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4:25 PM ET, March 12, 2024

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Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
Filings: Roku reveals a breach that compromised 15K+ accounts between December 2023 and February 2024 and tells users hackers didn't get sensitive personal info  —  Hackers gained access through login credentials obtained by third-party sources and in some cases tried to buy streaming subscriptions
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
G/O Media sells Deadspin to European company Lineup, which won't keep the sports news outlet's staff; CEO Jim Spanfeller says G/O didn't actively shop Deadspin  —  The beleaguered media company has sold its key sports property off to a European publisher who will gut the website and replace its staff.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The Associated Press plans to launch AP Buyline, a product recommendations site powered by Taboola, on March 18, part of plans to attract more consumer revenue  —  - The company, which has historically made most of its money from licensing its content to other media organizations …
Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
In a video, Disney warns shareholders that adding Nelson Peltz and former Disney CFO Jay Rasulo to the company's board would be “disruptive and destructive”  —  Walt Disney Co. is stepping up its campaign against activist investor Nelson Peltz, warning shareholders in a new video that it would be …
Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nielsen: the 96th Oscars averaged 19.5M viewers in the US, up 4% YoY, the biggest audience for any awards show since 2020, when the Oscars drew 23.64M viewers  —  The 96th Academy Awards draw 19.5 million viewers, the most for any awards show since 2020.  —  The 2024 Oscars were the most watched in four years.
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Steve Dent / Engadget:
Netflix won only one Oscar award, for Wes Anderson's short film, and Apple TV+ won zero, despite 32 combined nominations; Universal won big with Oppenheimer
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Warner Bros. Discovery renews its multiyear agreement with movie distributor GKids to extend Max's exclusive US streaming rights for Studio Ghibli films  —  Hayao Miyazaki's “The Boy and the Heron,” which just won the Oscar for feature animated film, is streaming to Max in the U.S.
New York Times:
Puck, Semafor, and other news startups are finding success with a mix of revenue sources, as opposed to predecessors like Vice, which relied on investor money  —  A handful of digital start-ups are finding success — so far, at least — by learning lessons from their troubled predecessors.
Becky Lucas / The Hollywood Reporter:
Ireland attracts film producers by offering experienced crews, versatile locations, and tax incentives letting producers claim back 32% of spending up to $134M  —  Whether it's last year's Oscar champ ‘The Banshees of Inisherin,’ the Apple TV+ hit ‘Bad Sisters’ or this year's Berlinale opener 'Small Things …
Cath Virginia / The Verge:
Q&A with Mona Chalabi about winning a Pulitzer for her in-depth reporting about Jeff Bezos' wealth, using data visualization to tell a story, and more  —  Finding the human stories behind the numbers. … A bloodied press jacket.  A body shrouded in white.
BBC:
The BBC names Jonathan Aspinwall as the new executive editor of Newsnight; Aspinwall currently runs BBC News Podcasts  —  He will lead Newsnight as it evolves into a debate, discussion and interview-based programme. … Jonathan Aspinwall has been announced as the new Executive Editor of Newsnight.
Discussion: Press Gazette and Deadline
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Dan Wakeford, former editor-in-chief of The Messenger and People, is named editor-in-chief of Us Weekly  —  ‘PROVEN TRACK RECORD’  —  Dan Wakeford, the editor-in-chief of defunct “centrist” news site The Messenger, has landed a new job: Top editor of Us Weekly.
Dan Kennedy / Media Nation:
Saga Communications, which owns radio stations in 27 markets, is planning to launch local news sites in 18 of them by the end of Q2  —  This one comes in via former WBZ Radio (AM 1030) news director Peter Casey, who's now a communications consultant and part of the team at the local startup Winchester News.
Discussion: @margotsusca and Inside Radio
 
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