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12:35 PM ET, October 13, 2020

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Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
Disney announces a major reorg, says its “primary focus” for entertainment will be streaming, as the pandemic has dramatically impacted its theatrical business  —  - Disney is restructuring its media and entertainment divisions.  — In order to further accelerate it's direct …
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
As part of restructuring, Disney forms content groups for major film franchises, general entertainment, and sports, as well as a centralized distribution arm
Emma Goldberg / New York Times:
Profile of The Babylon Bee, a conservative answer to The Onion, which initially mocked Trump but now finds itself with an “insatiable desire to own the libs”  —  The comedy site, a conservative answer to ‘The Onion,’ used to have Trump squarely in its cross hairs.
CNN:
How Fox News personalities such as Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson are helping Trump campaign launder unverified Russian information about top Democrats  —  (CNN)While most of the nation was largely fixated over the past week on President Donald Trump's coronavirus diagnosis …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
The NYT, WSJ, WaPo, and other major outlets are refusing to send reporters to travel with Trump this week amid lack of assurance of COVID-19 safety protocols  —  Newspapers and networks are wary of exposing their staff members to the president and his aides, saying they do not have assurance …
Frank Pallotta / CNN:
AMC Theatres says existing cash resources would be “largely depleted” by the end of 2020 or early 2021 due to reduced movie slate and attendance, down 85% YoY  —  New York (CNN Business)Illustrating how dire the situation is for the movie theater industry, the world's largest theater chain …
Jim Roberts / The 74:
Former Cheddar EIC Jim Roberts has joined The 74, a nonprofit news site covering education in the US, as its new publisher and chief strategy officer  —  Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, the United States has measured its impact in terms of the many thousands lives lost …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
WaPo's new election modeling tool will help determine where votes remain uncounted and if election is too close to call, as outlets move away from calling races  —  The Washington Post has created a vote modeling tool that will help the newsroom determine with reasonable confidence if an election …
Mark Bergen / Bloomberg:
Right-wing YouTuber Steven Crowder has made a comeback after demonetization last summer, gaining nearly 1M subs, showing the unevenness of YouTube's enforcement  —  A year in YouTube's penalty box worked out well for Steven Crowder.  —  Crowder—one of the most popular conservative voices …
Ben Golliver / Washington Post:
A reporter reflects on covering the NBA from inside its COVID-19 protective bubble, an experience both whimsical and grueling  —  KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Ninety days after I checked into the NBA's restrictive bubble at Disney World, I find myself with a recurring daydream: I slide into the back seat …
Stephanie Sengwe / The Streamable:
Netflix has stopped offering its 30-day free trial across all markets  —  It's either you're all in or you're all out with Netflix as the streaming giant has removed their free trial.  —  As first spotted by Phil Swann, the streamer is no longer giving users a chance to try the service for free.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: USAGM has withheld ~$20M from OTF; emails show it's contacted OTF grantees to apply to work for a new agency called Office of Internet Freedom instead
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Google adds YouTube to its Google Ads attribution reporting and expands its data-driven attribution model to more advertisers
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Maria Arias / Axios:
WH Chief of Staff Mark Meadows refused to speak to reporters outside Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing after they requested that he keep his face mask on
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
NBCUniversal consolidates ad sales for its local stations and regional sports outlets under its ad-sales chief Linda Yaccarino
Charlie Nash / Mediaite:
NYT Guild apologized on Sunday after denouncing an NYT column from Bret Stephens that said “the 1619 Project has failed”
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Lauren Thomas / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Alphabet is in advanced talks to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz for ~$30B; Alphabet was close to a $23B deal for Wiz last summer before talks ended

New York Times:
HR service Rippling sues Deel, accusing its rival of hiring a mole in its Dublin office to comb through trade secrets, uncovered via a “honeypot” Slack channel

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