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2:35 PM ET, August 9, 2023

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Blake Brittain / Reuters:
Gizmodo EIC Dan Ackerman sues Apple, the Tetris Company, and others, accusing them of adapting his book about Tetris into a feature film without his permission  —  Dan Ackerman, editor in chief of the tech-news website Gizmodo, filed a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court on Monday accusing Apple …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
The RNC picks Fox Business to host the second GOP presidential primary debate on September 27, after Fox News hosts the first debate later on August 23  —  It's now two-for-two for the Murdoch empire when it comes to presidential candidate forums.  —  The Republican National Committee …
Scott Roxborough / The Hollywood Reporter:
RTL Deutschland launches a €12.99 per month “all-in-one” streaming bundle with video, live sports, music, podcasts, audiobooks, and digital magazines  —  The new “all-inclusive” platform is promising German subscribers a one-stop-shop for video, live-sports, music, podcasts …
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Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
Australia's ABC shutters all but four of its accounts on X, citing “toxic interactions” and cost, amid shifting resources to TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram  —  The public broadcaster says interactions on the platform are ‘toxic’ as it closes almost all its Twitter accounts
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Penn Entertainment is selling Barstool Sports back to founder Dave Portnoy, who has accepted certain noncompete agreements; Penn had bought Barstool for $551M  —  - Tim Baysinger- Kerry Flynn- Sara Fischer  —  ESPN on Tuesday announced a betting joint venture with casino operator PENN Entertainment …
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ESPN and Penn Entertainment announce a deal to launch ESPN Bet, as Penn rebrands its sportsbook in the 16 US states where it is licensed; PENN jumps ~15%
Reuters:
The WGA strike hits 100 days: negotiations with major studios are stalled and writers are protesting what they describe as a disregard for their demands  —  The Hollywood writers' strike marks 100 days on Wednesday with contract talks stalled and people on the picket lines protesting what they describe as a disregard for their demands.
Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix reopens NYC's iconic Paris Theater after major upgrades, with plans to screen its original movies and host special events, retrospectives, and more  —  The iconic cinema will be able to screen 70mm film for the first time in years and also has a new Dolby Atmos system.
Lara O'Reilly / Insider:
Private equity firm Novacap acquires TV adtech company Cadent from Lee Equity Partners, a source says for $600M  —  - PE firm Novacap has acquired TV adtech company Cadent.  — The deal is valued at around $600 million, according to a source.  — Cadent now plans an acquisition spree to bolster the platform's growth.
Elizabeth de Luna / Mashable:
X begins making ad revenue payouts to smaller creators, after releasing payments to thousands of select accounts; how payouts are calculated remains unclear  —  ‘$8 to make $370 is a fantastic ROI for something I do anyway,’ one creator tweeted. … X is finally paying smaller creators …
Martin K.N Siele / Rest of World:
In Kenya, TikTok's most active African country, creators make money hosting protest livestreams, which protesters say help them stay safe from police violence  —  At least 23 people have reportedly been killed as crowds oppose proposed tax increases.  —  • NAIROBI, KENYA
Sophie Culpepper / Nieman Lab:
A look at Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang's “transparency portal”, launched to improve audience trust after facing criticism for a botched story  —  Readers “have to see this again and again and again, I think, before you really make an impact.”
Catherine Perloff / Adweek:
Google renames “in-stream ads” to “skippable ads”, to “more accurately describe the ad format”, after an Adalytics report accused YouTube of misleading buyers  —  What was once in-stream ads are now skippable ads  —  Google removed “in-stream” …
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Bob Giles, who led two newsrooms to Pulitzers, oversaw Nieman Journalism Lab's launch, and selected and hosted hundreds of Nieman Fellows at Harvard, dies at 90
 

 
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Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword:
Google files its proposed remedies in the DOJ's search antitrust lawsuit, including letting browser companies have multiple default agreements across platforms

Joseph Menn / Washington Post:
A US judge finds NSO Group liable for exploiting a bug in WhatsApp to spy on 1,400 users and that WhatsApp is entitled to sanctions against NSO

Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
OpenAI unveils o3 and o3-mini, trained to “think” before responding via what OpenAI calls a “private chain of thought”, and plans to launch them in early 2025
 
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