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Jane Merrick / The i Paper:
After days of talks, the BBC reaches a deal with Gary Lineker, letting him return to presenting Match of the Day, and will review its social media guidelines — EXCLUSIVEThe climbdown by the corporation follows an extraordinary wave of protests by the presenter's colleagues
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Caroline Davies / The Guardian:
Tim Davie apologizes for disruption to the BBC's sports programming and says it is difficult to balance commitments to impartiality and freedom of expression — Presenters and commentators walked out over the weekend in support of star suspended for criticising government — Key events
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
The BBC's Match of the Day aired without presenters or pundits on March 11 after Gary Lineker's suspension; his co-hosts refused to show up in solidarity — BBC commentators also refusing to appear after corporation takes its highest-paid presenter off air over impartiality concerns
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
CNN wins its first Oscar for Navalny, in the documentary feature film category, about Russian dissident Alexei Navalny and commissioned by CNN Films and HBO Max — CNN has scored its first Oscars win: “Navalny,” the harrowing film following Russian dissident and former presidential candidate Alexei Navalny …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix wins six Oscars, including the Best International Feature Film for All Quiet on the Western Front and the Best Animated Feature Film for Pinocchio — Netflix picked up big wins at the 95th Academy Awards, including the international feature film Oscar for “All Quiet on the Western Front” …
Financial Times:
Hollywood studios, most facing investor pressure to halt streaming losses by 2024, return to theatrical releases after the success of Top Gun and Avatar sequels — After three of the worst years on record in the movie business, there was an almost palpable sense of relief in Hollywood …
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Q&A with Fox News journalist Benjamin Hall on his memoir, surviving a missile attack in Ukraine, efforts to leave the country, and remembering killed colleagues — The Fox News journalist spoke to THR about his new memoir, ‘Saved,’ which recounts the attack and the dramatic effort to leave the country.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Filing: Roku held $487M, or ~26% of its $1.9B in cash and equivalents, at SVB, “largely uninsured”, and says the $1.4B left “will be sufficient” for 12+ months — About one-fourth of Roku's cash and equivalents — nearly half a billion dollars …
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Fortesa Latifi / Teen Vogue:
A YouTuber who went viral as a toddler says she resents her family for monetizing her childhood, as some influencer parents take their children off social media — “Nothing they do now is going to take back the years of work I had to put in.” — Search Claire's name online …
Marie Woolf / Globe and Mail:
Meta plans to block Canadians' ability to view or share written and broadcast news on Facebook and Instagram if the country passes its proposed Online News Act — Tech giant Meta has decided to block Canadians' ability to view or share news content on Facebook and Instagram …
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Elizabeth Djinis / Poynter:
Special interest magazines, of which Dotdash Meredith and a360media control nearly 60%, grew 8% YoY in 2020 and 20% YoY in 2021 as the magazine market struggled — In a struggling magazine media market, a genre of magazines called special interest publications or bookazines has become a surprising winner.
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@harrymccracken, @b2bcontentguy, @aarongrunwald, @poynter, @poynter and @niemanlab
Julie Lasky / New York Times:
A look at Apartment Life, a monthly young urban American magazine founded in 1969 that had 800K readers, soon to be revived as a special interest publication — The cluttered, lively ethos of Apartment Life offers an antidote to the chilly perfectionism of Instagram — and creative ideas that still feel relevant.
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@marjorieingall, @ckummer, @seangraf, @jenrrain, @karrieurbanist, @alcademics and @langealexandra
Daniel Tilles / Notes From Poland:
After the suicide of a Polish opposition MP's 15-year-old son, three presenters resign from a state radio station accused of outing him as a sexual abuse victim — Three presenters have resigned from Radio Szczecin, a state broadcaster accused of helping publicly identify a 15-year-old sexual abuse victim …
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@notesfrompoland
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Group Black submitted a ~$400M bid to acquire Vice Media, which has received other bids and hopes to wrap up the bidding process in the next few days — Company looks to acquire embattled media group once valued at $5.7 billion — Group Black, a company that aims to invest …
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@lostblackboy
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Sources: Group Black wants to acquire Paramount's BET and VH1, backed by private equity firm CVC Capital Partners; Tyler Perry and Byron Allen are also looking
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@jtoonkel, @cpa_trendlines, @pkafka, @mediaevan, @benmullin, @anthony@journa.host and The Wrap
Wall Street Journal:
A look at upcoming changes for failing RSNs; sources: MLB envisions a hybrid national and local programming venture with TV and streaming on its own platform — Once thriving, the regional-sports TV industry is suffering as cable bundles unravel — Two of the largest regional sports broadcasters …
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New York Post, @haleaziz, TVNewsCheck, Cord Cutters News, @jasongay, @kevinokeefe, @lindseyadler and @jbflint
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