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Peter Kafka / Recode:
Apple has signed many publishers to its upcoming news service with a 50% revenue split, sources say, but that split likely won't satisfy major newspapers — Magazine publishers are on board with Apple's new subscription news service. Newspapers aren't. — Apple says it wants to help save journalism.
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Apple plans an April or May launch date for its video streaming service, but Netflix won't participate and HBO hasn't committed — - Apple is targeting April to debut a new streaming product that will include original content free for Apple device owners and a platform to subscribe to other digital media services.
Al Jazeera:
Maria Ressa has been released after spending one night in NBI custody and posting bail of 100K Philippine pesos, or about $1,900 — Rappler editor and critic of Duterte's administration posts bail a day after widely condemned arrest on libel charges. — Maria Ressa, an award-winning …
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Aika Rey / RAPPLER:
Rappler CEO Maria Ressa arrested by Philippines National Bureau of Investigation on cyber libel charges over story published four months before cyber law passed
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Sahil Patel / Digiday:
Sources: Facebook has a new funding program for Facebook Watch shows and is seeking influencers to work with production partners, wants limited exclusive rights — Facebook has created a new funding program where it would work with publishers and influencers on new shows for Facebook Watch.
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The Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh:
The Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh releases accounts of Publisher John Robinson Block's newsroom visit, where he berated staff and frightened his young daughter — After much careful consideration, the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh has decided to release some of the eyewitness accounts …
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Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
CNN's Howard Schultz town hall was another example of the media legitimizing rich political candidates because of their ability to self-fund — A billionaire flirts with a run for president and gets grossly disproportionate free airtime. We all know the punchline.
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New York Times:
The Trump Administration reached out to Lou Dobbs and Sean Hannity to support Trump's border deal; sources: Bill Shine was involved in outreach to Fox hosts — WASHINGTON — In pursuit of a wall, President Trump ran into one. A single-minded drive to force Congress to finance …
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Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
The Chicago Cubs partners with Sinclair to launch a sports network that will become its exclusive TV home in 2020, ending more than 70 years of free broadcasts — A WGN-TV camera operator works a game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets at Wrigley Field in 2014. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
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L.A. Times Guild:
The Los Angeles Times Guild pushes back against a proposal that potentially broadens management's control over employees' book or movie deals — Journalists at the Los Angeles Times are pushing back against a sweeping company proposal on intellectual property rights that would mark an unprecedented low for the media industry.
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Mark Di Stefano / BuzzFeed:
LexisNexis has cut media access to TraceIQ, a database of names, phone numbers, and addresses used in investigative journalism, citing “public concern” and GDPR — Until now, Trace IQ let journalists search names, phone numbers and addresses in one database - now they've been banned …
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Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Brightcove acquires Ooyala's online video platform business for about $15M, with $6.25M in cash and the rest in Brightcove shares — Brightcove just announced that it's acquiring Ooyala's online video platform business. — The deal brings together two long-lasting players in the online video industry.
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Catherine Shu / TechCrunch:
JibJab, one of the first companies that let people insert selfies into videos, gifs and e-cards, has been acquired by Catapult Capital for an undisclosed sum — JibJab, one of the first companies that let people insert selfies into videos, gifs, and e-cards, has been acquired by Catapult Capital.
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Jaclyn Peiser / New York Times:
Organizers at BuzzFeed News announce they plan to form a union, nearly a month after more than 40 people were laid off from newsrooms — Last month, BuzzFeed laid off more than 220 employees, or 15 percent of its work force. On Tuesday, employees at the company's news division responded …
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