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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Crooked Media Workers Union members stage a one day walkout after more than a year of contract negotiations with the network behind Pod Save America — The progressive media company, which is home to the podcast ‘Pod Save America,’ has been in negotiations with the union for more than a year.
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The Wrap and Writers Guild of America East
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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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@marissabbq, @aherman2006, @max_fisher, @travishelwig and @_eileenie_@threads.net
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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Advanced Television:
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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TVNewsCheck, Cord Cutters News and Media Play News
Bart Meijer / Reuters:
The EU Commission says TikTok agreed to permanently withdraw TikTok Lite's “Reward programme” in the EU to comply with the DSA and not launch a similar program — ByteDance's TikTok has agreed to permanently withdraw its TikTok Lite rewards programme from the EU to comply …
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TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, @eu_commission and Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
BuzzFeed issues a “cease and desist” to Trending Now, which uses AI to aggregate B2B stories, accusing the startup of copyright infringement with its logo — Trending Now accused of copyright infringement with its logo. — Buzzfeed has issued a “cease and desist” …
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Music streaming has exited its high-growth era, as big streaming services pick up fewer new subscribers, causing revenue shortfalls for music labels — Investors worry the industry has peaked. Label bosses preach patience. — Hollywood is warming up to the promise of artificial intelligence.
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Billboard and @rezendi, more at Techmeme »
Max Tani / Semafor:
The WSJ's explosive report from January about UNRWA's alleged links to Hamas were based on Israeli intel reports the WSJ has been unable to confirm — In January, The Wall Street Journal made an explosive claim: Quoting “intelligence reports,” the paper reported that not only had 12 members …
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@maxwelltani
Josh Noble / Financial Times:
How YouTube, NBC, Eurosport, and others are enlisting creators to cover the Paris Olympics, to fill in storytelling gaps and captivate a younger generation — NBC and Eurosport among those using ‘creators’ to spur interest and reach wider audiences — Sandra Kwon's life …
Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
Trump withdraws from the September 10 ABC debate, citing his legal conflicts with ABC and Biden ending his campaign, and pitches a September 4 Fox News debate — 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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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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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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