Mediagazer: Netflix has signed a lease to keep NYC's iconic Paris Theater open and will use the space for special events, screenings, and theatrical releases of its films (Julia Alexander/The Verge)

Q&A with Jonah Peretti on BuzzFeed in the 2010s: how microtargeting enables polarization, turning points like the Boston Marathon and Steele, unionization, more — As the decade began, there were reasons to be optimistic: America had elected its first black president …

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Lara O'Reilly / Digiday:

Mozilla says it will block the IAB's DigiTrust universal ID, after updating its policies to reject products that let other services track users — Mozilla intends to block the DigiTrust consortium from tracking users in its Firefox browser, a blow for the IAB-led effort to create …

Lucia Moses / Business Insider:

Sources: theSkimm is profitable and projects $30M in revenue this year as it looks for an investor or buyer amid slowing subscriber growth — - Buzzy media darling TheSkimm has been looking for an investor or buyer to accelerate its growth, people familiar with the talks told Business Insider.

Julia Alexander / The Verge:

Netflix has signed a lease to keep NYC's iconic Paris Theater open and will use the space for special events, screenings, and theatrical releases of its films — New York's Paris Theater is now home to Netflix Originals — Netflix has signed a lease to keep New York City's iconic Paris Theater open …

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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:

SCOTUS declines to intervene in defamation suit brought against the National Review, though Alito dissents: it goes “to the very heart of” freedom of the press — A climate scientist may pursue his defamation lawsuit against a conservative magazine and a libertarian Washington …

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Luke Bouma / Cord Cutters News:

Disney+ reinstates the Continue Watching section, having re-added Resume, Restart, and Add to Watchlist, features it removed at launch due to technical issues — When Disney+ launched, it faced several technical problems, with customers taking to social media to share that they weren't able to login to their accounts.

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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:

Former executive sues CBS, alleging age and race discrimination; suit says minorities are relegated to sitting in back rows and sometimes excluded from meetings — Ghen Maynard, who developed such shows as ‘Survivor’ and ‘Amazing Race,’ alleges CBS mistreats minorities.

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Julie Reynolds / DFM Workers:

SEC filing: Alden Global Capital began buying Tribune Publishing stock on Oct. 30 and, with its $118M share purchase last week, now owns 32% of Tribune — New filing shows “America's worst newspaper owners” have bought almost a third of the news giant — “The old world is over …

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Tom Hals / Reuters:

Judge orders CBS to turn over documents regarding its Viacom merger to a shareholder who's looking into whether the deal unfairly benefits Shari Redstone — (Reuters) - A Delaware judge on Monday ordered broadcaster CBS Corp to turn over records regarding its plan to reunite with Viacom Inc …

Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:

Genvid Technologies raises $27M Series B for its interactive streaming platform, which helps users monetize livestreams via sponsorships and in-stream purchases — Genvid Technologies has raised $27 million in funding for its interactive streaming engine. Galaxy Interactive …

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Stewart Clarke / Variety:

Starz says its streaming app Starzplay has launched in Brazil, France, Germany, Mexico, and the UK, with plans to roll out in 20 more countries in 2020 — Starz has launched its direct-to-consumer StarzPlay streaming app in Brazil, France, Germany, Mexico and the U.K. and plans to roll it out in another 20 territories in 2020.

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Jason Lynch / Adweek:

Fox Sports has sold all 77 ad units for the Super Bowl, set for February 2, the first time since 2014 it has sold out more than a few days before the game — All 77 units have been snapped up, for as much as $5.6 million per 30-second spot — Key Insights:

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