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3:55 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:
BBC donates £1.42M, representing the sales proceeds derived from Martin Bashir's 1995 interview with Princess Diana, to charities  —  The British Broadcasting Corporation says it's made good on its promise to donate revenues from its notorious 1995 “Panorama” interview with Princess Diana to charities linked to the late royal.
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