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11:35 PM ET, April 18, 2023

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CNBC:
Fox Corp and its cable networks agree to pay $787.5M to Dominion Voting Systems to settle the defamation lawsuit over Fox's lies about Dominion's machines  —  WILMINGTON, Del. - Fox Corp. and its cable networks agreed Tuesday to pay $787.5 million to Dominion Voting Systems to settle …
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Washington Post:
The Fox-Dominion deal is the largest publicly disclosed settlement in a US defamation case; sources: Fox does not have to issue an on-air correction or apology  —  The agreement brings an abrupt end to one of the most significant media cases in recent decades, one that hinged on false claims about a presidential election
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Fox News said its court settlement reflects a “commitment to the highest journalistic standards”, showing that not even a ton of evidence of deceit can shame it  —  When news of a possible settlement between Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News surfaced on Sunday night …
Sarah Krouse / Wall Street Journal:
Netflix plans to ship its last red DVD envelopes in September 2023, after 25 years of mailing shows and movies to subscribers and paving the way for streaming  —  Streamer said mailed DVDs paved the way for shift to streaming  —  Netflix Inc. NFLX .31%increase; green up pointing triangle …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix plans a “broad rollout” of its paid sharing plan in Q2 2023, including to the US, after its Canada, New Zealand, Portugal, and Spain launch in February  —  Netflix said it would stage a “broad rollout” of its paid-sharing plan in the second quarter of 2023, including in the U.S.
Reuters:
Netflix Q1: revenue up 4% YoY to $8.16B, 1.8M paid net additions, vs. 2.06M est. and -0.2M in Q1 2022, and global streaming paid memberships up 5% YoY to 232.5M
Liam Scott / Voice of America:
Oklahoma's governor calls for four officials to resign after a newspaper released audio of the group talking about killing journalists and lynching Black people  —  Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt is calling for the resignation of four state officials after a local newspaper released …
Ann M. Simmons / Wall Street Journal:
A Moscow court rejects WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich's appeal and upholds his pretrial detention at the prison where he's been held since his March 2023 arrest  —  Journalist to remain in pretrial detention at Moscow's Lefortovo prison  —  A Moscow court upheld the detention …
Steve Scherer / Reuters:
Elon Musk says Twitter changed the label on Canada's CBC account to “69% Government-funded Media” as the broadcaster said it's “less than 70% government-funded”  —  Public broadcaster Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's (CBC) Twitter account was on Monday labeled as …
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Reuters:
Sweden's Sveriges Radio plans to “deactivate or delete” its Twitter accounts, becoming the first big European public broadcaster to do so after PBS and CBC quit
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
A look at the decline of late-night TV as linear audiences wane; Vivvix: seven late-night shows drew $412.7M in 2022 advertising, down ~41% from $698M+ in 2018  —  People from all over the world on most weekdays eagerly line up across New York City — ready to do something they'd likely never do at home.
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Samsung rebrands its Samsung Free app as Samsung News, offering custom news feeds, morning and evening top news briefings, and podcasts, rolling out in the US  —  Samsung announced today that it's introducing a “Samsung News” app that gives users access to everyday news from a variety of publications.
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Boston Globe Media Group:
Boston Globe Media and New England Sports Network launch Boston Globe Today, a weekday news and sports show, available on NESN, Globe.com and their apps  —  Weekday program jointly produced by Boston Globe Media and NESN to debut today at 5pm ET on NESN, the NESN 360 app, Globe app and Globe.com
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David Robb / Deadline:
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