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Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
How WaPo published “The Afghanistan Papers”, which includes interviews with key figures critiquing the US war in Afghanistan, after years of legal battles — The path to The Afghanistan Papers started with Michael Flynn. — In the summer of 2016, as the retired Army general became renowned …
Brent Lang / Variety:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution demands disclaimer that the film “Richard Jewell” took dramatic license when portraying its late journalist as trading sex for tips — The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is asking Warner Bros. and the makers of “Richard Jewell” to release …
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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Warner Bros. says AJC's claims of defamation in the film Richard Jewell are “baseless” and plans to defend against them, says the film already has a disclaimer — Warner Bros is more than willing to take on one of America's largest newspapers over claims that portion …
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Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Longtime Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer, who currently co-hosts America's Newsroom in the morning, is taking over the 3PM slot previously held by Shepard Smith — Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer is taking over Shepard Smith's 3 p.m. slot at Fox News, Mediaite has learned.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Comcast CFO says the company will spend $2B on NBCU's Peacock streaming service in 2020 and 2021, projects it will not be profitable for the first five years — Comcast expects to pump $2 billion into NBCUniversal's Peacock streaming service in 2020 and 2021, while the company is projecting …
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Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac:
Report: since Apple debuted Intelligent Tracking Prevention, the cost for advertisers to reach Safari users has dropped 60%+, as such ads are less desirable — In the two years since Apple released Safari's Intelligent Tracking Prevention feature that keeps websites from tracking users around the web …
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Sean Murray / TheJournal.ie:
Given video evidence, BBC and ITV journalists apologize for tweeting that a Labour activist had punched a Tory advisor based on info given by Tory sources — THERE WAS FURTHER controversy on the UK general election campaign trail this evening, after a claim on social media reported by a number …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CBS joins Open AP, the media alliance that gives advertisers a way to buy impressions from audience segments across media outlets owned by different companies — “Young Sheldon” leads CBS' Thursday-night schedule. Soon it may help to lead advertisers to a new way of placing their commercials.
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Javier Espinoza / Financial Times:
EU's regulators have sent detailed questionnaires to news publishers asking them to describe the scope, duration, and rationale of their data deals with Google — The European Commission has sent detailed questionnaires to news publishers as it tries to understand whether the way Google collects data …
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Max Willens / Digiday:
Complex opens an online store called Complex Shop, which will sell sneakers and other items from ~70 brands, as part of its latest revenue diversification plan — Complex started out as a buying guide for people interested in streetwear. Its latest revenue diversification play returns to those roots.
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Jeff Beer / Fast Company:
Ride Home Media, which creates podcasts that present the day's news for a particular topic, including the Techmeme Ride Home, raises $1M from Tiny Capital — Back in the 1920s, when Time magazine founder Henry Luce and his partners were coming up with the concept for their new media venture …
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Bloomberg:
ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish says the company is reviewing its real estate portfolio, including a possible sale of CBS HQ, also known as “Black Rock”, in Manhattan — ViacomCBS Inc. hired CBRE Group Inc. to review its entire real estate portfolio, including a possible sale …
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