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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources detail how Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav is quickly making his mark, including abandoning CNN+ and others projects and forcing out executives — CEO David Zaslav has quickly put his stamp on Warner Bros. Discovery, weighing in on content, forcing out executives and cutting costly projects
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Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
Warner Bros. Discovery says Chris Wallace, who had a show on CNN+, will host a primetime CNN show on Sunday evenings that will stream on HBO Max — CNN will also be getting a “reimagined” morning show later this year. — Chris Wallace is coming to primetime, as CNN CEO Chris Licht previews …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
At its Brandcast presentation, YouTube unveils ad frequency limits across YouTube and connected TV apps, letting marketers using Google Ads to set weekly caps — The TV upfronts are usually a dog-and-pony show where networks unveil their new content slates.
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Ad Age, Ad Age, Tubefilter, @garettsloane, @xpangler and MediaPost
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J. Clara Chan / Hollywood Reporter:
At Brandcast 2022, YouTube focused on live shopping, short-form video, and the work of individual creators, as it moves away from original programming — YouTube will host its second Beauty Festival on June 16, but this time, viewers will be able to purchase products directly from the livestream.
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TechCrunch and Engadget
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
TikTok launches Branded Mission, a product that lets advertisers crowdsource content from creators with 1K+ followers and turn top-performing videos into ads — TikTok announced today that it's launching a new ad product called “Branded Mission” that will allow creators to connect with brands and possibly receive rewards for videos.
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MediaPost, The Drum and Ad Age, more at Techmeme »
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Following years of complaints from creators, TikTok announces its first crediting tools, linking back to creators and trend originators within videos — After years of stolen memes and uncredited dance trends, TikTok today is introducing a new feature that it says will be the first iteration …
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Billboard, TikTok and Variety, more at Techmeme »
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Recurrent Ventures, which owns Popular Science and 23 other brands, raises $300M led by Blackstone as it explores an IPO or sale to a larger media company — Media firm, which also counts Domino and Outdoor Life among its publishing brands, plans to use proceeds to fund acquisitions
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@anthony and @jaredbkeller
Ariel Shapiro / The Verge:
Internal Gimlet memo: Reply All podcast co-hosts Alex Goldman and Emmanuel Dzotsi will be leaving next month — It is unclear whether the show will continue after they leave — Reply All co-hosts Alex Goldman and Emmanuel Dzotsi will be leaving the show next month, according to an internal memo obtained by The Verge.
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J. Clara Chan / Hollywood Reporter:
An interview with Audible's Rachel Ghiazza and Zola Mashariki, who lead its original content business, on eyeing the long game with top Hollywood talent — The subscription platform, now powered by Amazon, is bolstering stars' production shingles and boasts a greater degree of creative freedom …
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@michellemanafy, @nwquah and @jclarachan
Rebecca McCarter / E.W. Scripps Company:
E.W. Scripps plans a multiyear effort with funding from Google to help experienced print journalists move into broadcast news and jobs at Scripps — CINCINNATI - The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) and Google are partnering on a multi-year initiative to transition experienced journalists …
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Cincinnati Business Journal and TVTechnology
Andrew Mercier / Muck Rack Blog:
Muck Rack: 77% of journalists value Twitter more than other social media platforms, BBC has the most journalists on Twitter followed by Bloomberg News — Since we last reported on the State of Journalism on Twitter in 2017, not a lot has changed on the platform—kidding!
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@mattnavarra, @mattnavarra, @mattnavarra and @pressgazette
Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide:
LimeWire, the music sharing service that relaunched as an NFT music marketplace, strikes a deal to launch NFT projects with Universal Music Group's artists — LimeWire, a former file-sharing platform recently relaunched as a digital collectibles marketplace, has struck its first major label partnership …
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Digital Music News, Billboard, Music Ally and City A.M.
Scott Feinberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issues new rules for the 95th Oscars, including restoring the theatrical release requirement — The Academy's board of governors also capped the number of songs a film may submit for Oscar consideration and tweaked the names of its documentary awards.