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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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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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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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Mike Allen / Axios:
Sources: Steve Bannon has told friends he sees a massive opening to the right of Fox News, raising the possibility that he's going to start a network — Unshaven and working from home in cargo shorts as he moves into “Bannon the Barbarian” mode, Steve Bannon is thinking bigger than Breitbart.
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Ken Schwencke / ProPublica:
The Daily Stormer is back online with free support from BitMitigate, whose founder says he believes in free speech, and wants to promote his company — The neo-Nazi site The Daily Stormer was back online Friday with help from a small company whose founder said he wanted to defend free speech …
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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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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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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.
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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Wall Street Journal:
Radio revenue in India has seen steady growth in recent years thanks to privatization, adoption of mobile phones with FM receivers, and small-town consumption — Media companies are rushing to get new stations and talent on the air — RJ Gaurav, a DJ at FM station Radio City, broadcasts from the studio in Mumbai.
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Brendan Pierson / Reuters:
US judge dismisses lawsuit by the former head of Venezuela's National Assembly accusing The Wall Street Journal of libeling him — NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the former head of Venezuela's National Assembly accusing The Wall Street Journal of libeling …
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