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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Newsmax staffers and CEO Chris Ruddy hurl criticism at Fox News as the smaller network tries to draw Fox viewers away — Newsmax, which wants to draw viewers away from Fox News, has played up conservative criticisms of the network. An anchor said Fox is “jumping right into the tank for the left.”
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Christopher Zara / Fast Company:
Sensor Tower: Newsmax's App Store rank among free apps climbed from 1,061st on Election Day to eighth on November 8, the day after Fox News said Biden won — On Saturday, when major decision desks were calling the 2020 election for Joe Biden, Fox News joined them.
Kayleigh Barber / Digiday:
BuzzFeed deepens its partnership with sex toy maker Bellesa with a branded vibrator called BuzzFeed AirVibe, and will launch a Sex and Love vertical in Q1 2021 — BuzzFeed's name and signature bright red color will be used to sell a new vibrator this fall in the publisher's latest effort …
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Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, which oversees TV programming, will now regulate policies for streaming platforms and digital news outlets — India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, which oversees programs beamed on television and theatres in the country …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Facebook says political content makes up about 6% of what is seen on its platform and CrowdTangle measures engagement but doesn't predict reach — Facebook Tuesday said that political content makes up only about 6% of what users actually see on its platform.
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Lord Grade, a UK government adviser and former BBC Chairman, says the country is moving toward relaxing impartiality rules for news broadcasters — British television news channels should no longer be required to meet strict impartiality standards, according to one of the government's own broadcasting advisers.
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Hannah Murphy / Financial Times:
Facebook and Google quietly extend their planned one week bans on political ads, as Trump and GOP continue their claims of voter fraud — Blackouts continue as pro-Trump US election narratives persist — Facebook and Google have quietly extended their bans on political advertising beyond …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Roku adds AirPlay 2 to select 4K-enabled models of its streaming devices, soundbars, and TVs, giving users a new HBO Max streaming workaround — Nearly six months after HBO Max's launch, Roku still doesn't have a deal to distribute the WarnerMedia streamer.
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK's The Spectator reports 2019 revenue of £14.2M, up 7% YoY; 20% drop in newsstand sales and 40% fall in ad sales was compensated by 30% rise in subscriptions — The Spectator has revealed that turnover this year is up 8% so far despite the impact of Covid-19 as it published its full-year accounts for 2019.
Taylor Lorenz / New York Times:
Profile of Hasan Piker, a progressive Twitch streamer who had 225K+ concurrent viewers at the peak on election night, making him Twitch's most-watched streamer — The 29-year-old progressive political commentator has risen to the top of the platform after 80-plus hours of live election coverage.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Gabriel Escobar, who has served as editor and vice president at The Philadelphia Inquirer since 2017, has been promoted as its top editor — Gabriel Escobar, a longtime journalist who has helped manage a rapid and sometimes tumultuous transformation at The Philadelphia Inquirer …
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Bijan Stephen / The Verge:
Twitch apologizes to streamers for its mishandling of music copyright, saying it was unprepared for a surge of copyright takedown notices that started in May — In a blog post, the platform explained why it sent that weird email last month — Twitch published a blog post today …
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