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Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Sources: a handful of Fox anchors have reached out to Tucker Carlson to express interest in joining his forthcoming Twitter venture once their contracts are up — On April 26, Carlson spoke by phone with one of Fox Corp.'s eight board members, who told the host that his recent benching …
Ross A. Lincoln / The Wrap:
Nielsen: CNN averaged 335K viewers during May 12's primetime, two days after Donald Trump's town hall, behind Newsmax's 357K, MSNBC's 1.1M, and Fox News' 1.4M — CNN pulled on average 335,000 viewers — 18,000 less than Newsmax — CNN might have earned itself a rare primetime ratings win …
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Mediaite, The Streamable, Just The News, @rach_ic, @jasoncolavito, New York Post, @meidastouch, @msignorile, @elisewho, @chrisplanteshow, @edroso and Forbes
Andrew Marchand / New York Post:
Former NFL punter Pat McAfee breaks his four-year $120M FanDuel contract to move his show to ESPN, ESPN+, and ESPN's YouTube channel, set to start in the fall — “The Pat McAfee Show” is moving to ESPN in a multimillion-dollar deal that he is expected to begin in the fall, The Post has learned.
BBC:
In a money laundering case, UK judges rule the BBC could reveal the identity of Tory donor Javad Marandi, a press freedom milestone amid tightening privacy laws — A top businessman whose foreign companies were part of a global money laundering investigation is a major donor to the Conservative Party.
Discussion:
The Guardian, London Evening Standard, Bloomberg, @bondhack and Press Gazette
New York Times:
2023's Tony Awards, a key Broadway marketing opportunity, will proceed as scheduled, in an altered form, after the WGA said the union won't picket the ceremony — The Tony Awards, a key marketing opportunity for Broadway, can go ahead in an altered form after the striking screenwriters' union …
William Turvill / Press Gazette:
The Guardian EIC Katharine Viner says the outlet's investigative team has grown “about four times” since 2015 and plans to launch a US investigations team soon — Katharine Viner said The Guardian's is “a really inspiring model for investigative journalism”.
Discussion:
American Press Institute, @nbj914 and @pressgazette
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Dotdash Meredith debuts D/Cipher, a cookie-less ad tool that lets advertisers target users based on aggregate, anonymized user data collected from its websites — Dotdash Meredith, one of the largest internet publishers in the country, will debut a new ad targeting tool called D/Cipher …
Discussion:
@jaycodon and @dotdashmeredith
Sitara Nieves / Poynter:
Q&A with three departing NPR foreign reporters with 35+ years of experience, on being female correspondents, how international reporting has changed, and more — Women correspondents with a combined 114 years of experience depart after recent budget cuts
Discussion:
@poynter, @laurie_garrett, @mpenalozanpr, @poynter and @madhulikasikka
Elias Leight / Billboard:
The Black Music Action Coalition's 2022 report card on the music industry's progress toward addressing racial inequity expresses concern over some music labels — The Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) unveiled a tepid assessment of the music industry's progress toward addressing historical racism and inequity on Monday (May 15).
Discussion:
Music Ally and Variety
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
An interview with Kevin Systrom on Artifact's new writer features, serving writers as a key to the news app's growth, matching consumers with writers, and more — Artifact aims to unlock new, cross-platform audience relationships for people who write for a living
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: Austin Russell plans to invest $10M in the $656M Forbes acquisition; the rest will come from Sun Group, two businessmen, and investors that GSV finds — Austin Russell, the 28-year-old American CEO of electric vehicle tech company Luminar Technologies, plans to put in only $10 million …
Discussion:
@sarafischer, The Information, @michaelgwaltz, @robpegoraro, Columbia Journalism Review, @simonwdc and Press Gazette
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Apple rolls out new concert discovery features, including Set Lists in Apple Music for select artists and Guides to local venues in Apple Maps for select cities — Apple is bringing concert discovery to two of its flagship apps, Apple Music and Apple Maps, the company announced today.
Discussion:
IGN, @neowinfeed, Rolling Stone, The Verge, Music Business Worldwide, @glenngabe, Billboard, Engadget and AppleInsider, more at Techmeme »
Elizabeth Dilts Marshall / Billboard:
Tencent Music reports Q1 revenue up 5.4% YoY to ~$1.02B, revenue from music subscriptions up 30.4% YoY to ~$378M, and subscribers up 17.7% YoY to 94.4M — China's leading music streaming company reports a 34% increase in revenue from music subscriptions. — China's Tencent Music Entertainment Group …
Discussion:
Music Business Worldwide and Reuters
Sara Fischer / Axios:
A history of Vice Media, which raised $1.6B+, was valued at $5.7B at its peak in 2017, and owns a slew of assets, including Refinery29, Virtue, and Vice Studios — Vice Media Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy early Monday morning, marking the end of a long, strenuous effort to sell itself after its business stopped growing.
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Talking Biz News, TechCrunch, @sophiasgaler, @domdelport, VICE, @frankwords, @toluogunlesi, @jayrosen_nyu, B&T, The Information, PRWeek, Press Gazette, New York Times and Reuters
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Erik Hayden / The Hollywood Reporter:
Vice's bankruptcy filing estimates 5,000+ creditors, including CNN Productions with a $3.8M claim, HBO with a $1.8M claim, and A&E Networks with a $938K claim
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