Mediagazer: Peter Kafka has been named executive editor of Recode, with Kara Swisher taking up the role of editor-at-large (Chris Roush/Talking Biz News)

10:10 PM ET, May 16, 2018

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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:

Senate narrowly votes to block Ajit Pai's repeal of net neutrality rules; the resolution next heads to the House, where it faces long odds — Senate defies “armies of lobbyists,” but House may help FCC kill net neutrality. — The US Senate today voted to reverse the Federal Communications …

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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:

Judge blocks Redstone's National Amusements from changing voting structure of CBS until a further court ruling can be made — Chancellor Andre Bouchard is temporarily granting CBS' request for a restraining order to protect jurisdiction and make sure nothing new happens.

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Wall Street Journal:

The Redstone family, through National Amusements, amends CBS bylaws in an effort to block the board's ability to dilute its voting power to stop Viacom merger — Amendment would require supermajority to approve certain actions, likely blocking dilution to family's voting control

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Paul Sawers / VentureBeat:

YouTube will use Content ID data to display full music credits and link to the official videos of artists and songs — YouTube is to begin surfacing more song and artist information for videos that are hosted on the YouTube platform. — The Google-owned video-streaming giant has long offered …

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Peter Kafka / Recode:

YouTube to launch a paid version of YouTube Music next week, at $10/month; YouTube Red will be replaced with YouTube Premium, which will incur additional fees — YouTube Music is launching Tuesday, and YouTube Red is going away. It's being replaced by YouTube Premium, and it will cost extra.

Discussion: 9to5Mac and @pkafka, more at Techmeme »

Sara Fischer / Axios:

Pro-Trump media continues to spread across platforms, including broadcast radio and TV, cable, and new digital sites — Pro-Trump media is spreading across the U.S., disseminating Trumpian rhetoric about fake news and mainstream media bias through every medium.

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Kevin Draper / New York Times:

The Supreme Court ruling opening the way for sports betting could be a major boost to the value of live televised sports, perhaps aiding regional networks first — The sports television industry is struggling. There is an onslaught of competition from streaming services, video games, social networks and mobile phones.

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Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:

Peter Kafka has been named executive editor of Recode, with Kara Swisher taking up the role of editor-at-large — Recode editor in chief Dan Frommer sent out the following announcement:

Brian Steinberg / Variety:

Turner execs says CNN will trim commercial spots from anchor Jake Tapper's shows, as it tests cutting back ads on overall programming for several seasons — CNN aficionados will this year get to see a lot more of Jake Tapper, and fewer of the commercials that normally interrupt him.

Etan Vlessing / Hollywood Reporter:

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said pending Time Warner deal is about improving targeted advertising for premium video products — Randall Stephenson told investors that AT&T wants to do for premium video advertising what Facebook and Google have done for digital advertising.

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
AT&T's DirecTV Now launches its cloud DVR, alongside a new tier with 100 hours of recording and 90 days of storage for $10/month more, adds more content, more

Discussion: DIRECTV NOW, Fast Company and MacRumors

Alexandra Stevenson / New York Times:

The Los Angeles Times suspends Jonathan Kaiman, its Beijing bureau chief, after accusations of sexual misconduct from two women, a journalist and a law student — The Los Angeles Times said Tuesday that it was suspending Jonathan Kaiman, its Beijing bureau chief, amid accusations of sexual misconduct.

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21st Century Fox:

21st Century Fox announces Lachlan Murdoch will be Chairman and CEO of the “new” Fox, with Rupert Murdoch as co-chairman and John Nallen as COO — Lachlan Murdoch to Serve as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer — Rupert Murdoch to Assume Role of Co-Chairman 21st Century Fox CFO John Nallen to Take Broader Role as

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