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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Steve Bannon is leaving post as WH chief strategist; official statement says departure was by mutual accord, sources conflict on whether he was fired or quit — President Trump has told senior aides that he has decided to remove Stephen K. Bannon, the embattled White House chief strategist …
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Bloomberg:
Bannon says he will be “going to war” for President Donald Trump and against his opponents, “on Capitol Hill, in the media, and in corporate America” — Aide left amid furor over Trump remarks on Virginia violence — Bannon was architect of Trump's 2016 election victory
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Breitbart:
Bannon returns to Breitbart News as executive chairman and led Friday evening editorial meeting — Former White House Chief Strategist Stephen K. Bannon returned as Executive Chairman of Breitbart News Friday afternoon and chaired the company's evening editorial meeting.
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Mark Bergen / Bloomberg:
Google is testing new tools with NYT and FT to boost subscriptions for publishers; tools may include changes to “first click free”, payment, targeting options — Changes coming around search results and potentially payments — New York Times and Financial Times are first early testers
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Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Google is rolling out autoplaying AI-generated silent 6-second previews for videos in search results, while on Wi-Fi in Android Chrome and Google apps — Google announced a major update to its mobile search results pages today. Whenever your query brings up a video, Google will now show …
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Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal:
GroupM relaxes its video ad viewability standards, says ads in news feeds don't have to have sound on or be user-initiated to count — Ad buying giant says video ads in news feeds don't have to have sound on or be user-initiated to count — Ad buying giant GroupM is relaxing …
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Anousha Sakoui / Bloomberg:
Sources: movie studios, including Warner Bros. and Universal Pictures, in talks with Apple, Comcast to offer movie rentals within weeks of theatrical release — Studios are said focused on project despite exhibitor pushback — Theater chains are said to seek 10 years of revenue split
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Lyor Cohen / YouTube Blog:
Lyor Cohen, YouTube's Global Head of Music, on promoting new artists, copyright safe harbors, and how ads and subscriptions can thrive together — Earlier this year, I was asked by Google (because they know I am pre “Sucker M.C.") to work on a Doodle celebrating the 44th anniversary of the music that changed my life.
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Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:
Complex Networks, a joint venture of Verizon and Hearst, and cable channel Fuse Media partner to share content and sell ads across platforms — Sales teams will work together on ad packages to reach millennials — Fuse Media and Complex Networks are joining forces to reach millennial viewers.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
In less than a month, over 29M unique viewers have watched Stay Tuned, NBC News' daily Snapchat Discover show — In less than a month, over 29 million unique viewers have already watched “Stay Tuned,” NBC News' daily Snapchat Discover show, Axios has learned. — Why it matters:
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BBC:
Liz MacKean, who worked on the investigation of disgraced DJ Jimmy Savile that the BBC shelved in 2011, dies at 52 after a stroke — Ex-BBC News correspondent Liz MacKean has died after suffering a stroke. — MacKean, 52, worked for the corporation for more than 20 years but left …
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Simon Rogers / Google:
Google News Lab and ProPublica launch a new machine learning tool to help journalists leverage hate crime data in their reporting — Hate crimes in America have historically been difficult to track since there is very little official data collected and what does exist …
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