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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
A UK judge rules against businessman Arron Banks in his libel case against Guardian journalist Carole Cadwalladr, who used a public interest defense — Journalist Carole Cadwalladr has won her libel battle against Brexit donor Arron Banks. — Brexit donor Banks sued Cadwalladr over this phrase …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Fox News will air the second day of January 6 hearings live, starting at 10am ET, after not carrying the first hearing live during its primetime opinion shows — New York (CNN Business)The next hearing by the House's Jan. 6 committee will not be in prime time, but it will be widely televised and streamed.
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John Koblin / New York Times:
Nielsen ratings: 20M+ people watched the first prime-time hearing of the January 6 investigation; Fox News' counterprogramming drew a 3M average, about normal
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
A profile of James Goldston, the former ABC News president who is helping the House's January 6 committee produce TV-ready segments for its public hearings
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Jason Koebler / VICE:
Texas DPS seeks to block Motherboard's request for public release of bodycam footage from the Uvalde shooting, claiming it may expose police response weaknesses — The Texas Department of Public Safety asked the state's Attorney General to prevent the public release of body camera footage …
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Wall Street Journal:
Study: some streaming devices keep playing content when TVs are off, leading to ~17% of ads being shown when users can't see them, costing brands $1B+ per year — Lack of communication between TV sets and streaming devices causes estimated waste of over $1 billion in ad dollars
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Tory Shepherd / The Guardian:
The Sydney Morning Herald removes a column that outed Australian actor Rebel Wilson and the author, Andrew Hornery, has apologized — SMH columnist admits mistakes after complaining about being gazumped on story about Wilson's new girlfriend Ramona Agruma — Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing
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Patrick Brzeski / Hollywood Reporter:
Viacom18, a joint venture between Reliance, Paramount Global, and Bodhi Tree, buys Indian Premier League cricket streaming rights for five years, costing $2.6B — Acquiring the rights to the most popular sport in the world's second-most populous nation positions the company for a big subscriber gain in the streaming business.
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Financial Times:
Sources: Disney has won the TV broadcast rights for Indian Premier League cricket over the next five years, in a deal worth around $3B — Viacom18 secures online broadcast rights for Indian Premier League matches — Disney has won the television broadcast rights to Indian Premier League cricket matches …
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Next TV and The Streamable
New York Times:
Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone says he wants to run properties like Yahoo Finance and TechCrunch as individual products that could be spun out with their own IPOs — It's the former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York's first legal role since he was fired by Donald Trump in 2017.
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Brier Dudley / The Seattle Times:
The pandemic closed more mills, worsening the US local journalism crisis via a 30%+ rise in newsprint prices over the past two years, leading to more cutbacks — Everyone is affected by the rising cost of necessities. It's even worse when you're already on the edge of bankruptcy.
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Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
Sources: Alphabet offered to let rival ad intermediaries place YouTube ads, hoping to end an EU antitrust probe and avert a fine of up to 10% of global turnover — Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL.O) has offered to let rival ad intermediaries place advertisements on YouTube to address …
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James Welsh / The Angry Editor:
A Q&A with Thomson Reuters Foundation deputy EIC Barry Malone on the need for diversity in newsrooms to cover a diverse society, protecting journalism, and more — Three Questions with Barry Malone, deputy editor-in-chief for the Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
The WSJ launches Buy Side, a free website with reviews for consumer goods and personal finance products, run by a team separate from the WSJ's newsroom — The Wall Street Journal on Monday will unveil a brand new commerce website called “Buy Side from WSJ,” featuring hundreds of reviews …
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