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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.
Ben Kesslen / New York Post:
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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Sara Fischer / Axios:
UK events and publishing company Informa buys Industry Dive, a US business newsletter publisher, for $389M in cash and up to $525M depending on performance — Industry Dive, a Washington, D.C.-based business media company, has signed an agreement to be acquired by Informa …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube rolls out new shopping features, including a partnership with Shopify to let eligible US creators link their Shopify store and YouTube channel — YouTube already soaks up billions of hours of the world's attention. Now the video giant also wants to hoover up a bigger piece of consumers' online purchases.
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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Russia fines Google ~$374M for repeatedly failing to remove “prohibited” news about the war in Ukraine — Russia fined Google 21.1 billion rubles ($374 million) on Monday for repeatedly failing to “remove prohibited information” — content related to the country's invasion and subsequent war in Ukraine.
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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 …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Charter, an outlet that covers the future of work, raised a $3M seed round to launch a membership-based insights service for HR leaders by the end of the year — Charter, the digital media and insights company focused on the future of work, has raised a $3 million seed round to jump-start …
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
The DOJ declines to prosecute nine staff of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, who were arrested in June 2022 for unlawful entry of buildings at the US Capitol — Staffers for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert won't be prosecuted after their arrest last month for unlawful entry at the Capitol.
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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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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
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 …
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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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 …
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