Mediagazer: Nielsen debuts beta version of its addressable TV ad platform with A+E, AMC, CBS, Discovery, Fox, NBCU, and WarnerMedia; commercial rollout expected in H2 2020 (Kelsey Sutton/Adweek)

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Facebook bans deepfakes, but its new policy may not cover simpler forms of deception like with the distorted Pelosi video — Facebook has banned users from posting computer-generated, highly manipulated videos, known as deepfakes, seeking to stop the spread of a novel form of misinformation months …

BuzzFeed News:

A look at the worldwide industry of PR and marketing firms, which offer disinformation services including fake accounts, false narratives, and pseudo news sites — Peng Kuan Chin pulled out his phone, eager to show the future of online manipulation. — Unseen servers began crawling the web for Chinese articles and posts.

Discussion: @craigsilverman, @martinwaxman, @peterjukes, @astroehlein, @lydia130613, @slpng_giants and @farmgeek

Todd Spangler / Variety:

TiVo unveils TiVo Stream 4K, a streaming video dongle, with Sling TV as its subscription TV partner, available initially for $49.99 in April and then for $69.99 — DVR pioneer TiVo has officially planted its battle flag in the internet-streaming device wars.

Discussion: The Streamable and Multichannel News, more at Techmeme »

Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:

News media's coverage of the Trump administration's conflict with Iran will be a test of lessons learned from the reporting preceding the 2003 Iraq war — Still living down the 2003 Iraq war disgrace, under pressure from multiple sides, and dealing with a truth-challenged administration …

Discussion: New York Times, Defense One, @tonykaron, Rolling Stone, Politico, @mehdirhasan, @brianstelter, @vanityfair and Washington Post

USA Today:

Gannett CFO Alison Engel is stepping down at the end of Q1 — Philana Patterson Nathan BomeyUSA TODAY — Gannett Co. said Monday that Alison “Ali” Engel is stepping down as chief financial officer of the media and marketing solutions company at the end of the first quarter to pursue other opportunities.

Discussion: Business Wire

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Memo: Viacom Digital Studios President Kelly Day, who has led VDS since its start in fall 2017, to exit role; Viacom veteran Stefanie Schwartz named EVP and GM — ViacomCBS has changed up the leadership of Viacom Digital Studios, Variety has learned: Kelly Day, who has served as VDS's president since …

Discussion: @xpangler, Seeking Alpha, Deadline, The Wrap and Hollywood Reporter

Kayleigh Barber / Digiday:

USA Today debuts Hecho en USA, a project covering Spanish-speaking Americans, with bilingual content online, after NYT en Espanol and Tribune's Hoy shutdowns — USA Today is looking to make deeper connections with Spanish speakers by launching a new series in English and Spanish.

John Geddie / Reuters:

Singapore's communications minister says it's a coincidence that the first cases brought under its new fake news law are against political figures and parties — SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's communications minister said on Monday it was a coincidence that the first few cases brought under …

Kelsey Sutton / Adweek:

Nielsen debuts beta version of its addressable TV ad platform with A+E, AMC, CBS, Discovery, Fox, NBCU, and WarnerMedia; commercial rollout expected in H2 2020 — Seven major programmers are onboard — Less than a year after creating a video advertising group dedicated …

Discussion: MediaPost and Broadcasting & Cable

Matthew Keys / The Desk:

AT&T TV and AT&T TV Now disappear from Roku's app store as AT&T and Roku negotiate a new contract, the first major service to be pulled from the app store — One company has proved that when it comes to streaming TV hardware, Roku is just as vulnerable as the rest.

Discussion: Dallas Morning News, FierceVideo and CordCutters, Thanks:@matthewkeyslive

Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:

The Sigma Awards for outstanding data journalism will replace the Data Journalism Awards that were earlier maintained by the now-defunct Global Editors Network — The Sigma Awards is a new international competition marking the most outstanding examples of data journalism.

Dan Kennedy / Media Nation:

Portland Press Herald cutting Monday edition before weekends is unusual, but it makes sense as it has fewer ads, lower circulation, and Sunday labor is pricey — Those of us who have followed the transition of newspapers from print to free digital and, now, to paid digital have long predicted …

Discussion: MediaPost