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Digiday:
Sources at publications partnering with Apple News+ say Apple did not tell them about changes that force News+ users into its app instead of to publisher sites — Publishers have long fumed that platforms such as Google and Amazon tie their services and products together in ways that are anti-competitive.
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Newsweek stands by an op-ed by a former Kamala Harris opponent that used arcane arguments to question Harris' eligibility for VP — Newsweek magazine faced a blizzard of criticism over a column that questioned Senator Kamala Harris' eligibility for the vice presidency …
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple to launch “Apple One”, tiered subscription bundles, which will include Music, TV+, News+, and a new virtual fitness service, as early as October — - Company seeks more customer loyalty with twist on Amazon Prime — Bundles to include video, music, news, fitness and more
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The Streamable, Music Business Worldwide, The Wrap, AppleInsider, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, ZDNet, @genepark, @mgsiegler, VentureBeat, @alexhern, @film_girl, @somospostpc, @pkafka, @asymco, @gartenberg, The Verge, @ballmatthew, @kalltvatten, @markgurman, @arctictony, @northmantrader, @edemkumodzi, @benbajarin, @lanceulanoff and Fast Company, more at Techmeme »
Frank Pallotta / CNN:
AMC will reopen more than 100 theaters on August 20 and expects to open two-thirds of its 600+ US theaters by September 3, when Tenet comes out — New York (CNN Business)AMC is finally reopening its theaters, and guests will need to spend just 15 cents to get in.
Axios:
Google, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Snap introduce election-related initiatives to provide information on topics like voter registration and where to vote — Tech giants are going all in on civic engagement efforts ahead of November's election to help protect themselves in case they're charged …
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Wall Street Journal:
The trust now in charge of National Amusements is unlikely to be an obstacle to Shari Redstone and her ViacomCBS plans as she, her son, and two allies sit on it — Sumner Redstone's death tests stability of family's media empire — For nearly two decades, Shari Redstone fought to ensure …
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@benmullin and New York Times
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Wall Street Journal:
Sumner Redstone, the mogul who transformed National Amusements into a media empire that included Viacom, Paramount Pictures, and CBS, has died at 97
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@gideonyago, Los Angeles Times, Hollywood Reporter, BBC, New York Times, @brianstelter, @behindyourback, The Week, @38godfrey, Talking Biz News, @econ_marshall, @jamie_elizabeth, @tiffkhsu, @theperezhilton, @alicialutes, @rachelsklar, @totallymorgan, @hexpositive, @epsilontheory, @dynamofire, @markharrisnyc, @mshannabrooks, @sarajbenincasa, @quinncy, @irin, @editorialiste, Deadline, @nymag, @sarahw, @emilybell, @mathewi, @emilybell, @davidenrich, @eriqgardner, @claireatki, @loulumenick, @sherman4949, @brianstelter, NBC News, Hollywood Reporter, Conquest of the Useless, Forbes and The A.V. Club
Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal:
A look at major publishers' approaches to audio articles, from developing an automated “voice” at the BBC to training reporters to read aloud at the NYT — New York Times reporters get voice-over training; BBC invests in automated readers designed to sound like humans
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@dollydeighton, @pgcat, @washpostpr and @nytimespr
New York Times:
Even prior to HK security law, Apple Daily had discussed destroying reporting notes, stopped using bylines, and organized legal briefings on responses to a raid — Apple Daily, a pro-democracy paper known for celebrity gossip and hard-hitting investigations, has become a target in Beijing's new national security law in Hong Kong.
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Bloomberg
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Techdirt says it's stopped using Google AdSense as the frequency of content violation notices rose without explanation about the violations or how to fix them — You probably didn't notice it, but there are currently no third-party ads on Techdirt. We pulled them down late last week …
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@caseynewton, @mmasnick and @pacanukeha
Rick Porter / Hollywood Reporter:
Nielsen: streaming made up 25% of total TV usage in Q2 vs. 19% in Q4 2019; Disney+ comprised 4% of streaming, Prime Video 8%, Hulu 11%, YouTube 20%, Netflix 34% — The company's latest report on the SVOD landscape shows the service coming in behind rivals like Netflix and Amazon's Prime Video.
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Adweek, Insights - Nielsen, MediaPost, Multichannel News and The Streamable
Ann-Christine Diaz / Ad Age:
Court dismisses $25M defamation suit brought against Adweek and anonymous Instagram account Diet Madison Avenue by former Martin Agency CCO Joe Alexander — The former Martin Agency chief creative officer had been seeking $25 million — The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District …
Fanny Potkin / Reuters:
Sources: ByteDance's Indonesian news aggregator app BaBe censored content perceived as critical of the Chinese government between 2018 and mid-2020 — SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Chinese tech giant ByteDance censored content it perceived as critical of the Chinese government on its news aggregator app …
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The Verge, @f_potkin, @c_somos and @shelzhang, more at Techmeme »
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