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Megan Graham / CNBC:
Source: digital advertising platforms Taboola and Outbrain have ended merger talks after failing to agree on revised deal terms, a year after announcing merger — - Nearly a year after announcing a deal to unite, merger talks between digital advertising platforms Taboola and Outbrain have ended.
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Hollywood Reporter:
Cindy Holland, Netflix VP of content who spent nearly two decades at the company, is out, and Bela Bajaria has been promoted to the new role of VP of global TV — The 18-year Netflix veteran is leaving as newly appointed co-CEO Ted Sarandos looks to streamline the streamer's TV operations
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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.
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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Chris Mills Rodrigo / The Hill:
Three Senate Republicans introduced a new bill aiming to narrow the scope of Section 230, modifying platforms' protections through more restrictive language — Republican Sens. Roger Wicker (Miss.), Lindsey Graham (S.C.) and Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.) introduced legislation Tuesday aimed …
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Sarah Frier / Bloomberg:
TikTok's high-touch approach to furthering careers of its creators, a path rivals like Instagram never pursued, helps it build a strong advocacy base in the US — James Henry, known for slapstick comedy and dance videos on TikTok, got an email last fall from the app's creator relationships team.
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ABC:
Australia targeted Chinese media officials as part of investigation into alleged foreign interference; China says homes of its journalists were raided in June — Senior Chinese media officials in Australia have been targeted and the visas of two leading Chinese scholars have been revoked …
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Matthew Doran / ABC:
Two correspondents for Australia's ABC and Australian Financial Review rushed out of China on Monday after diplomatic standoff and police demands for interviews
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Adenike Olanrewaju / New York Times:
Essence says investigations by two law firms have determined that its leaders did not engage in behavior that contributed to a toxic workplace — Two law firms interviewed current and former employees after an anonymous essay accused company leaders of bullying and harassment.
David Folkenflik / NPR:
A lawyer hired to investigate VOA news coverage for potential anti-Trump bias has a court protective order against him, raising questions about agency hiring — The CEO appointed by President Trump to lead the federal agency that oversees the Voice of America and other U.S.-funded international broadcasters …
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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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Courtney Douglas / The Reporters Committee …:
The US Press Freedom Tracker has documented 238 press freedom violations in 2020, with physical attacks and arrests spiking compared to prior three years — Police aggressions against journalists covering the protests have proved to be an inflection point for violence against the news media.
Mike Peterson / AppleInsider:
In the latest iOS 14 beta, Smart App Banners prompt users to open stories in the News app when they open webpages of a News+ partner, instead of publisher apps — Apple has made a change to its Smart App Banner API that points users to the Apple News app instead of a third-party app …
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Sean Burch / The Wrap:
Disney faces criticism for thanking a Chinese bureau tied to Uyghur concentration camps and four other Chinese propaganda departments in the credits for Mulan — Disney's “Mulan” remake is facing scrutiny after its credits thanked the Turpan Municipal Bureau of Public Security …
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