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3:45 PM ET, April 27, 2023

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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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Rolling Stone:
Sources: Fox would share details from a Tucker Carlson “oppo file”, including workplace conduct complaints, if executives suspect he is coming after the network
Wall Street Journal:
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 …
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.
Russell Brandom / Rest of World:
Since Elon Musk's takeover, Twitter has received 971 government orders globally and has fully complied with 808, an 83% compliance rate, vs. ~50% before Musk  —  The company has not refused a single request since Musk took ownership, according to self-reported data
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
YouTube Music adds podcasts on Android, iOS, and the web, supporting listening offline, in the background, and casting for all US users, with or without Premium  —  YouTube Music is officially adding podcasts to its platform in the United States on Android, iOS and the web.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Jonah Peretti says BuzzFeed plans to significantly increase content from “highly-curated” independent creators and will launch a creators' residency  —  BuzzFeed plans to significantly increase the amount of content it produces via independent internet creators, CEO Jonah Peretti told Axios in an interview.
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.
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 …
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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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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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
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
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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Sources: Paper Magazine lays off its staff, effective April 28, and stops its editorial operations but is not closing; EIC Justin Moran will remain through May
Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg:
YouTube Music contractors from Cognizant vote to unionize with the Alphabet Workers Union; Alphabet is appealing a ruling that Google is their joint employer
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Roku reports Q1 revenue up 1% YoY to $741M, platform revenue down 1% YoY to $635M, streaming hours up 20% YoY to 25.1B, and active accounts up 17% YoY to 71.6M