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Makena Kelly / The Verge:
Following criticism, Twitter rolls out a notice for tweets from political figures, verified users, and accounts with 100K+ followers that break its guidelines — The platform has been criticized for letting politicians break the rules without consequence — Today, Twitter is rolling …
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Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
AP and the Google News Initiative are building a way for newsrooms to share content and plans, starting with a pilot involving about two dozen NY publishers — “We're living in an age of journalism where people want to help each other and are prioritizing collaboration over competition.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Bustle Digital Group buys media brand Nylon, formerly a print magazine, for an undisclosed sum; its previous owner will become a minority BDG owner — Bustle Digital Group's Bryan Goldberg is back with more M&A: In the latest prong in Goldberg's roll-up strategy, BDG closed a deal to buy Nylon …
Mediaite:
NBC's first Democratic debate attracted 15.26M viewers from NBC, MSNBC, and Telemundo, according to Nielsen, and 9M streaming viewers, according to the network — The numbers are in from the first night of the Democratic presidential debates and it looks like — despite technical difficulties — NBC managed to score.
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Brian Witte / Associated Press:
Journalists at the Capital Gazette reflect on past year: their experience of trauma, their relationship to journalism, and the embrace of the community — ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Standing ovations. A surge in subscriptions. Hugs from random readers. At a time when journalists are being vilified as …
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Sara Jerde / Adweek:
Study: 2020 election cycle to generate $6B in political advertising, excluding PACs, with ~$1.2B going to digital ads, $3.2B to broadcast TV, and $1.2B to cable — Digital media will account for 20% of the pie, about $1.2 billion — The 2020 election cycle is projected to generate $6 billion …
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Broadcasting & Cable, @joshsternberg and MediaPost
Todd Spangler / Variety:
FuboTV soft launches ad-supported Fubo Sports Network on Xumo, with original shows and movies slated for August along with simulcast content from partners — FuboTV, one of the players duking it out in the competitive internet pay-TV arena, is dropping into the free streaming-video market …
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Streaming Observer, FierceVideo, Multichannel News, The Streamable and MediaPost
James Walker / Press Gazette:
UK's culture secretary opens a probe into the Evening Standard and Independent after they received investments earlier this year from companies with Saudi links — Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright has opened an investigation into the Evening Standard and Independent after an investor with …
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Daniel Frankel / Multichannel News:
Strategy Analytics predicts that Roku will, at 52M devices, have 70% more OTT devices than its next closest competitor, Sony Playstation, by year end — Strategy Analytics predicts there will be 52 million Roku-enabled devices in use by year-end — The Roku OTT ecosystem further extended …
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The Streamable, MediaPost, Strategy Analytics …, CordCutters, Deadline and Multichannel News
Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
The Correspondent outlines its pre- and post-launch budget; it plans to hire five full-time journalists around the world and at least five freelancers a month — With just over 90 days until its official launch, the English-language — remember, not just U.S. — expansion of De Correspondent …
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The Correspondent and @niemanlab
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Washington Post moves into Spanish language journalism with twice-a-week podcast and opinion columns — New York (CNN Business)The Washington Post's next expansion is in another language. The company's newsroom is launching a twice-a-week Spanish language podcast and the opinion section is beginning to publish pieces in Spanish.
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Charlie McGee / Wall Street Journal:
CEOs in the S&P 500's communications services sector, including media, telecom, and social networking, posted median pay of $22.6M, higher than any other sector — Their median compensation of $22.6 million last year ranked as the highest for any S&P 500 sector
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