Mediagazer: Video sharing app Byte, developed by the creators of Vine, opens creator registrations and plans a spring 2019 launch (Damien Wilde/9to5Google)

9:15 AM ET, December 7, 2018

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In a message to staff, CBS interim CEO Joe Ianniello says investigation is ending soon and expresses frustration about leaks to media about it — CBS' interim CEO Joe Ianniello told his staff that he believes the investigation into alleged sexual misconduct by his predecessor, Les Moonves …

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NYPD gives the all-clear after investigating a bomb threat near CNN's NYC offices in the Time Warner Center, which were evacuated after a phoned bomb threat — (CNN)CNN's New York offices and studios have been evacuated due to a phoned bomb threat, the company said.

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Damien Wilde / 9to5Google:

Video sharing app Byte, developed by the creators of Vine, opens creator registrations and plans a spring 2019 launch — Vine may have shut down in 2016, but the popularity of the platform still lives on through many a YouTube Vine compilation. The new Vine 2. known as Byte is set to launch …

Robin Emmott / Reuters:

European Union proposes a plan to help EU member states recognize disinformation campaigns and increases budget for disinformation detection to €5M from €1.9M — BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's executive proposed on Wednesday spending more money to counter fake news on the Internet …

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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:

Google launches a personalized audio news feed on Google Assistant using Google News in the US and releases specs for publishers for single-topic audio stories — People like smart speakers, but there are a lot of things they don't like about news on smart speakers.

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Sahil Patel / Digiday:

Sources: Quibi is looking to strike third-party distribution deals with telcos to gain subscriptions, aiming for them to account for 60-70% of revenue — Quibi, the billion-dollar mobile streaming video startup from Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg, is going to pursue deals with wireless …

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Reddit says it now gets 1.4B native video views per month and serves 13M+ hours of video monthly, up 38% since the beginning of 2018 — Community highlights, best-of's and the top trends for the year ahead — This time of year, there are recaps and best-ofs a-plenty …

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Lucinda Southern / Digiday:

Studio71, known for its YouTube management and video production, plans to launch 10 podcasts next year in the UK in a growing effort to diversify its slate — In the U.K. digital studio network, Studio71 is building up its podcast slate, using audio as a springboard for growing franchises from the network's YouTube talent.

Daniel Funke / Poynter:

Poynter's International Fact-Checking Network launches a three episode podcast, (Mis)informed, about fact-checking and fake news — Who is fact-checking for? How can reporters avoid amplifying bogus claims? And is fact-checking even the best way to fight online fakery?

Jack Shafer / Politico:

The Weekly Standard is dying so its patron, Philip Anschutz, can strengthen his other conservative political publication, the Washington Examiner — Its Never-Trump crusade violated the first commandment of political magazines: Keep your rich owner happy. — Political magazines depend …

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