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5:25 PM ET, April 26, 2021

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This year's Oscars, a TV broadcast about films mostly distributed on the internet, was a celebration of diversity as nine of 20 acting nominations went to POC  —  Chloé Zhao's film about the damaged American dream won best picture, best director and best actress.
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Mónica Marie Zorrilla / Variety:
Early Nielsen numbers show 2021 Oscars drew 9.85M viewers, a drop of 58.3% from last year  —  The 93rd Academy Awards ceremony, broadcast live from both Union Station and the Dolby Theatre in L.A. on ABC, hit a record low.  —  Per Nielsen Live+Same Day preliminary national numbers …
Liza Lin / Wall Street Journal:
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Colette, co-produced by EA and Oculus Studios, and released by The Guardian, wins an Oscar for best documentary short
Kathleen Kingsbury / New York Times:
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Roku says anti-competitive demands from Google, including requests for preferential treatment of apps like YouTube TV, may force YouTube TV off Roku's platform  —  Roku on Monday notified its users via email that YouTube TV may be forced off its platform entirely, alleging anti-competitive demands …
Javier Espinoza / Financial Times:
A group of Germany's largest media, tech, and advertising companies file antitrust complaint against Apple as it makes privacy changes on iPhones  —  Axel Springer among companies claiming controls will damage targeted advertising on iPhones  —  A group of Germany's largest media …
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Chris Welch / The Verge:
Apple rolls out iOS and iPadOS 14.5 with App Tracking Transparency, which requires apps to get permission to track user activity on other apps for ad purposes
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Facebook says it has a policy letting any person initiate a takedown of a post containing an image of their residence, regardless of the post's newsworthiness  —  The New York Post has complained that Facebook is blocking and downplaying its stories.  But the platform doesn't pay any special deference to journalists.
Reggie Ugwu / New York Times:
SiriusXM acquires 99% Invisible, producer of the highly successful podcast by the same name with 500M+ downloads, to become a “foundational” part of Stitcher  —  The deal, for one of the industry's earliest success stories, is the latest salvo in an era of rapid consolidation.
John Ourand / Sports Business Journal:
Turner Sports picked up NHL's second TV package as part of a deal worth up to $225M per year, after NBC pulled out of the bidding  —  Turner Sports picked up the remaining package of NHL media rights as part of a deal worth up to $225M per year.  The agreement will push the NHL's rights-fee haul …
Jack Brewster / Forbes:
Fox News apologizes for airing a graphic that baselessly suggested President Biden wanted to force Americans to eat less meat as part of his climate plan  —  Fox News on Monday apologized for airing a graphic that baselessly suggested President Joe Biden wanted to force Americans to eat less meat …
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: top talent, like Rachel Maddow, will be asked to make content for streaming services, as NBC's news chief Cesar Conde pushes a shift to streaming news  —  Cesar Conde recruits big names for streaming services, centralizes oversight of networks  —  Since taking over as chief …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Facebook rolls out a miniplayer that will allow Facebook users to stream music and podcasts from Spotify through the Facebook app on iOS or Android  —  Facebook announced last week an expanded partnership with streaming music service Spotify that would bring a new way to listen to music …
 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
How local TV stations plan to remain relevant as viewers shift to streaming, including Sinclair's plans to develop its own linear streaming service
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma has been increasingly in demand for its newsroom training sessions on covering traumatic events and coping tactics
Michael Schneider / Variety:
As major studios and streamers increasingly turn to in-house production, a look at the independent TV production companies that have eschewed overall deals