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Amazon suspends Roy Price, VP of Amazon Studios and global head of Prime Video content, following harassment claim from a company producer — The news follows a harassment claim from one of the retail giant/streamer's top TV producers. — Roy Price, vp Amazon Studios and global head …
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Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey again says Twitter needs to be a “lot more transparent in our actions”, after it broke its silence on suspension of Rose McGowan — Twitter has abruptly broken its own policy of not commenting on individual accounts to explain why it temporarily suspended …
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Dustin Volz / Reuters:
In an interview, Sheryl Sandberg says Facebook is committed to helping Congressional investigators publicly release Russia-linked ads and info on user targeting — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facebook Inc Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said on Thursday the company was fully committed …
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Kevin Roose / New York Times:
Facebook statements on political ad reviewing lack clarity in some areas: review guidelines, which topics are “debatable social issues”, what varies by region — Nearly a year after Election Day, Facebook's role in our modern political infrastructure is finally coming into focus.
Michael Cader / Publishers Lunch:
Hachette Book Group ends Weinstein Books imprint after allegations against Harvey Weinstein; titles and staff will be moved to Hachette Books imprint — Following the extensive and continuing accounts of alleged sexual harassment against Harvey Weinstein, on Thursday Hachette Book Group announced …
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Jacey Fortin / New York Times:
At least 30 women, including Kate Beckinsale, Cara Delevingne, and Claire Forlani have reportedly accused Harvey Weinstein of assault or harassment
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Megan Twohey / New York Times:
Interviews and internal company records show Weinstein Company may have known of settlements involving Harvey Weinstein since 2015
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Weinstein used the media to smear his victims and keep them silent; prior to NYT story, negative info about one of his accusers was offered to a WaPo reporter
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Emily Steel / New York Times:
Investment group calls on 21st Century Fox to overhaul board and review culture, seeks resignation of audit committee chair, after Fox News harassment issues — An organization that advises several union pension funds invested in Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox called on Thursday …
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Washington Post:
Facebook says it fixed a CrowdTangle “bug” that allowed a researcher to analyze the reach of Russia-linked account posts — Social media analyst Jonathan Albright got a call from Facebook the day after he published research last week showing that the reach of the Russian disinformation campaign …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Spotify launches an iOS app so musicians can see real-time streaming data and audience demographics, with Android version coming in a few weeks — In the music streaming era, access to data is king. Artists want to know how their music is being discovered, who's listening, where …
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Trevor Timm / Columbia Journalism Review:
Trump's threats of government action against NBC violate the First Amendment even if he takes no action, earlier legal opinions indicate — Donald Trump turned his Twitter ire on NBC and the NFL this past week. But beyond just criticizing them, Trump is threatening to punish the network …
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Disney begins layoffs at ABC Television Group; source says 100-200 expected to be cut from division of 9,000 employees — Layoffs are being made at ABC Television Group as part of a restructuring of its TV business. (Mary Altaffer / Associated Press) — Walt Disney Co. started laying …
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Jeff Baumgartner / Multichannel News:
SEC filing: cord-cutting and dominance of OTT leads AT&T to project a 390K loss in traditional video subscriptions, offset by a 300K gain in OTT subscriptions — ‘Becoming increasingly clear that the wheels are falling off of satellite TV,’ analyst says
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Sahil Patel / Digiday:
Fusion is developing TV shows based on Gizmodo Media Group titles, starting with Jalopnik — Fusion is beginning to roll out a slate of TV shows from various properties within Gizmodo Media Group (formerly Gawker Media), starting with Jalopnik. It's part of a broader strategy …
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