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10:00 AM ET, January 22, 2020

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The Guardian:
Sources: analysis shows a message from Saudi Crown Prince MbS' WhatsApp account to Jeff Bezos in 2018 included file “highly” likely to have hacked Bezos' phone  —  Revealed: the Saudi heir and the alleged plot to undermine Jeff Bezos  —  ‘People are fearful’: New Zealand police admit gang violence is out of control
The Information:
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 …
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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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.
The Intercept:
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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”
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
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 …
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 …
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.
 
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Claire Atkinson / NBC News:
Sinclair launches 2020 Live, a news channel on its streaming platform STIRR, to carry unfiltered presidential campaign events with no commentators or anchors
Discussion: Mediaite
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Spotify is testing a new Stories feature on iOS and Android, that will allow select influencers to incorporate video elements into their public playlists
George P. Slefo / Ad Age:
App Annie: total time spent on TikTok grew 375% YoY in the US to 85M hours in 2019; China accounted for 80% of the 65B hours spent on the platform globally
Stephanie Sengwe / The Streamable:
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
Discussion: Business Wire
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Joe Mandese / MediaPost:
GARM, an ad agency and digital media platform alliance, shares plan for creating brand-safe environments with tools for categorizing harmful content and more
Amelia Nitz / The Reporters Committee …:
Reporters Committee will launch its Local Legal Initiative in CO, OK, OR, PA, and TN to provide pro bono legal support to local journalists and news outlets
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Roku expands to Brazil by way of a partnership with AOC to launch the AOC Roku TV in two models, which will feature local streaming service Globoplay
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: Business Insider, Vox Media, The Information, Axios, and Politico all turned profits in 2019, in several cases for the first time ever