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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Sources: Megyn Kelly did not host her NBC show on Thursday, has parted ways with her talent agency CAA, and has hired attorney Bryan Freedman — New York (CNN Business)Two years of pent-up bitterness and backbiting about Megyn Kelly have finally come to a head at NBC News.
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Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
Sources: Megyn Kelly, with a reported annual salary of about $20M, has been in talks with NBC execs about winding down her morning show by the end of the season — The anchor had met with network executives to discuss covering more news and politics. — Megyn Kelly is expected to wind …
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Trump condemns mail bombs without mentioning CNN or acknowledging the role his divisive comments play, while blaming the media for “false attacks and stories” — (CNN)President Donald Trump pointed the finger Wednesday night at his opponents and the news media …
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Michelle Castillo / CNBC:
Twitter beats estimates with Q3 revenue of $758M, up 29% YoY, with $650M in advertising revenue, but monthly usage drops to 326M MAUs, down 9M since Q2 — - Estimated monthly active users (MAUs): 326 million vs. 330.1 million, according to FactSet and StreetAccountnt
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Washington Post:
Like some other right-wing media figures, Fox News' Rush Limbaugh and Lou Dobbs applied the formerly fringe idea of false flags to Wednesday's mail bombs — We knew nearly nothing, except that the Secret Service had intercepted “potential explosive devices” targeting the Clintons and Obamas …
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
CNN's New York office was evacuated on Wednesday after a suspicious package was discovered in the mailroom
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
CNN's Jeff Zucker criticizes White House after bomb incident: “a total and complete lack of understanding” about the seriousness of continued attacks on media
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Variety:
Sky CEO Jeremy Darroch says he intends “to stick around”; Comcast CEO Brian Roberts says he believes “many” of the Sky executive team will stay — Sky CEO Jeremy Darroch said Thursday that he intends to continue in his post after Comcast completes its takeover of the European pay-TV giant.
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Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Scroll, which plans to sell bundled ad-free news stories, has raised $7M ahead of a planned launch in Q1 2019, and adds BuzzFeed, Vox Media, and Daily Beast — Startup, which aims to sell ad-free news bundles, raised $7 million in new funding — Scroll, a startup that aims to sell subscriptions …
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Jack Nicas / New York Times:
A look at how Apple combines algorithms and roughly 30 journalists to curate Apple News, which is read regularly by 90M people, and its plans for the app — Many of Apple's employees moved into a glistening new $5 billion glass headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., this year.
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Jennifer Maas / The Wrap:
Fox Nation, Fox's streaming service, will launch November 27 at a price of $5.99 per month or $64.99 per year — Fox News has set the debut date for its new on-demand subscription-based service, Fox Nation, John Finley, senior vice president of development & production, announced Thursday.
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Lucinda Southern / Digiday:
The Financial Times ends paid media spending on Facebook in the UK after Facebook tightened rules about political ad transparency three weeks ago — The Financial Times has quit advertising on Facebook in the U.K. in the last three weeks since the platform tightened rules around declaring political ads …
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Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
The Washington Post announces plans to grow 14-person technology section through the addition of 11 new positions for reporters, editors, and videographers — The Washington Post announced plans Thursday to expand its technology coverage, adding 11 new positions for reporters, editors and videographers.
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Daniel Funke / Poynter:
Facebook now lets fact checkers rate headlines separately from stories after a controversy over a fact check by The Weekly Standard of a ThinkProgress story — As of this week, fact-checking outlets working with Facebook can debunk and slow the spread of headlines that are false …
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