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August Graham / Independent.ie:
UK's Telegraph Media Group reports a 61%+ fall in operating profits YoY to £8.1M in 2018 even as subscription revenue rose 10% YoY, making up 54% of revenue — Telegraph Media Group revenues fell by 2.7% last year to £278.1 million. — The owner of the Daily Telegraph …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Fox News Media president says Shepard Smith's timeslot will be filled next year, with current news anchors doing stints to replace him in the meantime — Shepard Smith has left the Fox News building, but his hour will remain staffed by employees from the network' news division.
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Ronan Farrow alleges that Dylan Howard, then-EIC of National Enquirer, ordered a staff member to shred sensitive Trump-related documents in early November 2016 — American Media Inc. and the National Enquirer shredded sensitive Donald Trump-related documents that had been held …
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
AMC Entertainment to unveil AMC Theaters On Demand, an iTunes-like online video store, in the US, offering ~2,000 films for ~$3-$6 to rent and ~$10-$20 to buy — LOS ANGELES — In a sign of just how much streaming is changing Hollywood, movie fans will soon be able to rent and buy films …
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Laurie Sullivan / MediaPost:
eMarketer: Google will take 37.2%, or $48.05B, of all US digital ad spend this year, down from 38.2% in 2018, while Amazon will take 8.8%, up from 6.8% in 2018 — Google dominates the search ad market today, but eMarketer's latest forecast shows that within the next two years, Google's revenue share will fall and Amazon's will rise.
Jon Fingas / Engadget:
Fox Sports is creating highlight packages and exclusive interactive shows for Facebook Watch focused on football, soccer, and sports betting — ESPN isn't the only big broadcaster committing to exclusive sports shows on Facebook Watch. Fox Sports is teaming up with Facebook …
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Francesca Tripodi / Wired:
By using SEO terms like “crisis actor” gamed by right-wing media pubs, conservatives populate search results with unsubstantiated and conspiratorial views — Opinion: From “crisis actor” to “collusion hoax,” conservatives use SEO terms gamed by right-wing media outlets, propelling a polarized internet.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Entercom's Radio.com launches Rewind feature, which will allow listeners to pause, rewind, and fast-forward live radio via its online player and app — Radio broadcaster Entercom Communications is hoping to expand listenership of its live programming by bringing TiVo-like functionality to its Radio.com platform.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
ESPN debuts Cover Story as a successor to its magazine, a monthly feature that will air on SportsCenter and be prominently displayed on its apps and homepage — With the death of ESPN Magazine comes the birth of ESPN's “Cover Story,” a 21st century version of a magazine cover story …
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Max Willens / Digiday:
The most recent version of Apple's Safari browser prevents sites from detecting when users are using private browsing, following in Chrome's footsteps — Publishers have discovered a new, Apple-shaped hole in their metered paywalls. — The most recent version of Apple's Safari browser …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
TV Time, whose app provides user-reported data about TV and movie engagement, acquires Mediamorph, a provider of content distribution and tracking services — TV Time, whose app provides user-reported data about TV and movie engagement, has acquired Mediamorph, a provider of entertainment content distribution and tracking services.
Kelsey Sutton / Adweek:
Crackle parent company CSS Entertainment forms Landmark Studio Group, which will create content to attract viewers to Crackle and its other AVOD services — Landmark Studio Group will develop TV and films — Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (CSS Entertainment) …
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Alison Flood / The Guardian:
The 2019 Booker Prize jointly shared by Margaret Atwood, the oldest winner at 79, and Bernardine Evaristo, the first black woman awardee, in its 50-year history — Judging panel break rules in choosing The Testaments and Girl, Woman, Other as joint winners — Play Video
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New York Times:
Conference attendees at a Trump resort in Miami were shown a video of a fake Trump killing news media and political opponents in a church — WASHINGTON — A video depicting a macabre scene of a fake President Trump shooting, stabbing and brutally assaulting members of the news media …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
If Trump doesn't condone violence against journalists, he should stop inspiring it
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