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Sources: Disney is banning Netflix ads on its networks; it had initially issued a blanket ban on ads from any streamers, but reversed course for all but Netflix — Entertainment giants are set to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to promote new streaming services
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Andrew Kirell / The Daily Beast:
CNN rejects an ad from the Trump 2020 campaign, saying it fails to meet ad standards because it disparages CNN and its journalists and makes false claims — The 30-second spot paints the president as a victim of Democrats and alleged “media lapdogs” like CNN.
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Andy Campbell / HuffPost:
HuffPost laid off 11 full-time employees and two contractors in its video department on Thursday, citing new strategy to focus on “high audience engagement” — About 11 full-time employees — including five managers — were cut as HuffPost “realigns its video strategy,” the company said.
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
FT launches a six-month fellowship for aspiring black, Asian, and minority ethnic production journalists in memory of sub-editor Maisie Hylton — The Financial Times has launched a fellowship for aspiring ethnic minority journalists in memory of “much-loved” sub-editor Maisie Hylton.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Print magazines and digital media companies are joining forces for more digital scale plus the potential of trusted media brands and premium print products — The paper magazine has increasingly become a luxury good, as more publishers jettison titles into digital lifeboats.
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American Press Institute
Brent Lang / Variety:
Elisabeth Murdoch, former 20th Century Fox CEO Stacey Snider, and UK TV producer Jane Featherstone launch Sister, a global content production company — Elisabeth Murdoch, Stacey Snider and Jane Featherstone are joining forces to launch Sister, a global production and development company …
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Los Angeles Times, Deadline and The Wrap
Subrat Patnaik / Reuters:
Thomson Reuters buys B2B events specialist FC Business Intelligence, which it will rebrand as Reuters Events and operate as part of the news division — (Reuters) - Thomson Reuters Corp (TRI.TO) (TRI.N) said on Friday it had acquired business-to-business events specialist, FC Business Intelligence (FCBI).
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Press Gazette, Talking Biz News and Reuters
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Supermarket giant Aldi will no longer sell newspapers or magazines in its UK stores; in the US, Kroger will stop carrying free papers and magazines October 15 — You can still get a wine advent calendar at an Aldi store in the U.K., but you can't buy a newspaper to go along with it.
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Press Gazette, City Pulse and @spj_tweets
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
TikTok says it is banning political ads because they don't fit with its “positive, refreshing environment” — Already under fire for advancing Chinese foreign policy by censoring topics like Hong Kong's protests and pro-LGBT content, the Beijing-based video app TikTok …
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Frank Pallotta / CNN:
Sesame Street is moving from HBO to HBO Max in 2020 and will produce five new seasons; as before, it will air for free on PBS Kids after it premieres — New York (CNN Business)"Sesame Street" is heading to WarnerMedia's new streaming service, HBO Max. — Sesame Workshop …
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Writers of works like Terminator and Beetlejuice are terminating copyright grants made to studios 35 years after publication, as allowed by law — Warner Bros., Disney and Skydance receive copyright termination notices over existing IP, potentially giving other studios an in.
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ScreenRant, @markjkings, /Film, The Playlist and Plagiarism Today
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Whistle, a digital sports and entertainment startup, to buy Vertical Networks, a content studio founded by Elisabeth Murdoch focused on Snapchat original shows — Whistle, a digital sports and entertainment media company, reached a deal to acquire Vertical Networks, a content studio focused …
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Business Insider, @nmcalone, @jcaporoso, Deadline and The Wrap
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