Russia bars 14 WSJ employees, including EIC Emma Tucker, five NYT journalists, four WaPo journalists, and dozens of other Americans from entering the country (Katie Robertson/New York Times)

Mediagazer: Russia bars 14 WSJ employees, including EIC Emma Tucker, five NYT journalists, four WaPo journalists, and dozens of other Americans from entering the country (Katie Robertson/New York Times)

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The Verge:

ESPN launches a Where to Watch feature on its website and app, which aims to be a universal guide for streaming sports with data from 250+ streaming services— ESPN's newest feature will be a welcome bookmark for sports fans everywhere: the company just launched “Where to Watch,” …
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Matthew Keys /
The Desk: ESPN moves forward with aggregate sports discovery feature

David Satin /
The Streamable: ESPN Is Trying to Make It Easier to Find Out Where Games Are Streaming

Kenny Smith /
@kennysmith.bsky.social: From the same company that won't allow their writers to create hyperlinks to other sites in their sports copy ... [embedded post]

Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: ESPN launching first-of-its-kind ‘Where to Watch’ feature in app

Ryan Christoffel /
9to5Mac: Apple TV tried being a sports hub, but now ESPN's launching a competitor

Roger Palmer /
What's On Disney Plus: ESPN Launches New “Where To Watch” Feature

Brian Steinberg /
TVNewsCheck: ESPN Will Vie For Local Sports Rights

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Variety:

ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro says the company has suggested to sports leagues that it could help distribute games to specific markets via its streaming products— BRISTOL, Conn. — ESPN, best known for its comprehensive portfolio of national sports rights, sees a chance to get into the business …

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Jacob Feldman /
Sportico: AI SportsCenter, Local In-Market Games Could Boost New ESPN App Associated Press: Your own personalized “SportsCenter”? ESPN working on that for an upcoming streaming service

David Satin /
The Streamable: ESPN Aims to Add Local Rights as ‘Flagship’ Streamer Prepares for 2025 Launch

Eric Fisher /
Front Office Sports: ESPN's Pitaro: RSN Turmoil Is Chance to Expand Local Game Coverage

Dade Hayes /
Deadline: ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro Talks Disney Succession, Regional Sports Rights, Streaming Flagship Launch, AI & More

Kayla Cobb /
The Wrap: ESPN Launches ‘Where to Watch’ on ESPN App and Website to Find Games Anywhere

Timothy Burke /
@bubbaprog.ilovecitr.us: >Pitaro said the company would be able to “geotarget” subscribers to its streaming services & make games available to people in specific markets. — you mean that thing the leagues already do with their own streaming products, two of which use the exact same MLBAM/BAMTEC platform that ESPN does? [embedded post]

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: Hub: Sports Fans Open to Live-Streaming Events, Games

Caitlin Huston /
The Hollywood Reporter: ESPN Launches New ‘Where to Watch’ Feature Online

CNN:

A jury in Las Vegas finds Robert Telles guilty of fatally stabbing Las Vegas Review Journal reporter Jeff German in September 2022— [Breaking news update, 3:13 p.m. ET] — The former Nevada politician who was accused of fatally stabbing a Las Vegas investigative reporter after a series …

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Katelyn Newberg /
Las Vegas Review-Journal: Jury finds Robert Telles guilty in murder of RJ reporter Jeff German — WATCH LIVE

Jessica Kwong /
Metro.co.uk: Politician shakes head as he's found guilty of killing journalist over unflattering stories

Jon Blistein /
Rolling Stone: Former Nevada Politician Convicted of Murdering Investigative Journalist Jeff German

David Matthews /
New York Daily News: Ex-politician Robert Telles found guilty in murder of Las Vegas reporter Jeff German

Johnathan Lemay /
@day_of_lemay@threads.net: It's very easy to hate on the media and journalists these days, and I have my fair share of issues with them as well. But, we shouldn't forget how vital a job it is to hold power to account, or how dangerous it can become https://abcnews.go.com/...

Alex Leff /
@alexleff: Two years ago, Las Vegas was shocked by the stabbing of one of its best-known journalists, Jeff German. German's investigative reporting had dug into the world of a local official at the time. That ex-official has been found guilty of murdering German. https://www.npr.org/...

