Mediagazer: 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 (James Ball/Politico)

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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In an email to staff, Telegraph editor Chris Evans says Rob Winnett has decided to stay at Telegraph and will not join the Washington Post — Breaking: Rob Winnett will NOT become the next editor of the Washington Post. Chris Evans, editor of the Telegraph, emails staff: “I'm pleased to report that Rob Winnett has decided to stay with us.”

Discussion: @semaforben, @jamesrbuk, @jamesrbuk, @brianstelter and @jimwaterson

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

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 …

Discussion: @bristei, @jeremymbarr, @dylanbyers, @jeremymbarr, Variety and Deadline

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.

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 …

Discussion: @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 …

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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 …

Discussion: Cord Cutters News and @bristei

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: TVNewsCheck, Knight Foundation, Jon Greenberg on LinkedIn, Scott Klein on LinkedIn, @poynter, Knight Election Hub and Newspack

Nic Newman / Nieman Lab:

Reuters Institute: data from 47 countries shows a rise in use of video-based platforms for news, making the pivot to video look more lasting now than previously — Aggregate data from 47 countries shows all the growth in platform news use coming from video or video-led networks.

Discussion: Media Voices and Nieman Lab

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 …

Discussion: 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: TVNewsCheck, @lachcartwright, @dylanbyers and @noahshachtman@threads.net

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 …

Discussion: TVNewsCheck, Radio Ink, US Congress and News/Media Alliance