Mediagazer: THR removed Moonves from 100 most powerful people in entertainment list after #metoo allegations, replaced by Ronan Farrow, who brought allegations to light (Oliver Darcy/CNNMoney)

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Shalini Ramachandran / Wall Street Journal:

ESPN says it has signed up more than 1M paying subscribers for ESPN+, its $4.99 a month streaming service launched in April — For $4.99 per month, ESPN+ offers a range of sports programming; doesn't offer live ESPN channels — ESPN said it has signed up more than one million paying subscribers …

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Matthew Belloni / Hollywood Reporter:

Interview with Disney CEO Bob Iger about Disney's upcoming streaming service, ESPN's politics problem, and how #MeToo changed the company — The Disney CEO and most powerful person in entertainment opens up about his plan for a Netflix rival, ESPN's politics problem and how #MeToo has changed his company

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Kevin Loker / American Press Institute:

Study: only 43% of people can easily sort news from opinion in online-only media, and just 55% can easily distinguish news from opinion in news media in general — People often don't know whether the content they see is news or opinion, according to our recent pair of Media Insight Project surveys.

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Charles Riley / CNNMoney:

The UK's takeover regulator says it will hold an auction for Sky on Saturday between Comcast and 21st Century Fox if there's no resolution by end of Friday — Sky's fate is likely to be decided in a one-day auction between Comcast and 21st Century Fox. — The UK Takeover Panel announced Thursday …

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Noah Smith / Washington Post:

LA Times owner Soon-Shiong says his purchase of Daybreak Game Company is part of a wider strategy to combat fake news, help the Times reach more young people — LOS ANGELES — The billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times has made a career, and multibillion dollar fortune …

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Lauren Johnson / Business Insider:

Twitter tests Twitter Timeline Ads, which places ads into Timelines embedded in publisher sites; The Street, Advance Local, and others are testing the program — - Twitter is starting to place ads within tweets on publishers' websites, starting with a group of titles including The Street.

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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Spotify says it will now allow indie artists to directly upload their music to the service; the upload feature is debuting in beta on an invite-only basis in US — Spotify today is taking another step that may make record labels uncomfortable. Fresh off reports that the streaming service …

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Alex Wickham / BuzzFeed:

Documents show UK proposals for internet regulator: companies to be liable for online content and sanctioned for slow removal of illegal material, hate speech — Exclusive: BuzzFeed News has obtained details of plans being drawn up by ministers that also include a compulsory code of conduct …

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Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:

Ian Buruma, who left the NYRB on Wednesday, says he stepped down due to social media hounding and pressure from academic advertisers — Publication remains silent over rift with Ian Buruma, who faced criticism over his editorial decisions on #MeToo movement

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Cara Buckley / New York Times:
Ian Buruma, editor of NYRB, has left his position amid an uproar over publication of an essay by Jian Ghomeshi, a former broadcaster accused of sexual assault

Kristen Hare / Poynter:

Google launches real-time hub on Google Trends ahead of midterms that includes state and county-level data on candidates and election issues — With close to 500 House and Senate seats in play with the midterm elections, Google News Lab started thinking about how local reporters might use local data in their work.

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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:

THR removed Moonves from 100 most powerful people in entertainment list after #metoo allegations, replaced by Ronan Farrow, who brought allegations to light — Not just Hollywood: Survivors share their stories — When Les Moonves was forced out of CBS as chairman and chief executive amid accusations …

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Amy Beth Hanson / Associated Press:

Lee Enterprises to fold Montana Magazine after nearly 50 years of publishing — HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana Magazine is folding after nearly 50 years of publishing stories and stunning images of the state's people, geography, history and culture, owner Lee Enterprises announced.

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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:

Study: online ad sales will increase 16% this year to $106.6B, accounting for more than half of all US ad sales — - With new video services, their next phase of growth targets TV — Politics bolster local, national TV, Magna Global report says — Online advertising will account …

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Eric Peckham / TechCrunch:

A look at “old media” publishing giants that have invested in e-commerce, digital markets, and new media startups globally — From marketplaces to VR, media giants seek relevance through startup investing — The Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 eras weren't kind to the world's largest media conglomerates …

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