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Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:
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 — Robert Winnett, hired by Washington Post publisher William Lewis, faced questions about his U.K. work, including stories based on stolen records.
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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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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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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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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 …
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Spotify introduces a new Basic streaming plan in the US, which costs $10.99/month and includes all the benefits of Premium besides audiobook listening time — Spotify is introducing a new “Basic” streaming plan in the United States, the company announced on Friday.
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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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Lydia O'Connor / HuffPost:
Linda Tirado, the journalist blinded in one eye by Minneapolis police while covering a 2020 protest, is receiving palliative care as a result of the injury — Linda Tirado lost her eye when Minneapolis police shot her with a foam bullet in 2020. Now, she's dying from dementia, the National Press Club says.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
A Las Vegas jury convicts five men for operating Jetflicks, which officials say was one of the largest illegal streaming services in the US — Five men were convicted by a federal jury in Las Vegas this week for their part in operating Jetflicks, which officials say was one of the largest illegal streaming services in the U.S.
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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.
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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.
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 …
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