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Alexa Corse / Wall Street Journal:
Dominion sues OANN and Newsmax for defamation over 2020 election rigging claims and seeks $1.6B+ in damages, citing lost profit and other costs — Voting-machine company seeks billions of dollars in damages, citing lost profit and other costs — WASHINGTON—One of the largest voting-machine companies …
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Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
NBCUniversal's Telemundo launches a new division to develop Spanish-language content for Peacock and says it already has 50+ projects planned — The new division, NBCUniversal Telemundo Hispanic Streaming, already has more than 50 projects planned for the NBCUniversal-owned streaming service.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube launches protections for kids: default private uploads, turning off autoplay, and adding “take a break” and “bedtime” reminders by default — Google, responding to critics urging the internet giant to improve child safety in its services …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Salesforce launches Salesforce+, a free streaming service aimed at business professionals, with original programming from Salesforce and eventually its clients — Salesforce is the latest tech giant to venture into video streaming with the launch of a new service aimed at business professionals …
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TechCrunch, @sarafischer, @shiraovide, @swbjoyce, @pt, @rstephens, @aboutmattlaw, @tomgara, @kevinmaddendc, @faris, @alexweprin, @ashleyrcarman, @jesserpound, @taralach and @levynews, more at Techmeme »
William J. Broad / New York Times:
How the Black reporter Charles Loeb defied the US military's denials to report on radiation poisoning from the Hiroshima strike, even as NYT ignored the topic — Charles H. Loeb defied the American military's denials and propaganda to show how deadly radiation from the strike on Hiroshima sickened and killed.
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Axios:
Internal memo: Bloomberg Media revenue is up 53% YoY as subscriptions grew by 34% in H1, reaching more than 325,000, with 40%+ of subscribers outside the US — Subscriptions to Bloomberg Media grew by 34% in the first half of the year, reaching more than 325,000, according to an internal memo distributed …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
CNN must investigate Chris Cuomo about his conduct in Gov. Cuomo's sexual harassment pushback effort, as it is more than just an optics problem for the network — Brian Stelter, host of CNN's “Reliable Sources,” attempted a demonstration of journalistic independence on his Sunday program.
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Chris Welch / The Verge:
TCL, which has long been the flagbearer of Roku TVs, launches new TVs with Google TV, saying it wants to give consumers more choice and it isn't abandoning Roku — The company insists this is about choice and says it's not leaving Roku behind — TCL has long been the flag bearer of Roku TVs.
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@chriswelch, more at Techmeme »
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Ad verification company Integral Ad Science acquires Publica, an ad tech company focused on streaming and connected TV, for $220M — The deal is the latest focused on advertising in streaming and connected TV, an area of growing interest for marketers — Ad-verification firm Integral Ad Science Inc …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
PitchBook: digital media startups raised $298.5M in 2020 and $115.4M so far in 2021, as investment slows from a peak of $1.1B in 2015 and $836.2M in 2014 — Media upstarts are attracting far less cash compared to the venture-backed media boom of 2014 and 2015, according to new data from Pitchbook.
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Reuters:
Suspected Taliban fighters kill a Kabul radio station manager; report: 30+ media workers were killed, wounded, or abducted by militants in Afghanistan this year — Suspected Taliban fighters killed an Afghan radio station manager in Kabul and kidnapped a journalist in southern Helmand province …
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Tiffany Hsu / New York Times:
NBCUniversal says average nightly viewership for Tokyo Olympics was 15.5M, down 42% from 2016 and the lowest since it won exclusive US media rights 33 years ago — Average nightly viewership was 15.5 million, NBCUniversal said, the lowest since it won exclusive U.S. media rights 33 years ago.
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Mark Di Stefano / The Information:
Pacvue: cost per click of sponsored product ads on Amazon averaged $1.22 in Q2, up from 90 cents at the start of the COVID-19 shutdowns — The cost to place key ads on Amazon's main marketplace has surged more than a third since the start of the pandemic, a sign of the intense demand among merchants …
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@pip_net and @jessicalessin
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Hungary scrubs Tucker Carlson's criticism of Xi Jinping from a transcript of his Orban interview sent to reporters; Carlson broadcast from Hungary last week — Tucker Carlson trip to Hungary to promote its populist leader took an awkward turn when a transcript of his interview was censored by the Hungarian government.
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Ben Munson / FierceVideo:
Comscore reaches a deal with YouTube to provide audience ratings and measurement for YouTube and YouTube TV across desktop, mobile, and CTV — YouTube, YouTube TV and Google TV reached a handful of new TV data deals this week with Comscore and Parrot Analytics.
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