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Vice plans to end Vice News Tonight on May 25 and fold the Vice World News brand into Vice News; source: 100+ jobs out of a total of 1,500 employees will be cut — Embattled media company has been looking to sell itself for several months — Vice Media said it was restructuring its global news operation …
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Zack Sharf / Variety:
In a video on Wednesday, Tucker Carlson gave a vague statement about “how unbelievably stupid most of the debates” on TV are and how “true things will prevail” — In a video posted to Twitter on Wednesday, Carlson delivered a vague speech in which he spoke about what it's …
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Sources: Fox would share details from a Tucker Carlson “oppo file”, including workplace conduct complaints, if executives suspect he is coming after the network
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Time plans to fully remove its digital paywall, which was launched in 2011, starting on June 1, 2023; paid subscriptions will expire when the paywall is removed — Time is fully removing its digital paywall beginning June 1, its CEO Jessica Sibley told Axios.
Carmel Dagan / Variety:
Jerry Springer, host of the eponymous, controversial talk show for more than two decades, dies at 79 — Jerry Springer, the former Cincinnati news anchor and mayor who came to preside over the controversial and extremely profitable talk show bearing his name, has died, according to WLWT, where he worked as a news anchor.
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Dana Bash will replace John King as host of CNN's Inside Politics, the first time she will host her own show after almost thirty years at the network — Bash, who was married to King, will host her own daily show for the first time in her 30-year career at the network.
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Deadline:
Mina Lefevre, Meta's head of development and programming, is leaving amid layoffs, as the company shuts down Facebook Original series, including Red Table Talk — EXCLUSIVE: Mina Lefevre, who was Head of Development and Programming at Meta, is departing Facebook's parent company.
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Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Apple reports less than 1M people in Europe used paid Apple Books and Podcasts subscriptions each month in the six months up to January 2023 — In order to comply with the European Digital Services Act, Apple has been forced to reveal the number of monthly active users for the App Store in Europe …
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Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
Meta said time spent on Instagram grew 24%+ since Reels launched; the company reported Q1 revenue up 3% YoY to $28.6B and net income down 24% YoY to $5.7B — Meta shared some updated engagement info around its platforms on its Q1 2023 quarterly earnings call on Wednesday …
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Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
Sources: DraftKings plans to launch a free, ad-supported streaming service with videos of podcasts the company sponsors, expected to debut in the coming weeks — DraftKings Inc. is planning to launch its own streaming video service, the latest evidence that sports betting and media are converging.
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Washington Post:
Sources: Illinois Republican campaigns used a private portal to pitch stories and opinion pieces and see analytics for a local news network run by Brian Timpone — Leaked screenshots show how politicians shape coverage in a local news network that's seeking to expand with help from Trump advisers
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
The WSJ, WaPo, and NYT will run a joint full-page ad in their national editions urging support from the US government in fighting for Evan Gershkovich's release — The publishers and top editors at the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and New York Times on Thursday will run a joint letter …
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Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Comcast reports Q1 revenue down 4.3% YoY to $29.7B, net income up 8% YoY to $3.9B, and $6.15B media revenue; Peacock has 22M subscribers and $704M in losses — - Comcast's first quarter earnings beat Wall Street's expectations. — Still, the company saw a drop in its residential broadband subscribers …
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