Mediagazer: The Spectator, which has been published in the UK since 1828, is launching a US monthly print version in October, after starting a US digital presence last year (Sara Fischer/Axios)

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WordPress.com owner Automattic says it will buy Tumblr from Verizon, take on ~200 staffers, and keep the porn ban; source says Automattic paid less than $10M — Verizon is set to sell the social network Tumblr to Automattic Inc, the owner of online publishing tool Wordpress.

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Washington Post executive editor responds to Bernie Sanders' suggestion that Bezos influences coverage, calling it a “conspiracy theory” — (CNN)The executive editor of The Washington Post hit back at Sen. Bernie Sanders' suggestion that the paper's coverage of the presidential candidate …

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Peter Kafka / Vox:

A combined CBS and Viacom will still not be big enough to compete with Netflix, Apple, and Disney, and will have to become a buyer of smaller companies — Shari Redstone controls both Viacom and CBS, and has wanted to merge them for years. Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Viacom — CBS and Viacom are merging.

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Lucinda Southern / Digiday:

Report: UK to give Ofcom new legal powers to penalize video-sharing platforms that fail to establish robust age verification checks and parental controls — European politicians have been tightening the screws on U.S. tech platforms on multiple fronts. Now, a European-wide directive …

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The editorial staff of The Ringer announces it has formed a union with WGA East and seeks voluntary recognition from management — Your browser does not support HTML5 video tag.Click here to view original GIF — The editorial staff of The Ringer announced this morning that they have formed a union with the WGA East.

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How some of Kashmir's journalists keep publishing despite India's lockdown of online communications and imposition of travel restrictions — SRINAGAR, Kashmir — Ever since Kashmir's autonomy was suddenly revoked last week, Raja Mohi-ud-din, an editor at one of the few Kashmiri newspapers still operating …

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Spotify for Podcasters comes out of beta, giving podcasters valuable listener data like age, gender, location, music taste, and episode listening duration — Spotify for Podcasters comes out of beta today — Spotify is going to give podcasters listener data they can't get anywhere else.

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Lily Kuo / The Guardian:

Chinese state media outlets went from near silence and blanket censorship on the protests in Hong Kong to actively pushing propaganda, over the past two months — China's media used to ignore the turmoil. Now the state is waging a campaign that could pave the way for intervention

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Matt Lopez / The Wrap:

FuboTV launches its ad-supported Fubo Sports Network on Roku's streaming service, The Roku Channel, and plans its first foray into original content soon — FuboTV has launched its ad-supported channel Fubo Sports Network on Roku's streaming service, The Roku Channel, the two companies announced Tuesday morning.

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Jessica Davies / Digiday:

Content compensation company Sourcepoint releases a consent-authentication tool that eliminates the need for pubs to use third-party cookies — Some publishers, anxious to reduce their reliance on third-party cookies while still meeting data-privacy law requirements, are considering …

Sara Fischer / Axios:

This fall, Group Nine Media will begin to launch podcasts across its four brands (NowThis, The Dodo, Seeker, and Thrillist) in an exclusive iHeartMedia deal — Group Nine Media is launching a slate of podcasts across its four brands — NowThis, The Dodo, Seeker and Thrillist …

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Sara Fischer / Axios:

The Spectator, which has been published in the UK since 1828, is launching a US monthly print version in October, after starting a US digital presence last year — The Spectator, the world's oldest English-language magazine, is launching a U.S. monthly print version for the first time in its history …