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3:40 PM ET, September 15, 2020

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Jay Rosen / The Verge:
Q&A with ex-CSO of Facebook Alex Stamos on why big newsrooms should have threat modeling teams, how media is amplifying disinformation with its coverage, more  —  An interview with Facebook's ex-security chief  —  Editor's note: We're barreling toward the 2020 election with big unresolved problems …
Katie Benner / New York Times:
Sources: the Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether John Bolton unlawfully disclosed classified information when he published his memoir  —  Investigators are examining whether the former national security adviser illegally disclosed classified information.
Jason Gurwin / The Streamable:
ViacomCBS will rebrand CBS All Access as Paramount+ early next year and expects to expand internationally, starting in Australia, Latin America, and the Nordics  —  Announces 5 New Originals, Plans to Expand Internationally in 2021  —  It's official, CBS All Access is changing its name to Paramount+ next year.
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Trump says he will be resuming weekly appearances on Fox and Friends, as he did until 2015, though co-host Steve Doocy says Fox hasn't committed to that  —  New York (CNN Business)President Trump says he is resuming his weekly visits to “Fox & Friends,” the morning show that gave …
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
BBC reports median gender pay gap of 6.2% and a 55:45 gender split in on-air roles; BAME make up 26.8% of on-air contributions but only 9.8% of off-screen ones  —  Director general Tim Davie says he wants “a modern, highly efficient BBC that truly reflects Britain” as the public broadcaster …
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Naman Ramachandran / Variety:   BBC report 2019/20: £3.52B in licensing fees, down 5% YoY; deficit of £119M; BBC Studios profit grew 14% YoY to £181M; must save extra £125M due to COVID-19
Josh Reyes / Hampton Roads Daily Press:
Tribune closes the Daily Press offices in Newport News, VA; filing: Tribune didn't pay rent for April, May, and June for the majority of its facilities  —  Tribune Publishing will close the Daily Press' office in Newport News' City Center, according to an email sent to staff Tuesday morning.
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Comcast CEO says Peacock has 15M+ subs, up from 10M in July, and that in homes with Xfinity X1 service, it's the third most-used app behind Netflix and YouTube  —  Comcast Cable is trending to add more than 500,000 broadband subscribers in the current third quarter, which would be a new record …
Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch:
Twitter launches a dedicated US Elections tab in the Explore menu, serving as a central hub for curated news, livestreams, resources, and information  —  Twitter debuted its election hub on Tuesday, introducing a set of tools to help Americans prepare for the most uncertain election in modern U.S. history.
Tatiana Cirisano / Billboard:
Spotify partners with Songkick and Ticketmaster to add virtual event listings hosted on any platform to artist profiles and to the Concerts hub on the app  —  Spotify has partnered with concert discovery app Songkick and Ticketmaster to add virtual event listings to the platform …
Julia Alexander / The Verge:
Apple One bundles launch with discounts on services including Music, TV+, Arcade, iCloud storage, Fitness+, and News+ and tiers between $15 and $30/month  —  The hardware giant leans into its software offerings  —  The long-rumored bundle bringing together Apple Music, Apple TV Plus …
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
In a filing, Fox News' Sean Hannity, Lou Dobbs, and other Fox staffers to be deposed in October in Seth Rich case, over the network's role in debunked reporting  —  A new court filing says the Fox stars have agreed to answer questions on their role in spreading conspiracy theories about the murdered DNC staffer.
 
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Patrick Frater / Variety:
Conviva: steaming video consumption in Asia grew just 2% YoY in Q2, compared to an average of 63% globally; Europe grew 134% YoY and North America grew 57%
Helen Stubbs / Gallup:
Survey: 69% of US adults are more concerned about bias in others' news sources than in their own; 56% feel their own sources have at least a fair amount of bias
Ashley Carman / The Verge:
Anchor says it is cracking down on copycat podcasters by improving the detection of stolen podcasts, adding new rules around monetizing shows, and more
The Daily Beast:
Washington Post reported as genuine a fake FBI raid on infamous right-wing trickster Jack Burkman's house, staged by Jacob Wohl, before adding a correction
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Chris Jaffe / YouTube Blog:
YouTube says it is launching an early beta of YouTube Shorts, a 15-second video feature, in India
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Red Ventures says it has agreed to buy CNET Media Group from ViacomCBS for $500M in a deal expected to close in Q4 2020
Jeremy Fuster / The Wrap:
Disney's Mulan brings in $23.2M during its Chinese opening weekend, lagging behind the $30M brought in by Nolan's Tenet, likely due to piracy and media blackout