Associated Press:
Ex-Dem pol Robert Telles found guilty by jury in 2022 murder of Las Vegas reporter Jeff German Committee to Protect Journalists: CPJ welcomes conviction in killing of Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German

Isabelle Taft /
New York Times: Former Las Vegas Official Convicted in Journalist's Murder CBS News: Jury in trial of Robert Telles finds former politician guilty in killing of Las Vegas journalist Jeff German

Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: Robert Telles, a former Clark County Public Administrator, was found guilty Wednesday of murdering Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German, who had reported extensively on Telles. https://www.reviewjournal.com/ ... @pressfreedom: “While Wednesday's ruling will not bring #JeffGerman back to his family, friends, and colleagues, the conviction sends an important message that the killing of journalists will not be tolerated,” CPJ's @kajtweets said. Read more: https://cpj.org/...

New York Times:

Russia bars 14 WSJ employees, including EIC Emma Tucker, five NYT journalists, four WaPo journalists, and dozens of other Americans from entering the country— The list of barred journalists includes the top editor of The Wall Street Journal. Dozens of other Americans are also forbidden to enter Russia …

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Talking Biz News, Associated Press, @katie_robertson, Reuters and Columbia Journalism Review

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Katie Robertson /
@katie_robertson: Russia barred more than a dozen @WSJ journalists from entering the country, as well as journalists from NYT and WaPo “The Putin regime is farcically consistent in its all-out assault on free press and truth. This laughable list of targets is no exception,” a WSJ spox said

Jon Allsop /
Columbia Journalism Review: Reporters across borders

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Vanity Fair:
A look at the potential threats posed to US journalists by Donald Trump's possible second term, and proactive safeguards for news outlets

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James Risen /
The Intercept: Why the Media Won't Report the Truth About Trump

Jay Rosen /
@jayrosen_nyc@threads.net: “The political press has doubled down on horse race coverage...” Former New York Times and Pulitzer-prize winning investigative reporter James Risen, now with The Intercept, says it all started with a 1960 book that went behind the scenes. https://theintercept.com/... It is always of note when a high profile journalist breaks with the pack. …

Tilo Jung /
@tilojung: “Trump reportedly urged the postmaster general to raise postal rates as a way of punishing Amazon, whose founder, Jeff Bezos, also happened to own The Washington Post, which consistently investigated and found fault with his administration's policies.” https://www.vanityfair.com/... @nanavsliars: “Trump has twice discussed scenarios for jailing journalists in the course of leak investigations and implied that the threat of a prison rape could get them to cough up their sources.” Unfit to work at McDonald's, much less the Oval Office. #DemVoice1 https://www.vanityfair.com/...

Jodie Ginsberg /
@jodieginsberg: I spoke to my @pressfreedom predecessor @JoelSimonSays for this @VanityFair article on what a second Trump term might mean for journalists in the United States. https://www.vanityfair.com/...

Joel Simon /
@joelsimonsays: In his first term, Trump tried and largely failed to stifle #pressfreedom and put journalists in jail. He might succeed the second time around. My latest for @VanityFair https://www.vanityfair.com/...

Patricia Sauthoff /
@sauthoff.bsky.social: You can post 1,000x with the lazy take that the media wants Trump to win but that won't make it true. [embedded post]

Bloomberg:

Sources: Apple lays off ~100 people in its services group, impacting Apple Books, News, and other teams, a rare move as part of a shift in the unit's priorities— - Layoffs will include some workers in Books and News apps — Company is eliminating about 100 positions in Tuesday's move

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Jess Weatherbed /
The Verge: Apple is cutting jobs across its Books and News apps

Laurie Sullivan /
MediaPost: Apple Job Cuts In Digital Services Make Room For Startups

Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: Apple laying off dozens amid cuts to services division

David Clinch /
@davidclinchnews: “As for Apple News, the layoffs aren't a sign that it's becoming less of a focus, they said.” #MediaRevenue

Samuel Axon /
Ars Technica: Apple lays off employees working on Books and News

Mark Gurman /
@markgurman: This marks the third known layoff at Apple this year, following the major cuts after the self driving car and microLED projects were shut down in February.

