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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Source: White House advisers have discussed using AT&T and Time Warner merger as leverage against CNN, as the deal requires approval by the Dept. of Justice — Jeffrey A. Zucker hasn't been getting a lot of sleep lately. But he says that's nothing new.
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
A week after forcing three resignations from its investigative team, CNN forgets standards when granting source anonymity in Trump-CNN video story — Last week, CNN announced that three top-level news officials had resigned after a mini-scandal over a story that it had published …
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James Warren / Poynter:
President Trump peddled ‘fake news’ at Warsaw press conference, says CNN's Jim Acosta
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Abby Ohlheiser / Washington Post:
The online campaign against CNN mixes fact and fiction and is fueled by a Trump subreddit; a Daily Stormer post threatens to track down CNN staffers' families
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Adam Satariano / Bloomberg:
SoundCloud cuts 173 employees, or about 40% of its staff, and plans to close its offices in San Francisco and London to cut costs and stay independent — Music service will close offices in San Francisco, London — SoundClound has struggled to compete against Spotify, Apple
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Hulu will offer subscribers access to HBO for $14.99/month and HBO-owned Cinemax for $9.99/month — Hulu this morning announced it's finally adding HBO as an optional add-on for subscribers, as well as HBO-owned Cinemax. The premium networks will be offered to those who subscribe to Hulu's …
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Tim Goodman / Hollywood Reporter:
The shift to non-linear viewing by consumers is impacting TV critics, with metrics like ratings more difficult to monitor and seasons becoming obsolete — Nobody is all caught up on TV, so that means everything is evergreen. Welcome to the new consumption model.
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Facebook, Twitter, and Snap are all seeking online rights to show 2018 World Cup highlights from Fox, offering tens of millions of dollars — Companies are offering tens of millions for selected rights — A deal could help Fox boost revenue and defray broadcast costs
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Amazon and Dish Network have discussed a partnership to enter the wireless business, though no deal is imminent — For years, Dish Network has sought out partnerships with just about every major telecom company. Now, a somewhat surprising potential partner has emerged: Amazon.com.
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D.B. Hebbard / Talking New Media:
The Moscow Times newspaper and The New Times magazine announce they will shutter their print editions; most of Moscow Times staff will lose their jobs — Both publications — one in Russian, one in English — hope to carry on as digital-only news outlets, but The Moscow Times will be losing much of its editorial staff in the move
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Charlotte Dobson / Manchester Evening News:
BBC announces 200 digital jobs at its Salford Quays base in Manchester and is now one of the biggest tech employers in the North of England — BBC bosses have announced 200 new digital jobs at the corporation's Salford Quays base. — The national broadcaster is on the hunt for new talent …
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Michael Malone / Multichannel News:
QVC-owner Liberty Interactive acquires 62% of HSNi in an all-stock transaction valued at $2.6B, upping ownership stake to 100% — Deal will see electronic retailers QVC and HSN in the same group … Liberty Interactive Corp. and HSN Inc. (HSNI) have entered into an agreement …
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The Guardian:
Robbie Gibb, the head of the BBC's political team at Westminster, has been appointed Downing Street's director of communications — Gibb, who heads the BBC's operations at Westminster, will succeed Katie Perrior, who quit before the election — The head of the BBC's political team …
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Mădălina Ciobanu / Journalism.co.uk:
In third round of its Digital News Initiative fund, Google awards €21M+ to 107 journalism projects including Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales' WikiTribune — Almost half of the project funded across Europe in this round have had a collaborative element — Credit: Ludovic Blecher …
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox News Resolves Legal Dispute Over Charter/Time Warner Cable Merger — The cable news network appears to have settled claims of being defrauded. — Fox News and Charter Communications have agreed to end a contract spat that erupted after Charter acquired Time Warner Cable in May 2016.
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