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Emily Steel / New York Times:
Two women who reached sexual harassment settlements with Bill O'Reilly have joined a defamation lawsuit against him and Fox News on Wednesday — Two women who reached sexual harassment settlements with Bill O'Reilly joined a defamation lawsuit against Mr. O'Reilly and Fox News on Wednesday …
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Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
Companies from ESPN to Charter are cracking down on password-sharing, with TV industry losses from it estimated to rise from $3.5B in 2017 to $9.9B by 2021 — Using someone else's credentials to stream for free will soon be a $10 billion problem for pay-TV companies.
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Longtime E! host Catt Sadler has quit the channel, claiming a male co-host was earning nearly double her salary and the channel refused to correct the gap — Longtime E! channel host Catt Sadler says she is leaving the company due to a “massive” pay disparity.
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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Sources: potential Rolling Stone buyers include Penske Media plus owners of Playboy and The Hollywood Reporter and Kuok Meng Ru, founder of investor BandLab — After 50 years at his iconic magazine, Jann Wenner will soon be leaving the building, a hard act to follow. Will Jay Penske take his place?
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Sahil Patel / Digiday:
Sources: Facebook is seeking stricter terms from publishers for its Watch platform, such as owning shows outright, as it negotiates multiple new deals — Facebook is increasingly asking for stricter terms for video shows it buys for Watch, including buying shows outright, sources said …
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Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
IAB data shows digital ad spending during first half of 2017 grew 23% YoY to $40.1B, as mobile ad revenue reached $21.7B or 54% of the total — Digital ad spending continued to grow during the first six months of 2017, according to the latest Internet Advertising Revenue Report.
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Marc Hogan / Pitchfork:
Pitchfork reporter describes a demo of an interactive project with hand-tracking, designed for Magic Leap hardware in conjunction with rock band Sigur Rós — A first look at the billion-dollar company's potentially game-changing collaboration with Sigur Rós
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Netflix orders a sequel of the soon-to-be-released Will Smith film “Bright”, creating what's believed to be the first movie franchise of the streaming era — Will Smith buddy-cop film targets movie industry's breadbasket — Company's $8 billion budget includes 80-movie slate for 2018
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Media Matters for America:
On Fox News show Outnumbered, aired Tuesday, contributor Kevin Jackson suggested the FBI might have planned to assassinate Donald Trump — Serial liar and conspiracy theorist Kevin Jackson suggests “social media” sources indicated a plot against Trump — From the December 19 edition of Fox News' Outnumbered:
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Bryan Curtis / The Ringer:
A look at the changes in tone SportsCenter has undergone and how the figure of Funny Highlight Guy, with his quips and catchphrases, has become obsolete — As ‘SportsCenter’ diminishes, a classic figure of modern sports media is becoming obsolete: the quip-happy anchor. You might say, they're going ... going ... gone.
Press Gazette:
Sky News staff write letter to UK competition watchdog CMA, warning it that blocking 21st Century Fox-Sky deal would lead to closure of the channel — Staff at Sky News have piled into the debate over the broadcaster's potential takeover, warning the competition watchdog that blocking …
Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Author of Cat Person essay in New Yorker, Kristen Roupenian, gets a book deal from Scout Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster; sources says bidding was $1M+ — https://apnews.com/1cd36ab0b349468493ec 25993e01d871 — NEW YORK (AP) — The author of the online sensation “Cat Person” has a seven-figure book deal.
James Warren / Poynter:
Incoming NYT publisher A.G. Sulzberger sends “State of The Times” address to newsroom, says paper will try to maintain stable newsroom budget over two years — Amid the hallowing out of newsrooms nationwide, the new leader of The New York Times pledges that …
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Variety:
Sources: the first round of bids for the Weinstein Company are due today, with Killer Content believed to be among the bidders — The Weinstein Co. sale process is heating up with the first round of bids due on Wednesday, according to industry sources. Last month, the studio revived …
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Lev Garcia Flores / Associated Press:
Mexican reporter Gumaro Pérez was shot and killed in Veracruz on Tuesday by attackers while he was attending Christmas party at his son's school — XALAPA, Mexico (AP) — Attackers burst into an elementary school where a Christmas party was taking place and shot reporter Gumaro Perez …
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