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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
MSNBC's Meet the Press Daily is moving to ad-supported streaming news service NBC News NOW, which is profitable and has a monthly average of 100M views — In what may be the most significant commitment of a big name talent to a streaming news service, Chuck Todd's MSNBC program “Meet the Press Daily” is moving to NBC News NOW.
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@bfnewsunion:
The BuzzFeed News Union, representing 61 employees, ratifies its first contract with the company, setting a salary floor of $60K that will rise 2.5% each year — Here's our full statement with @nyguild ✊ https://twitter.com/...
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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Members approve a merger of the News Media Alliance and The Association of Magazine Media, to be named News/Media Alliance and led by NMA CEO David Chavern — The News Media Alliance and MPA - The Association of Magazine Media will merge, gaining bargaining power with platform companies.
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Editor and Publisher, MPA, @jeffjarvis, @poynter, @rickedmonds and @newsalliance
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
A California federal judge dismisses Donald Trump's lawsuit seeking to lift his ban from Twitter but may allow an amended complaint to be filed against Twitter — - A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by former President Donald Trump seeking to lift his ban from Twitter.
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Washington City Paper:
Washington City Paper alumni reminisce about the days when printed copies were in demand, as the 41-year-old weekly produces its last regular print edition — One More for the Road — By my count, I've had a hand in producing roughly 450 print issues of Washington City Paper since I joined …
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Mia Sato / The Verge:
Sources compare cutbacks at Netflix's Tudum to the company's inability to nurture fandoms, often abandoning shows when opaque, unclear goals aren't met — Tudum is just one piece of Netflix's push to create fandoms — When news broke of layoffs at the Netflix-owned fan site Tudum last week …
Reuters:
Journalist Luis Enrique Ramirez was found dead in Mexico on Thursday, the ninth death of a media worker in the country this year — A Mexican journalist was found dead in the northwestern state of Sinaloa on Thursday, authorities said, marking the ninth death of a media worker …
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Insider:
iSpot: national TV ad spending from automakers fell 27.4% YoY in March and 16.9% in April, a trend that will likely continue into 2023 — - Automakers are reining in their ad spend amid supply chain issues. — National TV spending from car brands dropped 27% in March versus last year.
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Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
Analysis of more than 50 hours of Russian TV shows how convoluted and contradictory narratives are used to present the state's version of the “truth” — To Western audiences, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has unfolded as a series of brutal attacks punctuated by strategic blunders.
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@nytmedia, @danielle_ivory, @oliverdarcy, @stratcomcentre, @anniekarni and CBS News
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Spotify Stations, the service's lightweight listening app first launched in 2018 offering easy access to curated playlists, is shutting down on May 16 — Spotify Stations, the streaming service's lightweight listening app offering easy access to curated playlists, is shutting down on May 16.
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
News Corp Q3: $2.5B in revenue, up 7% YoY; $82M net profit, up from $79M a year ago; WSJ averaged 3M+ digital subscriptions; Dow Jones ad revenue grew 20% YoY — Increases in advertising sales and subscriptions fueled growth at Wall Street Journal parent Dow Jones
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Publishers Weekly
Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Dish reports 10.2M pay TV subscribers in Q1, a 462K net loss, and 2.2M Sling TV subscribers, down from 2.5M a year ago — The company reported a loss of 462,000 net pay TV subscribers in the first quarter.
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Light Reading, The Desk and Media Play News