Mediagazer: Sling TV and Dish Network have dropped the Fox regional sports networks after a temporary extension expired without a deal (Jason Gurwin/The Streamable)

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Ben Strauss / Washington Post:

Source: Dan Le Batard will have to check with higher-ups before talking politics; Pitaro's no-politics policy concerned changing viewer perception of ESPN — NEW YORK — New York Yankees first baseman Luke Voit jogged toward the home dugout after the bottom of the second inning …

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Jemele Hill / The Atlantic:
ESPN's naive rule against political commentary forces commentators to ignore the real world, an untenable approach for a journalistic operation and for staff

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Cofounded by The Nation and CJR, Covering Climate Now announces 60+ news outlets who've committed to one week of focused climate coverage from September 16 — “Can we tell the story so people get it?” — That's the mission TV newsman Bill Moyers urged at the launch of Covering Climate Now …

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Jason Gurwin / The Streamable:

Sling TV and Dish Network have dropped the Fox regional sports networks after a temporary extension expired without a deal — The Streamable is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission when you sign up with our links. — At noon ET today, Fox Sports announced that Sling TV …

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Australia's ACCC releases report on anti-competitive behavior and market power of tech giants, offers 23 recommendations including protections for news media — SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia said it would establish the world's first dedicated office to police Facebook Inc (FB.O) and Google …

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Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:

Sources: Long Island newspaper Newsday is offering its employees voluntary buyouts, which they can apply for until August 8 — PATRICK Dolan's Newsday took staffers by “surprise” Thursday when executives of the largest newspaper on Long Island said it is offering voluntary buyouts, Media Ink has learned.

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Susan McKay / New Yorker:

The Incredible Life and Tragic Death of Lyra McKee — “Hello lovely,” she'd messaged me. “You in Derry anytime soon?” I loved Lyra's easy way with affection. Twenty-nine years old, she was half my age. We'd become friends through writing and our shared obsession with Northern Ireland.

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Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:

Sources: Vice Media is in talks to buy women-focused publisher Refinery29 — Tie-up would unite women's-focused new-media company with one of its largest peers — Vice Media is in talks to buy women-focused publisher Refinery29, according to people familiar with the matter …

Jim Waterson / The Guardian:

Ofcom: in the UK, people over 65 watch 33 minutes of TV news per day, while those under between 16 and 24 watch two minutes; 58% of the public watches BBC One — Over-65s watch 33 minutes a day, but those aged 16-24 watch two on average, says Ofcom — Young people in Britain …

Discussion: @jessbrammar and @rosscolquhoun

Lauren Feiner / CNBC:

Twitter Q2 earnings beat estimates with revenues of $841M, up 18% YoY, and total ad revenue up 21% YoY to $727M — KEY POINTS — Twitter announced in Q4 of 2018 that it would soon replace the metric with “monetizable daily active users” (mDAUs), which it said better reflect its business …

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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Comcast Q2 earnings beat estimates with Sky accounting for a 23.6% YoY revenue spike; NBCU revenue fell 0.8% to $8.2B, but earnings grew 8.1% YoY to $2.3B

Discussion: CNBC, Multichannel News, The Wrap, Publishers Weekly, MediaPost, The Streamable, Light Reading, @thr, @thr, VentureBeat, Billboard, AdExchanger, Broadcasting & Cable, Reuters, The Wrap and Variety

Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:

MSNBC, Georgetown, and Our Daily Planet plan to host a climate forum September 19-20, inviting all presidential candidates, which will stream on NBC News Now — A portion of the event will be televised on Chris Hayes' primetime MSNBC show. — The 2020 Democrats are set …

Discussion: @sunrisemvmt, @leahstokes, @nbchristinaginn, @jackmjenkins, @gideonresnick, @moelleithee and @gideonresnick

Kyle Blaine / CNN:
CNN will hold a climate town hall for Democratic presidential candidates on September 4 in New York City

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