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2:30 AM ET, August 11, 2020

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Juli Clover / MacRumors:

In iOS 14, Apple News+ publishers' web links are opened in the Apple News app by default for Apple News+ subscribers, though this feature can be turned off — Apple News in iOS 14 and macOS Big Sur has a toggle that's designed to open web links from ‌Apple News‌+ publishers directly …

John Koetsier / Forbes:
Apple Advertising seems to be on by default in iOS 14, while other advertisers and ad networks will have to ask for permission to track users

Discussion: @johnkoetsier, @rauschma, @eric_seufert, @eric_seufert, @om, @pbannist, @anthonykatsur, @worcester_spoon, @aripap, @slayser8, @admonstergavin, @caseyoppenheim, @rlerallut and @aviwankanobi, more at Techmeme »

Wendy Lee / Los Angeles Times:

TikTok announces first round of recipients of its $200M US creator fund, composed of 19 creators, 6 in LA; source: at least one will receive six figures — TikTok on Monday pushed back against rivals eager to poach its U.S. video creators (and to lure their audiences) …

Discussion: TikTok, MediaPost, @rrhoover, @stokel, @kalhanr, @taylorlorenz, @natjarv, @thr, @unitedtalent, @tubefilter, @loudmouthjulia, The Verge and Hollywood Reporter

Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:

Disney changes name of 20th Century Fox Television to 20th Television and Fox 21 TV Studios to Touchstone Television — No leadership changes or layoffs are expected to come with the moves. — To no surprise, Disney is rebranding its TV studios to remove the Fox name from two of them.

Discussion: The Verge, The Wrap, The Desk, @rbpundit, @backlon, @harrymccracken, Forbes, @snazzyq, @wonderella, @thepressboxpod, Variety and Deadline

Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:

Sports Illustrated staff describe mismanagement issues under Maven like the CEO hiring his relatives; Meredith has limited Maven's access to SI's photo archive — CUSTODY BATTLE — Staffers at the iconic sports mag feel caught in the middle of a war between the brand's owner and its publisher …

Discussion: @kerrymflynn, @rolandsmartin, @maxwelltani, @maxwelltani, @mccarthyryanj, @baileycarlin, @maxwelltani, @mylesudland, @maxwelltani, @digitalshields, Awful Announcing, @ennisnyt, @laurawags, @jatayler, @thedailybeast and @noahshachtman

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE:

In the wake of a widely protested election in Belarus, nonprofits say the government has blocked many sites, including those of independent media and Twitter — Twitter, local journalists, and internet freedom organizations report that there are widespread internet blocks in Belarus.

Discussion: @josephfcox, @lorenzofb, @janelytv and Fast Company, more at Techmeme »

Kevin Tran / Variety:

Data from 7Park: “Hamilton” on Disney+ reached 37% of US households in July, the largest streaming audience of 2020, ~3X that of Netflix's widest-reaching title — How big was “Hamilton” for Disney+? Far bigger than anything on Netflix in July, according to 7Park Data stats provided exclusively …

Discussion: @variety, /Film, @bignoah256, @heidi_chung, @mr_masonthe2nd, @hesherman, @brianduffield and @awallenstein

Kenneth Hein / The Drum:

eMarketer: without in-person events, US B2B digital ad spend will hit $8.14B, up 22.6% YoY, vs. a 1.7% YoY increase in overall digital ad spend — In the silver linings department, we have an unlikely development: B2B digital ad spend is leading the charge.

Discussion: @accordingtofred, @thedrum, @seangriffey and @mediavoicespod

Samson Amore / The Wrap:

Women hosted just 23 of the top 109 podcasts that appeared on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, and Google Podcasts charts in 31 straight days in June and July — Women represent roughly half of podcast listeners nationwide, but an overwhelming majority of the top-charting shows across …

Discussion: @sharonwaxman and @thewrap

Tim Baysinger / The Wrap:

Warner Bros. TV Group to consolidate its scripted and unscripted TV production operations, folding its cable/streaming unit Warner Horizon into Warner Bros. TV — In the latest move to come out of WarnerMedia's seismic restructuring that began last week, Warner Horizon will merge its scripted operations with Warner Bros. Television.

Discussion: Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Deadline and @snoodit

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Matthew Keys / The Desk:

According to an email sent to podcast producers, Amazon says it will add free podcasts in Amazon Music, for both free and paid tiers, and on Audible — Amazon will incorporate free podcasts into its Amazon Music and Audible products, according to a confidential email distributed to some show producers on Monday.

