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11:30 AM ET, July 30, 2020

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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Amazon and WarnerMedia agree to prolong access to HBO on Fire TVs as Jeff Bezos tells Congress he thinks the two companies will come to terms over HBO Max  —  Amid the stalled talks between Amazon and WarnerMedia over getting HBO Max on Fire TV devices, the two sides reached an agreement on one front …
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Jill Goldsmith / Deadline:
Asked whether Amazon is asking for not only money but content in exchange for carrying HBO Max on Fire TV, Bezos said he isn't familiar enough with negotiations  —  The current throwdown between Amazon and HBO Max got pulled into a tech titan hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday.
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Kerry Flynn / CNN:
Staffers at Hearst Magazines have voted 241-83 to form a union through Writers Guild of America, East, after a nine-month campaign  —  New York (CNN Business)A massive union drive at Hearst Magazines, one of the world's largest periodical publishers, finally came to fruition Wednesday …
Marc Malkin / Variety:
This year's Emmys will be virtual, producers have told nominees, asking them to prepare to participate from home or a location of their choice on September 20  —  Shortly after the nominations were announced yesterday, this year's Emmy executive producers — including host Jimmy Kimmel …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Emails from 2016 show Apple agreed to halve its 30% App Store fee for Amazon as part of deal to get the Prime Video app on iPhones and Apple TV  —  - IPhone maker's Eddy Cue reached 2016 deal with Amazon's Bezos  — In 2011, Apple executives weighed 40% fee for subscriptions
Rachel Kurzius / DCist:
Interviews with 24 people reveal a pattern of inappropriate behavior by former WAMU reporter Martin Di Caro, who now works for Bloomberg Radio  —  Repeatedly telling a spokesperson for a D.C. councilmember how he thought she looked in a dress.  Sending suggestive, late-night messages to young colleagues.
Lauren Feiner / CNBC:
Comcast Q2: revenue of $23.7B; NBCU revenue fell 25.4% YoY to $6.12B; filmed content licensing revenue grew 19.5% YoY; Peacock has 10M signups since July launch  —  - Comcast earnings beat analyst estimates on the top and bottom lines.  — It's the first earnings report since Comcast's …
Mark Jacob / Local News Initiative:
As 80+ digital local news startups launched in the US since 2018, an equal number have closed; experts share how some, like Daily Memphian, are finding success  —  As many legacy news outlets struggle to survive, industry analysts are looking to digital start-ups as a promising way to revive coverage of local news.
 
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Tiffany Hsu / New York Times:
Research firm Forrester: US ad spending will decline by 25% this year and won't recover until 2023, and in 2020 and 2021, ad agencies will shed 52,000 jobs
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
America is enduring a far worse COVID-19 outbreak than other rich countries due in part to the size and strength of right-wing media that broadcasts falsehoods
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
After Trump praised doctor promoting COVID-19 “cures”, right-wing media rushed to defend her from the reporters and social platforms allegedly silencing her
Alex Ritman / Hollywood Reporter:
British Film Institute unveils details of a £30M recovery fund for struggling independent cinemas across the UK
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What's New in Publishing:
Digital Spy, UK's biggest TV and movies website, launches its first digital magazine, available exclusively on Apple News+ in the UK, US, Canada, and Australia
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Sources: Russian intelligence services are using a trio of English-language websites by an information agency called InfoRos to spread disinfo about COVID-19
Frank Pallotta / CNN:
AMC and Universal agree to shorten the theatrical window for films to 17 days, or 3 weekends, before Universal can release them onto premium on-demand platforms