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John Podhoretz / Commentary:
Shutting down the Weekly Standard is an intellectual and political crime that enables its parent company to harvest its subscriber base for another publication — The Weekly Standard will be no more. There is no real reason we are witnessing the magazine's demise other than deep pettiness …
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
The Weekly Standard will publish its last edition on December 17 and shut down after 23 years — New York (CNN Business)The Weekly Standard, the magazine that espouses traditional conservatism and which has remained deeply critical of President Donald Trump, will shutter after 23 years …
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
WarnerMedia names Kevin Reilly head of content and strategy for its streaming service; he will remain president of TBS, TNT, and CCO of Turner Entertainment — Kevin Reilly, President of TBS and TNT and Chief Creative Officer for Turner Entertainment, is expanding his role at WarnerMedia …
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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
FX study: 2018 saw the release of 495 scripted original TV shows, with online streamers like Netflix accounting for the majority of them with 160 shows — Though down by a notch from FX boss John Landgraf's prediction earlier this year that there would be 520 scripted original shows in 2018 …
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Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
Sources say that negotiations between Tribune and McClatchy ended mainly because McClatchy was offering $16.50/share and Tribune wants at least $18/share — What stopped the almost-done McClatchy purchase of Tribune Publishing? Two familiar words: Michael Ferro.
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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
In a case that could serve as a warning to media, a district court judge rules Esquire's use of a photo of Trump crashing a wedding party was not fair use — Judge rejects proposition that personal images posted on social media are free grist for use by media companies.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CBS will award $20 of the $120M earmarked for Les Moonves's severance package to 18 organizations that work to eliminate sexual harassment in the workplace — CBS Corp. said Friday it would award $20 million that was originally earmarked for severance for its former CEO, Leslie Moonves …
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Jeanine Poggi / Ad Age:
Hulu is launching a new private programmatic marketplace for advertisers to buy its on-demand and TV inventory; the marketplace won't replace upfront deals — Hulu is further automating advertising on the streaming platform with a new private programmatic marketplace.
Washington Post:
As digital media faces bigger hurdles, Pitchbook numbers show investors on track to close 19 deals worth $130M in 2018; they closed 27 deals worth $206M in 2014 — Sites' reliance on Facebook, Google seen as a contributing factor. — As legacy news companies suffered tremors over the past decade …
Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:
Amazon makes NBA League Pass package available through Amazon's Prime Video Channels, offering regular-season out-of-market games for $29/month or $169 a season — Amazon has struck a deal to make the NBA League Pass package available through Amazon's Prime Video Channels.
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Nick Romano / EW.com:
The lengthy copyright lawsuit over the Blurred Lines song ends, with an appeals court awarding Marvin Gaye's family ~$5M from Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams — The lengthy legal battle over Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams' “Blurred Lines” finally came to an end this week with a payday for the Marvin Gaye family.
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New York Times:
Behind the secret $9.5M CBS settlement with actress Eliza Dushku, who was written off the show Bull after her complaints about star Michael Weatherly's comments — In March 2017, Eliza Dushku, an actress known for her work on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” signed on to play a major role …
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