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Parks Associates: 46% of US households own at least one streaming media player, while 68% own a CTV; Roku makes the most popular player, followed by Amazon — Parks Associates' has released its Tech Ecosystem Dashboard revealing Roku is the most popular brand of streaming media players in the US, followed by Amazon.
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Michael Dixon / Awful Announcing:
The Boston Globe issues a correction and apologizes for incorrectly calling Olympic boxer Imane Khelif “transgender” in a headline in its Friday print edition — “The editing lapse is regretful and unacceptable” — Paris, France; Imane Khelif (ALG) reacts after defeating Anna Luca Hamori …
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Eric Deggans / NPR:
A look at the impact of Trump's NABJ convention visit, from a longtime member: good exposure for NABJ, revealing quotes, and rising division among NABJ members — CHICAGO — At first, it felt like watching a slow-motion car crash. — I wasn't actually in the room when Donald Trump brought …
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Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
Trump withdraws from the Sept. 10 ABC debate citing his legal conflicts with the network and Biden ending his campaign, and pitches a Sept. 4 debate on Fox News — The Harris campaign said Saturday that it would be “happy to discuss further debates after the one both campaigns have already agreed to …
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A look at tension at Crooked Media, which produces and releases 14 podcasts, amid staff turnover, an unfair labor practice claim, and big pre-election workloads — Some employees feel their progressive ideals aren't reflected in the workplace at one of the most prominent liberal media outlets
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Vanessa Thorpe / The Guardian:
Sources: Huw Edwards's image and voice are being urgently removed from hours of BBC archive footage, starting with family and entertainment content on iPlayer — Broadcaster removes image and voice from content as Welsh organisations erase disgraced presenter from websites
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Madison Malone Kircher / New York Times:
Over a dozen participants in MrBeast's Beast Games competition said they received inadequate food or medical care and some people were injured during challenges — The contestants in the internet star's “Beast Games” expected outlandish challenges and signed contracts that acknowledged risks of serious injury and death.
Michael Wilner / The Miami Herald:
McClatchy announces intent to merge with magazine publisher and distributor accelerate360, which publishes Us Weekly and is owned by Chatham Asset Management — McClatchy, one of the oldest and largest local media companies in the United States, plans to merge with accelerate360 …
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Meta is offering Hollywood celebrities like Judi Dench millions of dollars for the right to use their voices for AI projects; SAG-AFTRA agreed to terms — - Judi Dench, Awkwafina are among the celebrities holding talks — Some terms sought by Meta trigger actors' fears of AI
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Ethan Gach / Kotaku:
GameStop shuts down Game Informer, the oldest gaming magazine in the US, and lays off staff; launched in 1991, it was among the last print gaming magazines — Game Informer, the longest-running gaming magazine in the U.S., is officially dead and GameStop killed it.
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The US DOJ sues TikTok, saying it collected children's data without parents' permission, knowingly let users under the age of 13 create accounts, and more — The Justice Department said that TikTok illegally collected children's data and knowingly allowed users under the age of 13 to create accounts.
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Charlotte Klein / New York Magazine:
The White House asked news outlets to hold their stories on the prisoner swap until Evan Gershkovich and others were in US custody, an embargo Bloomberg broke — How did Bloomberg beat The Wall Street Journal and the rest of the press corps on one of the most-watched stories in the world …
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