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Sources: the Paramount board has outlined acceptable financial terms for a potential settlement with President Trump ahead of mediation, set to begin April 30 — Paramount's interest in settling has dismayed CBS's news division. The executive producer of “60 Minutes” abruptly resigned last week.
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting sues the Trump administration, accusing it of illegally trying to fire three members of its board on April 28 — The media organization said that the White House emailed three of the company's five directors on Monday, telling them that their positions had been terminated.
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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Source: the Los Angeles Times had a roughly $50M loss in 2024, following a $30M loss in 2023, and has lost about 25,000 paid subscribers since September 2024 — The publisher has lost ad spend from Netflix, as well as 25,000 subscribers, in recent months — Last week, for the first time since …
Minho Kim / New York Times:
A federal judge orders the Trump administration to pay Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty $12M for its April funding, which USAGM has withheld — The news organization relies almost exclusively on congressional funding, which the Trump administration has held up for weeks.
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Spotify reports Q1 revenue up 15% YoY to €4.2B, subscribers up 12% to 268M, vs. 265.2M est., MAUs up 10%, forecasts Q2 gross profit margins and MAUs below est. — Spotify Technology SA shares tumbled on Tuesday after the streaming company gave a muted outlook for profit and subscriber growth in the current quarter.
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The Guardian:
A reconstruction of the events that led to Ukrainian reporter Victoria Roshchyna's detention and death in Russia; forensics suggest “numerous signs of torture” — The Guardian, working with media partners, has tracked down first-hand accounts to reconstruct Viktoriia Roshchyna's final months
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CNBC:
Snap reports Q1 revenue up 14% YoY to $1.36B, vs. $1.35B est., and does not offer Q2 guidance, citing macroeconomic uncertainties; SNAP drops 14%+ — Snap reported better-than-expected first-quarter revenue Tuesday but declined to provide guidance, citing macroeconomic uncertainties that could weigh on advertising demand.
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
New York Magazine starts publishing one of its daily newsletters, Dinner Party, on Substack, following in the footsteps of Allure and the Albany Times Union — In an effort to meet readers on their preferred platforms, New York Magazine is now publishing one of its daily newsletters on Substack.
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Financial Times:
The US DOJ's antitrust lawsuit seeking to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster may set the tone for how the Trump administration approaches competition policy — Rivals and competition experts fear the White House will not pursue its predecessor's antitrust case against the events giant
Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
SAG-AFTRA creates a digital creator committee to develop industry standards and hopes to introduce contracts covering non-branded influencer content — The group is expected to provide “guidance and leadership” as the union attempts to break into covering original work and not just branded content.
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Lauren Thomas / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: regional sports network SNY, which has exclusive rights to the NY Mets through 2035, is exploring potential deals, including an outright sale — Regional sports network SNY is working with Moelis on the process that is expected to interest private-equity firms and other broadcasters
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Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide:
Memo: Apple names Ole Obermann and Rachel Newman as new Apple Music co-heads, reporting to VP Oliver Schusser; Obermann previously led TikTok's music strategy — In February, MBW broke the news that Ole Obermann was leaving his role as Global Head of Music Business Development at ByteDance after five and a half years.
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Will Oremus / Washington Post:
The US House passes the Take It Down Act to criminalize posting nonconsensual intimate imagery, including deepfakes, and require online platforms to remove them — Trump is expected to sign into law a bill that would force online platforms to quickly take down nonconsensual intimate images.
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