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Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap:
News Corp has shut down its news aggregation service Knewz after just 18 months, citing a lack of profits — News Corp shuttered its the aggregation site Knewz on Friday, just 18 months after its launch. Users who navigated to the site found an announcement declaring, “Knewz is no more.”
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Sahil Patel / The Information:
Sources: Apple has had discussions with NFL execs to buy streaming rights for Sunday Ticket games, which currently air on DirecTV — Apple has expressed interest in the streaming rights for a package of National Football League games the NFL is now auctioning, said people familiar with the situation …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Industries with digital presences, from Walgreens to Home Depot, are developing ad revenue lines, following in the footsteps of media and tech giants — Now that the ad market is booming again, all sorts of businesses are doubling down on their investments selling ad space.
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@sarafischer, @modestproposal1, @profcarroll and @atreidesmgmt, more at Techmeme »
Sheila Kaplan / New York Times:
Juul paid $51K to have the American Journal of Health Behavior devote an entire issue to 11 Juul-funded studies, including a fee to make the issue open access — The company faces declining sales and thousands of lawsuits claiming it knowingly sold its trendy vaping products to minors.
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Netflix hires former Apple executive N'Jeri Eaton to oversee podcasting; Eaton, who previously worked for NPR, will be part of the editorial and publishing team — Netflix Inc. has hired former Apple Inc. executive N'Jeri Eaton to oversee its podcasting business, a sign of the video streaming giant's growing ambitions in audio.
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@njerieaton, Variety, The Streamable, @thekarliehustle, Tubefilter, @tasneemraja, 9to5Mac and AppleInsider
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Readers opt to subscribe either to premium news outlets or local ones, while USA Today's subscription offering, unbundled from local Gannett papers, is neither — The marketplace for online news has thus far rewarded (a) premium quality and (b) local connection.
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Janko Roettgers / Protocol:
Samsung quietly launched its TV Plus streaming service on the web in May and has added to its mobile app the ability to cast videos to devices via Chromecast — Samsung is expanding its ad-supported streaming efforts: The company quietly launched its TV Plus streaming service on the web in recent weeks …
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@jank0, @chimpvsdog and @jank0
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Sources: NYT international picture editor David Furst was sometimes a “cruel bully” who required personal loyalty, often with bad consequences for freelancers — In the mid-2010s, freelance photojournalist Andrea Bruce was having difficulties with her assignments for the New York Times.
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Juan Arredondo, @natalieobiko, @erikwemple and @loopemma
Lachlan Cartwright / The Daily Beast:
Memo: Lachlan Murdoch has told all Fox Corp. staff they're getting bonuses of $2K or more for hitting business goals while meeting responsibilities to audiences — BUSINESS IS BOOMING … Lachlan Murdoch has dug into the billion dollar revenues of his company, telling Fox Corporation employees they're …
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TVSpy, @andykhouri, Insider and TVNewser
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
ESPN buys 12-year rights to Wimbledon starting in 2024; ESPN+ will livestream all tennis courts during the event and will be the only outlet with full replays — ESPN struck a new 12-year deal with All-England Lawn Tennis Club that expands the company's ability to show the iconic Wimbledon …
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Awful Announcing, The Streamable, The Wrap and Hollywood Reporter
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
State Department OIG finds that former USAGM CEO Michael Pack erred in firing six employees and stripping some of security clearances; five have been reinstated — A government watchdog found the Trump-appointed leader of Voice of America (VOA) erred in his dismissal of six employees …
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@govacctproj, @toppan_jane, @w7voa, @hugolowell and Government Accountability …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Sources: Tucker Carlson accused the NSA of spying on him after he learned US officials knew he was talking to Kremlin intermediaries to set up a Putin interview — Tucker Carlson was talking to U.S.-based Kremlin intermediaries about setting up an interview with Vladimir Putin shortly …
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