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4:45 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
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 …
Katie Robertson / @katie_robertson:
Internal memo: G/O Media sells The Onion to a new Chicago-based firm, Global Tetrahedron, which promises to keep The Onion's staff intact and in Chicago  —  More here — this is the email Jim Spanfeller, CEO of G/O Media, sent out today. And yes I'm told Global Tetrahedron is in fact a real company [image]
Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
Snap reports Q1 revenue up 21% YoY to $1.19B, vs. $1.12B est., DAUs up 10% YoY to 422M, a net loss of $305M, compared to $329M YoY; SNAP is up 20%+ after hours  —  WATCH NOW  —  Snap stock soars following beat on revenue, earnings and daily active users  —  Snap reported first-quarter results …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube Q1 ad revenue climbs 21% YoY to $8.1B, vs. $7.72B estimated, its highest Q1 total so far  —  YouTube keeps eating up more share of the advertising pie: The Google-owned video giant posted $8.1 billion in ad sales for the first quarter of 2024, its highest Q1 total to date.
Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
The FCC votes 3-2 to reinstate net neutrality rules, expanding government oversight of ISPs and aiming to protect consumer access to the internet  —  Commissioners voted along party lines to revive the rules that declare broadband as a utility-like service that could be regulated like phones and water.
Elvira Pollina / Reuters:
Journalists at Italian state broadcaster RAI plan a 24-hour strike May 6 against “suffocating control” of their work by Giorgia Meloni's right-wing government  —  Journalists at Italian state broadcaster RAI will strike next month in protest against the “suffocating control” …
ABC News:
Ex-AMI CEO David Pecker testifies again in Trump's NY trial and says he believes Trump's motivation to kill negative stories was about the campaign, not family  —  Former President Trump is in court on Day 7 of his criminal trial in New York.  —  Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City …
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
AA/WARC report: UK ad spend grew 6.1% YoY to £36.6B in 2023, with search advertising up 11.9% to £14.7B and national newsbrands spending down 6.3% to £774M  —  UK ad market grew 6.1% to £36.6bn - but tech platforms take all the growth.
Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
Prime Video will air NHL games on Monday nights in Canada for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons, after striking a deal with rights holder Rogers Communications  —  The two-year deal will see National Hockey League games appear exclusively on the Amazon streaming site on Monday nights.
 
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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
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
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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Scharon Harding / Ars Technica:
Reddit says its Dynamic Product Ads, which use “shopping signals” to automatically show relevant ads to users, are entering public beta globally
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
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
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
New York Times:
Sources detail NPR's struggles with declining audiences, falling sponsorship revenue, internal conflicts over turning things around, and a diversity push
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

Esha Dey / Bloomberg:
Tesla's shares are up 73% since Election Day, as several analysts see the Trump administration easing rules for self-driving tech, benefiting Tesla's ambitions

Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica:
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