Mediagazer: Analysis: Netflix now boasts 1,211 originals and has been adding one show a day on average over the past eight months (Joshua Fruhlinger/Thinknum Media)

9:15 AM ET, January 22, 2020

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Sources: Quibi's CEO Meg Whitman, in an internal meeting, compared reporters' friendly rapport with their sources to how sexual predators groom their targets — Quibi CEO Meg Whitman lashed out against the media at an “all-hands” staff meeting last Thursday, drawing an analogy between reporters …

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The Intercept:

The Intercept condemns Brazil's action against Glenn Greenwald and calls the move a “blatantly politically motivated charge” made as “apparent retaliation” — On Tuesday, a federal prosecutor in Brazil announced a denunciation of American journalist …

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Ernesto Londoño / New York Times:
Federal prosecutors in Brazil charge Glenn Greenwald with cybercrimes, alleging he was part of a “criminal organization” hacking phones of public officials

Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Glenn Greenwald calls Brazil's allegations an attack on journalism: “I did nothing more than do my job as a journalist—ethically and within the law”

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Netflix:

Netflix Q4 revenue grew 31% YoY to $5.467B and net income rose to $587M, surpassing 100M paid memberships outside the US; global paid net additions totaled 8.8M — Fellow shareholders, We had a strong finish to 2019, with Q4 revenue growing 31% year over year, bringing full year 2019 revenue …

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Joshua Fruhlinger / Thinknum Media:
Analysis: Netflix now boasts 1,211 originals and has been adding one show a day on average over the past eight months

Discussion: @fruhlinger, Polygon and The Verge, more at Techmeme »

Bloomberg:

Sources: Apple is weighing producing original podcasts tied to shows on its TV+ streaming service, including for original shows, and sought pitches last summer — - Apple has approached producers about coming up with ideas — The move is latest signal of Apple's entertainment ambitions

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The New York Times Company:

NYT memo: the Standards department, led by Phil Corbett, will absorb much of the work of the Reader Center; Corbett also will work with the Opinion department — Nothing is more important than maintaining our readers' trust. It's why we long ago established a Standards department to ensure …

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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:

Journalists faced tough restrictions on the first day of Trump's impeachment trial, and the government controlled the only TV cameras in the Senate chamber — With the government in control of the production, “the emotion” of Tuesday's session was missing, said Chris Wallace of Fox News.

Discussion: @suzannenossel, @jimrutenberg, The Hill, @rachelbitecofer, @grynbaum, @nytmedia and CNN

Andrew Wallender / Bloomberg Law:

Barstool Sports reaches settlement with NLRB that calls for deletion of anti-union tweets from co-founder David Portnoy, removal of other anti-union material — Four months after Barstool Sports co-founder David Portnoy drew criticism for posting anti-union tweets, the company reached …

Sara Jerde / Adweek:

Bloomberg Media debuts Bloomberg Green, a vertical on climate change, with five ad partners, a daily newsletter, podcast, events, and an upcoming print magazine — Bloomberg Green goes live with a constantly updating data dashboard — Key insights: — Bloomberg Media went live …

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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:

UK's largest commercial news publisher Reach unites its regional brands, including 25 daily print titles and 37 websites, to call for action on global warming — Dozens of regional brands owned by Reach, including the Manchester Evening News and Newcastle Chronicle, have joined forces …

Discussion: @davidbartlett1 and @leohickman

Marc Tracy / New York Times:

Profile of David Sirota, a former journalist and now a senior adviser for the Bernie Sanders campaign, who amplifies its consistent focus on criticizing media — David Sirota's job is to remind the candidate's supporters why he dislikes the news media. — When the first in-house newsletter …

Discussion: @krystalball, @davidsirota, Politico and NBC News

Vindu Goel / New York Times:

Indian government increases limits on foreign news outlets, shortening the duration of journalists' visas and preventing them from visiting Kashmir and Assam — Like Trump, India is pressuring both of Mr. Bezos' businesses as its leaders become more nationalistic toward foreign companies and news media.

Discussion: The Next Web, @the_moviebob, @nytimes, @petersgoodman and @nytimes

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Seb Joseph / Digiday:
Advertisers pulled their ads from YouTube videos promoting climate misinformation, unlike in 2017, when many suspended entire campaigns due to offensive videos

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George P. Slefo / Ad Age:
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Ad-supported Tubi partners with TV Azteca to expand Tubi into Mexico later this year; Tubi also will be the exclusive connected TV partner for Hisense in Mexico

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Sources: Business Insider, Vox Media, The Information, Axios, and Politico all turned profits in 2019, in several cases for the first time ever

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Allison Schiff / AdExchanger:
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Jem Aswad / Variety:
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