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Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Elon Musk names ex-NBCUniversal ad chief Linda Yaccarino as Twitter's CEO, to focus on business operations; Musk will focus on “product design & new technology” — - Former NBCUniversal advertising chief Linda Yaccarino will be Twitter's next CEO.
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Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
Linda Yaccarino is stepping down as NBCUniversal's chairman of global advertising and partnerships, set to be replaced in the interim by Mark Marshall — The executive will be succeeded in the interim by advertising sales and client partnerships president Mark Marshall
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Washington Post:
A profile of Linda Yaccarino, who has vast experience in ad partnerships, praised Elon Musk publicly, and told colleagues that people get hung up on his tweets — Twitter has struggled to generate revenue since Musk took over as CEO, as advertisers have fretted over his sweeping rollbacks of content moderation.
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Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
Report: CNN CEO Chris Licht and three executives met with Oliver Darcy and his editor and told them that Darcy's Trump town hall coverage had been too emotional — CNN media reporter Oliver Darcy was reportedly scolded by his boss Chris Licht, the chairman and CEO of the network …
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Sources: CNN tried to book Donald Trump for months; he agreed after his campaign reached an understanding that CNN would book Trump surrogates, which CNN denies — Questions also linger over what the network offered the ex-president in exchange for what some called a Trump infomercial
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Brian Stelter / @brianstelter:
[Thread] On May 11'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”
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Austin Russell, CEO of automotive technology company Luminar Technologies, says he is buying an 82% stake in Forbes in a deal valuing the outlet at nearly $800M — Deal values business publication at close to $800 million — The CEO of an automotive-technology company said he is buying …
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The Baron:
Reuters EIC Alessandra Galloni sets an AI use framework: journalists are responsible for greenlighting content that uses AI, disclosure is essential, and more — Reuters set out a framework for using artificial intelligence to support its journalism with “rigorous oversight by newsroom editors” …
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Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
Lionsgate combines its film production and acquisition groups; the company is aiming to split off its pay TV and streaming business from its studio operations — Nathan Kahane will lead a consolidating content group under chairman Joe Drake. … In the new structure …
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Pete Syme / Insider:
Twitter appears to limit search results for news website Bellingcat; Elon Musk has suggested that Bellingcat's Texas mall shooting investigation was a “psyop” — - The investigative news website Bellingcat reported on the Texas mall shooter's apparent neo-Nazi beliefs.
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Erin Woo / The Information:
Sources: TikTok has been offering artists custom deals that are more typical of major record labels, exchanging licensing for an advance and a revenue split — Over the past few years, TikTok has become a viral hitmaker, sending musical artists like Lil Nas X to the top of the record charts …
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New York Times:
Netflix has become an avatar for the striking writers' complaints, as the streaming era eroded working conditions, stagnated wages, and disrupted residual pay — 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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Sonia Pérez D. / Associated Press:
Guatemala's elPeriódico, known for investigating government corruption and whose founder is on trial for money laundering charges, plans to shut down on May 15 — A Guatemalan newspaper known for hard-hitting investigations of government corruption and whose founder is currently on trial …
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