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Sources: FanDuel and DraftKings are among the companies that submitted bids to buy The Athletic, which is seeking a $750M+ valuation — Fantasy and sports betting providers, FanDuel and DraftKings, are among a number of companies that have submitted bids to buy sports news site The Athletic …
Ben Smith / New York Times:
The Information's Jessica Lessin analyzes tensions between tech execs including Zuckerberg and legacy media outlets, which execs associate with staff activism — Journalists and tech executives seem to be fighting each other to a draw in a battle that has no end in sight.
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Established news outlets compete for talent from Substack, Facebook Bulletin, and more as they build out newsletters, digital audio, and video — Substack, Facebook Bulletin pursue high-profile reporters and commentators, creating tension within news organizations
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Pinterest to launch a Pinterest TV shoppable live series on November 8, with weekday episodes airing in its app, featuring some of its top creators — The series will feature creators and celebrities, like Olympic athlete Tom Daley and popular makeup artist Manny MUA
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Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Amazon says TikTok's app is now available on Fire TV in the US and Canada and is coming soon to Echo Show devices — Amazon announced today that a TikTok app is now available on its Amazon Fire TV for users in the U.S. and Canada. The app is also coming soon to Echo Show devices.
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Amazon Fire TV, ScreenRant, @jameshercher, Tubefilter, @amazonfiretv, Variety and MediaPost, more at Techmeme »
Brodie Fenlon / CBC News:
CBC says it will keep Facebook comments closed on news posts, after turning them off in June and finding it improved the well-being of staff — We hope to make online spaces safer by minimizing harassment and abuse of our story subjects, commenters — Earlier this week …
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@_llebrun, @wesbos, @nicolammacleod, @foodfarmnews, @gregorcraigie, @janelytv, @christiezizo, @jayrosen_nyu, @julieslalonde, @alau2, @akurjata and The Hill
Patrick McGee / Financial Times:
Estimate: Apple's iOS App Tracking Transparency policy has cost Snap, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube almost $10B in combined ad revenue in H2 2021 — Forcing apps to ask for permission to track users for advertising purposes leads to big hit for social media platforms
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The Verge, @profcarroll, @iansherr, @javierpallero, @carnage4life, @the_iap, @7amahanti, MacRumors, @lescarr, @jendudley, @patrickmcgee_, 9to5Mac, @jason_kint, Midday Macro, @efa_oz, Insider, Gizmodo and TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »
William Turvill / Press Gazette:
Analysis: the top 50 US magazines by circulation retained 95% of sales through the pandemic, as print subscriptions fell 7% from 125M in 2019 to 116M in 2021 — America's largest magazines retained 95% of their circulation through the Covid-19 crisis, Press Gazette research suggests.
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@pressgazette and @patrick_media
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NewsWhip: interest in Facebook, measured by social media interactions per article, declined over 2021, with little mainstream attention for “Facebook Papers” — The Facebook Papers and whistleblower accounts were a public relations nightmare for Facebook, but so far …
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@nrothschild3, Mediaite, Living Room Talk, @vermontgmg, @jason_kint, @newswhip, @sarafischer and @evelyndouek, more at Techmeme »
Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube names veteran ad executive Tara Walpert Levy as VP of Americas, to oversee content partnerships across the US, Canada, Latin America, and Brazil — Tara Walpert Levy, a 10-year Google and YouTube veteran ad exec, is moving over to YouTube full-time in a big new role.
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Los Angeles Times, PRWeek, Tubefilter, Ad Age, @patrickjgrand, @loupas and Adweek
Ross Barkan / New York Magazine:
Profile of Matt Taibbi, the polarizing journalist that critics say turned into a “red-pilled culture warrior” on Substack, where he has 30K paying subs — Obviously, I'm anxious about why I'm being profiled," Matt Taibbi said at the end of our phone call this summer, which had already lasted an hour and a half.
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Freddie deBoer, @eoinhiggins_, @mjwatts1983, @itmechr3 and @ggreenwald
John Koblin / New York Times:
Viewership for Impeachment: American Crime Story, not on streaming services due to a 2016 Netflix deal, shows how cord cutting changed the cultural conversation — There was a lot of advance hype for the FX series “Impeachment: American Crime Story.” But it won't be available …
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