Mediagazer: YouTube TV to lose 19 Fox regional sports networks owned by Sinclair as of October 1, as a result of failed renewal negotiations between Google and Sinclair (Karlene Lukovitz/MediaPost)

8:35 AM ET, September 30, 2020

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Right-wing news sources and the WH press secretary amplified a conspiracy theory about an electronic earpiece for Biden, hours before the presidential debate — A conspiracy theory that Joe Biden would wear an electronic device in his ear during the first presidential debate went wildly viral Tuesday …

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Jason Gurwin / The Streamable:

YouTube TV is dropping all Fox regional sports networks starting Oct. 1; the networks will now only be available for streaming on Hulu Live TV and AT&T TV Now — Just following the end of baseball season, YouTube TV is about to lose 21 Fox Regional Sports Networks.

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Karlene Lukovitz / MediaPost:

YouTube TV to lose 19 Fox regional sports networks owned by Sinclair as of October 1, as a result of failed renewal negotiations between Google and Sinclair — YouTube TV subscribers will lose 19 Fox regional sports networks owned by Sinclair Media as of October 1, as a result …

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Sarah Whitten / CNBC:

Disney is laying off 28,000 employees, due to prolonged closures of its California theme parks and limited attendance at open parks — Prolonged closures at Disney's California-based theme parks and limited attendance at its open parks has forced the company to lay off 28,000 employees across its parks …

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Sara Fischer / Axios:

Bloomberg Media will launch Bloomberg Wealth on Thursday, focusing on personal finance including careers, education, stock trading, and cryptocurrencies — Bloomberg Media is expanding its portfolio to provide more general business and lifestyle content to readers, instead of just straightforward markets …

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Samidha Sharma / The Economic Times:

India-based news aggregator Inshorts raises $35M led by Lee Fixel's Addition to promote Public, its new location-based social network — The former Tiger Global executive is leading a $35 million round at Inshorts. — After a hiatus of almost two years, Lee Fixel, the media shy former …

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Kendall Baker / Axios:

Buzzer, which aims to offer live sports on mobile devices by aggregating sports rights, raises $4M in seed funding led by Lerer Hippeau and Sapphire Sport — Buzzer, a mobile technology platform that wants to connect fans through live sports while helping existing media rights holders maximize value …

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