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11:00 AM ET, April 17, 2023

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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
The judge overseeing the Dominion-Fox defamation trial delays its start by one day, until April 18, fueling speculation that the two sides may sign a settlement  —  Rupert Murdoch can breathe easy for at least one more day.  —  The judge overseeing the much-scrutinized defamation trial brought …
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
By loading up HBO Max with Discovery content and renaming its flagship streaming service as Max to protect the HBO brand, WBD is hedging its bets on streaming  —  - Warner Bros. Discovery has renamed its flagship streaming service Max, eliminating HBO from the name.
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Twitter rolls out more “Government-funded Media” labels on the accounts of international news outlets, including ABC Australia and Canada's CBC  —  Twitter is rolling out more “government-funded media” labels on the accounts of international news outlets.
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Netflix's second ever livestream hit technical issues, leading to a 75+ minute delay and the company taping the Love is Blind reunion episode for later viewing  —  Netflix had some serious issues with the livestream of its “Love is Blind” reunion episode.  We always knew the livestream would be messy …
Max Tani / Semafor:
Spotify plans to drop its paywall on some of Gimlet's podcasts and change its exclusivity rules in the coming months; Spotify acquired Gimlet for $230M in 2019  —  Staff at the podcast studio Gimlet staff have been told in recent weeks that Spotify plans to drop its subscription wall around some of the studio's shows.
Discussion: @maxwelltani and @semaforben
Sara Fischer / Axios:
At a journalism conference in Austin, The New York Times Executive Editor Joe Kahn said the outlet plans to keep tweeting and defended its transgender coverage  —  The New York Times does not plan to stop using Twitter, its top editor said Saturday, despite the fact that Elon Musk …
Gabriel Arana / The Nation:
The Texas Observer's EIC reflects on the grassroots movement that saved the magazine and says the best “model” for progressive media is the labor movement  —  Progressive media is not a “business.”  It's a labor movement.  —  I first learned how to be a radical …
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
AMC Networks plans to roll out a less expensive, ad-supported tier of AMC+ later this year; AMC+ currently costs $8.99 per month  —  Season 2 of the Rhea Seehorn digital series 'Cooper's Bar' will expand to half hour and debut on IFC, as company expands slate of branded originals.
David Satin / The Streamable:
Report: MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred wants a single streaming service for in-market games, but faces hurdles including getting approval from all 30 team owners  —  Anyone who has been watching MLB's relationship with Diamond Sports Group (DSG) deteriorate over the past few months knows …
Mark Savage / BBC:
A song that uses AI to clone the voices of Drake and The Weeknd without the artists' permission goes viral on social media  —  A song that uses Artificial Intelligence to clone the voices of Drake and The Weeknd has gone viral on social media.  —  Called Heart On My Sleeve …
Sylvia Varnham O'Regan / The Information:
Sources: after its first-ever ad sales drop, Meta ditched its brash tone with advertisers and is offering sweeteners, including a 25% discount for Reels ads  —  After suffering its first-ever drop in ad sales, Meta Platforms has abandoned its once-brash tone with advertisers in favor of a more flexible approach to winning business.
Feven Merid / Columbia Journalism Review:
Q&A with journalist Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on launching Hammer and Hope, a digital magazine to connect organizers and activists after the George Floyd protests  —  For Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Jen Parker, the mass protests in the wake of the murder of George Floyd in 2020 were a call to action.
 
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Chris Hastings / Daily Mail:
Source: BBC asked all its senior TV and radio presenters to consider voluntary redundancy, as it tries to save costs by restructuring its news division
New York Times:
Over the past year, pro-Russian content has increasingly surfaced on outlets and social media in Africa, presenting a distorted version of the war in Ukraine
P R Sanjai / Bloomberg:
Indian streaming service JioCinema plans to add 100+ films and TV shows and charge for content; an IPL cricket match on April 12 drew 22M viewers on JioCinema
Al Jazeera:
El Salvador's El Faro moves most of its operations, but not its newsroom, to Costa Rica and registers as a non-profit, after attacks from Bukele's government
Washington Post:
Rural Llano County officials in Texas voted against closing libraries and banning books, after feeling pressure from national media exposing censorship efforts
Wall Street Journal:
Montana lawmakers approve a first-of-its-kind bill that bans TikTok and bars app stores from offering the app within the state, starting on January 1, 2024
 Earlier Picks: 
Andy Maxwell / TorrentFreak:
Noonoo TV, a South Korean movie and TV show piracy platform, shuts down, blaming high bandwidth charges and “pressure”, likely from a new anti-piracy coalition
Discussion: Brightcove
Pete Pachal / CoinDesk:
CoinDesk plans to stop using generative AI images and spells out its rules for AI use in different contexts, requiring disclosure for articles but not headlines
Freya Drohan / Daily Front Row:
Dotdash Meredith names Sally Holmes editor-in-chief and general manager of InStyle, effective May 1; Holmes has been Marie Claire's editor-in-chief since 2020
Discussion: MediaPost
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
A study of 33 UK media companies: the average median gender pay gap fell from 15.7% in 2017 to 12.1% in 2022 and the average mean gap fell from 17.7% to 13.7%
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Instagram updates Reels with a section for trending audio and hashtags, expands gifts to more countries, enhances its editing tools, adds new metrics, and more