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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Anna Palmer, Jake Sherman, and John Bresnahan launch Punchbowl, a political news outlet publishing three daily newsletters and a daily podcast for $300/year — A Beltway school of journalism wants to get back to just-the-facts-ma'am reporting. But how do you cover this Republican Party?
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Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Insiders say Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer's exit from Politico was due to a rift with some colleagues, as they launch their new venture
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New York Times:
A British judge rules against extraditing Julian Assange to the US, which has accused him of violating the Espionage Act, citing mental health concerns — U.S. officials want the WikiLeaks founder to face charges of violating the Espionage Act. But a judge in London ruled that he was at extreme risk of suicide.
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Dan Sabbagh / The Guardian:
Experts say Julian Assange verdict appears to extend the scope of British Official Secrets Act on classified info and does little to protect press freedom — Analysis: ruling appears to extend the scope of British Official Secrets Act on classified information
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The Cut, the New York Media style and culture website, names Teen Vogue's editor Lindsay Peoples Wagner as its new EIC — Lindsay Peoples Wagner will leave her job as the editorial leader of the Condé Nast publication to take over New York Magazine's style and culture site.
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Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
Discovery and Vodafone sign a multi-year deal to bring Discovery's content to the UK and 11 European countries, as Discovery+ streaming service launches — Discovery and Vodafone have signed a multi-year deal that will make Discovery TV content and new streamer Discovery Plus available …
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Sunday's episode of 60 Minutes was filled with blatant disinformation about Section 230, blaming the law for disinformation on the internet — I have a browser open with about a dozen different bad and wrong takes on Section 230 that one day I may write about, but on Sunday night …
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Jason Gurwin / The Streamable:
ViacomCBS strikes a distribution deal with Hulu to add 14 cable networks to Hulu + Live TV, including Comedy Central, MTV, and Nickelodeon — In a new expanded multi-year agreement between Hulu and ViacomCBS, Hulu Live TV will be adding 14 new channels to the service.
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Quibi is in advanced talks to sell the rights to its short-form content catalog to Roku — Short-form streaming service Quibi is winding down its operations after failing to gain traction — Quibi is in advanced talks to sell its content catalog to Roku Inc. …
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Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
Disney says Disney+ will add a Star-branded block from February 23 in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada — The series “Big Sky” by David E. Kelley, “Love, Victor” and iconic shows including “24,” “Lost” and “Desperate Housewives” are among the programs heading to the Star-branded block …
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Stacey Woelfel / RJI Stories:
Under new FAA rules, news organizations do not need to file waiver requests for drones, a huge boost for night news gathering using drones — Bundled with the FAA's announcement Monday of the long-awaited rules on requiring remote ID from drones were two rule changes that will ease drone newsgathering for news organizations.
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Hannah Ellis-Petersen / The Guardian:
Netflix and Prime Video are reshaping India's creative landscape amid threats of censorship; Netflix invested $400M in original content in India in 2019 — The streaming giants are making bold TV shows but the threat of censorship looms large — This year's Emmy awards …
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Loni Prinsloo / Bloomberg:
Universal Music plans expansion in Africa in 2021 to tap into streaming growth; recorded music revenues for Africa and Middle East grew ~16% to $100M+ in 2019 — - World's biggest music company appoints new regional head — Universal also looking to sign up and promote local artists
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