Mediagazer: Investigation: GB News' Dan Wootton used fake online identities from 2008 to 2018 to bribe media executives and others into sharing compromising sexual material (Byline Times)

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Byline Times:

Investigation: GB News' Dan Wootton used fake online identities from 2008 to 2018 to bribe media executives and others into sharing compromising sexual material — In the first part of its three-year special investigation, Byline Times reveals the accounts of victims targeted by the powerful TV presenter

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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:

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Bryan Alexander / USA Today:

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Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:

NYC-based private equity firm Integrated Media Company plans to acquire Toon Boom Animation from Corus Entertainment's cartoon company Nelvana for CA$147.5M — The software firm, owned by cartoon company Nelvana and part of Corus Entertainment, was sold to a New York-based equity firm, Integrated Media Company.

Clothilde Goujard / Politico:

The Norwegian Data Protection Authority orders Meta to stop showing users personalized ads for three months starting on August 4 or face a daily ~€89,500 fine — Meta's social media platforms will be barred from behavioral advertising in August. — 3 MINUTES READ

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Bloomberg:

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Caitlin Huston / Hollywood Reporter:

Fox's free ad-supported streaming service Tubi hires Vimeo CEO Anjali Sud as its new CEO, reporting to Tubi Media CEO Paul Cheesbrough, starting on September 1 — The executive had been CEO of video platform Vimeo since 2017. — Vimeo CEO Anjali Sud has been named the new CEO of Fox's free ad-supported streaming service Tubi.

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Brian Steinberg / Variety:

Comcast adds NBC News Now, the free ad-supported streaming service NBC launched in 2019, to its X1 platform and channel guide, alongside 20 other FAST channels — Cable subscribers typically recognize a handful of news brands, including CNN, MSNBC and Fox News Channel.

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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:

Meta rebrands Facebook's Watch tab as Video, which will now include all visual content like Reels, long-form content, and live videos, and adds editing features — Facebook announced new video-related features today ranging from editing to discovery to make the platform competitive with YouTube and TikTok.

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Sara Guaglione / Digiday:

Analyses: 53% of weekly US podcast listeners listen to non-US podcasts; in February 2023, Latin America saw the fastest growth in podcast listeners, up 7.7% YoY — Though the podcast industry is in a state of correction after a period of significant investment, some podcast networks have found …

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Brendan O'Boyle / Reuters:

Local media report that Mexican journalist Nelson Matus was killed on July 15 in Acapulco after reportedly surviving two assassination attempts in 2017 and 2019 — Mexican journalist Nelson Matus was killed Saturday in the coastal resort city of Acapulco in the southwestern state of Guerrero, local media reported.

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