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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Some advertisers seek the ability to back out of TV contracts, cancel ads close to air date, or move spending from TV to digital amid pandemic uncertainty — Concerned about the NFL season and a dearth of new entertainment, marketers want flexibility — Advertisers are pressing …
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@alexbruell and Front Office Sports
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Chris Wallace to moderate first presidential debate, Steve Scully the second, and NBC's Kristen Welker the third; USA Today's Susan Page to moderate VP debate — Fox News' Chris Wallace, NBC News' Kirsten Welker, and C-SPAN's Steve Scully will each moderate one of three Presidential Debates leading …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Weather news companies say they added new topics like indoor humidity and air quality forecasting and started using new tools like drones due to the pandemic — Executives at weather news companies tell Axios that the coronavirus pandemic has forever changed the way they cover the weather.
Boone Ashworth / Wired:
Google updates Your News Update, its Assistant-powered audio news service, with new features including its own “newscaster voice” — The company's latest news product is an ever-replenishing playlist of audio stories—curated, in part, by the wealth of data it has on you.
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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Sources detail how speculation about Dean Baquet's successor at NYT was upended by BLM protests and COVID-19; Sulzberger say he's “in no hurry” to make a change — Even a virtual newsroom can be a hotbed for gossip, with long-running speculation about Dean Baquet's successor …
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@joepompeo, @mitrakalita, @mattgertz, @brianstelter, @froomkin, @mlcalderone, @gerryfsmith and @joepompeo
David Folkenflik / NPR:
VOA staff say Michael Pack is seeking political influence over coverage, in one instance violating the firewall that assures journalistic independence — Toggle more options — At the Voice of America, staffers say the Trump appointee leading their parent agency is threatening …
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Washington Post, @brianstelter, @cliffschecter, @npr, @shawnpowers, @sulliview, @davidfolkenflik, @jbenton and @amy_siskind
Mark Landler / New York Times:
The BBC, far more trusted than the rest of the British media, faces commercial and cultural headwinds as two Fox-like competitors with 24-hour news develop — Boris Johnson came into office aiming to defund the BBC and let in rivals. The coronavirus has delayed that …
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@rasmus_kleis
Associated Press:
California passes a bill exempting some workers from AB5 law, easing limits on freelance writers and editors; bill becomes law immediately if governor signs it — SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Monday OK'd exemptions to about two-dozen more professions …
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LAist and courthousenews.com
Ariana Pekary / Columbia Journalism Review:
Ratings-driven programming decisions are the largest obstacle to reliable news and information on cable and broadcast TV — When I was hired as a producer at MSNBC almost seven years ago, I did not own a television. I considered myself an accidental TV producer, having crossed the line …
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@cjr and @arianapekary
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
Indian media conglomerate Zee launches a premium VOD service called Zee Plex, as cinemas remain closed and a spate of Indian films go direct-to-OTT — The platform makes it likely that more top film titles will bypass cinemas and release directly online, at a time when Indian cinemas remain shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic.
New York Times:
Facebook warns it will block Australian users and news organizations from sharing news stories on Facebook and Instagram if the ACCC's proposal passes — The move, a response to pressure to pay publishers when their stories are posted on the social network, could add to internet silos springing up around the world.
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Joshua Franklin / Reuters:
Sources: PE firm TPG is exploring a sale of Astound that could value the owner of the US network of regional cable TV and internet providers at more than $8B — (Reuters) - Private equity firm TPG is exploring a sale of Astound that could value the owner of a U.S. network of regional cable TV …
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Light Reading and Axios
Institute for Nonprofit News:
The Institute for Nonprofit News announces that many of its 250 members will feed stories to Spotlight News for an election dashboard in its news aggregator app — Spotlight News and the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) announced today that many of INN's 250 member newsrooms will be aggregating …
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Spotlight Media Labs and @myspotlightnews
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