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Ben Thompson / Stratechery:
Overview of the state of bundles in 2020 across Netflix, Disney, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft — If the famous Jim Barksdale quote is to be believed — the one about there only being two ways to make money in business, bundling and unbundling — then I am long past due for a follow-up to 2017's The Great Unbundling.
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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.
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@psb_dc, @mhbergen, @rjwile, @jason_kint, @carissaveliz, @larakiara, @rasmus_kleis and @dinasrinivasan
Brian Lowry / CNN:
Nielsen reports 6.1M Emmy viewers, down 12% YoY, as fragmented TV show viewership results in fewer hits for audiences to root for; no broadcast shows won — (The Television Academy and ABC Entertainment via AP) — (CNN)What if you threw a party — one generally praised by critics …
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@ramy, New York Times, @blowryontv, UPROXX and Axios
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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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.
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.
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WWD, @liana_ava, Fashionista and @eiffeltyler
Janko Roettgers / Protocol:
Samsung is launching its ad-supported, Pluto-like streaming service Samsung TV Plus, available on Samsung TVs since 2016, on some of its latest mobile phones — Samsung is doubling down on free, ad-supported streaming: After turning Samsung TV Plus into a massive success story on smart TVs …
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@jank0, more at Techmeme »
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.
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@sarafischer, MediaPost, PR Newswire, @dotdashco and @jaycodon
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Roku can't buy sponsored product ads on Amazon for its own products and products sold by Roku often don't appear atop search results for them — Some makers of smart speakers, video doorbells and other hardware hit roadblocks buying key ads in search results; gadgets made by e-commerce giant get edge
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@mollywood, @amywebb, CNBC, @danamattioli, @garettsloane, @garettsloane and @nickstatt, more at Techmeme »
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 …
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Axios, Adweek, @neil_neilzone and @baltmatrix, more at Techmeme »
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.
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@owhguild, @bybrandi, @jerrywofford, @kristenhare, @mattdpearce, @meghin_ and Tulsa World
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
NPR should have consistently disclosed Nina Totenberg's long-standing friendship with Ruth Bader Ginsburg, which at least appeared to be a conflict of interest — When Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday, NPR reporter Nina Totenberg was among the first to break the news.
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