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Lawrence Hurley / @lawrencehurley:
[Thread] US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito uses a Wall Street Journal op-ed to respond to ProPublica questions for a report, instead of issuing a statement — Justice Alito appears to be trying to get out ahead of a new ProPublica report that will address a trip he went on with billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Singer. Weirdly, it is published as an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/...
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Peter White / Deadline:
Sources: in a surprise move, WBD shops some HBO titles to Netflix, including Issa Rae's 2021 comedy Insecure, to boost revenue; some HBO veterans pushed back — EXCLUSIVE: HBO's streaming walled garden is coming down, it seems. — In a hugely surprising move, Deadline understands …
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ProPublica reporters and other staff are unionizing; staff memo: President Robin Sparkman and EIC Stephen Engleberg say ProPublica plans to recognize the union — The donor-supported hub for investigative reporting isn't grappling with the same economic strains as its corporate peers.
Zosha Millman / Polygon:
Ali Selim, the director and executive producer of Marvel's Secret Invasion, says Method Studios used AI to design the opening credits scene — ‘It just came right out of the shape-shifting, Skrull world identity’ — The world of Secret Invasion is decidedly sketchy.
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Christian Blauvelt / IndieWire:
Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Paul Thomas Anderson call WBD CEO David Zaslav to advocate for Turner Classic Movies' leadership team, hit with layoffs — Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Paul Thomas Anderson have organized an emergency call to David Zaslav that will take place today …
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
WBD begins layoffs in its domestic cable group, affecting ~100 people across Discovery and Turner outlets; cuts are expected in more divisions later this summer
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Geraldo Rivera says that Fox News took him off The Five; in early May 2023, Rivera complained that he had “been canceled” from upcoming broadcasts of the show — Rivera had been tapped to be one of the late-afternoon chat show's regular “liberal” co-hosts last year, but he has seen his appearances dry up in recent months.
Mia Sato / The Verge:
Patreon adds a free membership tier for the first time and plans to let creators sell one-off downloadable products such as videos and podcasts, taking a 5% cut — Patreon built a user base with creators who wanted to charge a fee for the content they create.
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Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
Denmark's biggest daily, Politiken, is boosting engagement, pageviews, and subscriptions using “super articles” inspired by The New York Times' Snowfall in 2012 — Hiw Denmark's biggest daily is using technology to super-charge its biggest articles.
Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix tweaks its weekly top 10 rankings to sort by “views”, calculated by dividing the time spent watching a film or a show in a week by its running time — The streamer's weekly rankings will now show the most popular titles by number of accounts watching as well as total time.
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Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Disney blasts the UK's draft Digital Markets, Competition, and Consumers Bill, saying the law would “micro-manage” how streaming services interact with users — EXCLUSIVE: Disney has raised serious concerns about new UK laws that will require it to send contract renewal notices …
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U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon:
Ron Wyden, Mike Lee, and Richard Durbin reintroduce the bipartisan PRESS Act to shield journalists from government surveillance; a similar House bill is planned — Bill Defends Reporters' Communication Records Against Government Seizure To Protect Confidential Sources and Promote Accountability …
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Matt Tamanini / The Streamable:
YouTube TV expands testing of its Multiview feature, letting some users view up to five channels at once — It has been a slow, but exciting tease over the past three months as YouTube TV has worked out the kinks of its new Multiview feature which allows customers to watch multiple streams at the same time.
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