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4:20 PM ET, July 18, 2022

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Chris Welch / The Verge:
Amazon starts rolling out a Prime Video redesign for Android and connected TV devices, with a Netflix-like look, a top 10 list, a vertical navigation, and more  —  New navigation, a top 10 list, and a very familiar look and feel  —  Compared to Netflix, Disney Plus, and other major streaming services …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
After the WSJ editorial board called the story, later confirmed, of a 10-year-old rape victim was “fanciful”, its ensuing correction mischaracterized its piece  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  When is an editor's note like a comb-over?  When it's trying to hide what the editor would rather not own up to.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Fox Sports says its revenue for the 2022 MLB All-Star Game is up to 30% higher than for any previous game; 25 marketers purchased spots for the first time  —  Some of the nation's big-spending advertisers are taking a new swing at one of its oldest sports.
Discussion: The Streamable and @bristei
Julia Angwin / The Markup:
An interview with Lucia Walinchus, the executive director at nonprofit Eye on Ohio, who recently published a proposal to tax digital ads to support journalism  —  One of the most meaningful changes in our economy in the past decade has been the astronomical growth in online advertising …
Matthew Belloni / Puck:
HBO and HBO Max content chief Casey Bloys signs a five-year contract; source: CEO Zaslav made re-signing Bloys the top personnel priority of his first 100 days  —  Sure, Zaslav and Gunnar have been fleecing WBD looking for redundancies, but re-signing Casey Bloys was a goal of the new C.E.O.'s first 100 days.
Robbie Whelan / Wall Street Journal:
Antenna: new Hulu subscriptions outpaced those of Disney+ in 18 of the past 24 months and Hulu's total new subscriptions beat Disney+'s in the past six quarters  —  New subscriptions to Hulu have outpaced those of the company's flagship streaming platform in 18 of the past 24 months
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Ofcom finds that RT breached the UK's broadcasting code 29 times in four days after Russia invaded Ukraine, including with bulletins amounting to “propaganda”  —  “Biased” RT breached the UK's broadcasting code 29 times in four days after Russia invaded Ukraine, regulator Ofcom has said.
Kris Holt / Engadget:
Crunchyroll drops prices in nearly 100 countries and territories, cutting the Mega Fan plan by 25% in the UK, nearly 50% in the UAE, and nearly 90% in India  —  Crunchyroll is changing prices for users in nearly 100 countries and territories, but not in the way you'd probably expect.
Discussion: Variety, Crunchyroll, 9to5Mac and 9to5Mac
Seth Smalley / Poynter:
A look at automated fact-checking tools tested by the UK's Full Fact, which detect and categorize claims in real time and cross reference with existing work  —  Fact-checkers in London have developed a verification tool to live fact-check false claims with a goal of global implementation.
Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
Disney says it has secured a record $9B in commitments from advertisers for 2022 to 2023; about 40% of spending went to its online offerings, including Disney+  —  Walt Disney Co. said advertisers agreed to buy $9 billion in commercials across its various channels and streaming services for the 2022-2023 TV season.
 
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Rob Salkowitz / Forbes:
Webtoon, the online comics platform owned by Korea's Naver, says it paid English-language creators $27M since 2020; Webtoon has 82M+ MAUs, with 15M in the US
Patrick Brzeski / The Hollywood Reporter:
Filing: Korean entertainment company CJ ENM's streaming subsidiary TVING to merge with rival streamer Seezn
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
UK House of Lords committee proposes abolishing TV licence fee and replacing it with a new levy on council tax, ending the traditional link to owning a TV set
Monica Chin / The Verge:
A look at the state of accessibility coverage in tech journalism, as some reporters believe tech news outlets aren't covering assistive technology consistently
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Tara McGowan / Poynter:
Fact-based news necessary for a pro-democracy citizenry is increasingly behind a paywall; news outlets should do more, including making election coverage free
Ray Schultz / MediaPost:
Fortune debuts Fortune Well in collaboration with CVS Health, to offer health and wellness articles, videos, and infographics for business professionals
Discussion: PR Newswire and Talking Biz News
Washington Post:
Saudi officials excluded two Washington Post reporters from a briefing during Biden's visit, but they were invited after raising the issue with the White House