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CNN suspends Chris Cuomo pending further evaluation, saying new docs point to a “greater level of involvement in his brother's efforts than we previously knew” — The cable news network's top-rated anchor was an enthusiastic adviser to Andrew Cuomo in the last 18 months of his governorship.
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Newly released records show Chris Cuomo used his media sources to track the progress of Ronan Farrow's reporting about Andrew Cuomo and find info on accusers
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Kris Holt / Engadget:
Twitter bans sharing private images and videos without consent, with exceptions for newsworthiness and public figures, and will remove content that users report — Twitter has expanded its private information policy to include media, meaning that users are not allowed to share photos or videos …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK's Archant will close two-thirds of its newsrooms by the end of March after “very low” numbers of staff return as they prefer working from home — Archant is planning to close two-thirds of its newsrooms by the end of March. — It said the “very low” numbers of staff going into its offices …
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Nieman Lab, HoldtheFrontPage and @jeffjarvis
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Executives at digital media companies that want to go public are closely watching investors' response to BuzzFeed's expected stock market debut on December 6 — Digital media companies considering going public are watching BuzzFeed's expected stock market debut next week to see how investors will respond.
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The Information, @ashkan, @pressgazette, @bmorrissey and Insider
Ben Thompson / Stratechery:
Twitter should consider changing its business model as its ad revenue remains weak, despite its locked-in userbase, indispensability, and impenetrable moat — From CNBC: … On one hand, congratulations to Twitter for its first non-messy CEO transition in its history; on the other hand …
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Wayne Friedman / MediaPost:
Cross-screen data service Advocado acquires Kantar BVS, the company's ad verification unit — Advocado, a cross-screen data platform, has acquired Kantar BVS business, the ad verification unit of the advertising research company. — Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Radio & Television …, TechCrunch and nexttv.com
Max Willens / Digiday:
Sources: Amazon is struggling to attract outlets to its Amazon Live livestream product; source says it is offering ~$5K for four hours of live video/month — Amazon had hoped to celebrate Cyber Monday with a big helping of publisher-supplied shoppable live video this year.
Riley Van Steward / The Streamable:
HBO launches a free iOS game based on its original series Insecure — HBO announced that fans can further explore the world of “Insecure” from creator Issa Rae through a mobile game: Insecure: The Come Up Game. Available on the app store, the game is HBO's first free gaming property …
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump allies are launching a publishing imprint, Winning Team Publishing; sources say major publishing houses balked at fact-checking Trump's unwritten memoir — The former president is trying to circumvent the Big Five, having not inked a deal for a memoir.
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Insider, @samstein, @justintinsley and @brianstelter
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Wirecutter Union says it will pay every member for overtime hours missed during the Black Friday holiday strike after raising $43,000 in donations — Every member of the Wirecutter Union will be eligible to receive overtime pay from union organizers for the hours they missed working overtime during …
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Wall Street Journal, @chansteele and @hondawang
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: SDNY investigated whether National Enquirer extorted Bezos by threatening to publish his private photos but closed the probe without bringing charges — Probes by federal officials on phone-hack, extortion claims haven't led to public action — In 2019, Amazon.com Inc. founder …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Vox Media signs a deal with WNYC to distribute Today, Explained on public radio and poaches NPR's Noel King as editorial director and co-host for the show — Vox Media has inked a deal with WNYC, a member station of NPR, to distribute its flagship podcast “Today, Explained” …
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Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
The EU will propose a Media Freedom Act next year to prevent large media groups from buying smaller rivals and to thwart government interference like in Hungary — The European Commission plans to introduce rules next year to prevent a few large media groups from acquiring smaller rivals …
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