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4:15 PM ET, May 1, 2024

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Jack Marshall / TOOLKITS:
LinkedIn is testing Sponsored Editorial Content, letting publishers like the WSJ stitch pre-roll ads into their organic video content on the platform  —  LinkedIn is testing a new program enabling publishers to stitch pre-roll ads from partners directly into the organic video content they post to the platform.
Discussion: The Rebooting
Katie Notopoulos / Business Insider:
Columbia University's student radio station WKCR deftly covered live news late on April 30 as police entered the campus, amplified via Instagram Live and Twitch  —  - On Tuesday night, the NYPD entered Columbia University to break up ongoing protests.  — Other press couldn't go on campus …
Marko Zivkovic / AppleInsider:
Source: Apple is testing an AI-enabled Safari browser with a Web Eraser feature for better content blocking, AI-powered text summarization, a new UI, and more  —  Apple is testing a version of its Safari web browser that includes UI tweaks, advanced content blocking features …
Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
Paul Farhi's weeklong unpaid suspension from The Washington Post in 2022 has been rescinded under a deal between WaPo and the Washington-Baltimore News Guild  —  Paul Farhi, a veteran media reporter and former top writer at The Washington Post, announced on Wednesday that he had won …
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
DMG Media makes up to 15 sport staff redundant at its Mail titles, as part of a “significant restructuring” on the sports desk  —  A similar number of roles have been cut at sports betting business Livescore.  —  Up to 15 sport staff are being made redundant at the Mail titles …
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Rachel Kaser / VentureBeat:
Roblox expands its immersive video ad format to all advertisers and adds more controls, such as genre targeting and brand suitability, to its Ads Manager  —  The Roblox Corporation announced today that its video ads are opening up for all advertisers who wish to join.
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Substack now lets writers paywall their Chat discussion spaces and says active Chat participants are 12% more likely to retain their subscriptions  —  Substack is launching the ability for writers to paywall their entire Chat or specific threads to paid or founding members only, the company announced on Wednesday.
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
UK's The New European appoints James Ball as its first political editor, as it expands its political coverage ahead of the UK general election  —  Ball is taking on the role ahead of the upcoming UK general election.  —  The New European has appointed James Ball as its first political editor.
Jacob Bryant / The Wrap:
Fubo cuts ties with WBD after renewal negotiations for their partnership fell through, citing WBD's “abuse of massive market power” as cause for the decision  —  The media company accuses WBD of refusing “to engage in good faith negotiations”  —  Fubo cut ties with Warner Bros. Discovery …
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Melvin Backman / Quartz:
WBD shares hit a 52-week low after a WSJ report suggested WBD could lose rights to NBA games, as NBCUniversal is prepared to bid about $2.5B per year for rights
 
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Amazon is testing a new discovery page on Audible to give users recommendations about what to listen to next based on their Prime Video viewing behavior
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Fox News takes down a six-part streaming series that staged a mock trial of Hunter Biden, a day after Biden's legal team threatened to sue the network
Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
Comcast expects its cable TV customers to lose access to 15 Bally regional sports networks at midnight in a fee dispute with Diamond Sports Group
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The BBC launches BBC Verify US to combat disinformation, led by Analysis Editor Ros Atkins and based in DC, as part of its 2024 US elections coverage plans
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