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Sources: NBCUniversal's subscription video service Peacock is unlikely to reach a carriage deal with Amazon or Roku before its July 15 launch but talks continue — - NBCUniversal's Peacock is unlikely to reach a deal with either Amazon or Roku before its national July 15 launch, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Bloomberg, Variety, @mattrosoff, The Desk, @jcalandauth, @jcalandauth, @sherman4949, @sherman4949, @digitalshields, @stevekovach and Multichannel News
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Peacock will exclusively stream 175+ Premier League games in the 2020-2021 season, available on a Premium tier; NBC will end its Sports Gold Premier League Pass — Peacock is getting its hands — or, more accurately, feet — on a big batch of the U.K.'s Premier League soccer matches.
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CNBC, @rickcordella, Multichannel News, The Wrap, Engadget, Awful Announcing and 5ish


Nandini Jammi, half of Sleeping Giants, explains how she worked well with Matt Rivitz early on, then Rivitz monopolized media interviews and diminished her work — How my white male co-founder gaslighted me out of the movement we built together. — Nearly four years after I began building …
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@jazzyloyal, @moorehn, @peterhimler, @moorehn, @vickitardif, @egsophie, @joshsternberg, @waywardwinifred, @eanakashima, @pjux, @shannoncoulter, @scottlucas, @kerrymflynn and BuzzFeed News


Source: Authentic Brands, which owns the intellectual property of Sports Illustrated, is re-examining The Maven's license to operate the SI media business — They only took over the iconic sports brand just last year, but The Maven may lose control over their prized acquisition.
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@tomgara, @maxwelltani and @jatayler


Sources: VOA head Michael Pack has signaled that he will not approve visa extensions for dozens of foreign journalists working for the outlet in the US — Dozens of foreign nationals working as journalists in the U.S. for Voice of America, the federal government's international broadcaster …
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New York Times, @rosenbergerlm, Washington Post, @mekongfm, @ne0liberal, @andrewfeinberg, @normeisen, @mattyglesias, @jfslowik, @waltshaub, @mollymckew, @jbenton, @davidfolkenflik, @rogue_martin, @seamus_malek, @lrozen, Slate, @calm_observer, @spj_tweets, New York Post, The Wrap and The Hill

The Harper's letter rejects public shaming and consequences for speech, calling them censorship, when they're forms of the counterspeech it claims to support — There's a slightly bizarre Letter on Justice and Open Debate that Harper's Magazine is publishing, signed by a long list of famous people …


A deep look at the rift between some prominent Silicon Valley figures and increasingly critical media, based on the case of Slate Star Codex vs. The NYT — How a controversial rationalist blogger became a mascot and martyr in a struggle against the New York Times.
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@caseynewton, @politicalmath, @lanceulanoff, @ameensol, @karaswisher, @michaelluo, @mattzeitlin, @__aston__, @chaykak, @emilydreyfuss, @adrianhon, @timmarchman, @lastpositivist, @jacyanthis, @melissamcewen, @itsbirdemic, @newyorker, @robreich, @eigenrobot, @adrianhon, @can, @robinhanson, @sivavaid, @__aston__, @megreenwell, @scholars_stage, @andrewmarantz, @halophoenix, @lastpositivist, @samantar, @politicalmath, @asglidden, @lastpositivist, @hatr and @felixsalmon


McClatchy auction is back on for Friday, after a judge rejected Alden's effort to weaken Chatham Asset Management's bid; auction winner to be approved July 24 — A federal bankruptcy judge on Thursday rejected a last-minute attempt by Alden Global Capital to weaken a rival bid for McClatchy Co. …
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Wall Street Journal, @darrendcarroll, @kevinghall, @kdoctor, @alex_roarty, @kevinghall, @kdoctor and @dangillmor


Sources: Dataminr, an official Twitter partner, relayed tweets and other social media posts about BLM protesters directly to police, contrary to earlier claims — Leveraging close ties to Twitter, controversial artificial intelligence startup Dataminr helped law enforcement digitally monitor …
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@samfbiddle, @culturejedi, @inovajon, @martinsfp, @lib_a_little, @stevenrenderos, @alibreland, Gizmodo, @matt_cagle, @lam_barrett, @doctorow, @bacontribe, @chadloder, @kaludiasays, @aclumn, @matt_cagle, @samfbiddle, @dellcam, @kaludiasays, @kaludiasays, @justinhendrix and @rachelblevinson, more at Techmeme »


Chicago PD shuts down its arrest API, used by journalists to access arrest data, after Chicago Reporter used it to reveal that CPD had inflated looting claims — Blocking access to key law enforcement data hinders critical accountability efforts by journalists and researchers and ultimately limits discourse on public safety.
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@derekeder, @bodahesq, @sorenspicknall, @muckrock, @chancetherapper, @campuscodi, @royalpratt, @chicagocitydsa, @jaredrutecki, @digiphile, @the_naija_boy, @dmehro, @torresrandres, @zambini845, @whitey_chan, @lucyparsonslabs, @bettergov, @thatlunchboxkid, @fkaurban, @thejqs, @frankedubz, @blackamazon, @chels_bar and @acluofil, more at Techmeme »


Walt Disney World in Florida to reopen on Saturday, as Disney faces revenue pressure with postponed movies and no live sports for TV channels amid the pandemic — The mega-resort will welcome back visitors on Saturday even as coronavirus cases in Florida remain high. In doing so, Disney steps into a politicized debate.


A look at Protocol's first months in a crowded tech journalism ecosystem, the challenge of applying the Politico playbook, divisions between the EIC and staff — In April, reporters and editors at Protocol, the new technology publication launched by the owner of Politico, gathered for a “weekly huddle” video call.
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@perlberg, @joshsternberg, @bmorrissey, @simonowens, @jowens510, @niemanlab, @jbenton, @ckrewson and @mjenkins