Mediagazer: Jen Wong, former Time Inc. president of digital and COO, joins Reddit as COO and will focus on business strategy and growth, both of revenue and users (Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg/Wall Street Journal)

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Investigation: 300+ organizations' ads ran on extremist YouTube channels despite many advertisers saying they use YouTube's sensitive subject exclusion filter — Advocates say YouTube is collecting kids' data — Ads from over 300 companies and organizations — including tech giants …

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Josh Gerstein / Politico:

Michael Cohen drops libel lawsuits against BuzzFeed and Fusion GPS over publication of Steele dossier, which alleges he met with Russian operatives for Trump — Embattled attorney Michael Cohen has dropped a pair of much-touted libel suits against BuzzFeed and the private investigation firm Fusion GPS …

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Pew: 58% in US prefer to protect the freedom to publish rather than letting government restrict false info; 56% favor tech firms restricting false information — But 56% support steps from technology companies, even if it means some limits on publishing and accessing information

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In court, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson says Time Warner deal would help AT&T keep up with tech giants, sending content directly to viewers and improving ad sales — Why the AT&T-Time Warner trial matters — After weeks of testimony from economists, survey experts and rival executives …

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CNNMoney:
At antitrust trial, AT&T's Randall Stephenson announced AT&T Watch, a $15/month bundle with no sports; spokesman says it will debut in “next several weeks”

Discussion: @b_fung, Engadget, Multichannel News, @eriqgardner, FierceCable and BGR

CNNMoney:
Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes testifies in antitrust trial that his company needs to merge with AT&T to better compete for ads with Google, Facebook, and Amazon

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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Cheddar and Hulu make a deal to bring Cheddar's live linear content to Hulu Live TV, with daily news briefs and other content coming to Hulu on-demand — Cheddar isn't done making deals with the over-the-top streaming TV providers. Only yesterday, news came out that Cheddar was the first digital …

Discussion: Cheddar, Engadget, The Wrap, Deadline, MediaPost and Variety

Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:

Jen Wong, former Time Inc. president of digital and COO, joins Reddit as COO and will focus on business strategy and growth, both of revenue and users — Wong departed Time Inc. after it was acquired by Meredith Corp. in January — Digital media veteran Jen Wong has been named Reddit's …

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Tony Maglio / The Wrap:

SEC filing on Murdoch earnings from Disney-21st Century Fox deal: Rupert Murdoch, $66.7M; Lachlan Murdoch, $69.1M; and James Murdoch, $70.6M — The Murdochs have a lot of money, and once Disney's $52.4 billion acquisition of the bulk of 21st Century Fox goes through, Fox's top executives …

Discussion: Variety, Business Insider, Deadline and Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal:
Regulatory filing confirms 21st Century Fox rejected Comcast offer largely due to antitrust risks, even though bid was 16% higher per share than Disney's offer

Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable, FierceCable, Variety, @shalini, New York Times, @shalini and @pkafka

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:

NBCU joins Fox, Viacom, and Turner in OpenAP consortium with a buy-in that costs $10M, sources say; OpenAP standardizes categories ad buyers can purchase — OpenAP membership can cost up to $10 million over five years — Comcast Corp.'s NBCUniversal has been reluctant to support OpenAP …

Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable, MediaPost, FierceCable, Radio & Television …, @awolk, @alexbruell, Adweek, AdExchanger and Ad Age

Daniel Funke / Poynter:

A look at Facebook's month-long rollout of its fact-checking tool and its partners in Mexico, Indonesia, the Philippines, India, and Colombia — What started as a pilot project 16 months ago is now one of Facebook's primary weapons against fake news. — During his testimony to Congress last week …

Discussion: Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check

Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times:

Sources: Netflix has considered buying movie theaters in New York and Los Angeles; it decided not to pursue LA-based Landmark Theatres due to high price — Netflix, the global streaming giant that has dramatically changed the TV industry and clashed with movie theater owners …

Discussion: The Verge, Fortune, The Ringer, @truculenttexan, Variety, Gizmodo, @scottporch, /Film, The Playlist, Vanity Fair, @latimes, IndieWire, @andredoesthings, @scott_tobias, UPROXX and The Atlantic, more at Techmeme »

Associated Press:

FBI is offering up to $1M for information leading to Austin Tice, a journalist who disappeared in Syria in 2012 — https://www.apnews.com/ef6c4095ab464c1b a03ededfb8e6dcd4 — WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities for the first time are offering a reward for information leading …

Discussion: New York Daily News and CBS News

Todd Spangler / Variety:

MoviePass parent to sell 10.5M shares at $2.75, 28.2% below Wednesday's $3.83 closing price, as auditor has “substantial doubt” about MoviePass' future — Shares of Helios and Matheson Analytics, the majority owner of MoviePass, plummeted more than 40% in early trading Thursday …

Discussion: TechCrunch, Variety, East Bay Times, Deadline, Engadget, TechCrunch, The A.V. Club and /Film, more at Techmeme »

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