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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Tucker Carlson's ouster, like Glenn Beck's and Bill O'Reilly's before him, shows that no one at Fox News is irreplaceable since Fox itself is the star — No one is irreplaceable at the network. It was designed that way. — If you're wondering did Tucker Carlson jump …
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The Atlantic, SPLICETODAY.com, @neilchenoweth, @eugene_scott, @glcarlstrom, @michaelkruse, Insider, Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Sources: the decision to fire Tucker Carlson came straight from Rupert Murdoch and is related to former Carlson producer Abby Grossberg's discrimination lawsuit — Tucker Carlson is leaving Fox News. — The network announced the departure of its top-rated and most provocative conservative prime-time host Monday with no explanation.
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Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
Source: Tucker Carlson's Fox News exit was “a firing” and he's “totally surprised”; sources: the newsroom is in “shock” and found out when the news broke online
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@phil_lewis_, Semafor, @jimrosicafl, Insider, The Hollywood Reporter, Newser, Forbes, @nycsouthpaw, @tedlieu, @semafor and Mediaite
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Fox News says the network and Tucker Carlson “have agreed to part ways”, and that Carlson's last program was on Friday, April 21
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nate Silver tells FiveThirtyEight employees that he expects to leave Disney when his contract is up “soon” as layoffs hit the data journalism outlet — ABC News is expected to retain the FiveThirtyEight brand, with plans to streamline the data-driven site.
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Lindsay Isaac / CNN:
In court documents, Prince Harry's legal team alleges Prince William settled phone hacking claims with News Group Newspapers for a “very large sum” — Buckingham Palace and Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers reached a secret agreement over historical phone hacking claims …
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Associated Press, SheKnows, The Guardian and Reuters
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Prince Harry's lawyers say the royal family had an agreement not to pursue claims against News Group Newspapers until the conclusion of phone hacking litigation — Prince Harry is newly pursuing News Group Newspapers over claims of unlawful information gathering.
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Lee Haye-ah / Yonhap News Agency:
Netflix plans to invest $2.5B in South Korea for Korean TV series, movies, and scripted shows over the next four years — Netflix said Monday it will invest US$2.5 billion in South Korea over the next four years to produce Korean TV series, movies and scripted shows.
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Following Biden's reelection campaign announcement, the Republican National Committee publishes an attack ad featuring AI-generated images, some including Biden — - The video features AI-created images appearing to show Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris celebrating at an Election Day party …
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Forbes, The Verge, New York Post, The Hill and Semafor, more at Techmeme »
Chloe Xiang / VICE:
A look at AI Hub, a Discord community focused on AI music that released an entire album featuring original songs using AI-generated vocals from famous artists — On Saturday, they released an entire album using an AI-generated copy of Travis Scott's voice, and labels are trying to kill it.
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@dadabots and Music Ally, more at Techmeme »
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Martine Paris / Forbes:
Pop star Grimes tells fans to create AI-generated music using her voice, saying she will split 50% royalties, the same deal as “with any artist I collab with”
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@grimezsz, @grady_booch, @lucalush, @kelly_mckernan, Music Ally, Digital Music News, CBS News, @thechosenberg, @philthatremains, @frantzfries, @reocragun, @nickfloats and The Verge
Wall Street Journal:
Overwhelmed by streaming services and their content, some US viewers are turning to Pluto TV, Tubi, and other free offerings that show classic TV shows with ads — Free streaming services Pluto TV, Tubi, Xumo Play and others show classic TV shows with ads, easing decisions for those overwhelmed with options
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@bysarahkrouse, @jasoncolavito, @jtoonkel, @tednesi, @mulvihill79 and @mattzeitlin
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
An interview with Danny Groom, the editor of Mail Online in the UK, on expanding royal coverage to royal families around the world, including Monaco and Morocco — Mail Online boss Danny Groom said the royal growth has “huge editorial and commercial possibilities”.
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@pressgazette and @hayley_barlow
Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Spotify reports Q1 revenue up 14% YoY to €3B, ad revenue up 17% YoY to €329M, MAUs up 22% YoY to 515M, Premium Subscribers up 15% YoY to 210M, and a €225M loss — Audio streaming giant posted lower-than-expected revenue gains as ad spending cooled Spotify Technology SA reported …
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The Wrap, Engadget, Spotify, Billboard, Digital Music News, TechCrunch, Reuters, Variety, Axios, The Hollywood Reporter, Music Business Worldwide and AllAccess.com, more at Techmeme »
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
Thierry Breton says EU Digital Services Act content rules will apply to Apple, Meta, Google, TikTok, Twitter, Wikipedia, YouTube, and 12 others from August 2023 — Five Alphabet (GOOGL.O) subsidiaries, two Meta Platforms (META.O) units, two Microsoft (MSFT.O) businesses, Twitter and Alibaba's …
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The Guardian and Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »
James Hercher / AdExchanger:
On April 23, a Meta ad system glitch caused some campaigns to overspend by more than double their daily cost cap; 10+ agencies say Meta gave next to no feedback — Hope you had a peaceful Sunday. — If you're a Facebook advertiser, though, that may not have been the case.
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MediaPost, Bloomberg, @uofdigital, The Drum, Gizmodo, MediaPost and @profcarroll@federate.social, more at Techmeme »
Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
CNN rebukes Don Lemon for saying his agent “informed” him that CNN terminated him, saying Lemon “was offered an opportunity to meet” but instead took to Twitter — CNN's communications department issued a quick correction to fired anchor Don Lemon's brutal statement …
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Vanity Fair, Breitbart, The Desk, @nycsouthpaw, @andylevy and Reuters
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New York Times:
CNN parts ways with Don Lemon, who had been under scrutiny since making on-air remarks about women and aging in February 2023; Lemon says he was terminated
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Digiday:
How a reliance on social media traffic led to BuzzFeed News' demise; Similarweb: social channels made up 26% of its traffic in Q1 2023, vs. 13% at HuffPost — BuzzFeed News shut down Thursday due to an “over-investment” into the social-first news site, according to an internal memo from BuzzFeed Inc's CEO and founder Jonah Peretti.
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The Nation, @janebsinger and @michaelmeckler@mastodonapp.uk
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Max Tani / Semafor:
With Facebook's pivot away from news and Twitter's decay, media outlets return to digital media's foundational concepts of the early 2000s like homepage traffic
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Deadline:
CNBC anchor Hadley Gamble filed the inappropriate conduct complaint against NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell; source: Gamble had a previous relationship with Shell — EXCLUSIVE: Multiple sources tell Deadline that the woman who filed the complaint against NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell …
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Wall Street Journal, USA Today, NBC News, Adweek, Reuters, CNN, @johnnydollar01, @keitholbermann and New York Times
Financial Times:
Axel Springer files a criminal complaint against Julian Reichelt, the Bild EIC ousted in 2021, saying he shared confidential internal data with a media outlet — Publisher pursues ex-Bild editor Julian Reichelt — who was sacked for alleged misconduct — over data leaks
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@olafstorbeck and @laurapitel
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