Mediagazer: Bounce TV launches Brown Sugar video-on-demand service with '70s-era blaxploitation films including Shaft, for $3.99 a month (Todd Spangler/Variety)

11:40 AM ET, November 18, 2016

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Brent Griffiths / Politico:

President Obama weighs in on fake news, warning it could poison politics so that “we won't know what we're fighting for” — President Barack Obama weighed in on the growing debate over fake news, warning that it could poison politics to the point that “we won't know what we're fighting for.”

New York Times:

A look at how fake news on Facebook has impacted foreign elections and political movements in Indonesia, the Philippines, Germany, Spain, and elsewhere — HONG KONG — Facebook rumors force a well-known politician to publish proof of his heritage. Fake images show a prominent female leader in a hangman's noose.

Discussion: @n_gough, @puiwingtam, @paulmozur, @crtejada, Vanity Fair and @kdoctor

Poynter:
Global fact-checking organization offers to help Facebook with spotting and debunking fake claims and strengthening users' ability to identify false news

Discussion: The Wrap, Fox News, @rayjoe, The Mary Sue, The Conversation, Business Insider, Recode, CNNMoney, The Hill, @janesports, @emilythelin, @glennkesslerwp, @tamarwilner, @politifact and The Huffington Post

Abhimanyu Ghoshal / The Next Web:

Amazon expanding Prime Video worldwide in December, promoting the expansion through the show The Grand Tour from former Top Gear hosts — Until now, Amazon's streaming video service has mostly been a nice add-on to sweeten the deal on its Prime subscription plan, which grants customers quicker shipping …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, @jeffbezos, TechCrunch, @shalini, Pocket-lint, Forbes, Investor's Business Daily, GeekWire, Bloomberg, Gizmodo Australia, Fortune, The Verge, Deadline, The Sun and MediaNama

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Bounce TV launches Brown Sugar video-on-demand service with '70s-era blaxploitation films including Shaft, for $3.99 a month — Can you dig it? Blaxploitation films have a new digital home. — African-American network Bounce TV is jumping into the subscription VOD biz with Brown Sugar …

Discussion: Jezebel, The Wrap, The Mary Sue, Broadcasting & Cable, USA Today, Deadline and IndieWire

Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:

Mark Halperin and John Heilemann's Bloomberg show, With All Due Respect, to end on January 20; they are in discussions to stay on as contributors and columnists — The prominent political journalists will give up day-to-day roles following Donald Trump's inauguration.

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Media Matters for America, New York Times, Mediaite, Politico, @lehmannchris, @hunterschwarz, @kfile, @raju, @anthony and TVNewser

Michael Calderone / Huffington Post:
Bloomberg News Washington bureau chief Megan Murphy named new editor of Bloomberg Businessweek amid plans to relaunch the magazine in Q2 of 2017

Discussion: Talking Biz News, Media Wire Daily, The Huffington Post, Poynter, Washington Post, Folio, Politico, FishbowlDC, @stuartemmrichny, @erikwemple, @beckpeterson, FishbowlNY, @annetergesen, @mlcalderone, @jaredbkeller and @mlcalderone

Rod Nordland / New York Times:

Turkey has jailed 120 journalists, surpassing China, says The Committee to Protect Journalists, in a post-coup effort to muzzle free speech — ISTANBUL — A prominent columnist wrote recently about how President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey hates cigarettes so much that he confiscates packs …

Discussion: Quartz, @melbournecoal, @janinedigi, @jmfreespeech, @melbournecoal, @globalfreemedia, @nytimesworld, @alissanyt, @rezaaslan and @kenroth

Will Hobson / Washington Post:

DraftKings and FanDuel agree to merge; DraftKings CEO Jason Robins to run the new company, and FanDuel CEO Nigel Eccles to become chairman of the board — DraftKings and FanDuel, the two largest companies in the daily fantasy sports market that exploded into national consciousness last fall …

Discussion: VentureBeat, The Wrap, USA Today, ESPN, CNBC, BostonGlobe.com, Bleacher Report and Recode

Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:

To cover President-elect Donald Trump, journalists should emphasize their watchdog role, represent all citizens, and be scrupulously fair and relentlessly tough — Well, it's official — the new word of 2016, according to Oxford Dictionaries, is “post-truth.”

Discussion: Columbia Journalism Review, Forbes, @sacca, @sulliview, @brianstelter, @a_picazo, @cdriebusch, @katiekutsko, @sdkstl and Politico

Politico:

Inside the Trump Tower press stakeout, as reporters wait for the president-elect, who has not instituted a protective pool, to emerge from his office — More than a week after the election, the media is still locked out. — NEW YORK — Just before 8 a.m. on Wednesday …

Discussion: @sparkyrandles, @mlcalderone, @tmcgev, @misswilson, @politico_media, @politico, @hadas_gold, @petersterne and The FADER

Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:

Bloomberg News cuts 30 staffers globally as it consolidates its markets coverage, combining its First Word, Markets, and web teams — Bloomberg News has consolidated its markets coverage, and as a result, 30 staffers from across the globe are out of jobs. — In a memo obtained by Talking Biz News …

Discussion: Talking Biz News, @vb2b and @talkingbiznews

New York Times:

Sources: New York Observer owner Jared Kushner is seeking a White House position, but it could be blocked by nepotism rules — WASHINGTON — Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of President-elect Donald J. Trump, has spoken to a lawyer about the possibility of joining the new administration …

Discussion: Washington Post, WKRG-TV, Guardian, Politico, Talking Points Memo, BuzzFeed, Law News, New York Magazine, Talking Points Memo, Death and Taxes, Observer, ABC News, STAT and Wall Street Journal

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Warner Bros. signs deal to acquire full control of Machinima; sources say the deal values Machinima slightly under $100M — Deal values gamer and fandom digital programmer at slightly under $100 million: sources — Warner Bros. announced that it signed an agreement to acquire full control of Machinima …

Discussion: The Wrap, Deadline, Ad Age, Polygon, Adweek, Los Angeles Times, Broadcasting & Cable, Gamasutra and Hollywood Reporter

Chris Welch / The Verge:

PlayStation brings its Vue streaming service to Apple TV, letting users stream AMC, Discovery, FX, ESPN, and more — Apple might not have its own internet TV service, but the company's Apple TV is gradually turning a into a streaming box for other services aimed at cord cutters.

Discussion: PlayStation.Blog, @9to5mac, @playstation, BGR, Pocket-lint, Digital Trends, 9to5Mac, TechCrunch and MacRumors

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Google's Digital News Initiative fund puts $26M into 124 news projects across 25 European countries to promote data journalism, use of AI, fact-checking, more — Google's ongoing effort to fix its reputation in the world of publishing in Europe took another step forward today.

Discussion: Nieman Lab, BBC, The Keyword, Press Gazette and World News Publishing Focus …

Matt Burgess / WIRED UK:
With funding from Google, UK-based Full Fact is aiming to build two automated fact-checking tools, Trends and Robocheck, by the end of 2017

Discussion: Engadget, Journalism.co.uk, TechCrunch, Guardian and @mattburgess1