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US Justice Department moves to sue California in order to quash its new net neutrality law — The Trump administration said Sunday it will sue California in an effort to block what some experts have described as the toughest net neutrality law ever enacted in the United States …
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
California governor signs net neutrality bill, which FCC Chairman Ajit Pai called “illegal”, into law, setting up a showdown with the FCC and ISPs — Justice Department sues California—Ajit Pai called state rules “illegal.” — California Governor Jerry Brown today signed net …
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CNBC:
Sources: Amazon subsidiary IMDb is expected to announce a free, ad-supported video service, similar to The Roku Channel, for Amazon Fire TV users this week — - Amazon is expected to announce a free, ad-supported video service on Fire TV which will feature libraries of past TV shows and movies …
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Netflix is developing a number of specials where viewers can choose their own storyline, including an upcoming episode of “Black Mirror” — - Sci-fi series is part of company's push into interactive shows — Streaming service is looking for new ways to entice viewers
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Wall Street Journal:
Viacom names producer and Awesomeness co-founder Brian Robbins, who is currently the president of Paramount Players, as president of Nickelodeon — Despite its challenges, Nickelodeon is Viacom's most successful cable channel — Viacom Inc. VIAB -4.53% said it has tapped producer Brian Robbins …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube expands its TrueView in-stream ad format to add more extensions that let advertisers push actions like app downloads or buying movie tickets — YouTube is expanding the ways advertisers can connect with their audience, thanks to an expansion to its TrueView in-stream ad format …
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James Andrew Miller / Hollywood Reporter:
Jemele Hill discusses leaving ESPN, her new staff writer role at The Atlantic, and future plans: developing a TV series and podcast, and more — In her first interview on her high-profile exit from the Disney-owned network, Hill explains why politics made sports people nervous …
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Tom Haberstroh / Bleacher Report:
The NBA has 27M followers on Twitter and 31M on Instagram; 33 players have at least 2M followers, as obsessive posting by players leads to health concerns — This summer, JJ Redick wanted a reset. — He had been telling himself that he would do it for several years but couldn't bring himself to follow through at first.
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Ted Johnson / Variety:
RIAA President Mitch Glazier criticizes Trump's new US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement for shielding internet providers and tech firms from liability for piracy — WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump touted a revised trade agreement between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada as a historic achievement …
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Carmen George / Fresno Bee:
William Patterson, a longtime Fresno Bee reporter whose imprisonment for protecting a source led to changes in California's shield law, has died at age 91 — William “Bill” Patterson, a longtime Fresno Bee reporter who unflinchingly faced an unknown amount of jail time to protect a confidential source and …
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Nielsen Newswire:
Nielsen: in Q2 2018, 24% of US homes owned a smart speaker, and the most common use, by nearly 90% of users, is to listen to music, while 68% listen to news — Over the last couple of decades, technology has not only evolved at a rapid pace, but has been adopted by swaths of consumers across …
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Maxwell Strachan / HuffPost UK:
Q&A with C-Span host Steve Scully on the network's “town hall” moment last Thursday, when women called in to share their stories about being sexually assaulted — Steve Scully has been at the network for decades. But as he fielded call after call on Thursday, he could tell something different was happening.
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders only held one on-camera briefing in September, down from five in June and August, and three in July — The disappearance of the White House briefing — President Trump is talking with the press corps all the time.
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