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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
In the final 60 Minutes segment, Scott Pelley said Paramount “began to supervise our content in new ways” before executive producer Bill Owens' departure — All seemed normal in the first 98% of Sunday's broadcast of “60 Minutes” on CBS. But the remaining 2% may have shocked viewers.
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60 Minutes on YouTube, Mediaite, HuffPost, New York Times, New York Post, RedState, @adamjohnsonchi, @lipjustlip, @chiweethedog, @brianstelter, @jojofromjerz, @chrismurphyct, @lailaalarian, @phil_lewis_, Washington Post, The US Sun, Politico, @grynbaum, @kalihays1@threads.com, @grynbaum, @claireatki, Axios, @bristei, The Wrap, Fox News, The Hollywood Reporter and Baltimore Sun
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Bloomberg:
Sources: leaders at both Paramount and Skydance came to believe the FCC would not bless their merger until CBS had settled its fight with Trump over 60 Minutes
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@dylanbyers, @blueatlgeorgia, Deadline, New York Post, Los Angeles Times, Advanced Television, Broadband TV News, Townhall and The Streamable
Pew Research Center:
A survey of adults across 35 countries finds a majority in over half of the nations say made-up news and information is “a very big problem” in their country — Made-up news and information seen as pervasive across the globe — Table of Contents Table of Contents
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@pewresearch.org, Poynter and @pressgazette.co.uk
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Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:
The WHCD's stripped-down festivities reflected the somber tone in Washington, with White House journalists using the event to celebrate the First Amendment — There was no president. There was no comedian. What remained at the White House Correspondents' Association's annual dinner …
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Politico, Axios, @cspan, The Guardian, @cspan, The Hollywood Reporter, @tarapalmeri, Deadline, Washington Post, @dashaburns, @kantrowitz, @cspan, @whca, @brianstelter, The Daily Caller, C-SPAN on YouTube, C-SPAN on YouTube, Variety, Deadline, Fox News, CBS News, The Hill, Politico, The Independent, WWD, Deseret News, The Jim Acosta Show and The Contrarian
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Q&A with WHCA President Eugene Daniels on this year's annual dinner, White House press pool changes, the press corps' response to attacks, and more
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HuffPost, Mediaite, The Hill, Digital Journal, JONATHAN TURLEY, Fox News, Variety, New York Times, Alternet.org, The Guardian, USA Today, Megyn Kelly and Washington Examiner
Financial Times:
Sources: French media group Banijay is in early talks with ITV regarding an offer to acquire the UK broadcasting network or its production arm ITV Studios — Media group in early talks to buy UK broadcaster or its studio production arm — French media giant Banijay Group is working …
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Variety, TVNewsCheck, The Guardian, The Times, The Hollywood Reporter, City A.M., Deadline and Reuters
Alex Ritman / Variety:
Channel 4 says Alex Mahon will step down as CEO and leave the business in summer 2025; she joined the UK network in 2017 as the channel's first female CEO — Channel 4 has announced that Alex Mahon has decided to step down as CEO and will leave the business in summer this year.
Discussion:
The Guardian, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline and Channel 4
Jack Crosbie / New York Times:
A profile of Hasan Piker, a Twitch streamer who has gained prominence by blending “bro” culture like weapons and fitness with his socialist politics — Hasan Piker pumps iron, likes weapons and wears pearls. His brand of masculinity has won him many fans online — and has been a useful vehicle for his politics.
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@jscros, @carlbeijer.bsky.social, @mehdirhasan.bsky.social and Althouse
Alexandra Topping / The Guardian:
A look at the strange case of UK freelancer Bernard Bale, who publishes high-profile interviews in unlikely outlets; some subjects have denied the interviews — From Johnny Depp in Somerset Life to Barack Obama in Dogs Today, Bernard Bale's litany of starry interviews offers a rare insight …
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Sources: RedBird Capital is confident of tabling a deal to take control of the Telegraph Media Group as soon as May, after a RedBird IMI consortium deal failed — Guardian understands plan from US private equity firm to form a consortium or self-fund could come as soon as next month
Anna Silman / The Guardian:
A look at “womanosphere”, the anti-feminist, rightwing media, with influencers such as Candace Owens and outlets like Evie, targeting young female US audiences — A crop of conservative personalities such as Brett Cooper and Candace Owens, and outlets like Evie, are convincing young women of a gender-essentialist worldview
Bloomberg:
A look at Nigeria's Nollywood filmmaking industry, which produces the second-highest number of movies after India, with ticket sales up 60% YoY in 2024 to ~$8M — After Netflix and Amazon stopped commissioning original films, Nigeria's financiers spotted an opportunity to break into the industry
Discussion:
@toonithecreator and @ayenithegreat
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
An interview with Taylor Sheridan, the biggest writer-producer in TV today, on turning Yellowstone into one of the most valuable TV franchises and what's next — The creator of ‘Yellowstone’ talks about turning an unprofitable show into the most-valuable franchise on TV — Good afternoon from Los Angeles.
Discussion:
@lucas_shaw, @lucas_shaw, @lucas_shaw, @lucas_shaw, @lucas_shaw, @lucas_shaw and SlashFilm
Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times:
Music creation startup Splice buys London-based orchestral sound studio Spitfire Audio, a source says for ~$50M; sources say Splice has $100M+ in annual revenue — Music samples group Splice will buy London-based Spitfire Audio for its library of orchestral sounds
Discussion:
Music Ally and Music Business Worldwide
Gabe Kaminsky / The Free Press:
Leaked letter: interim US Attorney for DC Ed Martin accused Wikipedia of allowing foreign manipulation and propaganda, threatening its tax-exempt status — In a letter obtained by The Free Press, Trump appointee Ed Martin accuses the Wikimedia Foundation of violating the law.
Discussion:
MEDIANAMA, The Gateway Pundit, Law & Crime, @ryangrim, Edward R. Martin, Jr., US Attorney for DC, @brewster.kahle.org, Tamara Tal on LinkedIn, @scotinus.bsky.social, Washington Post, @jamesrbuk, @gekaminsky, @molly0xfff, Guillaume Paumier, Ph.D on LinkedIn, @remixtures@tldr.nettime.org, @cramer-1.bsky.social, “At some point …, @storytracer@mastodon.social, @johnrhutchinson.bsky.social, @TheDJ@mastodon.social, @cwebber@social.coop, Georg Zoeller on LinkedIn, Raw Story, @princess-vimentin.bsky.social, @paninid@mastodon.world, @carnage4life@mas.to, @noupside.bsky.social, @willoremus.com, @mmasnick.bsky.social, The Verge and @sarahemclaugh.bsky.social
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