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12:40 PM ET, April 25, 2024

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Michael Sisak / Associated Press:
A US appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction, finding the trial judge let women testify about allegations that were not part of the case  —  New York's highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced …
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Jordan Moreau / Variety:
Harvey Weinstein's accusers slam the 4-3 court decision overturning his 2020 conviction; he remains jailed due to his 2022 Los Angeles trial conviction  —  Weinstein will now face a new trial.  —  “The news today is not only disheartening, but it's profoundly unjust,” said the Silence Breakers …
Discussion: New York Times and New York Post
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Interviews with 24 people reveal the tense relationship between President Biden and the New York Times, beset by misunderstandings, grudges, and a lack of trust  —  Biden's people think they're “entitled.”  The Times says “they're not being realistic.”  —  When news broke one Saturday night …
Aidan Ryan / The Boston Globe:
Memo: Boston public radio station WBUR CEO Margaret Low says 31 employees, or ~14% of its staff, are leaving, with 24 of them taking a voluntary buyout  —  Thirty-one employees at WBUR, roughly 14 percent of the station's staff, are leaving the company through layoffs and buyouts …
Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide:
Warner Music Group sells Uproxx, HipHopDX, and other assets to a new company, Uproxx Studios, formed by Jarret Myer, Rich Antoniello, and will.i.am  —  In February, Robert Kyncl - CEO of Warner Music Group - confirmed that WMG was in active discussions to sell its ‘owned and operated’ media properties UPROXX and HipHopDX.
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Indian streaming service JioCinema launches an ad-free subscription plan with the lowest tier costing $0.35/month for a single device, undercutting rivals  —  JioCinema, the popular Indian on-demand video-streaming service, introduced a new monthly subscription plan on Wednesday, with the lowest tier costing just 35 cents.
Jesse Whittock / Deadline:
Wondery UK hires ex-head of studios for Spotify UK and Ireland as its head of podcasts, and launches its paid, ad-free subscription service Wondery+ in the UK  —  Podcast giant Wondery has hired Spotify's Chris Baughen, as it launches the paid-for Wondery+ service in the UK.
Discussion: Variety and The Hollywood Reporter
Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
Comcast reports Q1 Peacock revenue rose 54% YoY to $1.1B, a $639M loss, down from $704M in Q1 2023, and paying subscribers up 55% YoY to 34M  —  NBCUniversal parent Comcast, led by chairman and CEO Brian Roberts, reported its first-quarter earnings. … The streamer ended March …
Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
TelevisaUnivision reports Q1 revenue up 7% YoY to $1.1B, adjusted OIBDA fell 9% YoY to $328.5M, and expects its DTC business to be profitable in H2 2024  —  The Spanish-language media giant, led by Wade Davis, sees 2024 as “a historic year for us,” saying that “we expect that to drive commensurate political ad revenue.”
Meta Investor Relations:
Meta reports Q1 revenue up 27% YoY to $36.46B, net income up 117% YoY to $12.37B, and family daily active people up 7% YoY to 3.24B for March 2024  —  Meta Platforms, Inc. (Nasdaq: META) today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.
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Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
Meta's stock drops 10%+ on weak Q2 revenue guidance and higher FY 2024 capital expenditures due to increased AI infrastructure investments
 
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Sources: ByteDance is exploring scenarios for selling a majority stake in TikTok US, preferably to a non-tech company, and without the recommendation algorithm
Sam Roberts / New York Times:
Alfonso Chardy, whose methodical reporting led The Miami Herald to a Pulitzer Prize for exposing the Iran-contra scandal in 1986, died on April 9 at age 72
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Robbie Farias / Austin American-Statesman:
A photojournalist for TV station Fox 7 Austin was arrested after an altercation with state troopers at a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Texas
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Will Sommer / Washington Post:
The founder of The Gateway Pundit says its parent company is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, as it faces lawsuits claiming it promoted bogus election claims
Tom Jones / Poynter:
How the Columbia Daily Spectator, the independent student newspaper of Columbia University, is covering the tense protests over the Israel-Hamas war
New York Times:
Sources detail NPR's struggles with declining audiences, falling sponsorship revenue, internal conflicts over turning things around, and a diversity push
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
The FTC bans noncompete clauses that restrict job switching, potentially complicating hiring in Hollywood as firms try to protect trade secrets and other info