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Julia Black / Insider:
Several women describe humiliating and frightening sexual experiences with Barstool Sports' Dave Portnoy; two say they were filmed without advance permission — In the summer of 2020, Madison sent Barstool Sports' founder, Dave Portnoy, a direct message on Instagram complimenting his famous “one bite” pizza reviews.
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Newsmax takes White House correspondent Emerald Robinson off the air as it reviews her tweet that “vaccines contain a bioluminescent marker called LUCIFERASE” — One came from Elliot Jacobson, Newsmax's executive vice president and chief content officer:
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Newsmax takes White House correspondent Emerald Robinson off the air as it reviews her tweet that “vaccines contain a bioluminescent marker called LUCIFERASE” — Emerald Robinson, a White House correspondent for Newsmax, has been taken off air as the outlet reviews a tweet …
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Andrew Fedorov / Off the Record:
Frances Haugen's PR firm says an international Facebook Papers consortium is coming; non-Western outlets were excluded from the original consortium — The group of news outlets sharing access to a whistleblower's trove of documents shut down their Slack a day after their stories published …
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Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
A look at the open source tool being built to authenticate images for Adobe's Content Authenticity Initiative, which includes members AFP, BBC, NYT, and more — Earlier this month, a former candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives sent a tweet implying that President Joe Biden's …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
ViacomCBS Q3: net income fell to $538M from $615M a year ago, revenue grew 13% YoY to $6.6B, and 4.3M streaming subscribers were added for a total of nearly 47M — ViacomCBS said third-quarter profit declined as it invested in more content for streaming audiences, but noted that its revenue …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Fox's Blockchain Creative Labs will introduce more NFTs and digital collectibles for shows and franchises in the coming months — Fox plans to double down on its investments in blockchain technology by introducing more NFTs (non-fungible tokens) and digital collectibles for its shows …
Jennifer Maas / The Wrap:
T-Mobile to give new and existing T-Mobile and Sprint customers one free year of Paramount+ Essential, ViacomCBS' $4.99/month plan with limited ads — ViacomCBS reached nearly 47 million paid global subscribers combined between its streaming platforms, primarily Paramount+ …
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Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson pledges to stop using real firearms on all projects produced by his company in the wake of the Rust set death — “Red Notice,” which launches on the streaming service on Nov. 12, followed very careful safety protocols on-set, as most productions do.
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Laura Wagner / Defector:
Punchbowl News, a “membership-based news community”, still relies on advertising for most of its revenue, via sponsors including Exxon, Google, Uber, and PhRMA — Punchbowl, a media company launched earlier this year by a few former Politico staffers, has been the subject of some breathless media coverage lately.
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Tim Ingham / Music Business Worldwide:
Paris-based music streaming company Believe buys a 25% stake in indie label Play Two and says Q3 revenue grew 26.8% YoY to €144M — Paris-headquartered Believe has acquired a 25% stake in Play Two, one of France's leading independent labels. — Believe said today (November 3) …
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Alexandra Topping / The Guardian:
BBC edits its story that portrayed some trans women as predatory to remove quotes from an anti-trans lesbian who has called for trans women to be lynched — Woman quoted in piece later described trans women as ‘vile, weak and disgusting’ — The BBC has been forced to edit an article condemned …
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