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Zack Sharf / Variety:
In a video on Wednesday, Tucker Carlson gave a vague statement about “how unbelievably stupid most of the debates” on TV are and how “true things will prevail” — In a video posted to Twitter on Wednesday, Carlson delivered a vague speech in which he spoke about what it's …
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Rolling Stone:
Sources: Fox would share details from a Tucker Carlson “oppo file”, including workplace conduct complaints, if executives suspect he is coming after the network
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Wall Street Journal:
Vice plans to end Vice News Tonight on May 25 and fold the Vice World News brand into Vice News; source: 100+ jobs out of a total of 1,500 employees will be cut — Embattled media company has been looking to sell itself for several months — Vice Media said it was restructuring its global news operation …
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Russell Brandom / Rest of World:
Since Elon Musk's takeover, Twitter has received 971 government orders globally and has fully complied with 808, an 83% compliance rate, vs. ~50% before Musk — The company has not refused a single request since Musk took ownership, according to self-reported data
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Carmel Dagan / Variety:
Jerry Springer, host of the eponymous, controversial talk show for more than two decades, dies at 79 — Jerry Springer, the former Cincinnati news anchor and mayor who came to preside over the controversial and extremely profitable talk show bearing his name, has died, according to WLWT, where he worked as a news anchor.
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Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
YouTube Music adds podcasts on Android, iOS, and the web, supporting listening offline, in the background, and casting for all US users, with or without Premium — YouTube Music is officially adding podcasts to its platform in the United States on Android, iOS and the web.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Time plans to fully remove its hard paywall, which was launched in 2011, starting on June 1, 2023; paid subscriptions will expire when the paywall is removed — Time is fully removing its digital paywall beginning June 1, its CEO Jessica Sibley told Axios.
Washington Post:
Sources: Illinois Republican campaigns used a private portal in 2022 to pitch stories, shape coverage, and view analytics for Brian Timpone's local news network — Leaked screenshots show how politicians shape coverage in a local news network that's seeking to expand with help from Trump advisers
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti plans to significantly increase content from “highly curated” independent creators and introduce a creators' residency program — BuzzFeed plans to significantly increase the amount of content it produces via independent internet creators, CEO Jonah Peretti told Axios in an interview.
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Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Amazon reports Q1 ad services sales up 21% YoY to $9.5B, vs. $9.1B est., subscription services sales up 15% YoY to $9.7B, N. America sales up 11% YoY to $76.9B — @HTTPS://WWW.LINKEDIN.COM/IN/ ANNIERPALMER/@ANNIERPALMER — Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has been aggressively cutting costs across the company.
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
CNN replaces John King with Dana Bash as the host of Inside Politics, the first time she will host her own daily show after nearly 30 years at the network — Bash, who was married to King, will host her own daily show for the first time in her 30-year career at the network.
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Apple reports fewer than 1M users in the Europe Union per month used Apple Books and Podcasts paid subscriptions on average in the six months up to January 2023 — In order to comply with the European Digital Services Act, Apple has been forced to reveal the number of monthly active users …
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Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
Meta says time spent on Instagram has grown 24%+ since Reels launched; the company reports Q1 revenue up 3% YoY to $28.6B and net income down 24% YoY to $5.7B — Meta shared some updated engagement info around its platforms on its Q1 2023 quarterly earnings call on Wednesday …
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