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1:00 PM ET, August 3, 2018

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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Comcast and Amazon reach a deal to integrate Prime Video into Comcast's Xfinity X1 service; Comcast expects to launch Prime Video on X1 later this year  —  Comcast and Amazon reached a deal to bring Prime Video to the cable company's Xfinity X1 service — the first time Amazon's premium …
Jordan Valinsky / CNNMoney:
Good Media Group confirms it laid off over 30 people from Upworthy/Good, citing “an increasingly challenging media environment”  —  Media layoffs pile up  —  Viral news website Upworthy has laid off a significant chunk of its staff.  —  More than 30 people were let go from the whole company …
The Verge:
Editors of The Verge, where Sarah Jeong works now, stand by her and blast harassment over old tweets: “This is not a good-faith conversation; it's intimidation”  —  Newsrooms must stand up to targeted campaigns of harassment  —  Since announcing her new job with The New York Times …
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Jon Levine / The Wrap:
The New York Times issues a statement standing by Sarah Jeong, its new editorial board hire, after criticisms arise of her old tweets blasting “white people”
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
New York Daily News fires five more staffers, bringing the total number of employees laid off to 98 people  —  The Daily News quietly showed five more staffers to the door, pushing the number hit by the devastating mass layoffs to 98 people.  —  A New York state WARN notice filed …
John Haltiwanger / Business Insider:
In response to a question from CNN's Jim Acosta, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders refuses to say “the press is not the enemy of the people”  —  - White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders declined to answer a question from CNN's Jim Acosta about whether …
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Jason Schwartz / Politico:   In July, the White House held three press briefings, totaling 56 minutes altogether, a continuation of a declining trend with five in June, and nine in May
Alex Yablon / The Trace:
In court filing, NRA says it may be forced to close NRATV since it's been unable to get media liability insurance due to pressure from Cuomo on insurance firms  —  The National Rifle Association typically portrays itself as an indomitable force.  But an ongoing court case has the gun group taking inventory of its wounds.
Discussion: Rolling Stone
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Stingray Digital Group of Canada announces bid to buy rival Music Choice, which has multiple owners including Comcast, Charter, Cox, and WarnerMedia, for $120M  —  Stingray Digital Group, a Canadian music and video content provider, announced an unsolicited offer to acquire rival Music Choice for $120 million.
Discussion: Multichannel News and Billboard
TIME:
Time and the Texas Tribune form a three-month editorial partnership to cover the US-Mexico border starting August 3  —  TIME and The Texas Tribune are forming an editorial partnership to report from the U.S.-Mexico border The Texas Tribune  —  TIME and The Texas Tribune are forming …
Discussion: The Texas Tribune
Sahil Patel / Digiday:
The top five online TV services in the US are owned by big corporations like Google and AT&T that can afford to lose money as they try to reach profitability  —  YouTube TV reportedly has 800,000 subscribers, but by paying $9 more for programming costs than the $40 it charges subscribers every month, it loses money.
Sahil Patel / Digiday:
Sources: Awesomeness' value plunge was caused by the loss of $150M-$180M in Go90 revenue and an ownership structure that made unilateral decisions difficult  —  Subscribe to Digiday's weekly video briefing email, written by senior reporter Sahil Patel, for more exclusive coverage and analysis around …
 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Dish warns that the Univision blackout that began on June 30 may become permanent as the two companies fail to come to terms on a contract renewal
Jason Burke / The Guardian:
Zimbabwean riot police disperse journalists at defeated opposition leader Nelson Chamisa's press conference; President Mnangagwa criticizes police action
Tom Corrigan / Wall Street Journal:
Netflix and Relativity Media settle licensing case, with Netflix to pay Relativity about $7.2M, clearing way for planned sale of Relativity to UltraV Holdings
Discussion: The Wrap
Todd Spangler / Variety:
CBS beats Q2 estimates with net earnings of $400M, up 1% YoY, on revenue of $3.47B, up 6% YoY; Moonves doesn't address misconduct claims in earnings call
Aaron Cantú / Santa Fe Reporter:
Aaron Cantú, a reporter who was arrested and charged for covering Inauguration Day protests in 2017, on being accused of “conspiracy” by the government
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Kara Swisher / New York Times:
Now that Facebook and other platforms have become “digital arms dealers”, Zuckerberg takes a crash course in free speech and propaganda, at a cost to the public
Washington Post:
Activists accuse Facebook of suppressing free speech after it removed an event listing it said was part of a disinformation effort with possible ties to Russia
 

 
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Financial Times:
Sources: the US FTC plans to investigate allegations that Microsoft is abusing its market power in productivity software to prevent customers from leaving Azure

Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
OpenAI says the ChatGPT desktop app for macOS can now read code from some developer-focused apps, including VS Code, Xcode, TextEdit, Terminal, and iTerm2

David Pierce / The Verge:
Google releases a free Gemini app for iOS, letting users ask questions, chat via text, voice, or their camera, and use the conversational mode Gemini Live
 
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