Mediagazer: Sports Illustrated staff describe mismanagement issues under Maven like the CEO hiring his relatives; Meredith has limited Maven's access to SI's photo archive (Maxwell Tani/The Daily Beast)

1:00 AM ET, August 11, 2020

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Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:

Sports Illustrated staff describe mismanagement issues under Maven like the CEO hiring his relatives; Meredith has limited Maven's access to SI's photo archive — CUSTODY BATTLE — Staffers at the iconic sports mag feel caught in the middle of a war between the brand's owner and its publisher …

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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE:

In the wake of a widely protested election in Belarus, nonprofits say the government has blocked many sites, including those of independent media and Twitter — Twitter, local journalists, and internet freedom organizations report that there are widespread internet blocks in Belarus.

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Samson Amore / The Wrap:

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Kevin Tran / Variety:

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Tim Baysinger / The Wrap:

Warner Bros. TV Group to consolidate its scripted and unscripted TV production operations, folding its cable/streaming unit Warner Horizon into Warner Bros. TV — In the latest move to come out of WarnerMedia's seismic restructuring that began last week, Warner Horizon will merge its scripted operations with Warner Bros. Television.

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Matthew Keys / The Desk:

According to an email sent to podcast producers, Amazon says it will add free podcasts in Amazon Music, for both free and paid tiers, and on Audible — Amazon will incorporate free podcasts into its Amazon Music and Audible products, according to a confidential email distributed to some show producers on Monday.

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Ethan Zuckerman / The Atlantic:

Trump, who has dominated US media coverage since 2016, and the pandemic, which has dominated coverage in 2020, are crowding out almost all other topics — Over the past six months, it has seemed like every news story is about the coronavirus, or President Donald Trump's failed response to it.

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Think with Google:

Survey of video watching habits: TV-era quality markers like production value, being on a preferred platform, and famous actors ranked low on reasons to watch — We asked 12,000 people worldwide what they watched in the last 24 hours. Their answers show that our viewing habits are changing.1 70% …

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