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Sara Fischer / Axios:
IAC's Dotdash buys Liquor.com, a digital media company focusing on spirits and entertaining, its fourth niche acquisition in 2019 — Dotdash has acquired Liquor.com, a digital media company that focuses on cocktails, spirits and entertaining, executives tell Axios.
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MediaPost, @dsoneil and @neilvogel
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Max Willens / Digiday:
Q&A with Dotdash CEO Neil Vogel about the company's growing brand portfolio, revenue diversification beyond ads, and the broader M&A picture for media — This is a buyer's market in digital media — and Dotdash is establishing itself as an acquirer.
John Geddie / Reuters:
Singapore's “fake news” law, which requires online media platforms to correct or remove content the government considers false, goes into effect Wednesday — SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore is about to introduce a law against “fake news” which rights groups have warned …
Simon Cohen / Digital Trends:
TiVo unveils its TiVo+ live streaming service, with channels like TMZ and Food52, coming alongside new DVR hardware, in a bid to rival the Roku Channel — Surprise — TiVo is not dead. Well, not yet anyway. Confirming an earlier leak, the company has just announced two new models of its famous DVR.
Samantha Subin / dbknews.com:
The Diamondback, the University of Maryland's 110-year-old student newspaper, is ending its print edition; it has eight times more digital than print readers — After 110 years in circulation, The Diamondback will cease its weekly print publication in March, the newspaper's parent company announced Monday.
Discussion:
@stevenoverly
Reuters:
Sources: FreeWheel, Comcast's video ads division, has talked to a congressional task force and accused Google of limiting its ability to sell ads on YouTube — SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O), one of America's largest media and communications companies …
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Breitbart, @fightfortheftr and @danielpmcdermot
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Pandora unveils a revamped mobile app that will enable easier browsing and music discovery and a dedicated “For You” section that will also highlight podcasts — Pandora is unveiling a major refresh to its mobile app that puts a bigger emphasis on discovery …
Discussion:
Ad Age and TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »
Max Willens / Digiday:
Bustle Digital Group to launch a tech news site called Input in November; BDG has acquired five sites in the past 12 months — Bustle Digital Group is staking the next phase of its growth on an expansion into new verticals and plans to incorporate technology acquired this spring into the rest …
Discussion:
@stevekovach
Newseum:
Newseum says it will close on Dec 31, 2019 after more than 11 years and nearly 10M visitors — After more than 11 years and nearly 10 million visitors, the Newseum will close on Dec. 31, 2019. Thank you to everyone who has visited, especially the members, donors and Founding Partners whose support made it all possible.
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KRTV-TV, @genepark, @velocciraptor, @laura_nelson, @dabeard and @brfreed
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
EU top court rules that active consent is needed for non-essential cookies, like tracking cookies for targeted ads, rendering pre-checked consent boxes illegal — Europe's top court has ruled that pre-checked consent boxes for dropping cookies are not legally valid.
Discussion:
Bloomberg, MediaPost, Politico, @charlottejee, Star Tribune, The Next Web and @iwillleavenow, more at Techmeme »
Terry Dickson / The Brunswick News:
Georgia's 105-year-old Waycross Journal-Herald closed on Monday, leaving the county with nowhere to publish matters like name changes as required by law — The Monday edition of the 105-year-old Waycross Journal-Herald will be the last, the publisher confirmed Sunday.
Discussion:
The Rural Blog, @brunswick_news and Talking Biz News
Thom Geier / The Wrap:
Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios announces a deal to buy 11 regional broadcast stations from USA Television for $290M — Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios on Tuesday announced a deal to acquire 11 broadcast television stations from USA Television Holdings LLC and USA Television MidAmerica Holdings LLC for $290 million.
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Radio & Television …, Broadcasting & Cable, Variety, Deadline and Multichannel News
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