Max Fisher, writer of The New York Times' column The Interpreter, says he's leaving partly due to management's bitter fight with the newsroom's union — After seven great years at the NY Times, I resigned last week to pursue an exciting new project, to be announced soon. But I wanted to share a bit about why I left what had been my dream job since my days at the student paper.

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Peter White / Deadline:

Vice Media Global President of News & Entertainment Jesse Angelo leaves to launch Checker Media, which will focus on news, documentaries, and non-fiction — EXCLUSIVE: Jesse Angelo is the latest top executive to leave Vice Media as he starts his own production company.

Discussion: @benmullin, @benmullin, Reuters, @pkafka, The Information, The Wrap, The Hollywood Reporter and Next TV

Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:

Roku and Jellysmack launch free ad-supported channels featuring 17 YouTube and TikTok creators: Hello Inspo for lifestyle content and Mysteria for true crime — Roku struck a deal with creator company Jellysmack to launch new content featuring 17 popular YouTube and TikTok creators like Brad Mondo …

Discussion: Roku, Tubefilter and Creator Post

Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:

A look at Fox's risky secondary defense in the Dominion lawsuit if its First Amendment defense fails: claiming commentators believed election fraud took place — It's a risky strategy, legal experts say, but could help the network make the case that its commentators had reason to see false claims as plausible.

Discussion: @rachelweinerwp, Market Mad House, Reason, Washington Examiner and Media Matters for America

Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Court documents detail Fox News executives, Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, and others struggling to navigate election fraud lies by Donald Trump and his associates