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Julia Alexander / The Verge:
Wonder Woman 1984, originally to be released in June, will simultaneously be released on Dec. 25 in US theaters and on HBO Max, with no added fee on HBO Max — One of 2020's last big movies will also be streamed — One of 2020's last big blockbusters, Wonder Woman 1984 …
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Apple lowering its subscription revenue cut for those making under $1M/year in App Store will boost some news publishers' revenue; more details coming in Dec. — Instead of taking 30% of new subscribers' payments, it'll take 15%. The money's welcome, but it's also a reminder …
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Axios:
Media coverage of COVID-19 hasn't fallen despite a drop in reader interest, which sociologists ascribe to the coverage becoming too redundant and often alarmist — Ahead of Thanksgiving travel, new coronavirus cases in the U.S. have never been higher, and online interest in the pandemic …
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Columbia Journalism Review, CNN, American Press Institute, @kyleorl, @schmalie, @bryanrwalsh, @brianstelter, @jaaavis and Poynter
Emily Atkin / HEATED:
Last week, Washington Post ran 1,421-words of climate denialism as a full-page ad, which the author says cost $25K — Should newspapers profit from spreading factual inaccuracies about deadly threats? — 5 hr ago — Happy hump day, hot stuff. Some shameless self- and friend-promotion before today's edition.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube rolls out ads on some videos from channels outside its revenue sharing program; updated TOS says such channels might not receive a cut of the revenue — YouTube, in an expansion of its advertising business, will begin serving up ads on channels that will not receive a cut of the revenue.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube is introducing audio-only ads for users who listen to music or podcasts in the background and letting advertisers buy ads targeted by mood
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New York Times:
Should Trump decide to write a memoir, publishers would have to weigh huge sales against possible revolts by staff and authors and concerns about veracity — Some publishing executives worry their authors and staff might rebel, but they say their bigger concern would be ensuring the book's accuracy.
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Nikki Usher:
Right-wing news appears legitimate to partisans because it looks and feels like journalism with appeals to expertise and slick, professional news production — Republican media is peddling lies with reason and professionalism — and GOP partisans are never coming back to mainstream news
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Andrew Blustein / Adweek:
Xandr says it now reaches 90% of the US population, having added A+E Networks and Crown Media; CEO says video comprises almost 40% of all spend through Xandr — Ad-tech unit's chief eyes publisher and telco tie-ups to boost international expansion — Following months of departures and shakeups …
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MediaPost, Xandr, Ad Age, nexttv.com and Beet.TV
Danny Nelson / CoinDesk:
Binance sues Forbes Media and two journalists for defamation over a Forbes story in October that alleged Binance had planned to deceive regulators and investors — Binance Holdings Limited sued Forbes Media LLC for defamation Wednesday over a story last month that purported …
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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
UK Music, which represents the commercial music industry, says the sector's economic contribution could halve in 2020 due to events shutdowns — The UK music industry is set to halve in size this year as issues including an effective shutdown of concerts, gigs and festivals strip £3bn from its contribution to the economy.
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@helenbarrett, @matt_w_walsh, UK Music, @alessioilgreco, @ism_music, @musicvenuetrust and NME
Tony Semerad / Salt Lake Tribune:
The Salt Lake Tribune appoints Sacramento Bee executive Lauren Gustus as its top editor, the third woman to hold the post in the newspaper's 150-year history — The Salt Lake Tribune has hired a seasoned journalist, media executive and pioneer in community-supported news as its top editor.
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@laurengustus, @sltribbyu, @niemanlab, @em_means13 and Poynter
Max Willens / Digiday:
Verizon Media Group, which includes Yahoo, HuffPost, TechCrunch, and Engadget, says its commerce revenues are up more than 250% YoY through November — Last year, Verizon Media Group CEO Guru Gowrappan told Digiday that commerce could account for one third of Verizon Media Group's revenues …
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