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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
In suit challenging Trump's EO, TikTok says in the US it had 11.3M MAUs in Jan. 2018, 91.9M in June 2020, and now has 100M+; globally it had ~700M MAUs in July — - TikTok revealed specific U.S. and global growth milestones for the first time in a lawsuit against the U.S. government.
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Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
As the RNC shapes up to be a “major medical and political disinformation event”, networks should be ready to cut away when Trump and his allies start lying — In June—with Roy Cooper, the Democratic governor of North Carolina, refusing, due to the pandemic …
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New York Times:
Following the DNC, Republicans are rushing to finalize their convention, promising a more traditional in-person spectacle, leaving some TV networks in the dark — The party is promising a more traditional in-person spectacle with President Trump speaking every night.
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Daniel Holloway / Variety:
Audible debuts Audible Plus, a $7.95/month tier with unlimited access to a library of 11K+ titles spanning audiobooks, podcasts, and original productions — Audible has announced a new service that will provide unlimited listening to a curated library of audio entertainment.
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Bloomberg, The Verge, @ashleyrcarman, @ballmatthew, @lucas_shaw, RAIN News, CNET, Hollywood Reporter and Deadline, more at Techmeme »
Gavin Bridge / Variety:
iSpot: US TV ad spending between January 1 and August 15 in 2020 was $37B, the lowest level seen since 2016, and down 9% YoY — The toll the coronavirus has taken upon the U.S. TV ad industry is, to date, $3.7 billion, or a decline of 9%. — That's according to estimated ad spend data from ad analytics firm iSpot.
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@joshsternberg, @lucas_shaw, @awallenstein and Bloomberg
Elon Green / The Appeal:
White writers and editors dominate the true crime genre, getting to choose what crime is worth a feature, which can skew perceptions of what constitutes a crime — White voices and victims dominate the genre, which can skew the perception of what constitutes a crime.
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Miles Weiss / Bloomberg:
Dow Jones says it is getting $140K in a settlement with Zero Hedge, which allegedly republished 37 editorials and articles from WSJ without approval — - Site posted Journal articles without approval, Dow Jones says — Payment will be made in two parts this year and next
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@itsdgc, @katie_martin_fx and @ahmed
Tarpley Hitt / The Daily Beast:
Inside Roku's Non-Certified Channels, unregulated private channels ostensibly for beta testing, some including conspiracy and far-right content — DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE — The digital streaming device's easy-to-access private channels are a dark place filled with some of the worst of humanity.
Newmark J-School:
Report: Spanish-language US news coverage of topics Latinx audiences are most interested in, like immigration, made up a small and declining share from 2017-19 — NEW YORK, NY; Aug. 18, 2020: A research report released today by the Center for Community Media (CCM) shows surprising gaps …
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@niemanlab, @niemanlab and @niemanreports
Jay Rosen / @jayrosen_nyu:
[Thread] Examples of local TV stations getting duped into covering QAnon events as “just folks” demonstrating against human trafficking — Here's an example of local TV (@WNEP, an ABC affiliate in Scranton, PA) getting duped into covering a QAnon event as a “just folks” demonstration against human trafficking. These events happened all over the country today. https://www.wnep.com/...
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@will_bunch, @noupside, @brendannyhan, @caitlindewey, @mehdirhasan, @will_bunch, @ericboehlert, @jayrosen_nyu and The Philadelphia Inquirer
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Triller says it has partnered with JioSaavn to embed its short videos into Reliance's music streamer, as the app tries to capitalize on India's ban of TikTok — Triller, an app that functions similarly to TikTok, has inked a strategic partnership with a platform owned by India's richest man …
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MediaNama, more at Techmeme »
John Koetsier / Forbes:
Security research firm Snyk alleges that Chinese ad network Mintegral committed ad click fraud via its SDK across billions of installs of 1,200+ iOS apps — A Chinese ad network named Mintegral is accused of spying on user activity and committing ad fraud in more than 1,200 apps with 300 million installs per month since July 2019.
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@alyssam_infosec, @johnkoetsier, AppleInsider and ZDNet, more at Techmeme »
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