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Disney's Bob Iger said it would be difficult to film in Georgia if a new abortion law takes effect: “Many people who work for us will not want to work there” — ANAHEIM, Calif. (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co Chief Executive Bob Iger told Reuters on Wednesday it would be “very difficult” …
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Netflix said it would rethink filming in GA pending abortion law, but CEO has given $143K to GOP members of MO legislature, which passed an 8-week abortion ban — Netflix issued a statement on Tuesday about Georgia's new abortion law, which bans abortions after six weeks.
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Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
Critics slammed Facebook and Twitter for hosting a doctored video of Pelosi, but many overlooked Fox News, which smeared Pelosi via a separate video montage — Novel forms of digital misinformation still pale in comparison with Fox News' full-time hall of mirrors.
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Sources: Gannett has held merger talks with GateHouse Media, which would unite the US's two biggest newspaper groups; it's also spoken to McClatchy and Tribune — The potential tie-up would bring together the two largest newspaper groups in the country — USA Today publisher Gannett Co …
CNN:
CNN's requests to interview Reality Winner denied by warden of her prison; staff told her not to add media outlets to her phone list, says her mother — Kingsville, Texas (CNN)The mother of the first whistle-blower arrested in the Trump era says her daughter is being held under …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Hulu says 70% of its 82M viewers are on the $5.99-per-month ad-supported plan, which generated $1.5B in ad revenue in 2018 — Hulu sells an ad-free version of its streaming service, just like Netflix. But the majority of Hulu subscribers are on the $5.99-per-month ad-supported plan …
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David Faber / CNBC:
Sources: Viacom and CBS boards to begin merger talks mid-June with Viacom CEO Bob Bakish expected to run the combined entity — KEY POINTS — CBS board is preparing for talks with Viacom, sources say — The CBS board is preparing for merger talks with Viacom, people familiar with situation said.
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Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
DMGT's Mail Online revenue reached £76M in H1 2019, up 25% YoY; Mail and Metro titles combined report revenue of £343M in H1, up 3% YoY, with profit of £39M — Double-digit revenue growth at Mail Online has helped offset falling print revenues at the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday …
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
One year in, GDPR fines haven't hit any publishers, or very many other companies; France's €50M fine for Google makes up nearly 90% of all GDPR fines — More than a dozen EU countries haven't issued a single GDPR fine yet, and the those that have have generally been small. (Unless your name is Google.)
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Media Policy Project:
A German regulatory proposal aims to ensure content diversity and non-discrimination on streaming platforms and sites like YouTube via algorithm transparency — Tighter regulation of social media and other online services in now under discussion in several European countries …
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Netflix and Amazon made £1.1B in revenue in the UK from ~17.7M subscribers while streaming services of UK's four main commercial broadcasters made ~£530M — Without a major British rival, TV and film fans are turning to the Silicon Valley giants
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Twitter executive Vijaya Gadde says the company is looking into how white nationalists and supremacists use the platform to determine if they should be banned — “Is it the right approach to deplatform these individuals? Is the right approach to try and engage with these individuals?
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