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Nathan Bomey / USA Today:
Elon Musk unleashes barrage of criticism aimed at “big media companies” in at least 19 tweets and says he plans to launch a site to assess journalists — Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, ripped the news media for what he described as irresponsible reporting …
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Abigail Abrams / Fortune:
Netflix market value reaches $149B, surpassing Comcast's $147B, and approaching Disney's $153B; the company's stock has gone up 70% since January — Netflix passed Comcast in market value on Wednesday, signaling another win for the streaming service as it continues to compete with traditional television.
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Bloomberg, The Wrap, Recode, @taralach and The Next Web, more at Techmeme »
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Some publishers sit out meetings with Google about GDPR, citing its public silence on how it will use the data it expects publishers to give it access to — Google is set to have meetings today with media trade associations and various publishing company representatives to address their concerns …
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Digital Content Next, @jason_kint, Wall Street Journal, @jason_kint, @dcnorg, @jason_kint and @jason_kint
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
The Daily Beast's EIC John Avlon is moving to CNN as a full-time senior political analyst and anchor, replaced by Noah Shachtman, moving from executive editor — How do you improve the Daily Beast? — “I want us to lean harder into who we are,” says Noah Shachtman of the Daily Beast.
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TVNewser, Mediaite and @olivianuzzi
Janko Rottgers / Variety:
Vevo is shuttering its Android, iOS, and Windows Mobile apps and website to refocus on YouTube following resignation of several execs and significant layoffs — Major-label owned Vevo is giving up on plans to build its own music video platform outside of YouTube's control …
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Vevo, CNET, TechCrunch, The Wrap, @pkafka, Tubefilter, @mmasnick, @pkafka and The FADER, more at Techmeme »
Jeff Baumgartner / Multichannel News:
Verizon seems to abandon plans to build its own OTT service as CEO says it wants to partner with an existing OTT service to deliver Oath digital content — Verizon has been adamant that the OTT TV service it was developing would not be a “me-too” amid a growing sea of virtual MVPDs.
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The Verge and Light Reading
Gavri Smith / The Keyword:
Google Trends gets revamped Trending searches and Explore pages, new infographic types like an intensity map, showcased data stories curated by News Lab, more — {[drawerToggle.open ? ‘Hide Related Articles’ : 'Show Related Articles']} — Google Trends has become a key part …
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Engadget
Garrett Camp:
Sixteen years after it started, StumbleUpon to shut down and transition its accounts to content discovery platform Mix.com over the next couple of months — Sixteen years ago, we started StumbleUpon to help people discover new webpages. The idea was simple: click a button to find a cool webpage.
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TechCrunch, Fast Company, BetaNews, Gizmodo, @pranshumaans, @d4nricks, @jimminy, The Next Web and VentureBeat, more at Techmeme »
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Sources: federal prosecutors in Manhattan expand investigation into Harvey Weinstein to include allegations that he may have violated federal stalking laws — Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have expanded a months-old investigation into financial improprieties by Harvey Weinstein …
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Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, The A.V. Club, New York Daily News, The Hill, Los Angeles Times and Variety
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
Buzzfeed to develop a Hulu documentary about R. Kelly abuse allegations; Peretti is also considering subscription products in subjects like education and gaming — - Production for Hulu marks company's latest programming deal — CEO Peretti says BuzzFeed seeing ‘double-digit’ sales growth
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The Wrap, Deadline, Tubefilter, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, @jasonabbruzzese, @gerryfsmith, @shani_o and Axios
BBC:
Egypt detains prominent blogger and activist Wael Abbas, and sources say he faces accusations of “disseminating false news and joining an outlawed group” — A prominent Egyptian activist and blogger known for documenting alleged abuses by the security forces has been detained, his lawyer says.
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Al Jazeera English, Associated Press, DW.COM and Committee to Protect …
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Sources: Meredith is talking with about 15 serious potential buyers for Time, Fortune, Money, and Sports Illustrated — The inside hype around Meredith's ongoing sale of Time, Sports Illustrated, Fortune, and Money is considerable—everyone is “praying” for a Jeff Bezos. But interest means nothing till the ink is dry.
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@jeremymbarr, @joepompeo and @joepompeo
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