Mediagazer: Binance confirms acquisition of CoinMarketCap, whose CEO is stepping down; sources: Binance is considering shifting the aggregator to a subscription model (Frank Chaparro/The Block)

10:00 AM ET, April 2, 2020

Top News:

WHCA board votes to remove One America News from the rotation for WH briefing room seats for violating social distancing rules, citing public safety — President Trump has made contentious exchanges with reporters a feature of his daily coronavirus briefings, often using personal invective …

Discussion: Poynter, Washington Post, The Wrap, @chrismegerian, @jonlemire, @paulareidcbs, @deanobeidallah, @chrismegerian, @evanvucci, @elistokols, @elistokols, @celestekatznyc, @w7voa, @farhip, @farhip, @weijia, @jycefisher, @brianstelter, @farhip, @isaacdovere, CNN, HuffPost, Mediaite, Politico and New York Post

Paul Farhi / Washington Post:

WaPo, NYT, CNBC, and others have stopped sending reporters to Trump's daily COVID-19 briefings, concerned about health risks and the lack of new information — There have been a lot more empty seats at President Trump's daily press briefings — but no, news organizations aren't boycotting …

Discussion: Columbia Journalism Review, American Press Institute, @amy_siskind, @jayrosen_nyu, @maggienyt, @aberman333, @markberman and Politico

Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
CNN and MSNBC refused to air the full Trump briefing Tuesday as it became a confounding mishmash of misinformation, scientific advice, and chest-beating bravado

Discussion: @oliverdarcy, @zekejmiller and Breitbart

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:

Apple now lets some video streaming apps, like Amazon Prime Video, use their own payment methods for in-app purchases on Apple devices, avoiding Apple's 30% cut — Apple Inc. has relaxed a controversial policy that took a 30% cut of payments when video apps on its platform sold TV shows and movies.

Frank Chaparro / The Block:

Binance confirms acquisition of CoinMarketCap, whose CEO is stepping down; sources: Binance is considering shifting the aggregator to a subscription model — Binance has officially announced its acquisition of CoinMarketCap, the popular aggregator for exchange volume and cryptocurrency pricing data.

Discussion: CoinMarketCap Blog, @coindesk and @coindesk

Yogita Khatri / The Block:
Sources: crypto exchange Binance is in the final stages of talks to acquire crypto data aggregator CoinMarketCap for as much as $400M

Discussion: @alex and @concept211

The Information:

Sources: YouTube is planning to release Shorts, a rival to TikTok inside YouTube's main app, by the end of the year — YouTube is planning to release a rival to TikTok, the hugely popular video-sharing app, by the end of the year, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Los Angeles Times:

After a seven-year stalemate, the LA Dodgers' TV home, SportsNet LA, will now air on AT&T platforms including DirecTV, AT&T TV, U-Verse TV, and AT&T Now — If there's a baseball season in 2020, many more Dodgers fans across the region will finally be able to watch their team from home.

Discussion: corporate.charter.com, @williamdevry1, @latimes, @itsmikehill, @philwillon, @nicosgonzalez, @supjanicehahn, NBC Los Angeles, Multichannel News and Fox News

Alexios Mantzarlis / The Keyword:

Google's GNI to provide $6.5M to fact-checkers and nonprofits like First Draft and PolitiFact and make more local Google Trends data available to journalists — We're providing $6.5 million in funding to fact-checkers and nonprofits fighting misinformation around the world, with an immediate focus on coronavirus.

Alexander Cornwell / Reuters:

Streaming service provider OSN signs an exclusive agreement with Disney to distribute Disney+ in the Middle East and North Africa from April 9 for $9.50/month — DUBAI (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's (DIS.N) Disney+ content will be available for the first time in the Middle East and North Africa …

Jay Peters / The Verge:

Facebook and Fox News to host a virtual town hall Thursday on the pandemic using Facebook's Portal devices; Facebook is shipping a Portal Plus to each attendee — Facebook is shipping a Portal Plus to every attendee — Facebook and Fox News will be hosting a virtual town hall tomorrow …

Discussion: Business Wire and Fox News

Kaya Yurieff / CNN:

Doctors are banding together on Twitter and TikTok to settle on frameworks of verifiable sources and information to share with the public — New York (CNN Business)Ali Raja spends his nine-hour shifts in the emergency room at Massachusetts General Hospital treating gunshot wounds …

more at Techmeme »

Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:

Boston.com, the free news site owned by The Boston Globe, launches Boston Helps, connecting people in need during the pandemic with those able to help — “We love our city and these are our neighbors. It's a difficult time and if we can make a difference, we will."

Discussion: @linda_pizzuti, @kimfox, @niemanlab, @htameez and @mikeorren

Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:

Acorn TV, AMC's streaming service with UK content, to launch in the UK on April 29 with a 30-day free trial, after which it will cost £4.99/month or £49.99/year — Bringing British TV to Britain for £4.99 per month — AMC Networks said it is launching Acorn TV …

Discussion: Variety

Archived Page Info:

This is a snapshot of Mediagazer at 10:00 AM ET, April 2, 2020.

View the current page or another snapshot:

Who's Hiring in Media?

