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Zack Sharf / Variety:
In an April 26 video, Tucker Carlson issued a vague statement about “how unbelievably stupid most of the debates” on TV are and that “true things prevail” — In a video posted to Twitter on Wednesday, Carlson delivered a vague speech in which he spoke about what it's been like to …
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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
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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 …
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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
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Carmel Dagan / Variety:
Jerry Springer, the former news anchor and mayor who presided over the controversial and profitable talk show bearing his name for over 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 …
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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.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Time plans to fully remove its hard 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.
Washington Post:
Sources: Illinois Republican campaigns used a private portal in 2022 to pitch stories, shape coverage, and view analytics for Brian Timpone's local news network — 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:
BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti plans to significantly increase content from “highly curated” independent creators and introduce a creators' residency program — BuzzFeed plans to significantly increase the amount of content it produces via independent internet creators, CEO Jonah Peretti told Axios in an interview.
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Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Amazon reports Q1 ad services sales up 21% YoY to $9.5B, vs. $9.1B est., subscription services sales up 15% YoY to $9.7B, N. America sales up 11% YoY to $76.9B — @HTTPS://WWW.LINKEDIN.COM/IN/ ANNIERPALMER/@ANNIERPALMER — Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has been aggressively cutting costs across the company.
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
CNN replaces John King with Dana Bash as the host of Inside Politics, the first time she will host her own daily show after nearly 30 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 fewer than 1M users in the Europe Union per month used Apple Books and Podcasts paid subscriptions on average 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 …
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Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
Meta says time spent on Instagram has grown 24%+ since Reels launched; the company reports 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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