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Megan Graham / CNBC:
Google to require all advertisers to verify their identities, starting in the US; existing advertisers will have 30 days to complete the verification process — - Google began requiring political advertisers wanting to run election ads on its platform to verify their identity back in 2018.
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Michelle Castillo / Cheddar:
Memo: NYT to temporarily stop printing its sports and travel sections in the Sunday edition, replacing them with At Home, focused on sheltering in place — With no major sporting events and barely any travel happening due to the coronavirus, The New York Times plans to stop printing hard copies …
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Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Universal Pictures seals a 5-year exclusive deal with LEGO Group for film development, production, and theatrical distribution — EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures has completed a five-year exclusive deal with the LEGO Group that will lead to the development, production and theatrical distribution …
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Sam Kille / Report for America:
Report for America announces its 2020 corps, which comprises 225 journalists vs. 59 in 2019, to be placed in 162 outlets, and $2.5M in funding from Facebook — Report for America today announced the selection of 225 journalists for its 2020 reporting corps.
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Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Quibi's head of marketing, Megan Imbres, is leaving, following the departures of its head of partnerships and head of daily content last year — Megan Imbres, who oversaw creative development for Quibi's high-profile ads, is leaving the company after a year
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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Leaked images from 2019 show Google considered a feature that let users tip money to websites like Wired or NYT as part of its Contributor program — Leaked images obtained by TechCrunch reveal that Google considered and designed a feature that would let people donate money to websites …
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Bloomberg Law:
NLRB judge rules that Federalist publisher Ben Domenech broke labor laws when he tweeted that he'd send employees “back to the salt mine” if they unionized — Listen — The publisher of conservative online magazine The Federalist broke federal labor laws when he tweeted …
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@mattdpearce, @briannawu and @hassankanu
Kelly McBride / NPR:
NPR's new public editor Kelly McBride, formerly at Poynter, reflects on the outlet's strength helping people navigate news that so often induces rage and sorrow — Within a single hour last week, while listening to Morning Edition, I was first charmed by a delightful conversation between Peyton and Lola …
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@nprpubliceditor, @michael_rubino, @craignewmark, @daverdman, @emilyzfeng, @benmullin, @nprpubliceditor, @deggans and @arishapiro
Hollywood Reporter:
Q&A with Pradeep Dwivedi, CEO of Eros International's India division, about its STX Entertainment merger, accusations of accounting irregularities, and more — Pradeep Dwivedi says the two companies can complement each other in a bid to expand in India, appeal to Chinese sensibilities and compete with the streamers.
Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
UK's Independent Digital News and Media furloughs a “limited number of staff” and institutes 20% pay cuts for everyone earning more than £37,500 per year — Independent Digital News and Media, owner of the Independent and Indy100 websites, has put a “limited number” …
Jill Goldsmith / Deadline:
NBCU launches Checkout, which allows users to buy featured products on its articles and videos without being redirected to other sites — Comcast's NBCUniversal Thursday unveiled a new digital commerce storefront that streamlines consumers' ability to purchase items advertised on linear TV and online …
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Broadcasting & Cable, @scottmonty, Reuters, Ad Age and TechCrunch
Arman Javaherian / Crunchbase:
Crunchbase redesigns search, adds personalized homepages and alerts, adds data from UK and Asia, and plans a Salesforce integration for Pro and an API upgrade — This is one of the hardest times in recent memory for businesses trying to forge new deals or find new opportunities.
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