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Jack Queen / Reuters:
A NY federal jury finds ex-Fox exec and Wondery founder Hernan Lopez guilty of bribing soccer officials for broadcasting rights, and acquits another ex-Fox exec — A Brooklyn federal jury on Thursday convicted a former 21st Century Fox executive and acquitted another after a trial …
The Hill:
Matt Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger, two “Twitter Files” journalists, testify at a US House subcommittee hearing on how Twitter and US agencies interact — House Democrats and Republicans sparred over how Twitter handles government requests for Twitter to review posts Thursday …
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Reuters:
Bob Iger says Disney is looking to reduce content produced for its own platforms and may resume making films and TV shows for its rivals — Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) Chief Executive Bob Iger Thursday said the studio may resume making films and television shows for its rivals …
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NPR:
NPR names Michel Martin as the fourth host of Morning Edition, which has 11.4M listeners on 840+ stations, joining Steve Inskeep, Leila Fadel, and A Martínez — March 9, 2023; Washington, D.C. — NPR announced today Michel Martin has been selected as the fourth host of Morning Edition …
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Reddit plans to shut down its Clubhouse-style live audio tool Reddit Talk on March 21, saying adding audio needs “significant work”; Talk launched in April 2021 — After Clubhouse's rise to fame, every platform rushed to build a clone. But in the last year or so …
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Brian Morrissey / The Rebooting:
A look at the end of Recode, born from the pioneering All Things D brand; its lean model relied on talented writers with expertise, like today's newsletters — It had the right formula — Thanks so much for reading. This week I wrote about the demise of Recode, a publishing brand I've long admired …
Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:
The UK's CMA closes its antitrust probe into Google and Meta's alleged Jedi Blue deal on online ads, following a similar decision made by its EU counterparts — The U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) won't be pursuing an anti-competition collusion case against Google and Facebook's parent Meta …
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Oscars 2023 changes include airing all the awards, posting some speeches on TikTok and Facebook in near real-time, and Disney+ livestreaming the show in Europe — The awards telecast has been losing viewers for years. New leadership wants to reverse that starting Sunday, and ensure the financial well-being of the organization.
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: the new version of HBO Max, to be unveiled in April 2023, will add titles from WBD's library of unscripted lifestyle shows, without raising the price — Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. will add thousands of titles to its flagship streaming service HBO Max — pulling from its library …
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Karissa Bell / Engadget:
Report: Meta pauses Reels Play bonuses in the US; launched in 2021, the program promised Facebook and Instagram creators up to $35K a month based on view counts — Meta seems to be phasing out one of the key initiatives that helped Reels creators on Facebook and Instagram get paid.
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Jem Aswad / Variety:
RIAA: the recorded music industry reached $15.9B in 2022 revenue; average paid subscriptions grew 10% to 92M; vinyl sales grew 17% YoY to $1.2B, outselling CDs — The U.S. recorded-music industry reached an all-time high of $15.9 billion in 2022, marking the industry's seventh consecutive year of growth.
Washington Post:
A look at the vast distance between Tucker Carlson's private messages and his on-air Fox News rhetoric about Trump in 2020 and 2021, based on Dominion suit docs — Tucker Carlson is the most-watched cable news host in the country. He is a primary source of pro-Trump political punditry …
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