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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Michael Cohen drops libel lawsuits against BuzzFeed and Fusion GPS over publication of Steele dossier, which alleges he met with Russian operatives for Trump — Embattled attorney Michael Cohen has dropped a pair of much-touted libel suits against BuzzFeed and the private investigation firm Fusion GPS …
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Model Karen McDougal settles lawsuit against American Media, giving her right to discuss alleged affair with Trump and allowing AMI to avoid pretrial discovery
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Cheddar and Hulu make a deal to bring Cheddar's live linear content to Hulu Live TV, with daily news briefs and other content coming to Hulu on-demand — Cheddar isn't done making deals with the over-the-top streaming TV providers. Only yesterday, news came out that Cheddar was the first digital …
David Ingram / Reuters:
Facebook says it will change T&C in May for 1.5B users outside of Europe to be governed by US ToS instead of Ireland ToS, limiting GDPR impact to 400M users — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - If a new European law restricting what companies can do with people's online data went into effect tomorrow …
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Facebook:
Ahead of GDPR, Facebook debuts enhanced privacy controls for all users globally, starting in EU, with more choices about ads, allowing face recognition, more
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
NBCU joins Fox, Viacom, and Turner in OpenAP consortium with a buy-in that costs $10M, sources say; OpenAP standardizes categories ad buyers can purchase — OpenAP membership can cost up to $10 million over five years — Comcast Corp.'s NBCUniversal has been reluctant to support OpenAP …
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Pew Research Center:
Pew: 58% in US prefer to protect the freedom to publish rather than letting government restrict false info; 56% favor tech firms restricting false information — But 56% support steps from technology companies, even if it means some limits on publishing and accessing information
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CNNMoney:
In court, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson says Time Warner deal would help AT&T keep up with tech giants, sending content directly to viewers and improving ad sales — Why the AT&T-Time Warner trial matters — After weeks of testimony from economists, survey experts and rival executives …
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Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times:
Sources: Netflix has considered buying movie theaters in New York and Los Angeles; it decided not to pursue LA-based Landmark Theatres due to high price — Netflix, the global streaming giant that has dramatically changed the TV industry and clashed with movie theater owners …
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Sara Jerde / Adweek:
HelloGiggles, bought by Time Inc. in 2015 and now part of Meredith, launches a print version, with a 500K-copy initial run sent to People subscribers age 18-39 — The millennial-focused website launched in 2011 — Readers of HelloGiggles can hold the website's content in their hands …
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MediaPost, Folio, @ginainterrupted and @hellogiggles
CNNMoney:
In Ireland, Facebook rolls out a new tool that gives users more information about creators of sponsored posts and political ads ahead of abortion referendum — Zuckerberg wants you to remember Facebook started in his dorm — Facebook says it has learned the lessons of Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
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The Irish Times, @transparentref, BBC and @cnn
Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Jen Wong, former Time Inc. president of digital and COO, joins Reddit as COO and will focus on business strategy and growth, both of revenue and users — Wong departed Time Inc. after it was acquired by Meredith Corp. in January — Digital media veteran Jen Wong has been named Reddit's …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
MoviePass parent to sell 10.5M shares at $2.75, 28.2% below Wednesday's $3.83 closing price, as auditor has “substantial doubt” about MoviePass' future — Shares of Helios and Matheson Analytics, the majority owner of MoviePass, plummeted more than 40% in early trading Thursday …
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Jaclyn Peiser / New York Times:
Harper's Magazine Editor James Marcus says he was fired after a story by Katie Roiphe was assigned over his objections; he says he refused severance tied to NDA — James Marcus wants the world to know that he was fired from his job as the editor of Harper's Magazine.
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