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Nielsen: in July, for the first time, streaming had the largest share of US TV viewing at 34.8%; cable and broadcast had 34.4% and 21.6%, respectively — Americans now watch more stuff on TV from streaming services than either broadcast or cable TV. — Streaming platforms, led by Netflix …
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Nielsen, @michellemanafy, The Hollywood Reporter and Bloomberg
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Ofcom: in the UK, those aged 15-24 spent 57 minutes/day on TikTok in 2021, compared to 53 minutes/day watching TV; those 65 or over spent six hours watching TV — Ofcom survey points to challenges for traditional broadcasters in keeping pace with digital and streaming trends
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Ofcom, Ofcom, @jimwaterson, BBC, Future News & Media, Media Play News, @elipariser, @ofcom, @ofcom, @faris, @stokel, @1br0wn, 9to5Mac, Daily Mail and Fortune
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Penn Entertainment Inc., owner of 36% of Barstool Sports, is buying the remaining shares of the sports and culture outlet, gaining full control by February 2023 — Penn Entertainment Inc. is acquiring the remaining shares of Barstool Sports that it doesn't already own …
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Barrett Media, @stevekrak, @markjburns88 and Casino.org
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Sinclair will roll out its direct-to-consumer streaming service Bally Sports+ on September 26, on iOS, Android, Android TV, tvOS, and at BallySports.com — Capping a challenging multi-year development process, Sinclair Broadcast Group's regional sports unit has set September 26 …
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Bally Sports, @justinctoscano, @jefffletcherocr, TechCrunch and Awful Announcing
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As part of its ban on political ads, TikTok will remove paid political posts by influencers; election-related posts will be reviewed and could be throttled — TikTok is reinforcing its ban on influencers on posting paid political content, one of the steps the social network is taking to shore …
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TikTok, The Verge, Insider, Axios, @kellymakena, @fatimagaw, @tiktokcomms, @kellymakena, @russellbrandom, @rasmus_kleis, @yoda, Mediaite, The Wrap and Tubefilter, more at Techmeme »
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Netflix iOS app code suggests the ad-supported tier, arriving in early 2023, won't let users download shows for offline viewing or skip ads — Netflix Inc. isn't planning to let users of its new ad-supported tier download shows and movies to their devices for offline viewing …
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MediaPost, Digital TV Europe, @markgurman, @financialreview, @newsynick, The Tape Drive …, TechCrunch, The Verge, Variety and The Streamable, more at Techmeme »
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Meta updates its political ads policy before the US midterms, including banning edits for political, social, and electoral ads running one week prior — - Ads that present new claims in the final days of an election may be difficult to contest or fact-check in time.
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Columbia Journalism Review, Bloomberg, @katieharbath, Meta, @ohhkaygo, Protocol, @reganopel, @katieharbath, @kurtwagner8, @shgeldz, @nickclegg, @metanewsroom, The Guardian, Adweek, CNET, @sarafischer, 9to5Mac and Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »
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Timbaland and Swizz Beatz sue Triller, alleging the short-form video app owes them $28M+ after acquiring live-streaming music series Verzuz and missing payments — Triller bought music series Verzuz for an undisclosed sum in January 2021. Now its creators say they're still owed money.
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TechCrunch, The Verge, Music Ally, TMZ.com, @xpangler, @theshaderoom, @coolness941, @hotnewhiphop, @jaysonrodriguez, Billboard, @andrejgee, @lthomasnews, @queenveej, The Wrap, The A.V. Club, @invisibae, @texasfba4ever, @taylorlorenz, Music Business Worldwide, New York Post, Variety, Deadline, Complete Music Update, Daily Mail, Pitchfork, NME, Complex, Rolling Stone, TMZ.com and The Hollywood Reporter
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A look at the growth of print subscriptions for news-focused magazines with little advertising in the UK, including The Economist, The Spectator, and The Week — The stereotypical print magazine is jam-packed with advertising. September issues of fashion magazines in particular used …
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HBO plans to remove ~36 titles from its service as early as this week, citing the pending Discovery+ merger; the move will likely help cut costs and residuals — HBO Max will remove almost 36 titles from its service as early as this week, Variety has confirmed.
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SlashFilm, TechCrunch, Deadline, @bjhiddenjokes, Looper and @bags
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A look at Netflix's gaming initiative: experimenting with ways to surface games to subscribers, hiring for a cloud gaming service, acquiring studios, and more — Netflix's foray into gaming is dead on arrival — at least according to the latest headlines about the company's first few mobile games.
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@jank0, @nickstatt and @jank0, more at Techmeme »
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Vice World News will launch a news channel on Twitch, with two-hour live shows on Tuesdays and Thursdays, starting at 11am ET on August 23 — Vice World News will launch a news channel on the streaming platform Twitch, with plans for live shows twice a week.
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@katiedrumm, @macklamoureux and Adweek