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Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
Newspaper Consolidation Games: expect a formal deal closing for Gannett on Nov. 19, then big cuts; sources say McClatchy and Tribune are talking merger again — What was once expected to be $200 million in annual cost savings has now grown to $400 million or more. But how much blood is left to be drawn from this stone?
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Boston Business Journal, CNN, Washington Post, @jbenton, @mattdpearce, USA Today and Poynter
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Nathan Bomey / USA Today:
Shareholders of Gannett and New Media approve the $1.13B merger; the new Gannett will be composed of 260 dailies, aims to cut $275M-$300M within two years — Shareholders cleared the way Thursday for New Media Investment Group and USA TODAY owner Gannett to join forces in a deal that will create …
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The Wrap, @fatimafarha_, @tambright15, @createcraig and @pdpj
Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is considering bundling News+, Apple TV+ and Apple Music as soon as 2020 to attract subscribers, meaning less money for News+ publishers — - Company keeps rights to bundle News+ service with TV+, Music — Move may woo more subscribers, but lower publishers' News+ cut
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Apple Music launches Replay, letting subscribers look back at their favorite music in 2019, similar to Spotify's year-end review, Wrapped, but updated each week
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@baekdal, @bondnickbond, @adamdbradley, Billboard, MacRumors, The Verge, 9to5Mac and Engadget, more at Techmeme »
Agence France-Presse:
Turkish journalist Ahmet Altan rearrested following his prison release one week ago where he'd served three years over alleged links to 2016 coup — Detaining of Ahmet Altan, who denies alleged links to failed coup in 2016, called a ‘disgrace’ — Turkish police have rearrested the journalist …
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New York Times, @dabeard, @digiphile, @stefsimanowitz and The Guardian
Emma Grey Ellis / Wired:
A look at how scientific experts debunk “lifestyle” misinformation and bad science on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube — A lot of the hacks and diets on social media are bogus, or even dangerous. These fact-checkers are using YouTube and Instagram to battle bad info.
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@firstdraftnews and @wired, more at Techmeme »
Ben Casselman / New York Times:
Interview with NYT reporter Ben Casselman, who says his landline phone is his most vital data journalism tool as the best stories emerge from talking to people — Ben Casselman, an economics reporter, uses a programming language called R and works with vast data sets.
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@sarambsimon, @arindube, @pysamarth, @tabularasafa, @ndiakopoulos, @bencasselman and @newsroomdev
Daniel Roberts / Yahoo Finance:
Sources: Sports Illustrated will be published monthly starting in 2020, plus four special issues and the Swimsuit Issue for a total of 17 issues per year — Sports Illustrated was a weekly publication as recently as 2015. In 2020 it will become a monthly, Yahoo Finance has learned.
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The Wrap, Talking Biz News, New York Post, @williamsbob75, @readdanwrite, @slmandel, @byparkercotton, @unclegrambo and Awful Announcing
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Sources: Disney plans to bring Disney+ to India in H2 2019 via its streaming platform Hotstar and to expand the offering to Malaysia, Indonesia, and others — Disney plans to bring its on-demand video streaming service to India and some Southeast Asian markets as soon as the second half of next year …
Daniel Frankel / Multichannel News:
OpenVault: cord cutters averaged 520.8 GB of internet usage in Q3, up 7% YoY; 12% of cord cutters are power users who use 1TB+ per month — Homes that have ditched video increased internet usage by 7% in Q3, according to Broadband solutions provider OpenVault
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Broadcasting & Cable
Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
Interview with Tucker Carlson, who holds apparent favored status with the Murdochs, as his Fox show becomes particularly important amid the impeachment inquiry — At some point during his nightly prime-time show, Fox News host Tucker Carlson usually asks the same question: “What's really going on here?”
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CNN, @bgrueskin, The Atlantic, @sarahellison, @mradamtaylor, @sarahellison, @sarahellison, @ndrew_lawrence, @erikwemple, @nikkimcr, @allynwest, @mlcalderone and @mlcalderone
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Yahoo Sports launches section for fans to bet on sports, starting in New Jersey, through the MGM Resorts' BetMGM platform, part of a multiyear partnership — Verizon Media's Yahoo Sports is getting into the gambling business with the launch of a new section that lets fans see betting odds for various sports.
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Awful Announcing
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
McClatchy has retained advisers to explore options and has opened talks with the federal agency that manages insolvent pension funds; stock down ~14% — McClatchy reported a series of financial reverses Wednesday so severe that it may not be able to meet its obligations in 2020.
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New York Times, Durham Herald-Sun, Sacramento Bee, Wall Street Journal, @mattrexroad, Columbia Journalism Review, @andrewscurria, @patriciamazzei, @ayoonhendricks, McClatchy Co, @fineout, @cltledger, @cltledger, @mattderienzo, @andymarso, @charlesapple, @deborahldwyer, @brushtoniltimes, @rickedmonds, @david_ingram, @david_ingram, @david_ingram, @dkiesow, MarketWatch and McClatchy
Local Media Association:
Accelerate Local launches TV Membership Project to drive engagement and revenue for local TV broadcasters via DTC models like membership; Fox is a pilot partner — Accelerate Local, designed by Local Media Association to reinvent business models for news, today announced The TV Membership Project …
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American Press Institute, TVNewsCheck and @scottbrodbeck
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