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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
G/O Media sells The Onion to Global Tetrahedron, a new Chicago firm owned by former Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson; former NBC News senior reporter Ben Collins is CEO — The satirical news website was bought by a new firm in Chicago that took inspiration for its name, Global Tetrahedron, from a book written by The Onion's staff.
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Memo: CNN's Poppy Harlow is leaving the network; she joined in 2008 and most recently co-hosted CNN This Morning, which was effectively canceled earlier in 2024 — Harlow, a veteran of the cable network, told colleagues about her departure Friday morning, a couple of months after ‘CNN This Morning’ was effectively canceled.
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Vanity Fair, CNN, Variety, TVLine, Mediaite, New York Post, The Daily Beast, Deadline, @dylanbyers and @poppyharlowcnn
The New York Times Company:
The New York Times says it will continue to cover Biden “fully and fairly” regardless of whether he gives the paper a sit-down interview — A spokesperson for The New York Times responds to recent reporting about a free press and reporting on the president.
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Mediaite, Deadline, @laurachapin, @jeffjarvis, @nytimespr, @denisewu, @markjacob16, @laurachapin, @markjacob16, @froomkin, Fox News and Politico
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
A look at the tense relationship between Biden and The NYT, beset by misunderstandings, grudges, lack of trust, and his refusal to give the paper an interview
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Financial Times:
Sources: RedBird IMI prepares to withdraw its Telegraph bid as early as next week, triggering an auction expected to draw bids from Rupert Murdoch and others — Resulting auction process expected to attract bidders including Rupert Murdoch and hedge fund boss Paul Marshall
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount and Skydance move closer to a deal, but Paramount's renewal agreement with Charter, which has an April 30 deadline, is a significant hurdle — WATCH NOW — Paramount and Skydance inch closer to a merger as key hurdle looms — Paramount Global and Skydance Media …
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The Streamable, Alex Sherman on LinkedIn, The Wrap and Deadline
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
An interview with CalMatters CEO Neil Chase on how the The Markup acquisition happened, consolidation uptick in nonprofit news, and why there is more to come — Nonprofit news has seen an uptick in mergers, acquisitions, and other consolidations. CalMatters CEO Neil Chase still says “I don't think we've seen enough yet.”
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Tom Jones / Poynter:
Q&A with Kelly O'Donnell, NBC News White House senior correspondent and WHCA president, ahead of the WHCD on April 27, on changes in media access and more — Advocating for her press corps colleagues has become a second full-time job for NBC News' senior White House correspondent.
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Poynter Institute on LinkedIn, Deadline, The Guardian, Voice of America and The Hill
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
GB News co-owner Paul Marshall steps down from the board of GB News after three year, amid reports he is considering a new rival bid to buy the Telegraph — Sir Paul Marshall said he was leaving GB News on a “secure growth trajectory”. — GB News co-lead investor Sir Paul Marshall …
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Mediaite and The Independent
Reuters:
Burkina Faso suspends the radio broadcasts of BBC Africa and VOA for two weeks over their coverage of a report accusing the army of extrajudicial killings — Burkina Faso has suspended the radio broadcasts of BBC Africa and the U.S-funded Voice of America (VOA) for two weeks over their coverage …
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Voice of America, Politico and The Indian Express
Wall Street Journal:
A look at the competition for NBA live sports media rights after the 2024-25 season, involving Amazon's Prime Video, YouTube, NBCUniversal, Disney, and WBD — League is advancing toward lucrative deals with incumbent partners and is in talks with tech giants as well as NBCUniversal
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@chriskeall, Sports Media Watch and Tubefilter
Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube's Q1 ad revenue climbs 21% YoY to $8.1B, vs. $7.72B estimated, its highest Q1 total to date — YouTube keeps eating up more share of the advertising pie: The Google-owned video giant posted $8.1 billion in ad sales for the first quarter of 2024, its highest Q1 total to date.
Discussion:
MediaPost, Next TV, Music Ally, Alphabet, @munster_gene, Android Authority, The Wrap, Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter, more at Techmeme »
Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
Prime Video will air NHL games on Monday nights in Canada for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons, after striking a deal with rights holder Rogers Communications — The two-year deal will see National Hockey League games appear exclusively on the Amazon streaming site on Monday nights.
Michael Sisak / Associated Press:
A US appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction, finding the trial judge let women testify about allegations that were not part of the case — New York's highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced …
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The Wrap, Columbia Journalism Review, State of New York Court of Appeals, TMZ.com, Rolling Stone, TIME, Twin Cities, New York Times, The Indian Express, IGN, New Jersey Online, HuffPost, Hollywood Reporter, Glamour, Politico, @variety, New Yorker, Luis Alberto García on LinkedIn, The Daily Beast, @drjesstaylor, @pizza__dad, @katiecouric, @shaneferro, @semaforben, @mmpadellan, @onlyannamaria, KING-TV, UPI, Reuters, Variety, New York Post, Page Six, Daily Press, IndieWire, SheKnows, Deadline, Los Angeles Times, Forbes, New York Daily News, The A.V. Club, CBS News, Vanity Fair, E! Online, Boing Boing, StyleCaster, Financial Times, Extra, ComingSoon.net, World of Reel, The Hill, FOX 7 Austin, Semafor, Hollywood Life, Rolling Stone, Fox News, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, FOX 7 Austin, KRON4, Mediaite, The Gateway Pundit, TVLine, The 19th, Axios, Entertainment Tonight, Us Weekly, Reuters, The Sun, GB News, The Wrap, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, Metro.co.uk, ABC7, Teen Vogue, Screen Rant and Consequence
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Jordan Moreau / Variety:
Harvey Weinstein's accusers slam the 4-3 court decision overturning his 2020 conviction; he remains jailed due to his 2022 Los Angeles trial conviction
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Associated Press, HuffPost, @indira_l, Extra, TMZ.com, Hollywood Reporter, Rolling Stone, The Daily Beast, Business Insider, Page Six, New York Post, The Sun, The Wrap, Twin Cities, The Indian Express, New York Times, Reuters, Daily Press, Los Angeles Times, IndieWire and New York Daily News
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