Mediagazer: Google warns Australians that a plan to make it pay for news content threatens privacy, free Search and YouTube; ACCC says the open letter contains misinfo (Jamie Smyth/Financial Times)

10:05 PM ET, August 17, 2020

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Andrew Bucholtz / Awful Announcing:

Former Sports Illustrated owner Meredith is suing its current owner TheMaven for alleged breach of contract, claiming over $1M in unpaid fees — The latest development with under-fire Sports Illustrated operator TheMaven has them being sued for over a million dollars in unpaid fees by former SI owner Meredith.

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Amber Neely / AppleInsider:

Apple launches its first Apple TV+ bundle, allowing users to add CBS All Access and Showtime for an additional $9.99 a month — Apple has launched its first Apple TV+ bundle, allowing users to add in CBS All Access and Showtime for an additional $9.99 a month.

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Ben Smith / New York Times:

Streaming services are bringing a ruthless culture to Hollywood, as seen when AT&T laid off hundreds at WarnerMedia, giving Bob Greenblatt basically no heads up — The streaming services are in charge, and bringing a ruthless new culture with them. — For decades, the best thing …

Bloomberg:

The Democratic National Convention will become a TV-only production in the COVID-19 era, with live feeds and prerecorded speeches replacing in-person events — - Coronavirus fears shrank year's biggest political events — A series of virtual speeches replace hobnobbing, lobbying

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Lenfest Institute for Journalism:

Independent, non-partisan newsrooms PA Post and Spotlight PA merge to create the largest statewide news organization in Pennsylvania — HARRISBURG, Pa. - Two independent, non-partisan news organizations in Pennsylvania — PA Post and Spotlight PA — are combining to become a single …

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Deborah Bloom / Columbia Journalism Review:

A group of ~20 local freelancers covering Portland protests teamed up as Portland Press Corps to ask for fair compensation from national media for their footage — On July 11, Garrison Davis was in downtown Portland, pointing his iPhone camera across a street at a group of roughly 30 law enforcement officers in camouflage.

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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:

The Ellen DeGeneres Show says three executive producers have “parted ways” with the show, amid allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation — “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” has overhauled its senior production team in the wake of accusations of racial insensitivity …

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Robert Andrews / Beet.TV:

Nielsen survey of 1,000 US adults: 64% say they watch local news while working from home, 40% listen to music via radio or streaming during work hours everyday — Music and news are the media formats to capture the day-times of a new generation of homeworkers during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research from Nielsen.

Discussion: AList, Insights - Nielsen, @nielsen, Insights - Nielsen, Radio & Television … and @mediavoicespod

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Verizon and Disney expand their partnership to give away a Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN bundle on two of Verizon's most expensive unlimited plans — Verizon, a key U.S. launch partner for Disney Plus, is reupping with the Mouse House on a brand-new deal: The telco will give wireless customers …

Discussion: Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, Verizon, Multichannel News, MediaPost, The Wrap, @sub8u, Engadget, The Streamable, @xpangler, @xpangler, @aexm, The Verge and @ballmatthew

Jamie Smyth / Financial Times:

Google warns Australians that a plan to make it pay for news content threatens privacy, free Search and YouTube; ACCC says the open letter contains misinfo — Internet group has also paused licensing deals with outlets due to proposed regulation — Google has warned that a landmark Australian proposal …

TIME:

Time says its digital revenue grew 58% YoY in Q2 and exceeded print revenues for the first time in its history — TIME President Keith A. Grossman sent the following note to staff Monday: — Team, — Over the past three months, we launched and tested different programs, partnerships …

Discussion: @kerrymflynn

Nathan Crooks / Bloomberg:

TikTok starts a Twitter account and website, aggregating positive news stories, to “set the record straight” about “misinformation” regarding TikTok — TikTok said Monday that it started a website and Twitter account to address what it called rumors in real time …

Discussion: TikTok, @marklittlenews, TechCrunch, @tiktok_comms, @andyboxall, @stevekrak, CNET and AList, more at Techmeme »

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