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Ben Doherty / The Guardian:
In an NYT ad, Australian news site Crikey challenges Lachlan Murdoch to sue it for defamation over an article calling the Murdochs Trump's “co-conspirators” — Crikey.com.au issues challenge in newspaper ads, including in the New York Times, after Murdoch issues legal threat over article
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Michaela Whitbourn / Sydney Morning Herald:
Lachlan Murdoch files a defamation suit against Crikey over an article that called the Murdochs Trump's “unindicted co-conspirators” after the January 6 riots — Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size — News Corp co-chairman Lachlan Murdoch has filed defamation proceedings …
Brandon Katz / The Wrap:
CNN's seven-part documentary series The Murdochs: Empire of Influence, originally slated for CNN+, will start airing on CNN on September 25 — “The Murdochs: Empire of Influence,” an original series detailing the world's most powerful media family and their complicated history, will air on CNN this fall.
Axios:
House of the Dragon draws 10M viewers, the largest ever audience for a new series on HBO; Game of Thrones had its strongest week ever on HBO Max the week prior — HBO's highly anticipated “Game of Thrones” prequel broke records as the largest premier in HBO history, the company said Monday.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube launches a dedicated podcasts homepage in the US, letting users explore popular shows, creators, and recommend content — Earlier this year, reports emerged that YouTube would soon add a dedicated podcasts homepage — a signal the company was getting more serious about its investments …
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Analysis done by NYT's union finds that Black and Latino staffers are far less likely than their white peers to receive strong job ratings, affecting bonuses — A survey of roughly 1,000 The New York Times employees conducted by members of the union that represents its newsroom found …
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Reuters:
A look at video streaming sites thriving on misinformation and hate speech, such as BitChute, with 514M visits in 2021, and Odysee with 292M, per Similarweb — BitChute and Odysee serve up conspiracies, racism and graphic violence to millions of viewers. Taking advantage of Big Tech …
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Maria Curi / Bloomberg Government:
Sens. Klobuchar and Kennedy release the revised Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, including addressing copyright and an eight-year negotiating window — - Legislation would offer longer window to negotiate payments — Revamped measure aims to address copyright concerns
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Jason Guerrasio / Insider:
Movie theater ticket subscription service MoviePass plans to relaunch in beta on September 5 for $10, $20, or $30 per month — - MoviePass will relaunch in beta form on Labor Day. — The only way to use the service is to sign up on a waitlist beginning Thursday.
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Chris Quinn / Plain Dealer:
A DeSantis/Vance rally barred reporters from interviewing attendees not approved by organizers and claimed a right to use any recordings for promotional use — 2,057 — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a likely presidential candidate in 2024, scheduled a trip to Ohio Friday to stump …
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Matt Stieb / New York Magazine:
An interview with Jake Paul on his sports media and mobile betting company Betr, his vision for its sports talk show, the “TikTokification” of media, and more — Between strength training sets at his gym in Miami, influencer turned boxer Jake Paul is talking trash about Stephen A. Smith …
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@patrick_hruby, @matthewstieb and @plusevanalytics
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Hasbro, which acquired Entertainment One in 2019 for ~$4B, is mulling selling its entertainment assets or restructuring to focus on branded content — Good afternoon from Los Angeles. As I mentioned last week, we are upgrading the look and feel of this newsletter, which you can see with the new header this week.
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