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Washington Post:
UK watchdog gives Facebook a preliminary fine of about $664,000, the maximum allowed, for letting Cambridge Analytica access data about millions of people — Facebook is staring down its first fine for allowing Cambridge Analytica to improperly access data about millions of people …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Univision confirms it hopes to sell Gizmodo Media Group and its stake in The Onion and has hired Morgan Stanley to help with the sale — Univision Communications is officially looking to unload the Gizmodo Media Group — which mostly comprises the sites it acquired in the bankruptcy auction …
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Joe Mayes / Bloomberg:
21st Century Fox Inc. boosts its bid for Sky TV, offering £14 per share and valuing the company at £24.5B, topping Comcast's offer of £22B — - Offer is now 12 percent higher than Comcast's bid for Sky — Sky is part of a wider battle between Comcast and Disney
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Pranav Dixit / BuzzFeed:
Netflix launches Smart Downloads feature to automatically retrieve your next episode for offline viewing on Android, will launch on iOS later this year — Netflix is automating downloads of series so you can binge-watch shows off-line without even pressing a button.
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New York Times:
The New York Times says its 55 newsletters now have over 14M subscribers collectively — Times Insider delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how news, features and opinion come together at The New York Times. — Chris Stanford likes to think of himself as a “news concierge.”
Scott Roxborough / Hollywood Reporter:
EU's biggest TV broadcasters are combining resources to launch streaming video services in countries like UK, France, and Germany to compete against Netflix — Old media broadcasters in Germany and France are setting up ambitious joint national video platforms, but do they have what it takes to compete with the streaming giants?
Megh Wright / Vulture:
For a few hours, the Washington Post cited satire site Clickhole as a reputable source in a story on UK effort to push “American Idiot” to top of music charts — You may have heard the news that Brits are trolling Donald Trump ahead of his visit with Prime Minister Theresa …
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Business Insider removed a post about portrayals of trans individuals in Hollywood following staff complaints, said article did not meet its standards — Business Insider removed a post about portrayals of trans individuals in Hollywood after staff complained internally about the column …
Taylor Kate Brown / BBC:
A look at how the loss of local newspapers, combined with dwindling regional coverage, is affecting American cities like Boulder and Denver — In the past decade, hundreds of local US newspapers have closed or merged. What happens to the communities they leave behind?
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Digiday:
Publishers say Publicis is asking them to collect users' consent for ad-targeting and assume liability, to get the agency in compliance with GDPR — Several publishers are pushing back on demands by agency giant Publicis that are meant to get the agency in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation.
Jagmeet Singh / NDTV Gadgets 360:
To combat the spread of fake news on its app, WhatsApp is rolling out “Forwarded” label to indicate when messages have been forwarded to users — WhatsApp has started rolling out a feature that will indicate to users which messages they receive were forwarded by as is the sender.
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Ted Johnson / Variety:
The FCC prepares to take steps toward easing rules on the amount and type of children's programming required to be provided by broadcasters — WASHINGTON — The FCC on Thursday will take the first step toward easing a set of rules that requires the amount and type of children's programming …
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Actor and director Jason Bateman has signed a first-look, multiple-year overall film and TV deal with Netflix — His Aggregate production company will team with Michael Costigan for a first-look deal with the streaming giant. — Jason Bateman is putting down his roots at Netflix.
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