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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Sky will stop broadcasting Fox News in the UK as of September 5 at 4pm; sources say decision not connected to takeover bid, channel only draws 2K viewers a day — Sources say decision to stop broadcasting Fox News is not connected to Fox's £11.7bn takeover bid for Sky
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Beatrice Verhoeven / The Wrap:
Disney and its ABC television station, KTRK Houston, donate $1M to the American Red Cross to support its Harvey relief efforts — The Walt Disney Company and its owned ABC television station in Houston, KTRK, will commit $1 million to the American Red Cross for its Hurricane Harvey relief efforts, the company announced Tuesday.
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Brian Klaas / The Hill:
The heroism of journalists in Houston, with some rescuing victims, shows they are not “enemies” of the people; Trump should apologize — As the floodwaters of Hurricane Harvey continue to bury Houston, President Trump owes journalists an apology.
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Business Insider, New York Times, @brianklaas and The Federalist
Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
District court judge dismisses defamation lawsuit against The New York Times by Sarah Palin for a June 14 editorial — Lawsuits against media outlets are piling up — A federal judge in Manhattan on Tuesday dismissed Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit against the New York Times.
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Ashley Cullins / Hollywood Reporter:
ShowTime faces class-action lawsuit from customers who are suing the network over its in-app low quality stream of the McGregor-Mayweather fight — Grainy video, errors and buffering streams weren't what fans paid $99 to see, according to the lawsuit. — Before the sweat was dry …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube gets a redesign, including easier access to navigation tabs, new Library and Account tabs, variable speed playback on mobile, and a new logo — Earlier this year, YouTube introduced a major redesign of its desktop website which delivered a cleaner look and new features like a “dark mode” for nighttime watching.
Tanya Dua / Business Insider:
After eschewing them for years, BuzzFeed will introduce display ads to its homepage, story pages, and mobile apps, using 3rd-party ad tech to buy and sell them — - BuzzFeed is finally embracing banner ads — The media company will let advertisers run display ads on its homepage, story pages, and mobile apps
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Jeffrey Herbst, president and chief executive of the Newseum, steps down as board announces a financial review, which could trigger sale of its building — Jeffrey Herbst, president and chief executive of the Newseum, stepped down suddenly on Monday as the museum's board announced a full-blown review of its long-troubled finances.
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Apple scrambles to land pricing deals with Hollywood on 4K content for its upcoming Apple TV; Apple wants to charge $20/movie, studios want $5-10 more — Tech giant wants to have major Hollywood films available in ultra-high definition on the new device
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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
How journalists have ramped up security protocols for communicating with sources amid the Trump administration's fight against leaks — How the administration has changed the game between investigative reporters and their government sources. — On July 6, the Senate Committee …
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@nakashimae, @robbiegramer, @isikoff, @mattzap, @mattdrange, @dmitryzaksafp, @thomas_drake1 and @joepompeo
Joe Lemire / SportTechie:
How Intel's weekly MLB broadcast, run by a team of ~12 people, uses VR to give viewers new viewpoints within the game alongside director-led “VR-Cast” option — NEW YORK — Those fans at Citi Field whose seats were low near the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks' dugout last Tuesday …
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
BuzzFeed News partners with Latvia-based Meduza for Russian coverage, focusing on joint investigations, which it will commission — “There's an enormous interest in Russia we really haven't seen since the Cold war.” — You may have noticed: Interest in news out of and about Russia is high these days.
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