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Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed:
Leaked documents suggest that Robert Mercer and his family funded Milo Yiannopoulos following his resignation from Breitbart News — The Mercer family helped Donald Trump become President — and they appear to be funding the controversial Yiannopoulos. — Secretive hedge fund billionaire …
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Jonathan Handel / Hollywood Reporter:
NPR staffers weigh a possible strike vote as early as Friday night, while management takes a hard line in contract talks — Management says talks are “productive,” but the union decries an “odious” contract on offer. — Hollywood avoided potential strikes this year by writers and talent, but NPR may not be so lucky.
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CBS News and BBC News announce global editorial and newsgathering partnership, sharing video, editorial content, and other resources — CBS News and BBC News announced a new editorial and newsgathering relationship Thursday that will significantly enhance the global reporting capabilities of both organizations.
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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
A new report says Democrats and Republicans follow the news and access media in similar ways, but Democrats believe the news is more accurate than Republicans — Though Republicans and Democrats have differing — and well documented — views of the media, members of both parties still follow …
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Jack Marshall / Wall Street Journal:
Online publishers like LittleThings and Dotdash are eliminating obtrusive ads to to boost overall revenue and improve user experience — LittleThings and Dotdash say they're taking a ‘less is more’ approach with ads across their sites — For online publishers, more advertising typically means more revenue.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
HuffPost launches a 7-week, 23-city bus tour through Middle America to “learn what it means to be American today,” which sources say could cost $1M — Seeking a new direction, the site launches a 23-city bus tour to ‘listen to America.’ — Having made its name as a home …
Maureen Farrell / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Roku has hired IPO underwriters, and one source says it may file confidentially in the next few weeks, seeking a valuation of ~$1B — Streaming media player maker said to be seeking a valuation of roughly $1 billion — Roku Inc., which makes streaming media devices and software …
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Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Henry Blodget as Business Insider turns 10, on international expansion, subscriptions, video content, and more — “We are working in a medium, along with all of the other digital folks, in which you can tell stories in four different ways: words, pictures, video, audio.
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Jon Seidel / Chicago Sun Times:
Shareholder sues to stop Tribune Media-Sinclair deal, accusing Tribune of misleading stockholders and withholding information — Tribune Media Company is facing a stockholder lawsuit seeking class-action status aimed at halting its pending $3.9 billion purchase by Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.
Tony Romm / Recode:
FanDuel and DraftKings drop their merger, following FTC's vote to challenge it last month — The decision to terminate the deal comes after the U.S. government voted to challenge it. — FanDuel and DraftKings have decided to scrap their merger rather than fight the U.S. government …
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Sami Main / Adweek:
Kevin Hart's LOL comedy network to launch streaming service Aug. 3; free app will offer a show per week with ads, $2.99 version will offer full seasons, no ads — Lyft is a partner for one of the series — Starting next month, fans of Kevin Hart can stream his specials plus hand-selected and produced content from Hart himself.
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Lauren Johnson / Adweek:
Pinterest hires Jon Alferness and Meredith Guerriero, senior execs at Google and Facebook, to develop new ad formats and targeting — Jon Alferness and Meredith Guerriero bring search and programmatic expertise — Pinterest is after Google's talent. The San Francisco-based company …
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