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Danica Kirka / Associated Press:
Murdoch's bid to take over Sky faces more scrutiny following news that Fox renewed Bill O'Reilly's contract after he settled a harassment suit for $32M — LONDON (AP) — Bill O'Reilly's sexual harassment scandal is causing more headaches for 21st Century Fox's 11.3 billion pound ($14.8 billion) …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
21st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch says he was not aware of Bill O'Reilly's $32M settlement with former employee, Fox News Legal Analyst Lis Wiehl — James Murdoch, CEO of 21st Century Fox, said he was unaware that ex-Fox News host Bill O'Reilly's settlement with a former employee included …
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Media Matters for America, The Wrap, USA Today, The New York Observer and @kencox
Michael Calderone / Politico:
Emerson Collective cancels plans for new journal led by Leon Wieseltier after he appeared on “Shitty Media Men” list; he apologizes to past colleagues — Emerson Collective has severed ties with former New Republic literary editor Leon Wieseltier after learning of …
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New York Times, The Atlantic, Newser, @heerjeet, Jezebel, The Wrap, @libbyanelson, @melissagira, @jbenton, @c_cauterucci, @hotlinejosh, @lisang, @jamesgibney, @aterkel and @mlcalderone
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
As it expands into TV, Apple is seeking family-friendly shows and avoiding edgy content but some Hollywood insiders doubt the company has a clear strategy — A conservative corporation takes its first steps into a new industry. — Days before Apple Inc. planned to celebrate the release …
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Recode and @lucas_shaw
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Bryn Elise Sandberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Apple hires ex-Channel 4 Chief Creative Officer Jay Hunt as its creative director for Europe of worldwide video — The former Channel 4 head is the latest exec to join Apple's programming push. — Apple is filling out its content team. — The tech giant has recruited former Channel 4 executive Jay Hunt …
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The Guardian and @ruskin147
Michelle Castillo / CNBC:
Twitter will now label political ads with sponsors, including spending and targeting disclosures, and establish a Transparency Center database with all ads — - Twitter will clearly label political ads, and require campaigns and organizations to disclose who bought the ad and how much they spent.
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Twitter, Ad Age, @biz, Variety, @vivian, NPR, Press Gazette, Digiday, TechSpot, The A.V. Club, TechCrunch, The Hill, Recode, Mashable, @robjective, Los Angeles Times, Fortune, Business Insider, @danpfeiffer, New York Times, Engadget, @jack, Fast Company, The Guardian, @sarahfrier, @ceciliakang, @tonyromm, Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check and @b_fung, more at Techmeme »
Damian Carrington / The Guardian:
BBC apologizes for interview with climate change denier Lord Lawson and says it breached editorial guidelines by failing to challenge his views — Exclusive: Lawson's claim that global temperatures are not rising went unchallenged, breaching guidelines on accuracy and impartiality
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Daily Mail, Agence France-Presse, Press Gazette and Radio Times
Janko Rottgers / Variety:
FCC filing: DirecTV has plans for an Android TV-based OTT 4K set-top box, that includes remote with integrated touch pad that supports voice commands — AT&T's DirecTV is getting ready to embrace internet-based content delivery beyond its DirecTV Now service: The company is about to introduce …
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Light Reading, Engadget, DSLreports, Engadget and The Wrap
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Telegraph:
Memo: Condé Nast International says it will no longer work with fashion photographer Terry Richardson who has been dogged by allegations of sexual exploitation — Terry Richardson, the fashion photographer, has been barred from working with some of the world's bestselling magazines, The Daily Telegraph can reveal.
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TIME, The Guardian, Mashable, Washington Post, The Wrap, @ayeletw, Refinery29, Racked, Mediaite, Folio, Fast Company and Just Jared
Malachy Browne / New York Times:
How The New York Times used video forensics, including timestamps and geolocation from dozens of video and audio clips, to reconstruct the Las Vegas shooting — Nearly a month has passed since Stephen Paddock opened fire on a country music festival at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas …
Ken Doctor / TheStreet:
Digital First Media CEO Steve Rossi retires and Guy Gilmore is named COO, reporting to the board of the company owned by Alden Global Capital — Steve Rossi, who has served as CEO of the country's third-largest group of daily newspapers, Digital First Media Inc., stepped down on Monday, Oct. 23.
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@smoore1117, @julia_rentschrh, @ckrewson, @twincitiesadguy, @mattderienzo and Vanity Fair
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
DoJ subpoenas Twitter seeking details about five Twitter accounts including @Popehat, following a smiley emoji reply to them from a security researcher — So, here's a fun one. Back in May, the Justice Department — apparently lacking anything better to do with its time …
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Vanity Fair, Engadget, @tedfrank, @mattblaze, @trevortimm, @pogowasright, @kurtopsahl, Hit & Run, Popehat, @kurtopsahl and @popehat, more at Techmeme »
Colin Lecher / The Verge:
Facebook announces News Feed guidelines for publishers, mostly codifying current rules, with few changes to policies — In an attempt to provide more transparency on how Facebook's News Feed ranks content, the company today announced a new set of guidelines for publishers.
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Facebook, The Guardian, TechCrunch, Adweek, Engadget, hypebot, Nieman Lab, Consumerist and Facebook Media