Discussion: @matthewkeyslive and @matthewkeyslive, more at Techmeme », Thanks:@matthewkeyslive

Think with Google:

Survey of video watching habits: TV-era quality markers like production value, being on a preferred platform, and famous actors ranked low on reasons to watch — We asked 12,000 people worldwide what they watched in the last 24 hours. Their answers show that our viewing habits are changing.1 70% …

Discussion: @raju, @stshank, @mohamed and @stokel

Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:

Chatham names former Tribune Publishing CEO Tony Hunter as CEO of McClatchy when the newspaper chain emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy next month — Former Tribune Publishing CEO Tony Hunter will become CEO of McClatchy Co. when the newspaper chain emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy next month …

Discussion: Columbia Journalism Review, @tonywhunter, @raju, @chicagotribune, Daily Herald and PR Newswire

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Kenneth Hein / The Drum:
eMarketer: without in-person events, US B2B digital ad spend will hit $8.14B, up 22.6% YoY, vs. a 1.7% YoY increase in overall digital ad spend Find

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Tim Baysinger / The Wrap:
Warner Bros. TV Group to consolidate its scripted and unscripted TV production operations, folding its cable/streaming unit Warner Horizon into Warner Bros. TV Find

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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
According to an email sent to podcast producers, Amazon says it will add free podcasts in Amazon Music, for both free and paid tiers, and on Audible Find

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Kevin Tran / Variety:
Data from 7Park: “Hamilton” on Disney+ reached 37% of US households in July, the largest streaming audience of 2020, ~3X that of Netflix's widest-reaching title Find

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Samson Amore / The Wrap:
Women hosted just 23 of the top 109 podcasts that appeared on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, and Google Podcasts charts in 31 straight days in June and July Find

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Sheila Dang / Reuters:
In a memo to advertisers, TikTok says it will refund ad campaigns it can't fulfill due to a US ban and will work with influencers to migrate to other platforms

Discussion: Wall Street Journal and TechCrunch

Alex Barker / Financial Times:
With 2,500 claims of improper use of unlicensed music on Twitch in June, the Artists Rights Alliance, a trade body, criticizes Jeff Bezos' “wilful blindness”

Discussion: @daveleeft and NME, more at Techmeme »

Noam Cohen / Wired:
A look at Wikipedia's growing skepticism towards Fox News, designated as a generally unreliable source on politics and science in July

Discussion: @caitlin__kelly, @pandemic_times, @noamcohen, @privacydigest and @drleighmjohnson

Ethan Zuckerman / The Atlantic:
Trump, who has dominated US media coverage since 2016, and the pandemic, which has dominated coverage in 2020, are crowding out almost all other topics

Discussion: @ethanz, @niemanreports, @stefanie2000, @medialab, @bkcharvard and @adriennelaf

Steven Perlberg / Digiday:
Some publishers worry about the end of the “Trump Bump” in traffic, ratings, and subscriptions if he loses to Biden, as the pandemic decimates the ad market

Discussion: Mediaite, @gerryfsmith, @ethanz, @perlberg, @andrewhclark, @maxwellstrachan, @hotlinejosh, @ddayen, @jeremymbarr, @_cooper and @media_evan

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The Guardian:
BBC's Tony Hall apologizes after the N-word was used during a TV news broadcast, following mass complaints; BBC had initially refused to apologize last month

Discussion: Press Gazette, @ammarkazmi_, @dionnegrant, @mlothianmclean, @wahibaasa, @bbcnewsbeat, @bbcsangita, @sofiehagen, @thelondonhughes, @larrymadowo, BBC, Metro.co.uk, NBC News, CNN, New York Post, BBC, The Independent and Deadline

Seb Joseph / Digiday:
The Trade Desk and Roku, the two largest independent ad tech companies, now have a combined market cap of $42.8B, vs. $35.1B for Omnicom, WPP, IPG, and Publicis

Discussion: Business Insider

Megan K. Stack / New York Times:
Profile of journalist Behrouz Boochani, who as a detainee exposed human rights abuses in Australia-run offshore detention center for refugees after fleeing Iran

Discussion: @nytimesworld, @cathyreisenwitz, @melissakchan, @laurenthehough and @nytmag

Bloomberg:
Hong Kong police have arrested pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai as well as his sons and Next Digital execs under its new national security law

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Sources: an internal Facebook probe into QAnon shows the size of the conspiracy theory's community: millions of members and followers across thousands of Groups

Bloomberg:
In a lawsuit brought by CA's AG, judge issues a preliminary injunction ordering Uber, Lyft to convert their drivers to employees, paused for 10 days for appeals

Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Facebook says it has created a new group to run all of its payments projects with David Marcus at the helm; hires former Upwork CEO as VP of Facebook Payments

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