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CBS News' co-president Neeraj Khemlani told morning news staff the network needed to hire more Republicans; sources: Mulvaney's hire caused an internal backlash — CBS News's decision to hire former Trump administration official Mick Mulvaney as a paid on-air contributor is drawing backlash within …
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Google announces “highly cited” labels for search results, available “soon” in the US; local news stories, interviews, and press releases will be eligible — And new notices will help searchers check the validity of information — Google is adding a new “highly cited” …
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Hundreds of local news outlets repeated negative stories about TikTok amid Meta's smear campaign against the app; local TV stations were the primary culprits — Facebook hired a large consulting firm to undermine its competitor TikTok, The Washington Post's Taylor Lorenz and Drew Harwell reported in an eye-popping scoop on Wednesday.
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Hulu's deal with Epix ended last week; the 2015 agreement let Hulu access any movies from Paramount, MGM, Lionsgate, and several other studios — One of the biggest contributors to Hulu's film library is no longer part of the service. — The Streamable has confirmed that Hulu's deal …
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The Daily Wire claims it will invest “a minimum of $100M” over three years in kids entertainment, seeking to challenge Disney — The Daily Wire is planning a significant push into kids entertainment, with what it says will be “a minimum of $100 million” investment over the next three years.
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Apple now lets “reader” apps link to websites for creating or managing user accounts, after the company gives access to an External Link Account Entitlement — Apple today informed developers of “reader” apps that they are able to sign up for access to an “External Link Account Entitlement” …
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The UK sanctions TV-Novosti, owner of RT, and Rossiya Segodnya, owner of Sputnik, as well as RT's managing director, Spuntnik's EIC, and others — Britain on Thursday announced sanctions on 14 more Russian entities and people, including on state media organisations behind RT and Sputnik …
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A look at the legacy of the Eyewitness and Action News local news formats, which originated in Philly and reinforced stereotypes about communities of color — A MORE PERFECT UNION is a special project from The Philadelphia Inquirer examining the roots of systemic racism through institutions founded in Philadelphia.
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Like HBO Max previously, CNN+, which launched on Tuesday, is unavailable on Roku, as well as Android TV and Google TV devices — Like WarnerMedia's HBO Max before it, its new CNN+ streaming service debuted without app support on Roku, the largest streaming platform.
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Dodgers pitcher files defamation suit against The Athletic and reporter Molly Knight, alleging they intentionally omitted info about an assault allegation — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer filed a defamation lawsuit against The Athletic and a reporter, alleging that they misled readers …
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Michael Grade tells MPs that he will “leave his opinions at the door” as head of Ofcom after previously accusing Ofcom staff of being “woke warriors” — The newly announced Ofcom chair has vowed to “leave his opinions at the door” after sharing “strong” views on …
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WWE is making its first foray into scripted TV with two shows, one for Netflix and the other for NBCU, and partnering with Blumhouse to develop a series — Spanish-language comedy ‘Contras Las Cuerdas’ to debut on Netflix, while wrestling-mogul family drama ‘Pinned’ is in development for NBCU
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