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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
The Athletic says it now has 1M subscribers and its $60M in subscription revenue and podcast ad sales is enough to make “our newsroom profitable” — - The Athletic has weathered a months-long sports shutdown as subscribers have stuck with the sports website and application.
Nicole Sperling / New York Times:
Starting in 2024, best picture submissions at the Oscars will have to meet two of four inclusion standards in onscreen representation and offscreen staffing — Beginning in 2022, films aiming for the top award will have to turn in a confidential “inclusion standard form.”
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Bob Woodward defends his decisions to wait to reveal Trump's early pandemic comments: he aimed to provide fuller context than could occur in a news story — Two waves of outrage greeted the news on Wednesday of Bob Woodward's latest White House chronicle, a book entitled “Rage.”
Joan Summers / Jezebel:
The freelancer who wrote a glowing Marie Claire cover story on Chrissy Teigen accepted a job with Teigen, a fact noted only in a small disclaimer at story's end — Marie Claire has debuted a new Chrissy Teigen cover story that, among other things, is meant to promote her new recipe and cooking website, Cravings.
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
Former NYT editor and Facebook exec Simone Oliver named EIC of Refinery29 after Christine Barberich stepped down to “help diversify” leadership in June — Simone Oliver, who has worked at The New York Times and Condé Nast, will inherit a workplace described as “toxic.”
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Randall Rothenberg to step down as CEO of IAB after 14 years; David Cohen, who served as president of IAB since March 2020, to be the new CEO — Randall Rothenberg is relinquishing his role as CEO of the Interactive Advertising Bureau after 14 years atop the digital advertising and marketing trade association.
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Andrew Bucholtz / Awful Announcing:
Yahoo Sports launches Watch Together, a remote co-viewing experience, and an augmented reality feature, PlayAR, for its NFL game streams — This fall's NFL season will mark the third year where Yahoo will stream games to phones and tablets through Verizon Media apps, including Yahoo Sports …
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Fast Company, CNET, The Verge, Verizon, Variety, Sports Business Daily, The Streamable and Cord Cutters News
Lara O'Reilly / Digiday:
Facebook apologizes for “technical issue” that it says caused its ads to appear on publisher websites in its iOS app's browser, without publishers' permission — Facebook has apologized for what it has described as a “technical issue” that caused its ads to appear …
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VentureBeat and @larakiara
Krystie Lee Yandoli / BuzzFeed News:
One current and 23 former TMZ employees allege the outlet is a toxic workplace where staff regularly endure verbal abuse, misogyny, and racism — Since its debut in 2005, TMZ has built its brand on not only breaking celebrity news, but also a brash tone that former employees say is consistent …
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Politico:
Analysis: Trump campaign spent $9.4M on national ads on Fox News in June, July, and August, more than the $8.3M it spent on local TV in three swing states — President Donald Trump spent the summer trailing in national polls, losing in swing states and bleeding suburban voters to Joe Biden.
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@ec_schneider, @cjane87, Vanity Fair, @politico, Raw Story and Axios
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sony plans to release nearly 40 podcasts this year and is developing 100+ originals, says it is the biggest investment in podcasting ever by a major music label — - Sony Music is backing several podcasting ventures in new push — Company plans to release more than 40 podcasts this year
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@djbootheic, more at Techmeme »
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Google's Area 120 launches Fundo, an app for creators to host small paid online events, available now in the US and Canada; Google takes a 20% cut of revenue — Fundo has been in beta for the past year with a few hundred “trusted testers,” who can set the price for access to online events …
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The Verge, The Keyword and Engadget, more at Techmeme »
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