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Mike Wuerthele / AppleInsider:
Apple Music now has over 50M users including paid members and trials, Tim Cook says in wide-ranging interview — In a wide-ranging interview, Apple CEO Tim Cook divulged Apple Music subscriber numbers, and said that a strong push into television and movies is underway.
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox News settles about 20 lawsuits over racial or gender discrimination, not including Rod Wheeler and Scottie Hughes cases; source says settlement was ~$10M — Douglas Wigdor, the attorney representing more individuals against 21st Century Fox than anyone else, makes a big deal …
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TVNewser, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, @emilysteel, @helenkennedy, HuffPost and CNNMoney
Steven Shepard / Politico:
The Associated Press is launching AP VoteCast, a new way of measuring exit polls abandoning traditional methods, in partnership with Fox News — The Associated Press unveiled a new project Tuesday to supplant traditional exit polling — beginning with the 2018 midterm elections.
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Nieman Lab and @michaelgmiller
Alexandra Stevenson / New York Times:
The Los Angeles Times suspends Jonathan Kaiman, its Beijing bureau chief, after accusations of sexual misconduct from two women, a journalist and a law student — The Los Angeles Times said Tuesday that it was suspending Jonathan Kaiman, its Beijing bureau chief, amid accusations of sexual misconduct.
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The Wrap, @joannachiu, @nicole_cliffe, @kemc, @beijingpalmer, @letahong, @tombschrader and Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
21st Century Fox:
21st Century Fox announces Lachlan Murdoch will be Chairman and CEO of the “new” Fox, with Rupert Murdoch as co-chairman and John Nallen as COO — Lachlan Murdoch to Serve as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer — Rupert Murdoch to Assume Role of Co-Chairman 21st Century Fox CFO John Nallen to Take Broader Role as
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Variety, Broadcasting & Cable, The Hollywood Reporter and @taralach
Pew Research Center:
In Western Europe, trust in news media varies more widely between populist/non-populist views than between left/right politics; trust lowest in Southern Europe — France, Spain and Italy are more fragmented in their news sources and more negative toward the news media than other countries
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@pewglobal, @pewresearch and DW.COM
Joseph Otterson / Variety:
Time Inc.'s TV production arm, Time Inc. Productions, has rebranded as Four M Studios and is partnering with Freeform to develop scripted movies — Months after its $1.85 billion acquisition of Time Inc.'s stable of magazines, media conglom Meredith is ready to make its mark on the company's TV production arm.
Kate Erbland / IndieWire:
Sky and HBO to broadcast “The Case Against Adnan Syed”, a four-hour long documentary series, directed by Amy Berg and based on the 2014 podcast Serial — Berg has been working on the series since 2015, which promises “new discoveries, as well as groundbreaking revelations that challenge the state's case.”
Libby Watson / Splinter:
The Hill posted an op-ed from a lobbyist for Saudi Arabia without disclosing the tie at first, echoing the way it treated a 2016 post by Michael Flynn on Turkey — Norm Coleman might be vaguely familiar to you as a former senator from Minnesota and the guy whom Al Franken narrowly defeated in 2008 …
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@libbycwatson, @libbycwatson, @libbycwatson and @cirellan
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
National Geographic and The Wall Street Journal are launching Far & Away, a print magazine for business travelers; first issue will be bundled with May 19 WSJ — National Geographic and The Wall Street Journal have partnered to launch Far & Away, a print magazine for business travelers …
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PR Newswire
Nick Statt / The Verge:
The new AI-powered Google News app is now available on iOS replacing the Google Play Newsstand app — Google said last week at its I/O developer conference that the revamped, artificial intelligence-powered Google News would be arriving on Apple's App Store some time in the next seven days.
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The Splice Newsroom and TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
AT&T's DirecTV Now launches its cloud DVR, alongside a new tier with 100 hours of recording and 90 days of storage for $10/month more, adds more content, more — AT&T's over-the-top streaming service for cord cutters, DirecTV Now, is finally beginning to roll out its cloud DVR feature - a year and a half after its launch.
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DIRECTV NOW, Engadget, Fast Company, Android Central, Variety, Multichannel News and The Verge, more at Techmeme »