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J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
Emails between Clinton aide Philippe Reines and ex-The Atlantic contributing editor detail specific conditions traded for an early copy of a speech — This Is How Hillary Clinton Gets the Coverage She Wants — Hillary Clinton's supporters often argue that mainstream political reporters …
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Daniel Roberts / Yahoo! Finance:
Sources: ESPN and DraftKings end exclusive deal committing DraftKings to $200M ad spend per year — ESPN ends exclusive advertising deal with DraftKings — ESPN has gotten out early from an exclusive advertising relationship with daily fantasy sports company DraftKings …
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Curt Woodward / BostonGlobe.com:
SEC filing shows Fox marked down value of its $160M investment in DraftKings by about 60% — Fox cuts value of DraftKings stake by 60 percent — Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. said it marked down the value of its $160 million investment in DraftKings Inc. by about 60 percent …
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Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg Business:
Disney beats Q1 estimates with net income of $2.88B on $15.2B in revenue, up 14% YoY, driven by Star Wars; ESPN costs rose; stock falls over 6% after hours — Disney Tops Estimates on ‘Star Wars,’ ESPN Profit Declines — Programming costs, subcriber losses, dollar hit sports network
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James Rainey / Variety:
Despite Earnings Records, Disney CEO Bob Iger Forced to Defend ESPN
Despite Earnings Records, Disney CEO Bob Iger Forced to Defend ESPN
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Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
Twitter Forms A “Trust & Safety Council” To Balance Abuse Vs Free Speech — Twitter's latest step in the tricky balancing act of championing free speech without also handing a free pass to orchestrated harassment via its platform is the announcement today that it's formed a “Trust & Safety Council” …
Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
Viacom stock falls nearly 22%, hits 52-week low; Philippe Dauman calls out detractors as “naysayers and publicity seekers”, praises his own leadership — Viacom Chief Philippe Dauman takes a swing at critics — and stock price plummets — Viacom released its fiscal …
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Emily Steel / New York Times:
Viacom Q1 revenue dropped 6% to nearly $3.2B, 10% drop in profits overall
Viacom Q1 revenue dropped 6% to nearly $3.2B, 10% drop in profits overall
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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Twitter introduces First View, new video ads placed at the top of users' timelines — Timing Is Everything: Twitter Unveils First View Ads, Videos At The Top Of Your Timeline — Twitter has been in the spotlight for the past several days over allegedly imminent (longstanding) plans to change the order of Tweets in your timeline.
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Warner Music Pays $14 Million to End ‘Happy Birthday’ Copyright Lawsuit — The music publisher will also not stand in the way for a judge to declare the song to be in the public domain. — Sing the song, blow out the candles, eat the cake and unwrap the gifts.
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Nick Statt / The Verge:
Politwoops returns to US to archive politicians' deleted tweets after Twitter blocked its API access last August — Politwoops returns to the US to archive politicians' deleted tweets — After relaunching internationally last month, Politwoops is back in the US to track and post deleted tweets from politicians.
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Tony Maglio / The Wrap:
Telemundo to Build New $250 Million Miami Headquarters — Telemundo is moving to a new headquarters within Florida's Miami-Dade County — and in a very big way. — The new 450,000 sq. ft. facility will exist on approximately 21 acres at NW 25th Street and the Florida Turnpike.
Norman Solomon / Columbia Journalism Review:
Journalists could end the stigmatization of whistleblowers by defending sources and covering their stories — Should journalists care if sources go off to prison? — Ask yourself this question: Is it sufficient to protect journalists who report classified information while sources go off to prison?
Thomas Erdbrink / New York Times:
Iran's Press TV suspends two executives after newscaster Sheena Shirani claims she faced sexual harassment, then flees country — Iranian News Channel Suspends 2 Executives in Sexual Harassment Case — TEHRAN — Press TV, Iran's state-run, English language news channel …
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