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4:00 PM ET, September 2, 2022

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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
CNN White House correspondent John Harwood, who has been outspoken about Donald Trump and Trump's threat to democracy, announces September 2 is his last day  —  CNN White House correspondent John Harwood said that Friday will be his last day at the network.
Katie Notopoulos / BuzzFeed News:
Some musicians with songs about poop say Amazon Music is their biggest source of revenue, likely due to kids yelling the word into Alexa-enabled devices  —  “Alexa, play ‘Poopy Stupid Butt’ again."  —  There are many topics that my 5-year-old and I don't see eye to eye on …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Paramount says Top Gun: Maverick has become the US best-selling digital title ever in its first week; the digital release has 110 minutes of bonus content  —  Tom Cruise's blockbuster sequel “Top Gun: Maverick” has roared into the record books as the No. 1 best-selling digital sell-through title ever …
Discussion: Collider and Media Play News
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Romance-focused streaming video service Passionflix, founded by Elon Musk's sister Tosca Musk, raised $9.4M led by AMC Networks to boost original programming  —  The romance-focused streamer had previously raised money from First Look Media, Norman Lear and Kimbal Musk.
Discussion: @povhighplains and @toscamusk
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
An interview with Benjamin Cohen, CEO of the LGBTQ+ media brand PinkNews, which earned £2M in 2021 operating profit and doubled its team to 60 in the past year  —  Pink News started as a side hustle for founder Benjamin Cohen and is now a global brand boasting £2m annual profit.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Sources: Netflix moved its ad tier debut to November 1 in the US, the UK, Canada, France, Germany, and more, to beat Disney+'s ad tier launch on December 8  —  Netflix is moving up the timeline for the debut of its cheaper, ad-supported plan to November — in order to get out before the Dec. 8 launch …
@atlbiztechunion:
Business and technology workers at The Atlantic vote for a union, forming a 100-person unit with the New York NewsGuild  —  We've got a certified union! The Atlantic Union: Business and Technology has won our card check with a supermajority of support. We're looking forward to meeting management at the bargaining table to negotiate a fair contract. ✊ https://twitter.com/...
Jolie Lash / The Wrap:
The BBC donates £1.42M, representing the sales proceeds derived from Martin Bashir's 1995 Panorama interview with Princess Diana, to seven charities  —  The British Broadcasting Corporation says it's made good on its promise to donate revenues from its notorious 1995 “Panorama” …
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act is a dangerous link tax bill and a bizarre attempt to circumvent antitrust, copyright, and common carrier laws  —  Look, I'm a small journalism outfit.  A very small one.  So, in theory, a law that effectively lets me demand free cash from Google …
 
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Almost every UK TV production company signed a letter to candidates for the next prime minister, warning a Channel 4 sale would hurt businesses and the country
Discussion: Deadline
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Comcast is looking to cut as much as $1B from the budget of NBCUniversal's TV networks, including through layoffs and programming changes
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Reddit acquires contextual advertising company Spiketrap to improve its ad quality scoring and boost auto-bidding prediction models; terms were not disclosed
Discussion: The Drum and Reddit Upvoted
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Reuters:
India's antitrust watchdog says Zee's merger with Sony's India unit merits more investigation; sources: the initial findings will delay approval of the deal
Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
Brian Krebs apologizes to IoT manufacturer Ubiquiti and removes his articles about a purported “breach” based on a “sole source” now under federal indictment
Jonathan Spicer / Reuters:
An investigation details how Turkey President Tayyip Erdoğan's regime shapes the nation's news, dictated by the ~1,500-strong Directorate of Communications
ProPublica:
An investigation details an Instagram verification scheme using fake profiles on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, and more; Meta removes badges from 300+ accounts