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9:45 AM ET, July 19, 2022

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The Pulitzer Prize Board rejects Trump's call to rescind the 2018 prizes it gave to The New York Times and The Washington Post for the Russian collusion story — The Pulitzer Prize Board rejected former President Donald Trump's call for it to rescind the 2018 prizes given to the New York Times …

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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 …

Brian Steinberg / Variety:

NBC's Today show launches its first digital cover story, a look at creator Issa Rae, as it aims to attract fans of lifestyle publications like People and Vogue — The people who oversee “Today” want to lure new audiences from a decidedly different competitor set.

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Netflix tests charging users in five Latin American countries an extra fee if they use their account for more than two weeks outside of their primary residence — Netflix Inc. will ask customers in five Latin America countries to pay a fee if they want to use their account in an additional home …

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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

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Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:

Disney says advertisers bought a record $9B in commitments for 2022 to 2023; ~40% of spending went to its online offerings, including Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ — 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.

Discussion: Reuters, Ad Age, The Hollywood Reporter, @thewrap, @lucas_shaw, @longyield, Front Office Sports, The Wrap, Deadline, Adweek and Next TV

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:

NBC News' Stay Tuned averages 1M views/episode on Snapchat, has 1M+ TikTok followers, and is planning its first documentary in September and a podcast in 2023 — The show, which debuted on Snapchat this week in 2017, is planning a documentary, a podcast, and a return to YouTube.

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Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:

Acast, which lets businesses and users publish and monetize podcasts, plans to acquire podcast database Podchaser, which will continue to operate independently — Acast, the Swedish tech company that helps businesses and individuals publish and monetize podcasts, has announced plans to acquire podcast database Podchaser.

Discussion: Axios, @techcrunch, What's New in Publishing, Mumbrella, @leandrosaucedo, @kerrymflynn, Inside Radio, @sarafischer, MediaPost and RAIN News

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: Sports Business Journal, @bristei and The Streamable

Rick Edmonds / Poynter:

Some Gannett insiders criticize the company's decision to cut editorials at its regional newspapers; Amalie Nash, senior VP at Gannett, says they are outliers — A decision from the largest newspaper chain in the country to cut editorials continues to spark a range of opinions, inside the company and out.

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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:

Extinction Rebellion activists smashed the windows of News UK's London offices in protest of the company's coverage of climate change — Activists target London HQ of Rupert Murdoch's media company after UK weather treated as upbeat story — Extinction Rebellion protesters have smashed windows …

Discussion: Press Gazette and Conquest of the Useless

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.

Discussion: @mattbelloni, The Wrap, The Hollywood Reporter, @pkafka, @great_katzby, The Streamable, Variety and Deadline

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