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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Fortune names Anastasia Nyrkovskaya as its CEO, making her the first woman to lead the publication, taking over Alan Murray; she had been CFO and CSO since 2019 — “The overarching goal for the company is growth,” Anastasia Nyrkovskaya said in an interview.Carly Zavala for The New York Times
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The Wrap, MediaPost, Talking Biz News, Fortune, @pressgazette and Benjamin Curry on LinkedIn
John Reed / Financial Times:
The BBC splits off its India operations to create a new independent media company, Collective Newsroom, following regulatory scrutiny over its Modi documentary — Move follows controversy about Modi documentary, which was labelled a ‘propaganda piece’ by New Delhi
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NDTV, @christopherkay, @jonathancmunro, Newslaundry and The Indian Express
Axios:
South Carolina-Iowa women's NCAA title game drew 18.7M viewers on April 7, a new record for a women's college game and a five-year high for any basketball game — - Her star power helped make this women's basketball season the most-watched in fifteen years.
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
News Corp reports The Sun revenue down 5% to £305.2M, losses down 48% to £65.9M in the year to July 2, 2023, The Times revenue up 3% to £385.8M, profit down 17% — 2022/2023 financial results for Times Media, News Group Newspapers and News UK Broadcasting.
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The Guardian and Companies House
Matt Stevens / New York Times:
How competition between states like Oklahoma and Texas to attract Hollywood productions is driving their subsidies higher, even with a poor return on investment — To attract movie and television production, states must try to offer the best incentives. The competition drives spending on Hollywood subsidies ever higher.
Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
LA Times names Terry Tang as executive editor, the first female editor in the paper's 142-year history; Tang has been interim executive editor since January — Terry Tang, who has been leading the Los Angeles Times newsroom since late January on an interim basis, has been formally named executive editor.
Aymann Ismail / Slate:
Q&A with Ido David Cohen, who covers Israeli media for Haaretz, about the new law banning foreign networks like Al Jazeera, its impact on Israeli outlets, more — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be moving ahead with his pledge to ban Al Jazeera following the recent passage of a new law in the Israeli Knesset.
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
YouTube channel Dude Perfect raised $100M+ from Highmount Capital to build out their business in new areas and expand their core programming — The Dudes plan to use the cash infusion “to pursue bold new opportunities and projects” beyond traditional channels.
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Variety, The Hill, Axios, Dude Perfect, Deadline, Tucker Brown on LinkedIn, CNBC, Sportico and Chad Coleman on LinkedIn
Kate Knibbs / Wired:
The Internet Archive is hosting the new Aruba Collection, which contains 100K+ items from Aruba's National Library, National Archives, and other institutions — By becoming the official custodian of an entire nation's history for the first time, the Internet Archive is expanding …
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
WBD sells the Roost, which produces and distributes podcasts from YouTube personalities, to Night, the talent management firm behind creators like MrBeast — - The Roost, with stars such as Theo Von, becomes part of firm — The podcast industry is undergoing a correction after a boom
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@ashleyrcarman, Variety, Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter
Max Kim / Los Angeles Times:
A look at South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's war on public broadcaster MBC and other media organizations in the name of fighting “fake news” — When police showed up last year at Im Hyun-ju's home in Seoul with a search warrant, the 43-year-old journalist watched in disbelief …
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@maxsoeunkim, Reuters and Fox News
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK-based The News Movement's EIC and co-founder Kamal Ahmed leaves to join The Telegraph as director of audio, its second co-founder to leave in recent months — Ahmed, one of five co-founders of The News Movement, will co-host The Daily T with Camilla Tominey.
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@pressgazette, @beccahutson, @kamalahmednews, @pressgazette and @pressgazette