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Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
A look at the Gannett/GateHouse deal, which is far from ideal for either company or their readers; neither company has offered a big vision aside from cost cuts — What will the largest local news company need to do and be to be successful in the 2020s? Neither Gannett nor Gatehouse …
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@niemanlab, @ryanmartin, @raju, @jayrosen_nyu, @dfmworkers, @daviduberti, @niemanlab, Yahoo News and New York Post
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Reuters:
Filing: MNG Enterprises, controlled by Alden Global Capital, reveals a 9.4% stake in New Media Investment Group and says it may vote against a deal with Gannett — (Reuters) - Newspaper chain MNG Enterprises revealed a 9.4% stake in New Media Investment Group Inc (NEWM.N) on Friday …
New York Post:
New Media Investment Group's shares fell ~33% between Monday and Wednesday, after the cash and stock acquisition of Gannett was announced, endangering the deal
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@mattdpearce, @mandy_fries, @mattkatz00, @abbeycrain, @conarck, @dekotagregory, @senyorreporter, @lmower3, @cmonstah, @apantazi, @mattdpearce, @mattdpearce, @gtoppo, @breakinbriks44, @mbayer1248, @ehernandez, @sindap, @chrisvannini, @davidfolkenflik, Awful Announcing, Milwaukee Business Journal and Bloomberg
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Glow, a platform for podcast creators to set up payment options for fans to fund their shows, raises $2.3M seed from Katzenberg's WndrCo, Greycroft, and others — Glow Technologies, a startup whose platform lets podcast creators set up payment options for fans to fund their shows …
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TechCrunch, RAIN News, Silicon Republic, @michaelfalero, @juleykalantigua, @dangerdave and Tubefilter, more at Techmeme »
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
With a subscriber miss, ballooning costs, rivals circling, and a dire need for more in-house hits, Netflix is looking like the entertainment giants it disrupted — With a subscriber miss, ballooning costs, competitors circling and an existential need to produce more in-house hits …
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@carnage4life, @johnfinnegan247, @thrmattbelloni, Techaeris, Techaeris and @rahulpuri, more at Techmeme »
Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
News UK says The Times and The Sunday Times now have combined paid digital-only subscribers of 304K, up 19% YoY, for a total of 539K paid subscribers — The Times and Sunday Times now have more than 300,000 paid digital-only subscribers between them. — The titles, which both publish …
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The Drum, @georgetrefgarne, @dannythefink, @alexmassie, @gilescoren and @eduardosuarez
Pew Research Center:
Study: 46% of adult social media users say they're worn out by the number of political posts and discussions seen on social media, up 9 points from summer 2016 — Well over a year before the 2020 presidential election, many social media users in the United States are already exhausted …
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@facttank, @monicaranders, Poynter, @pewresearch, The Wrap, Mashable and Adweek
Max Willens / Digiday:
Since debuting in May, Vice Media's astrology app Astro Guide has been downloaded 100,000 times; over half who try the free trial end up subscribing for $6/mo. — Like almost every other venture-backed digital media publisher, Vice Media is looking for ways to serve its most engaged readers.
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@austin_rief and @seyitaylor
Cristina Tardáguila / Poynter:
WhatsApp-advised startup Meedan unveils a tool that auto-responds to fact-check queries from chat apps like Messenger and WeChat if a fact-checked answer exists — The love/hate relationship between fact-checkers and reader-submitted tips from private messaging may soon be a thing of the past.
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Journalism.co.uk, @meedan, @factchecknet and @poynter, more at Techmeme »
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
CBS reports Q2 net earnings of $440M, up 10% YoY, on revenues of $3.81B, up 10% YoY, and operating income of $695M, says its streaming subscribers grew 75% YoY — CBS Corp. delivered strong second quarter earnings on Thursday, posting top and bottom line growth as the company prepares …
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MediaPost, Reuters, CBS Corporation Events, The Wrap and Variety
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Michael Malone / Broadcasting & Cable:
CBS says it is accelerating its rollout of streaming news service CBSN Local to remaining 11 markets by early 2020, ahead of political primaries and elections
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TVNewser, investors.lionsgate.com, The Wrap, Variety, The Streamable, Hollywood Reporter and The Streamable
Brian Fung / CNN:
Sources: Trump's draft executive order calls for new FCC regulations narrowing CDA Section 230 protections for social media platforms when they suppress content — Washington (CNN Business)A draft executive order from the White House could put the Federal Communications Commission in charge …
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TechCrunch, Business Insider, Reason, CNET, Ars Technica, Digital Trends, @reckless, @reckless, @sarahfrier, @sarahfrier, @jason_kint, @fightfortheftr, @adamthierer, @sarahfrier, @penamerica, Wired, The Verge, @karlbode, @berinszoka, @jrosenworcel, @mathewi, @rsingel, @karlbode and @karlbode, more at Techmeme »
Tim Peterson / Digiday:
Flipboard to debut its first co-branded podcast series with Digital Trends, as a weekly audio-only spin-off from the video show Digital Trends Live — Flipboard, best known for distributing publishers' articles on its platform, is debuting its first co-branded podcast series with tech publisher Digital Trends.
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@smashdawg
Bijan Stephen / The Verge:
Twitch launches Twitch Studio, the company's first broadcasting software, aimed at new streamers, now in closed beta for PC users only — This is the company's first broadcast offering — Twitch just launched Twitch Studio, the company's first broadcasting software.
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@agouaillard, @take_on_mike, Engadget and Digiday
Committee to Protect Journalists:
CPJ and RCFP file a FOIA lawsuit seeking docs about a US Customs agent's contact with NYT's Ali Watkins regarding an investigation to identify leakers — Yesterday, the Committee to Protect Journalists and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP) filed a lawsuit …
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