Melanie Oyler /
Melanie Oyler on LinkedIn: Interesting strategic decision from Apple in minimizing their global media focus on their Books and News apps. …

Mark Gurman /
@markgurman: NEW: Apple is laying off about 100 people in its Services division in a rare move. The cuts impact Apple Books, News and other teams in Eddy Cue's growing division https://www.bloomberg.com/...

Francisco Tolmasky /
@tolmasky@mastodon.social: Asked for comment about gutting the Apple Books department, Tim Cook laughed that “books were for nerds” and then repeatedly asked our correspondent whether he was “going to cry about it”. — https://www.bloomberg.com/...

Miguel de Icaza /
@migueldeicaza.bsky.social: Don't make me regret going to Apple Books over kindle [embedded post]

Zac Hall /
9to5Mac: Gurman: Apple issues fourth known round of layoffs this year with Services job cuts

New York Times:

Yelp sues Google, alleging Google used its dominance in general search to gain an unfair advantage in local search services and local search advertising markets— Yelp complained for more than a decade that Google tilted the search market in its favor. After its rival's landmark legal loss, it finally decided to sue.

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Ramishah Maruf /
CNN: Yelp files lawsuit against Google

Jeremy Stoppelman /
Yelp: Fighting for fair competition, consumer choice, and a more helpful Google search experience

Lauren Feiner /
The Verge: Yelp sues Google for antitrust violations

Dr. Fröhlich /
@edgarallandoh.bsky.social: The extortionists suing the slumlords. Love it. [embedded post]

Michael Bishop /
@michaelbishop.me: I hope they eat each other [embedded post]

Amy Sezak /
Amy Sezak on LinkedIn: Today, Yelp filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google in federal court in SF. Google has illegally abused its monopoly in general search …

Chris Boese /
@ChrisBoese@newsie.social: Google's Antitrust Defeat Opens the Door to Lawsuit From Yelp — Yelp complained for more than a decade that Google tilted the search market in its favor. After its rival's landmark legal loss, it finally decided to sue. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Anna Washenko /
Engadget: Yelp files antitrust lawsuit against Google

Christian J. Ward /
Adweek: Search Is Fragmenting Quickly. Brands Need to Develop Knowledge Graphs

New York Times:

MSG Networks and YES plan to launch the Gotham Sports App, with Yankees, Knicks, Nets, and NY area NHL games, for $42/mo., ahead of the Knicks and Nets seasons— For New York fans, the Yankees, Knicks, Nets and all the area NHL teams will be available on one service as YES and MSG Networks will launch the Gotham Sports App.

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Variety, Sportico, CNBC, Sphere Entertainment Co., The Hollywood Reporter, Barrett Media, New York Post and Front Office Sports

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Brian Steinberg /
Variety: YES Network, MSG Networks Back Gotham Sports App That Streams Yankees, Knicks, More

Jacob Feldman /
Sportico: MSG, YES Launch Combo Streaming App for New York-Area Sports Sphere Entertainment Co.: GAME, The Digital Joint Venture Between MSG Networks And The YES Network, To Launch The GOTHAM SPORTS App Prior to Upcoming NBA and NHL Regular Seasons

Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: YES and MSG Networks Launch Joint Streaming App In Shake Up of RSN Business Barrett Media: MSG Networks, YES Network to Launch ‘The Gotham Sports App’ Ahead of NBA, NHL Seasons

Reuters:

The Second US Circuit Court of Appeals grants Sarah Palin a new trial in her defamation suit against the New York Times over a 2017 editorial— Sarah Palin on Wednesday won her bid for a new trial against the New York Times (NYT.N) over an editorial that the former Alaska governor said was defamatory.

