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John Herrman / New York Times:
As Tronc embraces automated video production, CBS, Time, HuffPo, others experiment with it — In a television appearance in early June, Michael W. Ferro Jr., the chairman of the newspaper and magazine publishing company Tronc — formerly known as Tribune Publishing — made an astonishing claim.
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Issie Lapowsky / Wired:
Twitter partners with CBS, CBSN, to livestream Republican and Democratic Conventions — Twitter has been perhaps the most talked about platform this election cycle. (Thanks, Donald Trump.) Now, in hopes of capturing even more of the political conversation, the company is announcing …
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Recode, The Wrap, TVNewser, CBS News, TechCrunch, SocialTimes, New York Magazine, The New York Observer, Deadline, Politico, @marklittlenews, Engadget and Mashable
Hollywood Reporter:
BuzzFeed partners with Warner Bros. on film about internet phenomenon Brother Orange; Ellen DeGeneres will act as executive producer — EMAIL ME — Ellen DeGeneres will executive produce along with Broad City co-creator Ilana Glazer. — The story of Internet phenomenon Brother Orange is getting the movie treatment.
Politico:
Inside the team of lawyers and PR company behind Gretchen Carlson's case against Roger Ailes — Inside the team of lawyers and P.R. agents strategizing former Fox anchor's battle against Roger Ailes — When Andrea Mackris, then an associate producer at Fox News, filed a sexual harassment suit …
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Denise Petski / Deadline:
Melissa Harris-Perry Joins BET News As Special Correspondent — Melissa Harris-Perry is taking her next step post-MSNBC. The former weekend show host has signed on to BET News as a special correspondent. She will host and contribute to various BET News programs and develop longform news specials for the network.
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Mediaite, FishbowlNY and The Huffington Post
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
The Miami-Herald reorganized its beat coverage by topic instead of geography, with each team responsible for a beat functioning like an independent startup — MIAMI — On the outside, the headquarters of the Miami Herald looks like any building in any part of town filled with wide warehouses, beige office plazas and chain restaurants.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Carrie Buddoff Brown is the new editor of Politico, replacing Susan B. Glasser who is moving to Jerusalem, confirms EIC John Harris in staff memo — Big news on the homefront. Carrie Budoff Brown has been named editor of POLITICO. Here's the memo just sent to staff from Publisher and Editor-in-Chief John Harris:
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Warner Bros. settles FTC charges over payments to PewDiePie, other influencers to promote game — Warner Bros. paid PewDiePie and other social stars upwards tens of thousands of dollars each to promote a 2014 game based on the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's “Lord of the Rings” …
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Federal Trade Commission, VentureBeat and Recode
Zairah Khurshid / International Business Times:
Cliff Richard to sue BBC and South Yorkshire Police for £1m for televising police child abuse raid on his apartment, accuses them of “illegal collusion” — Singer wants people accused of committing sexual assault to be given anonymity. — Cliff Richard is suing the BBC …
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Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox will live-stream its primetime programming on its website and Fox Now app, rolling out to 98% of pay TV subscribers, will require cable authentication — The network initiative, a first of its kind, kicks off July 11 in all 210 U.S. TV markets. — Fox is not wading into the world of live-streaming.
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Broadcasting & Cable and Variety
Kate Stanhope / Hollywood Reporter:
The Daily Show's RNC/DNC convention coverage plans include a three-part Snapchat special and streaming on SiriusXM and Amazon's Alexa — The Comedy Central show will be the only late-night entry to broadcast from the locations of both the DNC and RNC conventions in Philadelphia and Cleveland, respectively.
Laura M. Holson / New York Times:
Profile: Cosmopolitan editor Joanna Coles, a former Fleet Street reporter building the magazine's brand through reality TV, social media, and media appearances — In the back of a cab heading up Central Park West, Joanna Coles, the editor of Cosmopolitan, was telling the story of her first meeting …
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