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8:00 AM ET, June 21, 2024

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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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Harry Lambert / @harrytlambert:
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.”
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
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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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
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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
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WBEZ:
Unionized journalists at WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times voted overwhelmingly for Chicago Public Media CEO Matt Moog's immediate removal, after layoffs in April
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
Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
MoffettNathanson: Q1 2024 was the worst quarter the pay-TV business has ever seen, losing 2.37M subscribers, down 6.9%, and even YouTube TV slightly shrank
Lara Korte / Politico:
Snap agrees to a $15M settlement with California after a three-year probe into employees' allegations of discrimination, retaliation, and sexual harassment
 

 
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Reuters:
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