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Media Archive

Archives for May 2018

Technology
The legal sports betting arena is about to get crowded and we’re not readyThe legal sports betting arena is about to get crowded and we’re not ready
Technology

There could be 32 states offering legal sports betting within five years. And virtually no one will be ready for this amount of supply.

By Greg Bettinelli
Technology
Full transcript: Former Facebook ad targeting boss Antonio García-Martínez on Too Embarrassed to AskFull transcript: Former Facebook ad targeting boss Antonio García-Martínez on Too Embarrassed to Ask
Technology

His book “Chaos Monkeys” will be out in paperback this summer.

By Recode Staff
Video
The big problem with comparing Nixon to TrumpThe big problem with comparing Nixon to Trump
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Video

How Fox News might save Trump from another Watergate.

By Carlos Maza
Technology
The network TV upfronts, explained by a millennialThe network TV upfronts, explained by a millennial
Technology

I went to an upfront and all I got was these stupid tweets.

By Rani Molla
Technology
Sports betting could soon be legalized in the U.S. Media companies can’t wait.Sports betting could soon be legalized in the U.S. Media companies can’t wait.
Technology

The Supreme Court is set to rule on a case that could expand legal sports betting beyond Las Vegas — and generate new revenue streams for media companies in the process.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
CBS hates the Viacom merger idea so much it is suing its owner to stop the dealCBS hates the Viacom merger idea so much it is suing its owner to stop the deal
Technology

Among the charges in the lawsuit: Shari Redstone, who controls both Viacom and CBS, stopped another possible buyer from looking at CBS.

By Peter Kafka and Edmund Lee
Technology
TV viewers have been disappearing, but TV ad spending keeps chugging alongTV viewers have been disappearing, but TV ad spending keeps chugging along
Technology

Is this the year that changes?

By Rani Molla
Technology
Full transcript: The Outline CEO and Editor in Chief Josh Topolsky on Recode MediaFull transcript: The Outline CEO and Editor in Chief Josh Topolsky on Recode Media
Technology

“I love when stories actually have a design element that elevates the storytelling and takes me deeper into the story.”

By Recode Staff
Technology
NBC saved ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ amid the media merger wars. Let us explain.NBC saved ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ amid the media merger wars. Let us explain.
Technology

Comcast-NBCU is trying to buy Fox but Fox Chairman Rupert Murdoch prefers selling to Disney. Content got caught in the crossfire.

By Edmund Lee
Technology
You don’t need a paywall if you have cool ads, The Outline CEO Josh Topolsky saysYou don’t need a paywall if you have cool ads, The Outline CEO Josh Topolsky says
Technology

“It’s like people built the Model T and were like, ‘That’s as good as a car is ever going to get!’”

By Eric Johnson
The rise of the American news desert
Culture

Predominantly white rural areas supported Trump. They also often lack robust local media.

By Emily St. James
Technology
Full transcript: Writer and comedian Nell Scovell on Recode DecodeFull transcript: Writer and comedian Nell Scovell on Recode Decode
Technology

“Tina Fey didn’t end sexism any more than Barack Obama ended racism in this country.”

By Recode Staff
Politics
Trump finally admits that “fake news” just means news he doesn’t likeTrump finally admits that “fake news” just means news he doesn’t like
Politics

The president is using his Twitter bully pulpit to bully the press again.

By Dara Lind
Technology
Facebook is making its biggest executive shuffle in company historyFacebook is making its biggest executive shuffle in company history
Technology

WhatsApp, Messenger and Facebook’s core app are getting new leaders as part of a massive executive reorg.

By Kurt Wagner
Politics
How Fox News has been ignoring the Stormy Daniels story, in 3 chartsHow Fox News has been ignoring the Stormy Daniels story, in 3 charts
Politics

The data shows Stormy Daniels has been a big story this year — except on Fox News.

By Alvin Chang