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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Five women accuse veteran journalist Mark Halperin of sexual harassment while he was at ABC News; Halperin apologizes — Veteran journalist Mark Halperin sexually harassed women while he was in a powerful position at ABC News, according to five women who shared their previously undisclosed accounts …
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Mark Halperin placed on indefinite leave at MSNBC following accusations of sexual assault — Mark Halperin appears at the Showtime portion of the 2016 Television Critics Assn. summer press tour in Beverly Hills. (Richard Shotwell / Invision) — Political journalist and author Mark Halperin …
Selina Wang / Bloomberg:
Twitter's Q3 revenue of $589.6M tops estimates; MAUs grew 4% YoY to 330M, DAUs grew 14% YoY; net loss down to $21.1M; shares rise 13%+ — Monthly active users grew 4% year-over-year to 330 million — Quarterly sales of $589.6 million topped analysts' estimates
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Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
Profile of Yashar Ali, who switched from politics to reporting and regularly breaks news for 180,000 Twitter followers — The long, unusual, political story behind the man who's breaking all kinds of news these days, from Fox News to Harvey Weinstein. — His reporting has touched …
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Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Reddit shuts down Nazi and white supremacist subreddits, after updating policy to ban content encouraging violence; subreddits banned had 25 to 7,000 users each — Reddit has shut down several Nazi and white supremacist subreddits after a policy change banning material that “encourages …
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New York Times:
Sources: cash infusion from Colony Capital falls through for Weinstein Company; Fortress Investment Group is working on potential financing valued at about $35M — The Weinstein Company is looking for a new financial lifeline after a preliminary agreement for an immediate cash infusion from Colony Capital fell through.
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John Koblin / New York Times:
CBS Names Jeff Glor Its Evening News Anchor — CBS named Jeff Glor as its new evening news anchor on Wednesday, ending a five-month search after Scott Pelley's departure from “CBS Evening News.” — Mr. Glor's appointment, which will be effective later this year, is the latest example …
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Etan Vlessing / Hollywood Reporter:
Charter revenue rises 4.2% to $10.5B YoY, but reports a net loss of 104K subscribers in Q3 — The cable giant, led by CEO Tom Rutledge, continues to face stiff competition from online video streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon. — Cable operator Charter Communications …
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Time Warner reports excellent results in Q3: 6% revenue increase to $7.6B YoY; HBO and Turner subscription revenues up 12% and 13% YoY, respectively — In what is likely its last quarter as a stand-alone company before merging with AT&T, Time Warner reported strong results across all of its divisions …
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Brian Fung / Washington Post:
Ajit Pai says FCC plans to vote Nov. 16 on rolling back longstanding rules that prevent owning both a TV station and a daily newspaper in a market at same time — The Federal Communications Commission will vote next month to eliminate a decades-old rule designed to preserve media diversity in local markets …
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Raphael Minder / New York Times:
Spain's central government in Madrid may try to take charge of Catalonia's public broadcasters, Catalunya Radio and TV3, as soon as this weekend — BARCELONA, Spain — If Spain has not split in two, its media almost has. There, the struggle over the restive region of Catalonia plays out in parallel universes.
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Comcast beats expectations but loses 134K cable subscribers in Q3, continuing the trend established by Verizon and AT&T; revenue drops 1.6% YoY to $20.98B — Comcast delivered third-quarter quarter earnings that topped Wall Street expectations even as the cable arm posted a loss …
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Claire Atkinson / NBC News:
Sources: Bill O'Reilly is in talks with Sinclair about a position with the company; source says talks are “about midway” — Bill O'Reilly, the former Fox News anchor, has been negotiating for a position with the Sinclair Broadcast Group, the nation's largest television-station owner …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
21st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch says it was “news to me when we saw that number” when asked about O'Reilly's $32M settlement with a former employee
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Politico:
Citing legal concerns, pro-Trump blogger Mike Cernovich backs off from intention to post “Shitty Media Men” list — Citing legal concerns, right-winger withholds names of men cited for sexual harassment by female colleagues. — A right-wing blogger and filmmaker who promised …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Brookings Institution has suspended Leon Wieseltier without pay over “inappropriate conduct”
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