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Juli Clover / MacRumors:
In iOS 14, Apple News+ publishers' web links are opened in the Apple News app by default for Apple News+ subscribers, though this feature can be turned off — Apple News in iOS 14 and macOS Big Sur has a toggle that's designed to open web links from Apple News+ publishers directly …
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John Koetsier / Forbes:
Apple Advertising seems to be on by default in iOS 14, while other advertisers and ad networks will have to ask for permission to track users
Apple Advertising seems to be on by default in iOS 14, while other advertisers and ad networks will have to ask for permission to track users
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Reid Nakamura / The Wrap:
The anti-Trump episode of Black-ish that was canned by ABC in 2018 and led its creator Kenya Barris to sign with Netflix finally debuts on Hulu — The canned episode of “Black-ish” that led to a dispute between Disney and creator Kenya Barris, and Barris eventually decamping for a new deal at Netflix …
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Wendy Lee / Los Angeles Times:
TikTok announces first round of recipients of its $200M US creator fund, composed of 19 creators, 6 in LA; source: at least one will receive six figures — TikTok on Monday pushed back against rivals eager to poach its U.S. video creators (and to lure their audiences) …
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BBC:
Following Jimmy Lai's arrest, his newspaper runs the headline “Apple Daily must fight on,” and says 500K copies were printed, up from the usual 100K — Hong Kong's Apple Daily newspaper has vowed to “fight on” after the arrest of owner Jimmy Lai under a controversial security law imposed by Beijing.
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Bloomberg:
Hong Kong police have arrested pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai as well as his sons and Next Digital execs under its new national security law
Hong Kong police have arrested pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai as well as his sons and Next Digital execs under its new national security law
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Disney changes name of 20th Century Fox Television to 20th Television and Fox 21 TV Studios to Touchstone Television — No leadership changes or layoffs are expected to come with the moves. — To no surprise, Disney is rebranding its TV studios to remove the Fox name from two of them.
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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 …
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Bill O'Reilly's lawyer says O'Reilly is in final negotiations to host a show in the fall on NY radio station 77 WABC, owned by Trump ally John Catsimatidis — - Former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly is on the brink of landing his own radio show at a station owned by longtime Trump ally John Catsimatidis.
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Kenneth Hein / The Drum:
eMarketer: without in-person events, US B2B digital ad spend will hit $8.14B, up 22.6% YoY, vs. a 1.7% YoY increase in overall digital ad spend — In the silver linings department, we have an unlikely development: B2B digital ad spend is leading the charge.
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Kevin Tran / Variety:
Data from 7Park: “Hamilton” on Disney+ reached 37% of US households in July, the largest streaming audience of 2020, ~3X that of Netflix's widest-reaching title — How big was “Hamilton” for Disney+? Far bigger than anything on Netflix in July, according to 7Park Data stats provided exclusively …
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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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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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Samson Amore / The Wrap:
Women hosted just 23 of the top 109 podcasts that appeared on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, and Google Podcasts charts in 31 straight days in June and July — Women represent roughly half of podcast listeners nationwide, but an overwhelming majority of the top-charting shows across …
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