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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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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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UK publisher Reach launches Mantis, a tool that detects whether a story is brand safe and flags articles that have been blocked by keyword blacklists — The Daily Mirror's parent company Reach wants to drastically reduce how much ad inventory and revenue is blocked by lengthy keyword blacklists used …
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Press Gazette, HoldtheFrontPage and Newsworks


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 …
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The Guardian launches subscriber-only, ad-free app that lets users scroll horizontally through sections; the paper currently has 190K digital subscribers — The Guardian has released a daily app for paying subscribers, as part of its quest to reach 2 million financial supporters by 2022.
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Sandy Hook father Leonard Pozner awarded $450K in his defamation case against man falsely claiming Pozner circulated fake copies of his son's death certificate — A Dane County jury on Tuesday decided a village of Oregon conspiracy theorist must pay the father of a boy killed …
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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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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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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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Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca is suing Netflix for its film on the Panama Papers scandal, alleging defamation and seeking to stop its release — PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Mossack Fonseca, a Panamanian law firm at the center of the “Panama Papers” scandal, has filed a lawsuit against Netflix Inc …


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 …


Investigation: ad agency Ads Inc. ran a subscription-based Facebook scam whereby users rented their accounts to Ads Inc., which has run $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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