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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
The White House is compiling a “very large” dossier on WaPo's David Fahrenthold and others, a spokesperson responded when asked for comment on a WaPo story — New York (CNN Business)The White House said in a story published Thursday that it was compiling a “very large” …
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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Some political journalists downplayed Trump's use of government resources to campaign, assuming voters don't care; the assumption is a self-fulfilling prophecy
Some political journalists downplayed Trump's use of government resources to campaign, assuming voters don't care; the assumption is a self-fulfilling prophecy
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William Turvill / Press Gazette:
DMG Media says Mail Online's iOS revenue could fall by 75% due to Apple's privacy changes but some publishers see upside in ending Google and Facebook dominance — Mail Online has threatened to delete its iPhone app because of a new privacy policy from Apple that threatens to eat into its advertising revenues.
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Allison Schiff / AdExchanger:
Wired to expand games coverage in October with a new vertical, and two video and weekly Twitch series, hoping to drive subscriptions and affiliate revenue — Gameplay has been way up during the pandemic, with no sign of slowing down. But people aren't just playing more games - they're reading about them.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
NBCUniversal's Peacock is trying out a new kind of commercial that asks viewers to speak a phrase to gain gift cards or other promotions from advertisers — Madison Avenue has for decades trotted out a dizzying array of marketing avatars to talk to consumers.
Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
UK's fourth biggest local newspaper publisher Archant, which publishes the The New European, has been bought out by the private equity firm Rcapital Partners — The UK's fourth biggest local newspaper publisher Archant has been bought out by a private equity firm in a deal which leaves shareholders with nothing.
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Eben Novy-Williams / Sportico.com:
NBC Sports signs a five year $500M sports betting partnership with gambling operator PointsBet — NBC Sports has inked a five-year partnership with PointsBet worth almost $500 million, including a small equity stake in the gambling operator. — PointsBet will be the official sports betting …
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Kerry Flynn / CNN:
Condé Nast appoints publishing exec Dawn Davis as Bon Appétit EIC following Adam Rapoport's resignation in June over claims of bias and a discriminatory culture — New York (CNN Business)Condé Nast has tapped award-winning publishing industry executive Dawn Davis …
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Belarusian police detained dozens of journalists working for local and foreign media such as AP and TASS amid demonstrations in Minsk; most were later released — MINSK - Belarusian police have detained dozens of protesters and journalists working for local and foreign media in the capital …
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Kayleigh Barber / Digiday:
A look at newsletters designed as short courses, like WSJ's Six-Week Money Challenge and CNN's Sleep But Better, often built with affiliate revenue in mind — As publishers look for pockets of audience engagement wherever they can find them, limited-run educational newsletters are a gambit gaining some traction.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Flipboard TV expands in the US to all Android and iOS users, with free ad-supported video from sources including Vice Media Group, Gannett, and local TV — News app Flipboard is further expanding into video with Flipboard TV. The company's curated video service first launched earlier …
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Financial Times:
TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer, a former Disney exec, resigns, sources say after Trump's ban threats; Vanessa Pappas, currently GM of TikTok, will become interim head — Former Disney executive resigns just months after appointment by Chinese video platform — Kevin Mayer has quit TikTok just months …
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Bloomberg:
Sources detail US antitrust investigations into Google, which are focusing on how the company bundles its ad tools in potentially anticompetitive ways — - Investigators ask rivals about Google bundling adtech tools — Probe has parallels to the U.S. case against Microsoft in 1998
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