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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
On NBC's Meet the Press, veteran anchor Chuck Todd criticized NBC News' decision to hire former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel, saying she “has credibility issues” — The extraordinary comments on “Meet the Press” revealed tensions in NBC's news divisions over Ronna McDaniel …
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Max Tani / Semafor:
The US corporate media, led by NBC, quietly rebuilds its ties to Donald Trump, as the reality sinks in that they may soon be dealing with a Trump administration — The News — For weeks before NBC News journalists exploded into open revolt Sunday over the network's hire of a top Donald Trump supporter …
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: MSNBC President Rashida Jones tells employees that the network has no plans to have former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel on the channel — Cable network head seeks to address employee and talent backlash over appointment of Ronna McDaniel as an NBC News contributor
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A US judge dismisses X's lawsuit against CCDH, saying the lawsuit had been brought as a means toward “punishing the defendants for their speech” — A U.S. judge on Monday dismiss X Corp's lawsuit against a nonprofit group that has criticized a rise in hate speech …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Nelson Peltz backs Bob Iger, saying his proxy fight is with Disney's board for botching “its most important job, CEO succession, by installing Bob Chapek” — With just over a week before Disney's annual shareholder meeting on April 3, Peltz's Trian Group …
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Axios:
The US has splintered into 12 news bubbles based on ideology, wealth, jobs, age, and location, making gauging public opinion and finding common agreement hard — - The Musk-eteers: This is a fast-growing, mostly male group who feed off Twitter, podcasts (especially “All-In” and Joe Rogan) …
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Jon Porter / The Verge:
Spotify adds online courses from BBC Maestro, Skillshare, Thinkific, and PlayVirtuoso, covering music, business, creativity, and health, as a UK-only experiment — Spotify's UK users are getting access to a fourth category of content to sit alongside its existing library of songs, podcasts and audiobooks: online courses.
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
ESPN begins integrating links to video feeds from regional sports networks into its main app and website, starting with NESN, which carries Boston sports teams — As the viewing landscape continues to get more complex, ESPN is aiming to streamline things for sports fans by integrating links …
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Snap strikes a deal with Integral Ad Science to develop more brand safety tools and to use IAS's Total Media Quality, which analyzes content frame by frame — - Snap will use IAS's Total Media Quality product that evaluates brand safety and suitability by analyzing content frame by frame.
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Aisha S Gani / Bloomberg:
The UK FCA's new guidance warns influencers they face up to two years in prison if they don't give risk warnings when pitching financial products — - Financial adverts on social media must now carry risk warnings — Watchdog says violators could face up to two years in prison
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Selome Hailu / Variety:
Golden Globes and CBS sign a deal to air the awards on CBS and livestream on Paramount+ for five years, starting from the January 2025 telecast — The Golden Globes will air on CBS and livestream on Paramount+ for another five years, per a new deal that also puts the American Music Awards on the Eye Network.
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Bibek Bhandari / South China Morning Post:
A look at the YouTube series Herne Katha, which became one of Nepal's most popular journalistic endeavours in recent years by focusing on “unexplored” regions — - Since 2018, the series has been travelling to ‘unexplored places’ in Nepal to tell deeply personal stories of people who rarely receive media coverage