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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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.
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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.
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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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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 …
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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 …
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SiriusXM CEO Jim Meyer to retire at the end of 2020 and be replaced by Jennifer Witz, current head of sales, marketing, and operations — Sean Sullivan is leaving CFO role at AMC Networks for same position at Sirius — Jim Meyer is retiring as CEO of SiriusXM on Dec. 31, the company announced Tuesday.
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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 …
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Fortune launches Fortune Connect, an online learning platform and community for mid-tier and senior executives, priced at $2,500 per person per year — There is a finite number of CEOs who can tune into Fortune's CEO Initiative virtual conference. And there are only 50 leaders …
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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.
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