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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Nielsen: 57.9M people watched the Pence-Harris debate on Wednesday across 18 linear TV channels and on connected TV, the second most-watched VP debate ever — Nearly 58 million people watched the vice presidential debate between Sen. Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence on television …
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Lara Seligman / Politico:
During the vice presidential debate, Susan Page allowed both Pence and Harris to interrupt and didn't ask follow-up questions after they dodged her initial ones
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Jacob Knutson / Axios:
ABC News to host a Biden town hall on Oct. 15, originally set for the second debate, after Trump backed out; Biden rejected other dates offered by Trump — Joe Biden will appear at a town hall event hosted by ABC News and moderated by George Stephanopoulos in Philadelphia on Oct. 15, the network announced on Thursday.
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump refuses to participate in second debate, saying “I'm not going to waste my time on virtual debate” because “they cut you off whenever they want”
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Five suspended USAGM officials are suing it, CEO Michael Pack, and some senior aides, alleging they're breaking the law by pursuing a Pro-Trump agenda for VOA — Five suspended officials at the U.S. Agency for Global Media are suing the agency, its new CEO and several of his most senior aides …
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Taylor Lorenz / New York Times:
Triller, a TikTok competitor that sees being American as its greatest asset, is tempting TikTok stars with cash, fancy cars, creator mansions, and more — TikTok's top creators are taking “Triller money” to bring their content over to the app. — When talk of a possible TikTok ban began in July …
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Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Disney's latest Pixar movie Soul will have its US debut on Disney+ on Dec. 25 at no extra cost to subscribers, after an initial June theater release was delayed — The animated family film will launch on the streaming service on Dec. 25. In international markets where Disney Plus isn't available …
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BuzzFeed:
BuzzFeed diversity report: US employee population is 62% female, 57% white, 13% Asian, ~10% Black, up from 7.7% in 2019, ~9% Hispanic or Latinx, up from 7.5% — As part of our ongoing focus on diversity, inclusion and belonging at BuzzFeed, I shared this information with our employees.
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Financial Times:
Former ITV, Guardian, and BBC journalist Allegra Stratton named UK government's press secretary and will lead new daily televised press briefings — Allegra Stratton expected to take up role as public media face of government next month — A former newspaper and broadcast journalist …
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Matt Donnelly / Variety:
IMAX will furlough 150 employees starting October 26 for at least two months, mostly affecting employees in the US and Canada — Imax Corporation has furloughed 150 employees, Variety has learned exclusively. — Amid the domestic box office's struggle to rebound, the large-screen format producer …
Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:
Source: Nasdaq-listed Chinese video streaming service Bilibili is gearing up for a secondary listing in Hong Kong next year, which could raise up to $1.5B — - Chinese video platform Bilibili is gearing up for a secondary listing in Hong Kong which could raise up to $1.5 billion, CNBC has confirmed.
Jason Leopold / BuzzFeed News:
BuzzFeed News has filed an emergency motion in DC's district court to declassify the Mueller investigation report, after Trump ordered the same in a tweet — President Trump tweeted that he “fully authorized” the release of all documents related to the Russia investigation.
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Bloomberg:
Google is testing features to turn YouTube into a shopping destination, where creators can tag and track featured products for users to buy directly on the site — - Some creators asked to track products for e-commerce catalog — YouTube tests integration with Shopify for creator merchandise
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Sarah Alvarez / Outlier Media:
Outlier Media says it won't finalize its merger with MuckRock and will move forward as an independent org, broadening its focus with a Democracy Fund grant — Outlier Media is preparing for some major changes as we look to the future. We are broadening our focus a bit …
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