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James Ball / Politico:
The allegations facing Will Lewis and Rob Winnett are not remotely in line with either UK or US journalism ethics; blaming British media culture is wrong — The allegations of journalistic misconduct facing publisher Will Lewis aren't condoned in the U.K. either.
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The Guardian:
Sources: WaPo's Will Lewis advised Boris Johnson and others to “clean up” their phones during UK's COVID-era Partygate scandal in December 2021 and January 2022 — Sources' claim suggests advice by Will Lewis, an informal adviser to then prime minister, contradicted instructions to staff
Jem Aswad / Variety:
Sources: Sony is acquiring Queen's music catalog, excluding live performances, for £1B; Disney retains recorded music rights in the US and Canada — The Queen music catalog, along with a number of other rights, is in the process of being acquired by Sony Music for £1 billion …
Kerry Flynn / Axios:
At Cannes, X CEO Linda Yaccarino says the platform is in conversations with sports leagues about producing more docuseries, like the NWSL series The Offseason — - About 70% of the conversation ahead of the Paris Olympics this summer is about women's teams, she added.
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Bloomberg:
Elon Musk tried to repair his often strained relationship with the ad industry through an appearance at the Cannes Lions, after Twitter skipped 2023's event
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Inside Radio:
The National Association of Broadcasters joins 54 other media organizations asking the US Senate to pass the PRESS Act to protect journalists' sources and data — Five months after the House of Representatives passed a bill that would prevent the government from compelling reporters …
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US Congress and News/Media Alliance
Craig Robertson / Nieman Lab:
Reuters Institute: across 20 countries, 41% of online news subscribers say they pay less than full price; 54% in Canada and 46% in the US say they pay less — Is increasing subscriber numbers by offering people rock-bottom trial prices sustainable? — It's no secret that news publishers …
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Rick Perlstein / American Prospect:
An interview with TPM's Josh Marshall, on the site's history, various revenue models, and how political journalism's economics can lead to “both-sides” framing — The book I'm working on now is about how the last 25 years of American politics brought our democratic republic to the brink of collapse.
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@lolgop, @bjkeefe, @joshtpm, @texmexelsa, @theprospect, @joshtpm and @jalefkowit@vmst.io
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: Disney is lowering ad CPM rates for Disney+ in a bid to win overall commitments during the upfront market; rivals fret about matching Disney's rates — In a bid to win overall commitments, Disney has been striking deals that call for significant “rollbacks” in the rates it charges …
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Janko Roettgers / Lowpass:
A look at an early development version of a smart TV app for Venu Sports, offering DVR functionality, a multiview feature, a large library, and more — Unannounced features include DVR recordings, multi-view video. … Venu Sports, the upcoming sports streaming service jointly run by Fox …
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@bristei, Awful Announcing and Variety
Eltaf Najafizada / Bloomberg:
A French journalist says India refused to renew his journalism permit and forced him to leave this week, making him the third journalist to leave India in 2024 — India has allegedly refused to renew a French correspondent's permit, making him the third journalist to leave India this year …
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@sebfarcis and Committee to Protect …
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Spotify now lets all podcasters upload videos, rather than only creators who signed up to Spotify for Podcasters hosting; Spotify has 250K+ video podcasts — Spotify is now letting non-hosted podcasters upload videos to the platform. The company quietly rolled out the new feature last week …
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Committee to Protect Journalists:
Interviews with Ethiopian journalists who fled the country due to civil war and conflict and who remain in exile, sometimes struggling to afford food and rent — When Belete Kassa's friend and news show co-host Belaye Manaye was arrested in November 2023 and taken to the remote Awash Arba military camp known …
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