Mediagazer: Russian internet firm Yandex and the NHL reach a multi-year agreement to stream all NHL games in Russia, starting with the 2019-2020 season (Nadezhda Tsydenova/Reuters)

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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:

The Atlantic reinstates its paywall, starting at $49.99 per year for digital access only; users will be able to access five free articles per month — More than a decade after it dropped its paywall, The Atlantic has joined the growing group of magazine publishers with a meter …

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Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:

CNN's climate town hall moderators conveyed the urgency of the crisis, though some questions made the sacrifices needed seem more dire than the crisis itself — Ahead of CNN's climate-focused town-hall marathon, which took place across seven hours last night and featured 10 Democratic presidential candidates …

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Dylan Byers / NBC News:

Sources: John Stankey has been considering offering HBO Max for $14.99/month, the same price as an HBO subscription, and eyeing an April 2020 launch date — Moving the Market: Janice Min, the star Hollywood editor and Quibi news content chief, abruptly left Jeffrey Katzenberg's short-form …

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Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:

Janice Min is leaving Quibi, the short-form video startup run by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman; she joined Quibi about a year ago to lead daily news shows — Min is the second high-level executive to leave the shortform video startup in recent weeks. — Janice Min is leaving Quibi …

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Matt Sheets / The Keyword:

Google introduces personalized movie and TV show recommendations in mobile search using a swipe left/right interface like in dating apps — When you're settling in for a movie night, or figuring out which shows you might want to binge before they return this fall, it's not always easy to choose from all the options out there.

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Brian Welk / The Wrap:

Participant Media promotes longtime executive Diane Weyermann to the new post of chief content officer, where she will focus on documentary film and TV — Diane Weyermann, a 14-year veteran at Participant Media, has been promoted to the role of chief content officer, the company's CEO David …

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Nadezhda Tsydenova / Reuters:

Russian internet firm Yandex and the NHL reach a multi-year agreement to stream all NHL games in Russia, starting with the 2019-2020 season — MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian internet firm Yandex and the National Hockey League (NHL) have reached a multi-year agreement for the streaming of all NHL games in Russia, they said on Thursday.

Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:

Time names Susanna Schrobsdorff both executive editor and senior VP, partnerships, creating overlap between ad-marketing and editorial — Marc and Lynne Benioff, the billionaire husband and wife team who bought Time magazine, are spending money on digital talent — but also appear …

Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:

AT&T's advertising business, Xandr, launches Xandr Monetize, a sell-side platform for media companies to do direct and programmatic sales — Xandr Monetize based on AppNexus technology — AT&T's advanced advertising and analytics company Xandr introduced a sell-side platform for media companies called Xandr Monetize.

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Joe Otterson / Variety:

Study of 2018-19 US TV: record high female representation, but 96% had no women photography directors, 79% had no women directors, and 77% had no women editors — The number of women in speaking roles on television hit a new high in 2018-2019, as did the number of women working behind the camera.

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Tiffany Hsu / New York Times:

Advertising watchdog files complaint with FTC accusing YouTube channel Ryan ToysReview of deceiving children with sponsored videos that are made to look organic — Can young viewers tell the difference between advertisements and product reviews on the popular YouTube channel Ryan ToysReview?

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Jacqueline Howard / CNN:

Facebook rolls out pop-up windows on Facebook and Instagram that appear when people search for vaccine info; notices point to CDC or World Health Organization — Facebook to crack down on anti-vaccine misinformation — (CNN)A new feature is rolling out on Facebook and Instagram to combat the spread of anti-vaccine misinformation.

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