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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
ViacomCBS is adding 70 TV series to CBS All Access from its Viacom cable networks and plans to officially relaunch with a new name in early 2021 — - ViacomCBS is adding content from its Viacom cable networks to CBS All Access, including all seasons of “Chappelle's Show,” “Snooki & Jwoww,” and “Hot in Cleveland.”
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Kerry Flynn / CNN:
Staffers at Hearst Magazines have voted 241-83 to form a union through Writers Guild of America, East, after a nine-month campaign — New York (CNN Business)A massive union drive at Hearst Magazines, one of the world's largest periodical publishers, finally came to fruition Wednesday …
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Marc Malkin / Variety:
This year's Emmys will be virtual, producers have told nominees, asking them to prepare to participate from home or a location of their choice on September 20 — Shortly after the nominations were announced yesterday, this year's Emmy executive producers — including host Jimmy Kimmel …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Emails from 2016 show Apple agreed to halve its 30% App Store fee for Amazon as part of deal to get the Prime Video app on iPhones and Apple TV — - IPhone maker's Eddy Cue reached 2016 deal with Amazon's Bezos — In 2011, Apple executives weighed 40% fee for subscriptions
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Shubham Agarwal / Digital Trends:
TikTok says it will pay US creators $1B+ in the next three years, up from the $200M announced before, unveils $70M fund for creators in some European countries — After reports of Instagram poaching TikTok creators emerged, TikTok says it's ramping up its Creator Fund to over a billion dollars …
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Jill Goldsmith / Deadline:
Asked whether Amazon is asking for not only money but content in exchange for carrying HBO Max on Fire TV, Bezos said he isn't familiar enough with negotiations — The current throwdown between Amazon and HBO Max got pulled into a tech titan hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday.
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Rachel Kurzius / DCist:
Interviews with 24 people reveal a pattern of inappropriate behavior by former WAMU reporter Martin Di Caro, who now works for Bloomberg Radio — Repeatedly telling a spokesperson for a D.C. councilmember how he thought she looked in a dress. Sending suggestive, late-night messages to young colleagues.
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Christa Case Bryant / Nieman Reports:
With disinformation campaigns targeting the 2020 election, journalists need to find a way to handle hack-and-leak operations like those that marred 2016 — Russian, Chinese, and Iranian disinformation campaigns are targeting the November vote. Journalists need to figure …
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Lauren Feiner / CNBC:
Comcast Q2: revenue of $23.7B; NBCU revenue fell 25.4% YoY to $6.12B; filmed content licensing revenue grew 19.5% YoY; Peacock has 10M signups since July launch — - Comcast earnings beat analyst estimates on the top and bottom lines. — It's the first earnings report since Comcast's …
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Mark Jacob / Local News Initiative:
As 80+ digital local news startups launched in the US since 2018, an equal number have closed; experts share how some, like Daily Memphian, are finding success — As many legacy news outlets struggle to survive, industry analysts are looking to digital start-ups as a promising way to revive coverage of local news.
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Tiffany Hsu / New York Times:
Research firm Forrester: US ad spending will decline by 25% this year and won't recover until 2023, and in 2020 and 2021, ad agencies will shed 52,000 jobs — The marketing business is going through a period of innovation as it sheds workers and tries to hold on to clients.
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
America is enduring a far worse COVID-19 outbreak than other rich countries due in part to the size and strength of right-wing media that broadcasts falsehoods — And what else you need to know today. — Want to get The Morning by email? Here's the sign-up. — Good morning.
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