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4:50 PM ET, August 10, 2017

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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Bill O'Reilly debuted a 30-minute online news show for paid subscribers on Wednesday night, made available for free on Thursday  —  The ousted Fox News host has debuted an experimental, 30-minute-long online news show for paid subscribers.  —  It's not Fox News, but it'll do for now.
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook introduces Watch, its redesigned video section for original content, with producers earning 55% of ad revenue, rolling out Thursday  —  Facebook has a new home for original video content produced exclusively for it by partners, who will earn 55 percent of ad break revenue while Facebook keeps 45 percent.
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Under terms of proposed new funding deal for SoundCloud, former Vimeo CEO Kerry Trainor would replace Alex Ljung as CEO, who would stay on as chair of the board  —  Investors want to replace founder Alex Ljung with former Vimeo CEO Kerry Trainor.  —  Investors want to replace the CEO of SoundCloud …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
BuzzFeed's live Twitter morning show, premiering September 25 and called AM to DM, will aim to break news in real time  —  BuzzFeed's live Twitter morning show — premiering September 25 and called “AM to DM” — will aim to break news in real time in a way that's like television, but produced for digital audiences and consumption.
Discussion: Variety and Broadcasting & Cable
Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
Profile of Josh Raffel, a 33-year-old White House spokesman who handles PR for Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump  —  When reporters are working on stories that involve Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, they hear from Josh Raffel, a tough, former New York City flack now inside the White House.
Georgia Wells / Wall Street Journal:
Snap reports Q2 revenue of $182M vs. $186.8M expected, DAUs grow 7.3M vs. 8M expected, reaching 173M, and loss grows to $443M; stock down 13% after hours  —  Snapchat's parent hurt by intensifying competition from larger rival Facebook  —  Snap Inc. on Thursday said its loss nearly quadrupled …
Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
ABC News paid $177M+ to settle “pink slime” lawsuit earlier this year according to earnings report from network's parent company Disney  —  ABC News made an historically large payout to settle a defamation lawsuit earlier this summer, according to a new financial release …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
A lab test of Infowars supplements reveals they are more or less accurately advertised, reasonably safe, and heavily overpriced, with few if any health benefits  —  Alex Jones' wildly popular suite of Infowars supplements probably won't kill you, but extensive tests provided to BuzzFeed News …
Elizabeth Elizalde / New York Daily News:
Anthony Scaramucci says Ryan Lizza recorded their conversation without his consent, though in New York it is legal to do so  —  “The Mooch” is living in the past.  —  Ex-White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci blasted The New Yorker's Ryan Lizza Wednesday night for recording their now-infamous phone interview.
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Most analysts applaud Disney's streaming plans, as questions remain about pricing, effects on Netflix and cable operators, and Disney's content costs  —  LOS ANGELES — Disney set off a sonic boom in Hollywood by unveiling plans to start two Netflix-style services: For the first time in the streaming age …
Discussion: Quartz and Forbes
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Max Willens / Digiday:
Quartz sees 90% renewal rate for branded content by providing tech assistance and insights, has executed 540+ campaigns for 150+ brands in past five years
Cory Haik / Recode:
Mic publisher describes how new mixed-media formats in social video deliver news in a compelling way, sees future as evolution of text more than pivot to video
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Galen Stocking / Pew Research Center:
Pew report: 61% of digital-native news outlets have iOS or Android apps, 97% offer newsletters, and only 25% have an official Snapchat channel or account
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Fox News host Eric Bolling is suing Yashar Ali for defamation and $50M in damages over HuffPost story claiming Bolling sent lewd photos to female colleagues