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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBCUniversal was unhappy that BuzzFeed's SPAC deal valued it at just $1.5B, below its 2016 valuation, but approved the deal after Peretti's concessions — Chief Executive Jonah Peretti of BuzzFeed signed off on terms that could put more pressure on the company if its shares don't rise.
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Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
Comcast and ViacomCBS announce SkyShowtime, a subscription streaming service expected to launch in 20+ European markets in 2022 — The partnership will be structured as a joint venture, with equal investment and joint control.
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
A group of 13 people made up of WaPo staff and families, including Afghan journalists, has left Kabul; the status of others who work for NYT and WSJ is unclear — A group of Washington Post employees, including Afghan journalists and their families, safely departed Kabul on Tuesday …
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Issie Lapowsky / Protocol:
Facebook for the first time shares a report on the most widely viewed content on Facebook in the US, including Q2's most-viewed domains, links, posts, and pages — A video of two cats walking, tails intertwined, looking like the best of friends. A resource site for Green Bay Packers alumni.
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@lyta_gold:
Current Affairs editor says EIC Nathan Robinson fired most of the staff because they were trying to organize into a worker's co-op — I am grieved to tell you that @nathanjrobinson has effectively fired me & most of the @curaffairs staff because we were trying to organize into a worker's co-op. This isn't a bit. I wish it was. https://drive.google.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
UK's Society of Editors withdraws its claim that UK media is not racist after months of pressure and says it will work to improve diversity in the industry — Organisation that represents UK newspaper editors says it will work to improve diversity in industry
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The Daily Beast names Tracy Connor as its editor-in-chief, after she has been acting in the role following Noah Shachtman's departure — The Daily Beast digital news site on Wednesday named Tracy Connor as its next top editor. — Ms. Connor, 54, will take over as editor in chief immediately, the company said in a statement.
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J. Clara Chan / The Hollywood Reporter:
Spotify signs a multi-year deal with WWE, which includes The Ringer and WWE launching an exclusive audio network and developing original audio content — The Ringer and WWE will launch an exclusive audio network and develop original content.
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Kate Lindsay / Study Hall:
As media coverage of influencers increases, journalists face harassment and sharp scrutiny from fandoms who see the world in black and white — Last Monday, BuzzFeed published a profile of internet celebrity Trisha Paytas by Scaachi Koul. For those following the saga …
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Ashley Carman / The Verge:
Podcasters say Apple Podcasts Connect, a requirement for using its new subscriptions product, is buggy and has a confusing UI — In April, Apple Podcasts was poised to revolutionize the industry. It announced in-app subscriptions, as well as an entirely new backend, representing …
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Billboard:
Billboard partners with Logitech to launch Song Breaker Chart, giving monthly rankings of creators who are driving music consumption through their content — Billboard and Logitech For Creators, a brand extension of Logitech that helps all creators pursue their passions …
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Jacob Silverman / New Republic:
Profile of DDoSecrets, a transparency collective that stands apart from WikiLeaks and others through its commitment to provide information useful to journalists — As Freddy Martinez tracked the latest impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump on Twitter, he saw a screencap of a CNN broadcast that struck him as odd.
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