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Camille Gijs / Politico:
Reuters removes Russian wire service TASS from its B2B marketplace Reuters Connect, following criticism from Reuters staff over TASS' content — Reuters will remove all the content of the Russian state news agency TASS from its business-to-business service Reuters Connect, it said Wednesday in an internal email to staff.
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism:
Internews Europe names Meera Selva, currently Deputy Director at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, as its CEO — Meera, who has been the Director of our Journalist Fellowship Programme since September 2017, will take up her new role in June
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Instagram rolls out chronological Following and Favorites feeds to all iOS and Android users globally, neither of which can be set as the default — Instagram today is making a chronological feed available to all users, as earlier promised, alongside another new feed filtering option …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Crooked Media signs a multiyear agreement with SiriusXM for ad sales and distribution rights; Pod Save America and other podcasts will join the SiriusXM network — Crooked Media, the progressive media company that produces the top-ranked “Pod Save America” and other podcasts, signed a multiyear, multiplatform agreement with SiriusXM.
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Jay Peters / The Verge:
YouTube is making nearly 4,000 TV episodes available for free with ads in the US, including Hell's Kitchen and Andromeda — The platform already offers free movies with ads — YouTube is the latest company to offer free shows TV with ads. The video giant says you'll now be able …
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Sources: in Q2 2022, Spotify plans to rename its live social audio app from Greenroom to Spotify Live and integrate the content into its main app — Spotify Technology SA is renaming its live conversation product and integrating the content into its main streaming app to make the service …
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9to5Mac, The Verge and Podcast Movement, more at Techmeme »
Joel Simon / Columbia Journalism Review:
How group messaging tools like WhatsApp and Signal plus tracking technology have changed how newsrooms manage their reporting teams in Ukraine — Lindsey Hilsum, a correspondent for Britain's Channel 4 News, is one of the most experienced conflict reporters covering the Ukraine war.
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One Man & His Blog, @jpmarthoz, @ifjglobal, @joelsimonsays, @joelsimonsays, @runasand, @freedomofpress, @lindseyhilsum and @aawayne
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
BuzzFeed News EIC Mark Schoofs says he and two other top editors are leaving, as BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti announces job cuts affecting ~1.7% of company staff — Mark Schoofs, the site's editor in chief, is among the departures. The company's chief executive said BuzzFeed News would need to …
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Will Feuer / Dow Jones Newswires:
BuzzFeed reports $40.4M in Q4 net income, up 25% YoY from $32.2M, and revenue of $145.7M, up 18% YoY, driven by 33% YoY growth in its content revenue segment
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: several large shareholders have urged BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti to shut down the site's news division, which has ~100 employees and loses ~$10M/year
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@sherman4949, Insider, Axios, Columbia Journalism Review, @perlberg, @clarissajanlim, American Press Institute, Breitbart, Newslit Daily, Nieman Lab, @sarafischer, @jimwaterson, @addysbaird, @lib_crusher, @mattwynn, @shortformernie, @mattzollerseitz, @williamyang120, @loudmouthjulia, @pfpicardi, @silvermanjacob, @mollytaft, @lolacoaster, @thesarahkelly, @dannypage, @bernstein, @jeffjarvis, @lebassett, @jeffjarvis, @bgrueskin, @moorehn, @loudmouthjulia, @elainelow, @justin_ling, @sebastianmurdoc, @benparr, @bobsaietta, @stephgracela, @intothemelwoods, @chronotope, @danprimack, @moorehn, @danfagin, @emilyrpeck, @eacrunden, @emilybell, @justinbaragona, @ricsanchez, @pkafka, @juliareinstein, @mims, @markstenberg3, @cwarzel, @loudmouthjulia, @ariellec, Observer, Gawker, The Guardian and Press Gazette
Forbes:
Byron Allen's media group sues Nielsen, claiming it was knowingly dishonest about how unreliable its rating measurement service was for Allen's ESN networks — Three media companies - owned by media mogul Byron Allen - have filed a lawsuit against Nielsen over alleged fraudulent misrepresentation of ratings and fraud by concealment.
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@falsebinary and @forbes
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Disney says it has sold out all its ad inventory around the Oscars; sources: ABC has sought $1.7M to $2.2M for a 30-second spot — No matter how many awards categories get screen time at this year's Oscars telecast, one thing will be certain: There will be advertising around them.
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MediaPost, The Wrap, Next TV, @erikdavis, @walthickey, @bristei, @bristei and @scottmendelson
Winston Cho / Hollywood Reporter:
WGA West and a coalition of unions, which includes the Teamsters, ask FTC to block Amazon's MGM acquisition, say Amazon will likely shut down MGM's Epix — The Strategic Organizing Center, a coalition of unions which includes the Teamsters and CWA, and WGA West sent a letter to the regulatory agency over the $8.45 billion buy.
Mariella Moon / Engadget:
Google will remove Movies & TV section from the Play Store in May; users will be able to buy or rent movies and TV shows only in the Google TV app — Google gave its TV app an overhaul last year, redesigning its interface and turning it into a hub for your streaming needs.
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The Streamable, TechCrunch and 9to5Google
K.J. Yossman / Variety:
BBC World Service files an appeal to the UN against Iran over online violence towards women journalists working at BBC News Persian — The BBC World Service has filed an “urgent appeal” to the United Nations (UN) against Iran in light of the online violence towards female journalists working at BBC News Persian.
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