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Edward Ongweso Jr / VICE:
Facebook posts an odd thread attacking 30+ unnamed journalists “finishing up a coordinated series of articles based on thousands of pages of leaked documents” — The company decried the use of embargoes to coordinate a coming series of reporting on thousands of pages of leaks, despite regularly using embargoes itself.
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Axel Springer removes Bild editor Julian Reichelt after an NYT report detailed allegations that he behaved inappropriately with women at the publication — The German media giant Axel Springer said on Monday that the editor of Bild, its powerful tabloid, had been removed from his duties …
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Docs show Axel Springer faced claims that Bild's workplace culture mixed sex, journalism, and company cash; Axios' Jim VandeHei says merger talks were “sneaky” — A high-flying German media giant is ahead on digital media but seems stuck in the past when it comes to the workplace and deal-making.
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Catalin Cimpanu / The Record:
In an SEC filing, Sinclair confirms a ransomware attack is disrupting its TV channels; Sinclair initially blamed technical issues — Sinclair formally confirmed the ransomware attack a day after this initial report in SEC documents. Original reporting below.
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José Adorno / 9to5Mac:
Apple launches a new $5/month “Voice Plan” for accessing Apple Music exclusively with Siri, available in 17 countries — During the “Unleashed” Apple event, the company announced a new more accessible plan for Apple Music exclusively with Siri.
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New York Times:
Profile of Iole Lucchese, a Scholastic exec given control of the company after the sudden death of CEO Dick Robinson; sources say they were romantic partners — The powerhouse children's publisher, known for Harry Potter, had been passed from father to son until Iole Lucchese, a top executive, was given control.
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
How Rolling Stone, which started turning a profit in 2019 and reaches 60M readers/month online, is trying to reestablish itself as “the Bible for young people” — Correction: A previous version of this article called Jeffrey Epstein a sex trafficker.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Sony Pictures Entertainment to sell GSN Games, a division of Game Show Network, to mobile games company Scopely for about $1B — Sony Pictures Entertainment announced a deal to sell GSN Games, a division of Game Show Network, to mobile-games company Scopely for about $1 billion in cash and stock.
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Bloomberg:
Sources: China is considering asking Tencent, ByteDance, and other media companies to let rivals access and display their content in search results — - MIIT may ask Tencent to allow Baidu, others to search WeChat — If implemented, it could shake up the online advertising arena
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Ryan Lattanzio / IndieWire:
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences CEO Dawn Hudson says she will not renew her contract after her three-year term ends in 2023 — Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences chief executive officer Dawn Hudson will not renew her contract after her three-year term ends.
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Netflix's success with Squid Game is prompting other streaming services to explore international productions, which are typically cheaper than US equivalents — - Netflix's success with ‘Squid Game’ is making other streamers eager to explore international production.
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Janet Freund / Bloomberg:
Playboy says it will launch its creator-driven adult entertainment website Centerfold in Q4 after buying social content platform Dream for as much as $30M — - PLBY Group agrees to buy social-content platform Dream — Company targets fourth quarter for new creator-led website
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