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6:15 PM ET, September 22, 2020

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Brian Morrissey / @bmorrissey:
Brian Morrissey, president and editor-in-chief of Digiday, is stepping down at the end of the month and starting a newsletter on sustainable media  —  Some news: At the end of the month, I'm leaving Digiday after nearly a decade. I'm proud we built a global brand based on honesty with a sustainable business — and expanded into new areas with Glossy and Modern Retail. Digiday is a great company with great people.
Steve Lohr / New York Times:
A look at Google's acquisition of DoubleClick and the approval of the deal by the FTC, which was pivotal in it becoming a dominant digital advertising player  —  The $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick in 2007 was a “game changer.”  A growing number of antitrust experts say it's the sort of deal that should no longer be possible.
Joe Otterson / Variety:
ViacomCBS-owned Paramount Network plans to rebrand as Paramount Movie Network next year and move out of long-form TV series to focus on made-for-TV movies  —  Paramount Network is shifting strategies — and changing names. … To that end, the network will be rebranded as the Paramount Movie Network.
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Scott Feinberg / Hollywood Reporter:
HBO trounced Netflix at the Emmys, with 30 wins to 21, as Schitt's Creek won nine awards, likely due in part to a boost from earlier seasons arriving on Netflix
Emilia Petrarca / The Cut:
Chioma Nnadi has been named new editor for Vogue.com, replacing Stuart Emmrich; Nnadi has been the site's fashion news director since 2014  —  On Monday morning, Anna Wintour informed Vogue staffers that Chioma Nnadi will be the new editor of the magazine's website, effective immediately.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Dotdash buys Serious Eats and Simply Recipes from Fexy Media, its fifth acquisition since the beginning of 2019  —  Dotdash, the IAC-owned digital publishing company that grew from About.com, has acquired two new digital publishers, Simply Recipes and Serious Eats, executives tell Axios.
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
Newspapers owned by Lee Enterprises have laid off at least 35 journalists in the last two weeks  —  10 were laid off Monday at The Tulsa World, and more than 20 in the last two weeks at other newspapers  —  The Tulsa (Oklahoma) World laid off at least 10 journalists Monday, Poynter has learned.
Julia Alexander / The Verge:
YouTube says it will use AI-powered moderation to automatically age-restrict certain content  —  AI moderation measures will be used to automatically age-restrict certain content  —  YouTube is rolling out more artificial intelligence-powered technology to catch more videos …
Kayleigh Barber / Digiday:
Q&A with NYT's SVP of ad innovation Allison Murphy about the paper's plans to stop using third-party cookies, its contextual ad targeting strategy, and more  —  When The New York Times pivoted to prioritizing its subscriptions a few years ago, eventually growing to 6.5 million paid subscribers …
Discussion: @johnwilander
Hal Crawford / Nieman Lab:
Australian digital-only pubs say ACCC's proposed regulation will likely destroy media startups that rely on Facebook traffic, while benefiting traditional media  —  The Australian government's attempt to make Google and Facebook pay for news looks likely to destroy media startups caught …
Manori Ravindran / Variety:
UK's Film and TV Charity debuts new £2M COVID-19 Recovery Fund with an initial £1M from Amazon and a focus on protecting the industry's diverse talent pipeline  —  The U.K.'s Film and TV Charity is rolling out a new COVID-19 Recovery Fund that will distribute up to £2 million …
Discussion: Hollywood Reporter and Deadline
 
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@wiredunion:
Five months into its fight for recognition, Wired's union holds a half-day work stoppage after Condé Nast excludes some editorial staff from the bargaining unit
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
ViacomCBS launches Noggin, its educational subscription service for preschoolers, on Prime Video Channels as an add-on in the UK, France, Germany, and Austria
Patrick Brzeski / Hollywood Reporter:
The Eight Hundred, a Chinese war epic that has been in cinemas for a month, has grossed $426.5M to date, becoming this year's top-earning movie globally
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Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:
As a contracting media industry leaves few outlets with dedicated higher-ed reporters, student reporters are holding universities accountable amid the pandemic
Helen Stubbs / Knight Foundation:
Survey of 20K+ US adults: 80% agree that news media is under attack politically, 36% say the attacks are justified, including 61% of Republicans and 16% of Dems
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Quibi is exploring several strategic options including a possible sale, raising more money, or going public through a merger with a SPAC
Krystie Lee Yandoli / BuzzFeed News:
Ellen DeGeneres says she takes responsibility “for what happens at my show”, following reports of misconduct, in her first public statement on the allegations
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
Apple removes WhatsApp, Threads, Signal, and Telegram from its App Store in China, after orders from the country's regulators citing national security concerns

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
Hacking group GhostR claims it stole 5.3M records from World-Check screening database, used for KYC checks for sanctions and financial crime links, in March

Ryan Browne / CNBC:
Telegram partners with Tether to let the messaging app's ~900M users send USDT to each other through The Open Network blockchain

 
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