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11:35 PM ET, July 16, 2018

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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
FCC's Ajit Pai has “serious concerns” about Sinclair Broadcast Group's acquisition of Tribune Media, worried Sinclair has kept control of “divested” TV stations  —  Ajit Pai said he is concerned about so-called “side-car deals” that would allow Sinclair Broadcast Group …
Kim Chandler / Associated Press:
The estate of John B. McLemore, subject of the podcast S-Town, files lawsuit against creator Brian Reed and others, claiming they exploited him  —  The estate of the man at the center of the popular “S-Town” podcast is suing the show's creators, saying they exploited details of his private life for financial gain.
Discussion: Vulture, Jezebel, @gerryfsmith and al.com
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
The Washington Post is launching a channel on Amazon-owned livestreaming site Twitch, broadcasting two shows initially  —  The Washington Post is looking to Twitch's livestreaming gamers of all places to reach new video audiences, with a new channel starting this week.  —  The channel will kick off with two shows.
Liz Moyer / CNBC:
Sources: Comcast unlikely to make another bid for 21st Century Fox's movie and TV assets, focusing instead on a bid for UK's Sky TV  —  - Comcast was in a bidding war with Disney over movie and television assets owned by Twenty-First Century Fox.  — Sources tell CNBC's David Faber …
Discussion: Politico, Reuters, CNET and New York Post
Julia Jacobs / New York Times:
Facing competition from streaming services like Netflix, Alaska's two Blockbuster stores close, leaving just one store in Bend, Oregon  —  The Blockbuster video store in Bend, Ore., stands steely and determined, defending itself against the expanding forces of digital streaming services like Netflix and HBO …
Discussion: IndieWire
Columbia Journalism Review:
Ecuador's new president encourages investigative journalism and pledges to reform the country's repressive Communications Law, but reporters still work in fear  —  Lenín Moreno, now the president of Ecuador, as a candidate in 2016.  Photo: Agencia de Noticias ANDES/Micaela Ayala V/flickr.
Ian Burrell / The Drum:
The BBC's Local News Partnerships scheme generates 3,600 stories a month for its network of local papers, radio, TV stations, independent news sites and the BBC  —  The BBC has widened its definitions of national news to include such apparently mundane themes as potholes in the road …
Discussion: paulwiltshireblog
 
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Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
CNBC announces expansion of its Middle East operations with a new studio set to open in October at Nasdaq Dubai
Mark Di Stefano / BuzzFeed:
UK broadcasting regulator Ofcom said tweets and questions read out on ex-Scottish FM Alex Salmond's show on RT were from people connected to the program
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Hearst Inc reached a $50M settlement of a lawsuit claiming it violated Michigan privacy law by selling its magazine subscribers' personal info
Discussion: @travelfish
Sam Forsdick / Press Gazette:
Finland's largest daily newspaper erected ~300 billboards along Trump and Putin's route to Helsinki summit highlighting importance of free press
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Sources: HBO employees were not alarmed by AT&T CEO John Stankey's comments, with many agreeing that the network needs to scale
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Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Investment firm KKR buys RBmedia, a major producer of audiobooks and spoken content; deal expected to close by early fall, terms not disclosed
Marlee Baldridge / Nieman Lab:
How a small Alabama paper grew its digital ad revenue in 2017 from $56k to $104k with mobile video reporting and by filming sports on Facebook Live
Discussion: @liziarbogast
Sahil Patel / Digiday:
USA Today Network's feel-good video series HumanKind, AnimalKind, MilitaryKind on Facebook Watch have 9M+ followers and generated 140M views in May and June
Discussion: MediaPost and Variety
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
With “Who Is America?”, Sacha Baron Cohen pits bad faith against bad faith political actors of the Trump era that traditional outlets have struggled to cover
 

 
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Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority:
Source: Google has canceled the development of a second-generation Pixel Tablet, planned for release in 2025, due to concerns that it wouldn't sell very well

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is testing a more conversational version of Siri, dubbed “LLM Siri”, with plans to release it in spring 2026 as part of iOS 19 and macOS 16

Hannah Lang / Reuters:
Sources: a16z, Ripple, Kraken, and Circle are jostling for a seat on Trump's promised crypto advisory council, which is expected to set up a bitcoin reserve

 
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