Technology Companies Editor, CA — WaPo

ESG & Climate Senior Editor, HK — Bloomberg

Breaking News Reporter, NY — Guardian US

Reporter, Remote US — TechCrunch

Story Editor - Graphics, NY — NYT

Part-time Editor, Remote — Techmeme

Freelance News Reporter, London — Newsweek

Arts & Entertainment Editor, MA — Boston Globe

Assignment Editor, CT — NBCUniversal

Deputy Washington Editor, DC — NPR

Copy Editor, Remote US — ProPublica

Markets Reporter, NY/CA — Sherwood Media

Staff Writer, MI — Watershed Voice

Food Reporter, CA — SF Standard

Staff Writer, NV — Las Vegas Weekly

Pharma Editor, Remote — Endpoints

Reporter/Newsletter Writer, CO — BRL

Politics Reporter, Brussels — Politico

Managing Ed. - News, Remote US — The Athletic

Features Editor, GA — Gainesville Times

Editor-in-Chief, NY (flexible) — The 74

Housing Reporter, OK — The Frontier

Writer/AI Content Reviewer, CA — Outlier

Writer/Editor, Remote — Mediaite

Multi Media Reporter, NC — Cardinal & Pine

Law and Justice Editor, WA — Seattle Times

Senior Editor, Remote US — PCWorld

State Worker Reporter, CA — Sacramento Bee

Executive Editor, NM — Searchlight

News Assistant, NY — Quanta Magazine

Local Editor, NJ (Remote) — Patch

News Writer, CA — Hollywood Reporter

News Editor/Reporter, KS — Blade-Empire

Add your company here

See Also:

Mediagazer: site main

Mediagazer River: reverse chronological Mediagazer

Mediagazer Mobile: for phones

Mediagazer Leaderboard: Mediagazer's top sources

Subscribe:

Mediagazer RSS feed

Mediagazer on X

Mediagazer on Mastodon

More News:

Emily Birnbaum / Protocol:
Democratic groups that run political ads say Google's ban on most COVID-19-related ads favors the sitting president; Google says it may reassess in a few months

Discussion: Techdirt

Dean Sterling Jones / BuzzFeed News:
UK's Daily Telegraph continues to sell space to China in a section called People's Daily Online, an ad feature that fails to disclose info about its sponsor

Discussion: @chuckrossdc and @janelytv

Kayleigh Barber / Digiday:
Time and the Benioffs pledge no layoffs for 90 days and say it will continue growing with new hires and investment in consumer products and long-form video

Discussion: @niemanlab, @sampjacobs, @keithgrossman and @kerrymflynn

Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Former Hulu chief Jason Kilar is named CEO of WarnerMedia, giving him oversight of Warner Bros., HBO, the Turner cable assets, and HBO Max

Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Comcast and Fox Corp. agree a broad new carriage deal covering all of Fox's cable channels, including Fox News, and its local TV stations

Discussion: MediaPost, Broadcasting & Cable and Hollywood Reporter

Earlier Picks:

Sarah Marsh / The Guardian:
UK's The Big Issue, usually sold on the street by the homeless, will be sold in stores for the first time while still giving 50% of profits to homeless vendors

Discussion: @johnbirdswords and @jimwaterson

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts says the company has set aside $500M for pay and benefits of employees whose jobs have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic

Discussion: Deadline, @profgalloway, @waustinkelly, @anthonysmdoyle, @ballmatthew, @carlquintanilla, @thedomino, @stevekopack and The Hill

Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
UK newspaper publishers call on advertisers to rethink the addition of coronavirus-related words to ad blacklists, as they face a digital revenue loss of £50M

Discussion: @pressgazette, @rasmus_kleis, @iron_emu, @drjm_fernandez, @jimwaterson, @jimallthetime, @jdaykin, @colgo, @gitagovinda, @healthuntodeath and Press Gazette

Sara Fischer / Axios:
McClatchy says it will put its paywall back up around some coronavirus news to balance its duty to keep people informed with its need to increase subscriptions

Discussion: Poynter, American Press Institute, @kvasinka, @ryanchittum, @ylichterman, @dkiesow, @ctrappe and @clancyreports

Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
COVID-19 has gravely accelerated the need for newsrooms to confront issues like need for talent, appropriate staff size, and cutting print days, among others

Discussion: Columbia Journalism Review, @laobserved, @royalpratt, @raju, @tmurphynz, @sarahspain, @conor64, @kateaurthur, @kerrymflynn, @joegoldman, @ckrewson, @jbenton, @brettdl, @brynstole, @ninaberries, @dannysullivan, @jadande, @jbenton, @jbenton, @jbenton and @maxwelltani

From Techmeme:

Financial Times:
Microsoft invests $1.5B in Abu Dhabi-based AI startup G42 for a minority stake, after G42 severed ties with Chinese suppliers; Brad Smith will join G42's board

Connor Jones / The Register:
UnitedHealth says the February ransomware attack on Change Healthcare cost the company $872M in Q1; another ransomware group appears to be extorting the company

Raphael Satter / Reuters:
The Open Source Security Foundation and the OpenJS Foundation say the attempt to insert a secret backdoor into XZ Utils “may not be an isolated incident”

Sister Sites:

Techmeme
Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web

memeorandum
What US political commentators are discussing online right now

WeSmirch
The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page