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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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Alexandra Canal / Yahoo Finance:
An excess of ad supply on streaming video services, after Amazon's Prime Video joined the market in January, means CPM rates have dropped for now — Amazon (AMZN) entered the ad-supported streaming space in January by defaulting all of its Prime Video subscriptions to ads.
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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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@bristei, @bristei, Dcn. Charlie Echeverry on LinkedIn and @bristei
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 …
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Internal memo: ABC News Executive Editor Stacia Deshishku is leaving the network and her 35-year career in journalism — Deshishku has served as executive editor since 2022, overseeing shows and editorial strategy. — ABC News executive editor Stacia Deshishku has decided to leave …
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Variety, Deadline, @bristei, @jeremymbarr, @dylanbyers and @jeremymbarr
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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News/Media Alliance and US Congress
Barbara Allen / Poynter:
The Knight Foundation debuts Knight Election Hub, offering election tools and services to newsrooms that are not for profit or have revenue less than $5M/year — The Knight Foundation rolled out its election hub Thursday and expects to add more resources in the coming months.
Discussion:
Jon Greenberg on LinkedIn, Scott Klein on LinkedIn, @poynter and Knight Election Hub
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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Poynter, Press Gazette, WAN-IFRA, Reuters Institute and Media Voices
Lachlan Cartwright / The Hollywood Reporter:
Sources: The Daily Beast's DC bureau chief Martin Pengelly has quit five weeks after being hired; the outlet will lay off several non-guild employees next week — The Daily Beast's Washington bureau chief has quit just five weeks after being hired, Hot Source has learned …
Discussion:
@dylanbyers, @lachcartwright and @noahshachtman@threads.net
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
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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@theprospect, @lolgop, @bjkeefe, @texmexelsa, @joshtpm, @joshtpm and @jalefkowit@vmst.io
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 …
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