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Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
To avoid airing a Democratic infomercial and lacking breaks in the virtual convention, news shows talked over the DNC production, creating an unwatchable result — In the run-up to the Democratic National Convention, which opened last night, fans of convention pomp mourned the likely shortcomings …
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Associated Press, Media Matters for America, The Daily Beast and Slate
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Andrew Bucholtz / Awful Announcing:
Former Sports Illustrated owner Meredith is suing its current owner TheMaven for alleged breach of contract, claiming over $1M in unpaid fees — The latest development with under-fire Sports Illustrated operator TheMaven has them being sued for over a million dollars in unpaid fees by former SI owner Meredith.
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Des Moines Register, WWD, @bkoo, @tyschalter, @sportsrapport, @maxwelltani, @jeffheckelman, @bmorrissey and @ckrewson
Brian Bumbery / Apple:
Apple renames Beats 1, its streaming radio station, Apple Music 1 and launches two new radio stations: Apple Music Hits and Apple Music Country — Apple Music 1 and two new stations, Apple Music Hits and Apple Music Country, feature exclusive original shows from the world's top music hosts and artists
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The Verge, TechCrunch, Music Business Worldwide, @ashleyrcarman, @jake_k, Engadget, @stevemoser and 9to5Mac, more at Techmeme »
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
The Ellen DeGeneres Show says three executive producers have “parted ways” with the show, amid allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation — “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” has overhauled its senior production team in the wake of accusations of racial insensitivity …
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BuzzFeed News, Vanity Fair, @ayeveegee, Page Six, The Independent, @kerrymflynn, @phil_lewis_, NME, @kerrymflynn, @ellend_world, @tomgara, Los Angeles Times, The A.V. Club, New York Times, UPROXX, The Hill, Deadline and The Wrap
Megan Janetsky / Poynter:
The pandemic is throwing international reporting into a crisis, mostly affecting freelancers' work and turning large swaths of the world into news deserts — I was in rural Guatemala following the lives of former migrants when the pandemic hit like a sledgehammer.
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bookforum.com, @pauseinlight, @dylanbaddour, @poynter, @jatingandhi, @vgstunt, @poynter, @janebsinger, @ligaze, @kerrymflynn, @dartcenter, @meganjanetsky and @poynter
Seb Joseph / Digiday:
To make up for lost ticket sales, sports clubs are using Facebook's Fan Subscription Pages to sell content like streams of games and interviews with players — In the scramble to replace revenue lost to the coronavirus pandemic, some sports clubs are selling content exclusively on Facebook.
Kayleigh Barber / Digiday:
As the pandemic destroys ad revenue, some publishers, like Bustle, Thrillist, and The Strategist, are seeing success in affiliate and commerce deals — With advertising revenue down across the board during the continuing coronavirus crisis, publishers are relying more on revenue cultivated from readers …
Amber Neely / AppleInsider:
Apple launches its first Apple TV+ bundle, allowing users to add CBS All Access and Showtime for an additional $9.99 a month — Apple has launched its first Apple TV+ bundle, allowing users to add in CBS All Access and Showtime for an additional $9.99 a month.
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Apple, Variety, The Verge, TidBITS, @ballmatthew, Engadget, Adweek, Cord Cutters News and The Streamable, more at Techmeme »
Alex Shephard / New Republic:
By embracing conservative talking points about government agencies, media missed the story about the decimation of USPS long before Trump was elected — Four months ago, the United States Postal Service warned Congress that it could run out of money by September, requesting a $75 billion bailout amid …
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New York Times, @newrepublic, @coracurrier, @newrepublic, @newrepublic, Written Up, Slate and Tangle
Andy Kroll / Rolling Stone:
An in-depth look at how Fox News and Sean Hannity propagated a conspiracy theory about DNC staffer Seth Rich, leading to heartbreak and turmoil for his family — He was almost home. In the early-morning hours of July 10th, 2016, Seth Rich walked alone across northwest Washington, D.C. …
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@7im, @slpng_giants, @freepress, @jamilsmith, @timalberta, @andykroll, Political Junkie, Poynter and Gothamist
Karlene Lukovitz / MediaPost:
Magnite survey: around 40% of “persuadable” undecided voters do not subscribe to cable or satellite TV, but 70% subscribe to an ad-supported streaming service — Some 40% of “persuadable” voters — meaning the 30% who identify as independent or undecided — do not subscribe to cable or satellite TV.
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Business Wire, TV Technology and Beet.TV
Nathan Crooks / Bloomberg:
TikTok starts a Twitter account and website, aggregating positive news stories, to “set the record straight” about “misinformation” regarding TikTok — TikTok said Monday that it started a website and Twitter account to address what it called rumors in real time …
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Ad Age, TikTok, Business Insider, The Independent, @davidclowery, MediaNama, @andyboxall, @stevekrak, @tiktok_comms, @marklittlenews and TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »
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