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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 …
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@jtoonkel, @sizpatel, @mikeorren, @jimwaterson, @matthewwords, @ryanvailbrown, @bmorrissey, @craigsilverman and @markdistef
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.
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Talking Biz News, @mims, Today in Tabs, @shawnhils, @kendrawrites, @nytimes, @benyt, @jeremymbarr, @mathewi, @jonahdispatch, @henrycooke, @issielapowsky, @melaniesill, @davidclinchnews, Insider and Reason
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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Variety, Ad Age, The Streamable, MediaPost, TechCrunch, Tubefilter, @xpangler, @digitalshields, @mariejoelle and Adweek, more at Techmeme »
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
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@mattyglesias, Poynter, @michellemanafy, @sar_meta_web3, @jakesherman, @peterhimler, @mikebarnicle, @iwillnotfall, @maggienyt, @benmullin, @benmullin, @benmullin, @seungminkim, @benmullin and @benmullin
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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@julieslalonde, @_llebrun, @wesbos, @nicolammacleod, @foodfarmnews, @gregorcraigie, @janelytv, @christiezizo, @jayrosen_nyu, @alau2, @akurjata and The Hill
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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CNET, Amazon Fire TV, Variety, The Verge, MediaPost and @amazonfiretv, more at Techmeme »
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, TechCrunch, @profcarroll, Midday Macro, @iansherr, @javierpallero, @carnage4life, @7amahanti, MacRumors, @lescarr, @jendudley, @patrickmcgee_, Gizmodo, 9to5Mac, @jason_kint, @efa_oz and Insider, more at Techmeme »
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, @ggreenwald and @ne0liberal
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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Ad Age, Tubefilter, @patrickjgrand and Adweek
Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Source: The Rothermere family is close to taking Daily Mail-owner DMGT private via a deal that involves injecting £400M+ into DMGT's three pension schemes — An agreement that would involve more than £400m being injected into the company's three pension schemes …
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@markkleinmansky
bbc.co.uk:
BBC rejects complaints that its article “We're being pressured into sex by some trans women” is transphobic and poorly evidenced — Summary of complaint — We received complaints that the article 'We're being pressured into sex by some trans women' is transphobic and poorly evidenced.
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The Guardian, Edward's Newsletter, @_chicanery, @punished_stu, Dilan's Newsletter and @pressgazette
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
BBC to appoint external investigators that will seek evidence from the public and lobby groups to assess the impartiality of contentious topic coverage
BBC to appoint external investigators that will seek evidence from the public and lobby groups to assess the impartiality of contentious topic coverage
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The Conversation, bbc.co.uk, @rcwilliams612, @groomb, @simonmaginn, @froomkin, @briefcasemike, @bbcpress, @bbcpress, @bbcpress, @mrpmharrison, @jimwaterson, @tomcopley and Realscreen
Axios:
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, @newswhip, Living Room Talk, @jason_kint, @sarafischer and @evelyndouek, more at Techmeme »
David Bloom / Forbes:
Tubular Labs launches Gross Ratings Points metrics of creators with 1M+ views/month on YouTube and Facebook, in the US, UK, Brazil, France, Mexico, and Germany — In a bid to impose to measurement order on the vast and somewhat chaotic world of video on YouTube and Facebook …
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MediaPost and nexttv.com