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11:40 AM ET, August 9, 2023

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ESPN Press Room U.S.:
ESPN and Penn Entertainment announce a deal to launch ESPN Bet, as Penn rebrands its sportsbook in the 16 US states where it is licensed; PENN jumps ~15%  —  Sports betting deal to include a streamlined experience for sports fans  —  ESPN today announced an agreement with PENN Entertainment …
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Penn Entertainment is selling Barstool Sports back to founder Dave Portnoy, who has accepted certain noncompete agreements; Penn had bought Barstool for $551M
Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
Australia's ABC shutters all but four of its accounts on X, citing “toxic interactions” and cost, amid shifting resources to TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram  —  The public broadcaster says interactions on the platform are ‘toxic’ as it closes almost all its Twitter accounts
Catherine Perloff / Adweek:
Google changes the name of one of its advertising video formats from “in-stream ads” to “skippable ads”, after a report accused YouTube of misleading buyers  —  What was once in-stream ads are now skippable ads  —  Google removed “in-stream” classification from the name of one of its video formats.
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Blake Brittain / Reuters:
Gizmodo EIC Dan Ackerman sues Apple, the Tetris Company, and others, claiming they adapted his book about Tetris into a feature film without his permission  —  Dan Ackerman, editor in chief of the tech-news website Gizmodo, filed a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court on Monday accusing Apple …
Lara O'Reilly / Insider:
Private equity firm Novacap acquires TV adtech company Cadent from Lee Equity Partners, a source says for $600M  —  - PE firm Novacap has acquired TV adtech company Cadent.  — The deal is valued at around $600 million, according to a source.  — Cadent now plans an acquisition spree to bolster the platform's growth.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
The RNC picks Fox Business to host the second GOP presidential primary debate on September 27, after Fox News hosts the first debate later on August 23  —  It's now two-for-two for the Murdoch empire when it comes to presidential candidate forums.  —  The Republican National Committee …
Scott Roxborough / The Hollywood Reporter:
RTL Deutschland launches a €12.99 per month “all-in-one” streaming bundle with video, live sports, music, podcasts, audiobooks, and digital magazines  —  The new “all-inclusive” platform is promising German subscribers a one-stop-shop for video, live-sports, music, podcasts …
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Reuters:
The WGA strike hits 100 days: negotiations with major studios are stalled and writers are protesting what they describe as a disregard for their demands  —  The Hollywood writers' strike marks 100 days on Wednesday with contract talks stalled and people on the picket lines protesting what they describe as a disregard for their demands.
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Max Kim / Los Angeles Times:
The Korea Broadcasting Actors Union says Netflix is not responding to calls to meet, as the union asks for the same residuals that US actors get under SAG-AFTRA
Martin K.N Siele / Rest of World:
In Kenya, TikTok's most active African country, creators make money hosting protest livestreams, which protesters say help them stay safe from police violence  —  At least 23 people have reportedly been killed as crowds oppose proposed tax increases.  —  • NAIROBI, KENYA
Sophie Culpepper / Nieman Lab:
A look at Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang's “transparency portal”, launched to improve audience trust after facing criticism for a botched story  —  Readers “have to see this again and again and again, I think, before you really make an impact.”
 
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Committee to Protect Journalists:
A look at the increasingly hostile environment for journalism in the Netherlands, where the 2021 killing of journalist Peter R de Vries has had ripple effects
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
An analysis of Paramount's $1.62B deal to sell Simon & Schuster to PE firm KKR, in which Simon & Schuster employees receive an ownership stake in the company
Kate Harloe / Popula:
The Albany Public Libraries partnered with the city's local paper, the Times Union, to produce a series of articles and examine what kind of news locals needed
Mark Hicks / The Detroit News:
Bob Giles, who led two newsrooms to Pulitzers, oversaw Nieman Journalism Lab's launch, and selected and hosted hundreds of Nieman Fellows at Harvard, dies at 90
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OpenAI plans to offer a $395K grant to fund a new initiative at New York University's journalism school that will provide workshops on journalism ethics issues
 

 
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