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WSJ media reporter. Contrarian. Curmudgeon. Provocateur. "Sleep is for fools who never see the sun rise." A lifeboat in a sea of turds. Open DM: DON'T ABUSE IT.

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Disney and Warner Discovery to combine ... their streaming services into new bundles to hopefully boost subscribers and potential ad revenue. Max, Hulu and D+ will be sold at small discount to current individual offerings. woww.wsj.com/business/media…

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New from Peacock: 'The documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch is in search of a new subject when they discover a dying historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it with volunteer reporters.' Thanks for giving publishers ideas.

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Of all the things to consider editing from the Tom Brady roast boos for Kim Kardashian was tenth on my list.

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Fox Chief Lachlan Murdoch on Tubi growth: 'Our expansive content library and our differentiated user base have solidified Tubi’s position as the most watched free TV and movie streaming service in the US, with 1.6% of total TV viewing, ahead of Peacock, Max, The Roku Channel,…

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'We’re disappointed for multiple reasons that there wasn’t a more competitive primary season.' -- Fox Corp Chief Lachlan Murdoch on earnings call when asked about political advertising during presidential election campaigns.

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Fox Corp. Chief Lachlan Murdoch acknowledges no final partnership agreement signed between Fox, Disney and Warner Discovery on new sports streaming service but adds, 'I wouldn’t read into anything into final deal terms not being signed.'

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Fox Chief Lachlan Murdoch suggests the sports streaming app its launching w Disney and Warner Discovery has a name and he's hoping not to inadvertently say it on this earnings call.

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Fox Corp. Chief Lachlan Murdoch says not having a subscription streaming service won't be a disadvantage to landing big sports rights. Leagues, he says, need the reach of a broadcast network.

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Fox Corp. Chief Lachlan Murdoch says sports streaming JV it is launching w Warner Discovery and Disney has 150 engineers and executives working away and has launched an internal beta service “It’s an incredibly exciting product,” Murdoch says. Still no name or launch date.

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Disney CEO Bob Iger won't comment on potential profitability of new NBA deal. 'We feel really good about the potential package' ESPN could end up getting.

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Disney CEO Bob Iger says Netflix is 'the gold standard' when it comes to streaming but adds Disney stacks up really well -- push on cutting down password sharing is in the works.

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Mission impossible?
Owner of WADL Detroit Urges Mission To Close Station Purchase. nexttv.com/news/owner-of-…

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At ABC News morning mtg, Deb OConnell leads gathering & says outgoing ABC News President Kim Godwin will be in later in the day & help with transition (to what?) later in week. OConnell thanked all for hard work and said she has an open door. No Happy Birthday's sung today.

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No obvious or immediate successor for outgoing ABC News President Kim Godwin. Many of the network's top producers were ousted by Godwin last year. GMA show runner Simone Swink seems likely to be on a short list of internal candidates.
wsj.com/business/media… via The Wall Street Journal

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