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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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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.
Mark Bergen / Bloomberg:
Researchers say YouTube's policy loopholes for election videos have led to an onslaught of videos aiming to undermine the legitimacy of the election — Google video site says election misinformation policies are ‘generally working as intended’ — On Monday, cable outlet One America News Network posted …
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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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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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Tiffany Hsu / New York Times:
Drudge Report, a key part of Trump's rise, has distanced itself from the president since the election, using headlines such as “The world moves on” — Matt Drudge and Donald Trump boosted each other four years ago. Now his site says, in prominent type, “The World Moves On.”
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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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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
fuboTV, which went public in early October, reported 455,000 subscribers as of September 30, up 58% YoY and ahead of forecasts, as total revenue reached $61.2M — Shares in FuboTV, which recently went public, jumped more than 20% in early trading Wednesday after the company reported better …
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Kevin Hitt / The Esports Observer:
ESPN confirms it is planning to shut down its dedicated esports division — The Green Wall Returns: Chicago's Call of Duty Franchise to be Rebranded as OpTic — X-Chair Launches Gaming Chair Company Mavix, Lines Up ‘Talent Ambassadors’ to Promote New Chair Lines
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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.
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