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8:55 PM ET, March 8, 2024

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Kylie Robison / Fortune:
Source: X plans to launch a TV app, which looks “identical” to YouTube's TV app, for Amazon and Samsung smart TVs next week  —  In a bid to compete with YouTube and recast itself as a video platform, Elon Musk's X is launching a television app for Amazon and Samsung smart TVs, a source at the company told Fortune.
Kim Kleman / Poynter:
Report for America's head says it is ending support of hedge fund-owned newsrooms to “prioritize partners that will be springboards for the next generation”  —  Our program must focus on areas where it has the most impact, RFA executive director Kim Kleman writes
Reuters Institute:
Analysis: only 24% of 174 top editors across 240 major news outlets in 12 markets across five continents were women, ranging from 43% in the US to 0% in Japan  —  In this Reuters Institute factsheet we analyse the gender breakdown of top editors in a strategic sample of 240 major online …
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
An interview with UK Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer about the indie movie tax credit, challenges faced by freelance workforce, Ofcom's probes into GB News, more  —  EXCLUSIVE: UK Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has said the 40% indie film tax relief will bring balance to a movie sector …
Discussion: @deadline
Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nielsen: Biden's State of the Union address averaged 32.23M viewers across 14 broadcast and cable outlets, up 18% over 2023; Fox News led with 5.84M viewers  —  The president's annual speech to Congress improved by 18 percent over 2023.  —  The 2024 State of the Union address drew a larger TV audience than the 2023 address.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Reach, Women in Journalism, and RSF propose a four-point plan for the UK police to help improve the safety of women journalists against rising online violence  —  Four-point safety plan proposed for women journalists in the UK.  —  More than 100 journalists and media industry leaders …
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
The New York Times has filed at least three DMCA takedown requests over Wordle clones hosted on GitHub, citing ownership over the Wordle name and gameplay style  —  Join the newsletter to get the latest updates.  —  Success  —  Great!  Check your inbox and click the link.  —  Error
Addie Morfoot / Variety:
How Netflix's stand-up specials, COVID-19, as well as YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and podcasts have transformed the comedy business, broadening comedians' reach  —  Netflix, COVID and social media have been game changers for the comedy business, with the pandemic accelerating shifts already underway across the media landscape.
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Jeff Zucker says Andrew Neil is “quite the hypocrite”, alleging he became a critic of RedBird's Telegraph bid after being refused the job of Telegraph chair  —  Jeff Zucker did not hold back today in taking on some of Britain's biggest media stalwarts as RedBird IMI pushes …
Nieman Lab:
Q&A with former BuzzFeed News' royal correspondent Ellie Hall on Kate Middleton's “disappearance” coverage, royal press offices rarely going on the record, more  —  “I cannot emphasize enough how out of character it is that a royal press team went on the record in response to what is essentially gossip.”
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
The Mirror follows The Guardian and apologizes to Dan Wootton for reporting on a police investigation against him; source: the Mirror made a five-figure payment  —  Mirror says it was wrong to report on police investigation against Dan Wootton.  —  The Daily Mirror has followed The Guardian …
 
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Karissa Bell / Engadget:
X unveils Articles, a feature for writing and sharing long-form content in a basic text-editing interface, for verified organizations and Premium+ subscribers
Committee to Protect Journalists:
A joint report by CPJ and Amnesty International finds that Mexico's journalist protection program fails to adequately evaluate risks faced by journalists
Discussion: Amnesty International
Charlotte Alter / TIME:
A profile of WSJ's Evan Gershkovich, with interviews with his family, friends, and US officials, as negotiations to free him from Russia have not made progress
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Warner Bros. Discovery plans to overhaul its TruTV cable network with a new nightly block of sports programming, including a show focused on betting
Jem Aswad / Variety:
In a letter to members, the National Music Publishers Association says it doesn't expect to renew its TikTok license when the deal expires on April 30
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Condé Nast reports flat revenue gains YoY in 2023; in a memo, Condé Nast CEO says consumer revenue grew 7% YoY and expects operating costs to remain the same
Discussion: @mediaevan and MediaPost
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Temu became Meta's top advertiser by revenue in 2023 by spending nearly $2B on ads, and became one of Google's top five advertisers by spending in 2023
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Pro Shop, founded by a Full Swing producer and an ex-Puck CEO, raised $19.25M from the PGA Tour and others, to expand golf's presence in entertainment
Nicole Sperling / New York Times:
Netflix plans to livestream a boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul in Texas on July 20, part of the company's push into “sports-adjacent programming”