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Sources: Jim Acosta is expected to exit CNN, after CEO Mark Thompson decided to remove Acosta from the 10am ET anchor slot and instead offer him a show at 12am — The anchor signaled to associates in private conversations over the weekend that he intends to depart the network, Status has learned.


Pulitzer Board seeks to pause Trump's 2022 defamation case against it, using his own argument that state courts shouldn't exert control over a sitting president — The Pulitzer Prize board is asking a judge to hit pause on a defamation case President Donald Trump filed against until his presidency is over …


The CBS Evening News debuted a new format on January 27, with a focus on fewer but more in-depth stories, reporters in the field, and nods to 60 Minutes — CBS is once again testing out new ingredients for one of its oldest, most recognizable programs, “The CBS Evening News.”
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Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV's chair and TV head resign after criticism over their handling of a sexual misconduct investigation into an ex-entertainment star — Japanese media company has not gone far enough to resolve governance issues, say shareholders — The chair and head of television …
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BBC News Digital Director Naja Nielsen, who joined in 2019, will leave in the coming months to become media director at Swedish public broadcaster SVT — Nielsen is leaving the corporation after almost six years to join Swedish public broadcaster SVT. — BBC News digital director Naja Nielsen …
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Source: LAT's Patrick Soon-Shiong enlisted Eric Beach, a Republican who ran a pro-Trump PAC, to recruit members for the editorial board and a new opinion forum — THE SCOOP — The owner of the Los Angeles Times has been leaning on a veteran Republican who ran a pro-Trump PAC to shape …


MLS plans to produce its studio shows for Season Pass on Apple TV+ from the WWE headquarters in Connecticut as part of an expanded production deal with IMG — MLS will produce its studio shows for Season Pass on Apple TV+ from the TKO-owned facility in Connecticut.

The AP disputes allegations made in The Stringer's documentary, which questions if AP photographer Nick Ut took the famous Vietnam War photo “The Terror of War” — The Associated Press issued this statement after a representative was able to view the film “The Stringer” …
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Sources: Sky News plans to overhaul its programming and newsroom around paid content, in a strategy dubbed Sky News 2030, citing “largely stagnant” revenue — UK broadcaster is launching new premium model to combat steep decline of linear TV — Sky News has unveiled plans …


A look at Good Daily, an AI-generated newsletter network run by one person, aggregating local news across 47 US states without disclosing its use of AI — Good Daily, which operates in 47 states and 355 towns and cities across the U.S., is run by one person.


A look at Hoodview News, a monthly local newspaper in Clackamas County, Oregon, that reflects the views of its owner, who used to work for an anti-LGBTQ+ group — Mike Wiley made his name as communications director for the Oregon Citizens Alliance — an anti-LGBTQ+ group. Now his views drive a local newspaper.


How the New York Times launched its website in 1996, acquiring the domain from its own reporter, Peter H. Lewis, who had registered nytimes.com in 1993 or 1994 — The Times wanted to go online in 1996 with nytimes.com. But the domain was already owned — by a Times reporter.
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Spotify and UMG announce a new multiyear deal, establishing a direct license between Spotify and Universal Music Publishing Group in the US and other countries — It's official: as MBW reported earlier, Spotify and Universal Music Group have inked a new multi-year licensing agreement.
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Sources: the new Spotify-UMG deal reduces, but does not fully ameliorate, the payment cuts from Spotify music-audiobooks bundling deal from last year
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