Mediagazer: A look at Tel Aviv-based Rayzone, whose surveillance system Echo, sold to governments globally, harvests and repurposes ad data to track people via their phones (Ryan Gallagher/Bloomberg)

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Linda Yaccarino is stepping down as NBCU chairman of global advertising and partnerships and will be replaced by Mark Marshall in the interim — The executive will be succeeded in the interim by advertising sales and client partnerships president Mark Marshall

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Ryan Gallagher / Bloomberg:

A look at Tel Aviv-based Rayzone, whose surveillance system Echo, sold to governments globally, harvests and repurposes ad data to track people via their phones — The innovation at the heart of the advertising technology industry is automated auctions to trade real-time data about mobile phone users …

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New York Times:

Netflix has become an avatar for the striking writers' complaints, embodying the erosion of working conditions, stagnant wages, and disruption of residuals — Fear of protests prompted the streaming giant to shift an anticipated presentation for advertisers to a virtual event and a top executive to skip an honorary gala.

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Tony Maglio / IndieWire:
Netflix switches its first-ever upfront ad presentation, scheduled on May 17 in NYC, to a virtual event; source: WGA members planned to picket the event

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Seth Abramovitch / The Hollywood Reporter:

MTV News' reporters and executives reminisce about the outlet's influence: “like TikTok and Snapchat and Instagram and Spotify and YouTube all rolled into one” — Thirty-six years after TV's youth-culture monolith changed the face of cable news, its star correspondents …

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Washington Post:

A Florida bill weakening media protections against defamation claims failed to advance beyond a committee vote after facing criticism from right-wing outlets — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis got most of what he encouraged the state legislature to pass as he gears up for a likely presidential run.

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Journalists from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras discuss the decline of press freedom in their countries, as leaders target reporters in Central America — Reporters in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras warn against the dangerous decline of press freedom in the region

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Max Tani / Semafor:

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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:

Beatdapp: at least 10% of music streaming activity is fraudulent, amounting to ~$2B a year in misallocated revenue, with scammers mislabeling content and more — Staring at his computer screen, Kristoffer Rom couldn't believe the numbers rolling in from Spotify.

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