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CBS draft report says former CEO Leslie Moonves destroyed evidence and misled investigators to preserve his reputation and save his $120M severance deal — Facing multiple sexual misconduct allegations and fearing his career as an entertainment titan was over, Leslie Moonves …
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Draft CBS board report describes Les Moonves' oral sex with subordinate, transactional sexual relationships with employees, board member awareness of assault — A 59-page draft report produced by lawyers for CBS's board contains new details and allegations about Mr. Moonves, the company's former chief executive.
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Business Insider and The Week
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In Dec 2017, June Seley Kimmel tweeted about how Les Moonves had sexually harassed her; the CBS board were aware of her account before New Yorker story emerged — 6:35 AM PST 12/5/2018 by June Seley Kimmel as told to Kim Masters — June Seley Kimmel, who has recounted her experience …
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The Wrap
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Source: Vox Media's 2018 revenues are projected to increase 15%-18% YoY, with the company planning to charge for certain content across its sites — Vice, Vox, and BuzzFeed, among other companies that once heralded the dawn of a new media age, are now grappling with decidedly old-media problems.
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Business Insider, @dylanmatt, @choire, @akm1410, @laurenrabaino, @jonathanvswan, @rafat, @williams_paige and CNN
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UN High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet says an international investigation is needed to determine who killed Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi — GENEVA (Reuters) - United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Wednesday that an international investigation was needed …
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Press Gazette and Mediaite
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Weekly Standard staffers say parent company MediaDC has tried to sabotage the publication over its anti-Trump stance, mine it for assets for Washington Examiner — “This is not about dwindling subscribers. This is about strip-mining TWS for its assets." — The future of the conservative magazine …
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Hit & Run, Politico and Washington Examiner
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Rep. Chris Stewart defended Trump's response to the Khashoggi murder on CNN on Tuesday, saying journalists “disappear all over the country” — Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) on Tuesday defended President Trump's response to the killing of Washington Post contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi …
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Amazon and Comcast partner to bring Prime Video to Comcast Xfinity X1 set-top boxes, rolling out over the next week — Amazon and Comcast are teaming up to bring the tech giant's video streaming service into the Xfinity cable universe. — Amazon Prime Video will launch on the Comcast Xfinity X1 boxes …
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Variety, Multichannel News, CNET and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
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Viacom CEO Bob Bakish says the network is debuting niche video-streaming services using existing content and that there's no merger deal with CBS underway — - ‘We like the configuration we have,’ Bob Bakish says — Viacom Inc. Chief Executive Officer Bob Bakish, facing fresh speculation …
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A war reporter reflects on the trauma and sacrifices demanded by this male-dominated field, struggles better captured in Bearing Witness than A Private War — Life during wartime is more complicated than easily digestible, Hollywood heroism — When young women come to me and say …
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YouTube creators say they're owed hundreds of thousands of dollars by Defy Media, with questions arising about where the company's $70M in funding went — Ryland Adams is one of YouTube's most prominent creators, best known for his collaborative work with boyfriend Shane Dawson …
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@russellbrandom and @loudmouthjulia
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The Hollywood Reporter unveils the Young Executives Fellowship, a two-year job training program to train 25 underrepresented LA high school kids per year — LOS ANGELES — Stung by fierce criticism about a lack of diversity on both sides of the screen, movie studios have scrambled …
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@nytimesbusiness, @brooksbarnesnyt and @kimmasters