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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
The Los Angeles Times reached a tentative agreement with the guild that represents ~475 newsroom employees; the deal could provide immediate pay raises of 5%+ — The Los Angeles Times on Wednesday reached a tentative labor agreement with the guild that represents about 475 members of its newsroom …
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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Sources: USA Today's print version likely will wind down after Gannett-GateHouse merger; USA Today publisher, however, says no plans exist to end print edition — After a nearly 40-year run, USA Today and its digital sites are about to undergo a major restructuring that will include building …
Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Netflix reports Q3 revenue of $5.25B, up 31% YoY, 158M paid subs globally, up 21% YoY, as net adds increase to 6.8M, up 12% YoY but below 7M company forecast — - Shares of Netflix surged after the company reported better-than-expected earnings results for the third quarter.
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Kelsey Sutton / Adweek:
NBC News and Wondery team up to develop a slate of original news and politics podcasts beginning in 2020; NBC News will continue developing in-house podcasts — Podcast publisher will also take over advertising sales and marketing — NBC News and Wondery are teaming up to develop a slate …
Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed News:
Investigation: US ad agency Ads Inc. ran a subscription-based Facebook scam whereby users rented their account to Ads Inc., which ran $50M in ads since 2016 — Asher Burke built his company, Ads Inc, on the back of one of the internet's most persistent, lucrative, and sophisticated scams — the subscription trap.
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Kerry Flynn / CNN:
Meredith to shut down Family Circle, the monthly home magazine for women that was launched in 1932, after its December issue, laying off about 25 staffers — New York (CNN Business)Family Circle, the monthly home magazine for women that launched in 1932, will close after its December issue publishes.
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Jason Gurwin / The Streamable:
Netflix says it expects “modest headwind” to near-term growth, but long-term growth should continue as new streaming services accelerate shift from linear TV — The Streamable is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission when you sign up with our links.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Shonda Rhimes announces a three-year deal with iHeartMedia to produce original podcasts for the iHeartPodcast Network, launches new division Shondaland Audio — Hit-making TV writer and producer Shonda Rhimes is jumping into the podcast game in a much bigger way.
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Wall Street Journal:
Analysis of 168,907 tweets at Daryl Morey following his Oct. 4 pro-HK tweet: ~50% came from accounts with 0-13 followers, 4,855 users had never tweeted — 'This wasn't primarily a bot swarm. It was a troll mob.' After his tweet supporting Hong Kong's protesters, the Houston Rockets' general manager …
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Joshua Hammer / New York Times:
Profile of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, who is facing a cumulative sentence of over 63 years in prison if convicted of criminal and civil “cyberlibel” charges — Rappler, one of the country's most popular media platforms, has incurred President Duterte and his supporters' wrath …
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Joe Otterson / Variety:
Mike Isaac's book, Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber, will be the basis for a Showtime series by Billions creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien — Brian Koppelman and David Levien are developing a limited series about ridesharing company Uber for Showtime.
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Stephanie Findlay / Financial Times:
In India, food delivery company Zomato, ecommerce company Flipkart, and others are developing streaming video content to compete with Netflix, Amazon, Hotstar — As Netflix and Amazon splurge on original content to win streaming supremacy in India, Bollywood producer Tanveer Bookwala has never been so busy.
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