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Jillian Deutsch / Bloomberg:

EU lawmakers approve measures in the draft Digital Markets Act, including banning ad targeting to minors and mandating messaging or social app interoperability — - Competing messaging apps may have to be interoperable — Companies would have to stop targeting some ads to minors

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Outbrain announces a $55M acquisition of Video Intelligence, an ad tech company that matches video with text content, as it aims to differentiate from Taboola — Ad tech's spate of public listings over the last 12 months has helped spur a further round of mergers and acquisitions in the space …

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Todd Spangler / Variety:

Hulu is offering its ad-supported tier for $1/month for one year, an 86% discount, to new and returning customers through November 29 — Hulu is back with another aggressive Black Friday promotion, as the Disney-controlled service aims to boost its base amid the fiercely competitive streaming wars.

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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Spotify debuts Netflix Hub, collecting official soundtracks, playlists, and podcasts for top Netflix content, in seven countries including the US, UK, and India — Looking for the soundtrack from your favorite Netflix show? Now, it will be easier to find thanks to an expanded partnership between Netflix and Spotify.

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Todd Spangler / Variety:

TikTok launches an app on Google TV and LG and Samsung smart TVs in North America — TikTok is now playing on more connected TVs — bringing a stream of viral videos and memes to the living room. — The short-form video app, which claims to have more than 1 billion monthly users …

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Alex Sherman / CNBC:

Regional sports networks search for a viable path forward amid pay-TV cord cutting; Sinclair, a majority owner of 21 networks, hopes for industry consolidation — - Regional sports networks are trying to find a viable path for survival as viewers ditch pay-TV.

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Robert Feder:

Chicago's Better Government Association, a nonprofit watchdog, receives a $10M grant from McCormick Foundation to expand its investigative journalism staff — Chicago's Better Government Association, the nonprofit investigation journalism and government watchdog organization …

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