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Lawrence Hurley / @lawrencehurley:
[Thread] US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito uses a Wall Street Journal op-ed to respond to ProPublica questions for a report, instead of issuing a statement — Justice Alito appears to be trying to get out ahead of a new ProPublica report that will address a trip he went on with billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Singer. Weirdly, it is published as an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/...
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Peter White / Deadline:
Sources: in a surprise move, WBD shops some HBO titles to Netflix, including Issa Rae's 2021 comedy Insecure, to boost revenue; some HBO veterans pushed back — EXCLUSIVE: HBO's streaming walled garden is coming down, it seems. — In a hugely surprising move, Deadline understands …
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ProPublica reporters and other staff are unionizing; staff memo: President Robin Sparkman and EIC Stephen Engleberg say ProPublica plans to recognize the union — The donor-supported hub for investigative reporting isn't grappling with the same economic strains as its corporate peers.
Zosha Millman / Polygon:
Ali Selim, the director and executive producer of Marvel's Secret Invasion, says Method Studios used AI to design the opening credits scene — ‘It just came right out of the shape-shifting, Skrull world identity’ — The world of Secret Invasion is decidedly sketchy.
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U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon:
Ron Wyden, Mike Lee, and Richard Durbin reintroduce the bipartisan PRESS Act to shield journalists from government surveillance; a similar House bill is planned — Bill Defends Reporters' Communication Records Against Government Seizure To Protect Confidential Sources and Promote Accountability …
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Geraldo Rivera says that Fox News took him off The Five; in early May 2023, Rivera complained that he had “been canceled” from upcoming broadcasts of the show — Rivera had been tapped to be one of the late-afternoon chat show's regular “liberal” co-hosts last year, but he has seen his appearances dry up in recent months.
Christian Blauvelt / IndieWire:
Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Paul Thomas Anderson call WBD CEO David Zaslav to advocate for Turner Classic Movies' leadership team, hit with layoffs — Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Paul Thomas Anderson have organized an emergency call to David Zaslav that will take place today …
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
WBD begins layoffs in its domestic cable group, affecting ~100 people across Discovery and Turner outlets; cuts are expected in more divisions later this summer
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Mia Sato / The Verge:
Patreon adds a free membership tier for the first time and plans to let creators sell one-off downloadable products such as videos and podcasts, taking a 5% cut — Patreon built a user base with creators who wanted to charge a fee for the content they create.
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Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
Denmark's biggest daily, Politiken, is boosting engagement, pageviews, and subscriptions using “super articles” inspired by The New York Times' Snowfall in 2012 — Hiw Denmark's biggest daily is using technology to super-charge its biggest articles.
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Disney blasts the UK's draft Digital Markets, Competition, and Consumers Bill, saying the law would “micro-manage” how streaming services interact with users — EXCLUSIVE: Disney has raised serious concerns about new UK laws that will require it to send contract renewal notices …
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Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix tweaks its weekly top 10 rankings to sort by “views”, calculated by dividing the time spent watching a film or a show in a week by its running time — The streamer's weekly rankings will now show the most popular titles by number of accounts watching as well as total time.
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Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch:
Twitch plans to require that streamers add new content labels for streams with sexual themes, graphic violence, drug use, gambling, or “significant” vulgarity — Twitch is rethinking the way it flags mature content, swapping its existing toggle for a more granular set of topic-specific labels.
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