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Jeff Fager warned CBS correspondent Jericka Duncan in a text about reporting on claims against him: “There are people who lost their jobs trying to harm me” — NEW YORK — Jeff Fager, the longtime executive producer of “60 Minutes” who was fired on Wednesday …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Memo: 60 Minutes Executive Producer Jeff Fager is leaving CBS amid allegations of inappropriate conduct; CBS News president says Fager violated company policy — Story alleges a darker side of ‘60 Minutes’ — Jeff Fager, the veteran executive producer of “60 Minutes,” …
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Michael Sheetz / CNBC:
Verizon says Oath CEO Tim Armstrong will depart at the end of 2018; K. Guru Gowrappan, Oath COO, will assume CEO responsibilities — Verizon's head of media and advertising Tim Armstrong will leave at the end of the year, the company announced Wednesday. CNBC reported Armstrong was in talks to leave as of Sept. 7.
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James Vincent / The Verge:
EU Parliament approves controversial internet copyright law, including Articles 11 and 13, dubbed the “link tax” and “upload filter” — Key provisions were amended to reduce potential harm, but critics say vote is ‘catastrophic’ — The European Parliament has voted …
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Nick Vivarelli / Variety:
Under the EU's new copyright directive, streaming services like Amazon and Netflix will be forced to pay higher copyright fees to filmmakers
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Linda Bloodworth Thomason / Hollywood Reporter:
TV writer Linda Bloodworth Thomason, one of CBS biggest hitmakers, claims Les Moonves blacklisted her from the network for many years — Linda Bloodworth Thomason, one of CBS' biggest hitmakers, reveals the disgraced mogul kept her shows off the air for seven years: “People asked me for years, ‘What happened to you?’
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Jaclyn Peiser / New York Times:
Jacob Weisberg, the chairman and editor in chief of the Slate Group, announces he is leaving the company to start an audio venture with Malcolm Gladwell — Jacob Weisberg, the chairman and editor in chief of the Slate Group, announced in a Twitter post on Wednesday that he was leaving …
John Lynch / INSIDER:
Speaking at a conference on Wednesday, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said Netflix is the “Walmart” of SVOD, while HBO is “Tiffany” — - AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson compared HBO to Tiffany, the luxury jewelry retailer, and Netflix to Walmart at a Goldman Sachs conference on Wednesday.
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Wall Street Journal:
Scott Kauffman, CEO of ad holding company MDC Partners, will step down after board members and investors expressed concern over the company's earnings — Scott Kauffman exits as the ad holding company faces challenges including client cutbacks and a slowdown in new business
Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Meredith plans to merge Cooking Light into EatingWell magazine and will lay off about 200 employees by Jan. 31, leaving about 7,500 employees across the company — The publisher says it is combining two cooking magazines and laying off around 200 employees
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Kantar: people are increasingly turning to groups in messaging apps like WhatsApp, Instagram, and FaceBook Messenger to share news — Facebook: “Sociopath,” “bipolar,” “uncool uncle,” “midlife crisis.” WhatsApp: “Best friend,” “sociable,” “fun,” “honest.”
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Max Willens / Digiday:
Despite newsroom jobs declining 23% over the past decade, The Atlantic, The LA Times, BuzzFeed, Business Insider, and Condé Nast are on hiring sprees — Newsroom jobs declined 23 percent over the past decade, according to the Pew Research Center, and tech giants including Google …
Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:
Black-ish creator Kenya Barris discusses Disney and ABC's reluctance to air an anti-Trump episode which led to him leaving for Netflix — The Emmy-nominated showrunner details the battle all of Hollywood has buzzed about, including the Spike Lee-narrated episode that led to his departure …
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Unilad's parent company faces UK court action next week, likely related to taxes; spokesperson denies claims of layoffs and declines to give financial details — Publisher's parent company faces winding-up petition from taxman - usually issued over failure to pay taxes
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