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12:15 PM ET, May 11, 2023

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Washington Post:
In CNN's town hall, Donald Trump repeated lies that the 2020 election was rigged, mocked E. Jean Carroll, and called moderator Kaitlan Collins “a nasty person”  —  The former president condones violence on Jan. 6, 2021 and a government default in a televised appearance
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Brian Stelter / @brianstelter:
[Thread] On Thursday's editorial call, CNN's Chris Licht says Kaitlan Collins “made a lot of news” and “America was served very well by what we did last night”  —  Chris Licht begins CNN's 9am editorial call by praising @kaitlancollins for a “masterful performance last night.” He says “I couldn't be more proud of her” and the whole team in NH. Then he says he's aware of the backlash... More to come
Ananya Bhattacharya / Quartz:
The WGA writers' strike is disrupting productions, stopping the production of some shows completely, closing writers' rooms, suspending existing deals, and more  —  Netflix's Stranger Things, Marvel's Blade, AppleTV+'s Severance, and more  —  The impact of Hollywood's ongoing writers' strike …
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Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Disney CEO Bob Iger says the company plans to add Hulu content to Disney+ by the end of 2023; standalone options for its platforms, including ESPN+, will remain  —  - Disney+ will add content from Hulu to create a “one-app experience,” Disney CEO Bob Iger said.
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Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Disney Q2: revenue up 13% YoY to $21.82B, and Disney+ subscribers down 2% QoQ to 157.8M, its second straight quarterly drop; stock down 8%
New York Times:
Fox News gets hit with another defamation lawsuit, from Nina Jankowicz, a Russian disinformation and online harassment specialist and a former US DHS executive  —  The suit, brought by a specialist in Russian disinformation, cites parallels with the recently settled Dominion Voting Systems case against Fox.
Max Tani / Semafor:
Tucker Carlson's Twitter show may solve his need for relevance, but for revenue he may turn to Rumble or launch something akin to the Daily Wire  —  The Scoop  —  Tucker Carlson's move to Twitter is intended to preserve his influence and political relevance, a person familiar with his plans said …
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Washington Post:
In a Twitter video, Tucker Carlson says he will relaunch his Fox show on the social network; Elon Musk says Twitter did not sign a deal “of any kind whatsoever”
Mathieu Pollet / Politico:
European media group Mediahuis acquires Brussels-based EU news website Euractiv, seeking to become “one of Europe's media champions”  —  Mediahuis owns numerous newspapers across Europe.  —  European media group Mediahuis has acquired the Brussels-based EU news website Euractiv, the two organizations announced Thursday.
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Brisbane-based edtech startup Go1 acquires Berlin-based Blinkist, which offers 15-minute summaries of non-fiction books, and raised $30M from Insight Partners  —  After raising $100 million at a valuation of over $2 billion last year, the Australian ed-tech startup Go1 is making an acquisition …
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
ITV reports Q1 revenue down 7% YoY to £776M, ITV Studios revenue flat at £457M, total ad revenue down 10% YoY, and digital ad revenue up 30% YoY to £87M  —  U.K. broadcasting giant ITV's revenues dipped in the first quarter of 2023, but streamer ITVX has seen a growth uptick, according to figures released on Thursday.
Wall Street Journal:
YouTube CBO Mary Ellen Coe says the platform plans to let high-profile creators attend NFL games and post videos from the sidelines, locker rooms, and more  —  Google unit plans to have content creators post videos from NFL sidelines, locker rooms  —  YouTube has a new pitch for advertisers …
Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
A bankruptcy judge halts the Phoenix Suns' deal to leave Diamond Sports' RSN and air regular season NBA games on Gray Television and DTC streaming service Kiswe  —  - A bankruptcy judge Wednesday halted the Phoenix Suns' deal that would have seen its games leave bankrupt Diamond Sports' regional sports network.
 
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Max Goldbart / Deadline:
A BBC committee clears Richard Sharp of potential conflicts of interest during his tenure as chairman but says he should have made “declarations” at the outset
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Journalists question why Politico didn't win a Pulitzer Prize for publishing the draft SCOTUS opinion ending the right to an abortion; some suspect a glitch
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Leanne Italie / Associated Press:
Heather Armstrong, a pioneering “mommy blogger” known as Dooce who wrote about her parental struggles and her battles with depression and alcoholism, dies at 47
Randall Chase / Associated Press:
A US judge dismisses a shareholder lawsuit against Block over its Tidal acquisition in 2021, saying the company is “free to make a terrible business decision”