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Source: Quentin Tarantino declines to recut his movie, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, after China's regulators blocked the film's release date of Oct. 25 — The country's regulators pulled the film from the schedule a week before its release on Oct. 25. — Quentin Tarantino has no intention …
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Ben Strauss / Washington Post:
ESPN's “no politics” policy, business relationship with the NBA, and Tencent distribution deal contributed to tentative coverage of the Morey controversy — When a tweet from a leading basketball executive incited an international incident last week, the NBA found itself embroiled …
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Financial Times:
Sources: Verizon is seeking potential buyers for HuffPost, as it continues to shed digital businesses from its costly acquisition of Yahoo and AOL — Verizon is sounding out potential buyers for the HuffPost website, in the latest phase of the US telecoms group's retreat from the digital media business.
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@timcast, @rafat, @rafat, @arrington and The Wrap
Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
Facebook reaches licensing deal with News Corp to feature headlines from WSJ, NY Post, and others in a coming news tab; sources: WaPo, BuzzFeed News, BI also in — News organizations including News Corp will be paid a licensing fee to supply headlines in news tab
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@jason_kint, @bgrueskin, @lalpert1, @dicktofel, @jimpethokoukis, Engadget and Talking Biz News, more at Techmeme »
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CNN calls a threatened lawsuit from Trump lawyer Charles Harder a “desperate PR stunt”; Harder's letter cited the Lanham Act, which deals mainly with trademarks — An attorney for President Donald Trump has sent a letter to CNN that threatens to sue the AT&T-owned cable-news network …
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A.J. Katz / TVNewser:
In a letter to Comcast, Gretchen Carlson, Megyn Kelly, and others call for an outside investigation into allegations about NBC News in Catch and Kill — A number of former Fox and NBC Newsers have signed a letter meant for Comcast CEO Brian Roberts asking that the company open a new investigation …
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Wendy Lee / Los Angeles Times:
Quibi partners with T-Mobile, which will make the platform part of its offering, giving Quibi a broad distribution platform ahead of its April launch — Telecommunications giant T-Mobile has agreed to partner with Quibi, a Hollywood start-up that plans to distribute bite-size entertainment designed for millennials.
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Janko Roettgers / Variety:
AT&T raises the price of its streaming service AT&T TV Now, with the basic Plus package up $15 to a $65/month; the move follows a similar increase in March — AT&T is instituting a substantial price hike for its live TV streaming service AT&T TV Now: Customers who have subscribed …
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The Streamable, 9to5Mac, @johnlegere, Bloomberg, Ars Technica, Fast Company, The Streamable and The Wrap
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
In memo to staff, Gannett CEO says, “digital is our future” and “We will continue to maintain print if consumers are asking for it and the economics make sense” — In a piece yesterday I reported that phasing out USA Today in print is likely to be part of the calculations …
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@jillywisdom, @jcassadybiz, @stephsbarbaran, @editorpublisher, @poynter and @poynter
Nieman Reports:
Commenting on the limits of #MeToo journalism, Jodi Kantor says journalism isn't a fundamental solution or “a substitute ... for institutions that have failed” — In the fall of 2017 The New York Times published Jodi Kantor's and Megan Twohey's explosive investigation …
Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
How Quartz is focusing more on reader revenue, with a metered paywall and perks for members like field guides and a direct relationship with its journalists — It has been a bumpy stretch for Quartz, one of the most lauded digital news startups of the past decade.
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@jennyearnest, @niemanlab, @rafat, @rafat, @rafat, @rafat, @rafat, @rafat, @lauraelizdavis and Quartz
Katie Kilkenny / Hollywood Reporter:
CA's AB 5 bill author says the law's 35-submission limit for journalists is “a little arbitrary”, as freelancers seek changes before the law takes effect Jan. 1 — A new bill that caps freelance submissions may make writing financially unsustainable for many workers even though …
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