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Glenn Greenwald / Greenwald:
Glenn Greenwald quits The Intercept, saying its editors refused to publish a post unless he removed parts critical of Biden; he will now publish on Substack — The same trends of repression, censorship and ideological homogeneity plaguing the national press generally have engulfed …
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Helen Coster / Reuters:
Comcast Q3: NBCU earnings down 38.7% YoY to $1.3B; revenue of $6.7B, down 19% YoY; ~22M Peacock signups; film revenue down 25% YoY to $1.3B, offset by licensing — (Reuters) - Comcast Corp CMCSA.O on Thursday reported better-than-expected third-quarter revenue, as strong sign-ups …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Insider Inc., parent of Business Insider, buys a majority stake in Morning Brew in an all-cash deal; sources say the deal values Morning Brew at around $75M — Insider Inc., the parent company to Business Insider, closed an all-cash deal Thursday to buy a majority stake in Morning Brew …
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BBC:
BBC issues social media guidelines prohibiting staff from criticizing colleagues, “virtue signaling”, and expressing personal opinions on public policy, more — The BBC has issued new guidance on social media usage, which will force staff to maintain impartiality.
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Though media coverage of Biden's chances is cautious, recent Trump scandals are getting little coverage likely because outlets think he won't win — You can teach old journalists the occasional new trick, but two? Forget it. — The 2016 election persuaded the press to avoid publicly presuming …
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Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:
Amazon reports Q3 “other” category revenue, which mostly covers its ad business, of $5.4B, up 51% YoY, and subscription services revenue of $6.58B, up 33% YoY — Amazon today reported earnings for its third fiscal quarter of 2020, including revenue up 37% to $96.1 billion …
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Julia Alexander / The Verge:
Netflix increases pricing for standard plan by $1 to $14/month and premium tier by $2 to $18/month; basic plan will remain $9/month — The basic plan will remain $9 a month — Netflix is introducing price hikes for its US subscribers today, increasing its standard plan to $14 a month and its premium tier to $18 a month.
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Jeremy B. Merrill / The Markup:
Facebook's opaque ad system charged Trump and Biden different prices for ads, even when they targeted the same demographic, a practice that's illegal for US TV — In swing states, Biden paid average ad rates of $34 compared with Trump's average of $17 in July and August
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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Pressure for clean versions of explicit songs has fallen, but they still provide revenue and boost visibility, given parental controls on streaming platforms — Scandalized parents and politicians ushered in warning labels in the 1980s. Now making clean versions of explicit songs means taking advantage …
Roisin O'Connor / The Independent:
Spotify comes under criticism after Joe Rogan interviewed Alex Jones in a three-hour episode of his podcast on Tuesday; Jones was banned from Spotify in 2018 — Jones was banned from Spotify, as well as Facebook, Apple and YouTube, in 2018 — Spotify is under fire after Joe Rogan invited …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
NBC's Nightly News: Kids to debut on traditional TV after months streaming online, as ViacomCBS reboots Nick News and CNN partners with Sesame Workshop — The veteran anchor will this weekend debut his “Kids' Edition” of NBC's evening newscast on its Saturday A.M. schedule …
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
CNN contributor and former DHS COS Miles Taylor reveals he is Anonymous, the senior Trump admin official who wrote a NYT column in 2018 and book in 2019 — Mr. Taylor, whose criticisms of President Trump in a New York Times Op-Ed article and subsequent book roiled Washington and infuriated Mr. Trump …
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Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Spotify had total Q3 revenue of €1.97B, up 14% YoY, ARPU of €4.19, down 10% YoY, with 320M MAUs, up 29% YoY, and 144M paying subscribers, up 27% YoY — Listening time, revenue increased as use in cars and homes grew — Spotify Technology SA moved past a slump that hit early in the pandemic …
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