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After Bulgaria expelled a Russian journalist for a state-owned outlet, Russia summons a Bulgarian correspondent in Moscow to the foreign ministry — Russia on Thursday warned Bulgaria that it would retaliate against Sofia for its decision to expel a Russian journalist on national security grounds …
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Mark Caro / Local News Initiative:
Q&A with Ken Doctor on the Press Forward's philanthropic commitment to invest $500M in local news, his local digital news outlet Lookout Santa Cruz, and more — Veteran journalist Ken Doctor had been analyzing “Newsonomics” for many years when he jumped back into the game to launch …
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Erin Woo / The Information:
Source: TikTok users sent $250M+ worth of digital gifts to US livestreamers in Q3; TikTok takes a 50% cut and is on track to earn $500M in US tips in 2023 — A young man with a shaved head and leather jacket bounces up and down in New York's Union Square, chanting “TGIF” as viewers send him a stream of tips costing a few cents each.
The Hollywood Reporter:
HBO's Casey Bloys concedes that creating Twitter accounts to undermine TV critics was a “very, very dumb idea to vent my frustration” — The HBO CEO apologized for the accounts that trolled critics posting about network programming on social media.
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Gerardo Arbaiza / Reuters:
El Salvador's Congress repeals a law that criminalized the publication of gang messages, which critics said unjustly targeted journalists; no arrests were made — El Salvador's Congress repealed a law on Wednesday that criminalized the publication of gang messages, as ruling party leaders declared victory …
Amanda Chicago Lewis / The Verge:
A critical look at the SEO industry: users complain that Google isn't as useful anymore, some experts complain it's harder to game Google's algorithm, and more — As the public begins to believe Google isn't as useful anymore, what happens to the cottage industry of search engine optimization experts …
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Committee to Protect Journalists:
At least 27 local and international journalists covering recent political rallies in Bangladesh's Dhaka were attacked by demonstrators and the police — Bangladesh authorities must immediately and impartially investigate the assaults on at least 27 journalists covering recent political rallies …
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
YouTube begins raising Premium's price globally, including in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Germany, Poland, and Turkey, after raising the US price in July — Following the United States in July, YouTube Premium's international price increase is starting.
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The Walt Disney Company:
Disney plans to acquire NBCU's 33% stake in Hulu, gaining full ownership, and expects to pay ~$8.61B, representing NBCU's share of a $27.5B guaranteed floor — The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) announced today that it will acquire the 33% stake in Hulu, LLC held by Comcast Corp.'s (NASDAQ …
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Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
Fox Corp reports Q1 revenue of $3.21B and a $415M net income, down from $605M YoY; affiliate revenue rose 2% YoY to $1.74B and ad revenue fell 2% to $1.2B — After Rupert Murdoch recently took on the role of chairman emeritus, the company reported its fiscal first-quarter results …
Joe Duball / IAPP:
The EDPB instructs the Irish DPC to ban Meta's use of personal data for behavioral ads across the EU member states and EEA countries within two weeks — An unprecedented shakeup in the advertising technology space has arrived in Europe. Changes are coming to adtech's approach to privacy …
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Kerry Flynn / Axios:
Ad intelligence service MediaRadar acquires Vivvix, a Kantar ad intelligence unit; MediaRadar tracks $200B+ in annual ad spend and has 20K customers — Exit Content Preview — MediaRadar has acquired Vivvix, Kantar Group's North American advertising intelligence business, executives tell Axios.
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