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Betting-focused channels and fantasy sites expected to crowd the media field with the SCOTUS decision to allow states to offer sports betting — TVG, HRTV, WinView ready to pounce on opportunity — The decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to allow states to offer sports gambling services …

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Tony Semerad / Salt Lake Tribune:

Salt Lake Tribune cuts 34 of its 90 newsroom staff, eliminates Utah news section several days a week, and will cut back on pages amid plunging revenues — In a radical restructuring of Utah's largest newspaper, owner Paul Huntsman proceeded Monday with cutting 34 Salt Lake Tribune employees …

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Ernst-Jan Pfauth / De Correspondent:

Omidyar Network grants The Correspondent $950K in runway funding, bringing total to $1.8M, as the membership model outlet plans English-language launch — One year ago, we shared our big plans for a global edition of De Correspondent. Today we're proud to announce two key partnerships …

Discussion: Columbia Journalism Review and @jayrosen_nyu

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos says ~85% of new spending to go toward original content, plans to have about 1,000 originals total by the end of 2018 — Netflix is sharply steering its new content spending toward original projects, with around 85% of new spending going to original TV shows …

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Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:

Journalists covering Trump are earning anything from $30K to $250K per year from on-air contributor roles, on top of securing lucrative book deals — And reporters in DC do. — A whirlwind Washington era has vaulted White House reporters into a charmed, somewhat awkward, but characteristically Trumpian reality: fame and fortune.

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New York Times:

Americans 25-34 spend 18.4 hours a week watching live TV while those 50-64 watch 39.6 hours; national TV ad sales peaked in 2016 at $43B but fell 2.2% last year — Television networks will draw hordes of advertisers to New York City this week for their annual bonanza of presentations and parties …

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Vindu Goel / New York Times:

How WhatsApp is being used to spread misinformation, share fake polls, and exacerbate religious divides ahead of national elections in India — MANGALORE, India — Waving a giant saffron flag, Pranav Bhat last week joined a political rally for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India's ruling party …

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Committee to Protect Journalists:

CPJ urges Kenyan president to not sign a bill that would target journalists, bloggers, and others with jail and fines for publishing “false” information — The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta not to sign into law a cybercrimes bill …

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Bloomberg:

Sources: Amazon tests display ad product letting merchants buy spots across other sites after it abruptly stopped buying Google Product Listing Ads last month — - New service lets merchants run Amazon ads on other sites, apps — Amazon abruptly stopped buying Google shopping ads recently

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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:

CBS files lawsuit against majority shareholder Shari Redstone, accusing her of pressing for Viacom merger against wishes of CBS board members — The battle over the future of CBS and Viacom has taken an extraordinary turn as CBS Corp. has filed a lawsuit accusing majority shareholder Shari Redstone …

Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:

A look at Trump's relationship with Sean Hannity and Fox News, with nightly conversations with the host and network coverage dictating the President's agenda — The call to the White House comes after ten o'clock most weeknights, when Hannity is over. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday …

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Emily Smith / Page Six:

Sources: Bill O'Reilly is in talks to return to cable news at Newsmax TV, one year after being forced out from Fox News amid sexual harassment allegations — Bill O'Reilly is in talks to head back to cable news in his old 8 p.m. slot, but this time at Newsmax TV, sources exclusively tell Page Six.

Discussion: @karoli, @corennacornwell, @colincampbell, @daweiner and Business Insider

Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:

Source: Ronan Farrow's forthcoming book “Catch and Kill” will discuss his clash with NBC execs over Weinstein story and how it ended up at The New Yorker — How ‘catch and kill’ is used to bury news stories — Ronan Farrow was working for NBC News when he began investigating Harvey Weinstein.

Discussion: New York Times, @lkherman, @maxasteele, @aaronblake and @yashar

Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Credibility at NBC News is in trouble following lack of support for Ronan Farrow, a correction on a Michael Cohen story, skepticism about Lauer probe, and more

Discussion: American Press Institute and TVNewser

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