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Fox News producer Abby Grossberg files two lawsuits accusing Fox's lawyers of coercing her to give misleading testimony and take the blame in the Dominion case — The producer, Abby Grossberg, said in a pair of lawsuits that the effort to place blame on her and Maria Bartiromo …
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Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
Fox losing the Dominion lawsuit could bring shareholder litigation, jeopardize Rupert Murdoch's control, hurt contract renewals with cable companies, and more — Beyond the defamation case, Fox News must reckon with an alienated audience and its waning hold over the GOP
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The Daily Beast:
Fox News files a restraining order against a Tucker Carlson producer, claiming she threatened to expose her conversations with Fox lawyers in the Dominion suit — This reporting is featured in this week's edition of Confider, the newsletter pulling back the curtain on the media.
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Source: Vice Media Executive Chairman Shane Smith sold $100M+ of his shares in Vice, ~25% of the outlet's current value, during a $500M fundraising deal in 2014 — After Vice raised $500 million in 2014, its CEO and co-founder Shane Smith remarked to a friend that he'd become “post-economic.”
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Netflix's ad-supported tier reached ~1M MAUs in the US after its second month, and the company fulfilled its forecasted deliveries to advertisers — Good afternoon from Los Angeles. It's good to be home and I hope your March Madness bracket is doing better than mine.
Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch:
Twitch CEO Dan Clancy says the company plans to lay off 400 employees to “run our business sustainably” after user and revenue growth didn't match expectations — Twitch announced plans to reduce its workforce on Monday, demonstrating that even the booming streaming site …
Wendy Lee / Los Angeles Times:
NPR host Jesse Thorn's media company Maximum Fun plans to become a cooperative owned equally by its 16+ workers, a novel business model in the podcast industry — Jesse Thorn has built a sizable audience with his podcast business Maximum Fun. His NPR interview show, “Bullseye With Jesse Thorn …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Guardian and Mirror condemn the UK government for excluding The Guardian, Mirror, the BBC, i, and The Independent from the Home Secretary's trip to Rwanda — The Home Office said it is not always possible to invite all media outlets on every trip. — Guardian editor-in-chief Katharine Viner …
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Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Netflix plans to launch 40 games in 2023 and has a further 70 in development with its partners, after releasing 55 titles since adding games in November 2021 — Netflix has announced that it has 40 games slated for launch this year and has 70 in development with its partners.
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A.O. Scott / New York Times:
Q&A with NYT's A.O. Scott after 2,293 film reviews over 23+ years on ambivalence toward movies, the review process, review regrets, and the poor state of cinema — A.O. Scott conducts his own exit interview as he moves to a new post after more than two decades of reviewing films.
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@darren_mooney, @davidmwessel and Screen Rant
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Business journalist Joe Bel Bruno launches The Intersect for “investors who sink cash into entertainment stocks”, with a newsletter for $10/month or $100/year — Longtime business journalist Joe Bel Bruno has launched The Intersect, which covers how the entertainment industry and Wall Street collide.
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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
ITV's CEO was paid £3.54M in 2022, up 7% YoY, and staff got an average 3% annual raise; low earners will get 6%, high earners 4%, and all other staff 5% in 2023 — Sum represents 7% increase on previous pay package as staff at broadcaster received average 3% rise
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