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Kim Masters / Hollywood Reporter:
WarnerMedia's decision to debut 2021 films on HBO Max had blindsided creatives and their reps; sources: Warner Bros. COO Carolyn Blackwood came up with the plan — To many insiders, WarnerMedia's blindsiding of talent and their reps with a reveal that it's sending 17 films directly to HBO Max in 2021 felt like an insult.
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Variety:
Sources: Legendary, which co-financed Dune, is considering suing Warner Bros. over its decision to release movies simultaneously on HBO Max and in cinemas — Legendary Entertainment, the production company that co-financed “Dune” and “Godzilla vs. Kong,” may take legal action against Warner Bros …
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Wall Street Journal:
MSNBC names SVP of News Rashida Jones as its next president, the first Black executive to run a major cable news network; Phil Griffin will leave in January — Mr. Griffin, who has been with the cable news network for 25 years, will leave after the end of January
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Jason Lynch / Adweek:
Nielsen introduces Nielsen One, a video analytics tool that will measure total video consumption across linear and digital platforms, to debut in Q4 2022 — But the new solution, Nielsen One, won't be ready until late 2022 — Farewell, Total Audience Measurement. Hello, Nielsen One.
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TechCrunch, MediaPost, The Desk, Radio & Television …, Ad Age and Variety
BBC:
Australian bill forcing Google and Facebook to pay news outlets for featuring their journalism will be introduced into parliament on Wednesday — Australia is to introduce a bill into parliament that would force Facebook and Google to pay news outlets for featuring their journalism.
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ABC, @corinne_podger, The Guardian, Reuters and Al Jazeera
Elise Goldstein / Lenfest Institute for Journalism:
A look at TAPinto, a franchised network of 85 local news sites across the US that are free to read and supported by local advertising — Since 2004, more than one-fourth of newspapers in the United States have disappeared. Of the 2,100 papers that have shuttered, more than 2,000 …
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@ylichterman and @jonathanalter
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
After Google's announcement in May that it would start blocking “heavy” ads in Chrome, it is now blocking some ads that publishers sell if they hog resources — On some recent business day, The New York Times sold an ad to a company. I can't tell you the name of the company …
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@pilhofer, @film_girl, @jarroddicker, @kennwhite, Adweek, Chromium Blog and MediaPost
Gazeta Wyborcza:
Polish state-owned oil company Orlen to take over 20 leading regional newspapers as part of the government's plans to further undermine media independence — Polish state-owned oil company Orlen announced a takeover of 20 leading regional newspapers in Poland.
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@rasmus_kleis, Politico and Financial Times
Jem Aswad / Variety:
How Spotify's New Music Friday playlist, entirely curated by human editors and with 3.6M subscribers, has become an important part of launching new songs — With 3.6 million subscribers, New Music Friday is hardly Spotify's most popular playlist (that would be Today's Top Hits, which tops 27 million).
Dominic Rushe / The Guardian:
Profile of former Wonkette owner Ken Layne, who refuses to establish an online presence for his pocket-sized mag, The Desert Oracle, which has become a cult hit — The Desert Oracle, the former Wonkette owner's pocket-sized magazine, has proven a cult hit while refusing to establish an online presence
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@julianborger, @t_mcconnell, @jeffjarvis, @mariabustillos and @dominicru
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Sources: Michael Pack is planning a purge at USAGM, pushing for the removal of agency officials whom he put on administrative leave, before Biden is sworn in — - President Donald Trump's federal media agency CEO is attempting one last purge before Joe Biden is sworn in as the next commander-in-chief.
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@schwartzbcnbc
Washington Post:
An investigation into the 2012 killing of Mexican reporter Regina Martínez, one of the 27+ journalists killed in the country's Veracruz region since 2003 — Paloma de Dinechin, Nina Lakhani and Veronica Espinosa — XALAPA, Mexico — Regina Martínez's death was brutal.
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