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CNN, New York Daily News, KVUE-TV, Reason, New York Times, Deadline, Mediaite and Reuters

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Molly Crane-Newman /
New York Daily News: Sarah Palin granted new defamation trial against NY Times by appeals court

Larry Neumeister /
KVUE-TV: Court revives Sarah Palin's libel lawsuit against The New York Times

Eugene Volokh /
Reason: Sarah Palin Gets New Trial in Libel Lawsuit Against N.Y. Times

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: Appeals Court Revives Sarah Palin's Defamation Lawsuit Against The New York Times

Lydia Moynihan /
Reuters: Sarah Palin scores victory with new trial in NY Times defamation case

Reuters:

A US court rules TikTok must face a lawsuit over a 10-year-old's death and the “blackout challenge”, saying algorithmic curation isn't protected by Section 230— A U.S. appeals court has revived a lawsuit against TikTok by the mother of a 10-year-old girl who died after taking part in a viral …

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Bloomberg, Dexerto, New York Post, The Verge, KXTV, Ars Technica and New York Daily News, more at Techmeme »

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Olivia Carville /
Bloomberg: US Appeals Court Takes Aim at Tech Liability Shield

Virginia Glaze /
Dexerto: ‘Blackout Challenge’ TikTok lawsuit moves forward in court after death of 10-year-old

Taylor Herzlich /
New York Post: US court revives TikTok lawsuit over 10-year-old girl's ‘blackout challenge’ death

Lauren Feiner /
The Verge: TikTok must face a lawsuit for recommending the viral ‘blackout challenge’ KXTV: US appeals court revives a lawsuit against TikTok over 10-year-old's ‘blackout challenge’ death

Ashley Belanger /
Ars Technica: Court: Section 230 doesn't shield TikTok from Blackout Challenge death suit

Jessica Schladebeck /
New York Daily News: TikTok must face lawsuit over Pennsylvania girl's ‘blackout challenge’ death

Sports Business Journal:

Sources: Amazon recently pulled its January 2024 offer to invest $115M in Diamond Sports Group, as the broadcast landscape changed— Amazon recently pulled its eight-month-old offer to infuse Diamond Sports Group with $115M in cash, multiple sources told SBJ, a development that has delayed …

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StreamTV Insider, Next TV, Front Office Sports, Barrett Media, The Streamable, Awful Announcing, Cord Cutters News and TVNewsCheck

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Dan Rayburn /
StreamTV Insider: Rayburn recap: YouTube Sunday Ticket multiview, Disney shutters TVE apps

Daniel Frankel /
Next TV: Amazon Pulls Back From $115 Million Bally Sports Investment

Arthur Weinstein /
Awful Announcing: Amazon reportedly withdraws $115 million offer to Diamond Sports Group

Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: Amazon Reportedly Pulls Out of Bally Sports Deal, Will Not Stream NBA Games & Won't Invest $115 Million

Press Gazette:

The Daily Telegraph's annual statement shows it had the most UK Editors' Code breaches upheld by IPSO in 2023; IPSO had 8K complaints in 2023 vs. 36K in 2022— The Daily Telegraph had the most breaches of the Editors' Code upheld by IPSO in 2023, its annual statement to the regulator shows.

Reuters:

Disney's ESPN extends its deal with the US Tennis Association to continue broadcasting the US Open in the US, Latin America, and the Caribbean through 2037— Walt Disney's (DIS.N) ESPN signed a deal with the United States Tennis Association to continue broadcasting the U.S. Open tournament through 2037, the network said on Wednesday.

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Awful Announcing, Variety, Sportico, The Wrap, New York Times, Barrett Media, Sports Media Watch, MediaPost, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter and Bloomberg

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Andrew Bucholtz /
Awful Announcing: US Open sticks with ESPN networks through 2037 under 12-year extension

AndréS Buenahora /
Variety: ESPN, USTA Extend Relationship With New 12-Year Agreement for U.S. Open Tennis

Jacob Feldman /
Sportico: ESPN Inks 12-Year, US Open TV Rights Extension

New York Times:
ESPN to air US Open through 2037 after signing 12-year, $2.04 billion agreement: Sources

Wayne Friedman /
MediaPost: DirecTV, Walt Disney Carriage Dispute: Blackouts For ABC, ESPN?

Dade Hayes /
Deadline: ESPN Extends Rights To U.S. Open Tennis Through 2037

Caitlin Huston /
The Hollywood Reporter: ESPN Signs 12-Year Deal With USTA

Hannah Miller /