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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 …
Daniel Funke / Poynter:
The Newseum defends its sales of MAGA and “fake news” t-shirts, saying that it champions both a free press and free speech — If you're looking to stock up on the famous red hats that bear Donald Trump's favorite slogan, look no further than the Newseum's gift shop.
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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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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 …
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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.
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Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
New York Daily News lays off five more staffers, bringing the total number of employees let go since July 23 to 98 — 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 …
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.
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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 …
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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”
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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.
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Multichannel News and Billboard
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 — They have weaponized social media, and we are all paying the price. — Let me first state that I actually …
Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with researchers Fiona Morgan and Jay Hamilton on information needs of low-income communities, newspaper consolidation, and shrinking local news — “There is no Wirecutter for low-income individuals.” Fiona Morgan and Jay Hamilton talk about their research into information ecosystems and the media market.
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