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9:25 AM ET, September 10, 2021

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Ethan Jakob Craft / Ad Age:
TV trade body VAB is forming a task force to create a unified approach and standards and an interoperable ecosystem for TV measurement  —  VAB announces new group dedicated to forwarding video measurement  —  The TV trade body the VAB is assembling players in the industry to form …
Luke Winkie / On Posting:
Decaying publications like Spin, Newsweek, and Deadspin are denied dignified deaths by investors, who sometimes even try to harvest NFTs from the remains  —  It should be impossible to read Spin in 2021.  The URL should either redirect to an elegiac 404, or a tasteful archive of the magazine's glory years.
Wall Street Journal:
Source: JPMorgan Chase is acquiring The Infatuation, a restaurant discovery service that bought Zagat from Google in 2018  —  Deal is the bank's latest effort to cater to big spenders who like to travel and dine out  —  America's biggest bank is buying the company behind the Zagat brand.
A.J. Katz / TVNewser:
CNBC signs a new deal with Jim Cramer, which includes daily written and video content and a new subscription product, CNBC Investor Club with Jim Cramer  —  CNBC announced Jim Cramer has signed a new multi-platform deal with the network.  In addition to his on-air duties for Mad Money …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Amazon launches the Fire TV Omni Series, its first smart TVs, starting at $410 and shipping in October  —  Amazon is officially in the TV set business.  —  After years of selling Fire TV devices that plug into third-party HDTVs and teaming with TV makers for Fire TV-based products …
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Apollo Management names Tinder CEO Jim Lanzone as CEO of Yahoo, formerly Verizon Media; Lanzone launched CBS All Access at CBS  —  Mr. Lanzone will join Yahoo as CEO later this month  —  Apollo Global Management Inc. is naming Tinder Chief Executive Jim Lanzone the new CEO of Yahoo …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
ESPN has hired Marcel “Celly” Chappell and acquired the social media accounts tied to his company, BallerVisions, which is known for high-school sports content  —  ESPN viewers regularly tune in to hear about the exploits of national teams like Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Lakers and St. Louis Cardinals.
Discussion: @editoredge
Odanga Madung / Wired:
Investigation reveals how social media influencers in Kenya are hired to spread disinformation on Twitter against Kenyan journalists, judges, and activists  —  It's a lucrative gig for content creators, who can make $10 to $15 a day by smearing journalists and activists on social media.
Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Marie Claire, which Hearst sold to Future Media in May, ends its US print edition, offering print subscribers Hearst's Harper's Bazaar as a replacement  —  Women's magazine Marie Claire is ending its US print edition after 27 years, The Post has learned.  —  The magazine, which was sold …
Discussion: @kerrymflynn
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Ozy Media names investor and board member Marc Lasry as chairman; Lasry intends to grow its investor base and pursue acquisitions  —  Marc Lasry, the billionaire businessman and co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, has been named chairman of OZY Media, the digital-first media and entertainment company founded in 2013 by CEO Carlos Watson.
Discussion: @tomgara, @rafat, @rafat and @sarafischer
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
Institute for Nonprofit News launches a consortium of more than 50 newsrooms to cover issues in rural America, starting in 2022 and lasting at least two years  —  The Institute for Nonprofit News regularly surveys its member newsrooms about their needs.  What their members say they need most?
 
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Dell Cameron / Gizmodo:
California defense attorney Jay Leiderman, once dubbed the “Hacktivist's Advocate” and known for defending whistleblowers and hackers, dies at 50 years old
Joshua Yaffa / New Yorker:
Russian journalists labeled foreign agents by the state discuss their uncertainty about whether to leave the country, hopelessness, and the future of their work
Jake Kanter / The Times:
Sources: BBC is expected to confirm ex-HuffPost UK editor Jess Brammar to the top news role overseeing BBC's domestic and international channels
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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
HFPA's board of directors has elected Helen Hoehne as its new president; Hoehne served as vice president since 2020 and was on the board from 2012-2019