Cable, Satellite’s Historic Fading Relevance
Cord cutters caused largest second-quarter drop in subscriptions, with about 5 million customers ditching their cable and satellite companies
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Twitter, Facebook Ban Hundreds of Accounts Spreading Disinformation About Hong Kong Protests
The suspended Twitter accounts “deliberately and specifically attempting to sow political discord in Hong Kong,” the company announced on Monday
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How The Athletic Plans to Double Subscribers in 6 Months
The sports startup wants to “zig when everyone else is zagging,” CEO Alex Mather says
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Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon a Time…’ Climactic Scene Was ‘Fitting,’ Ex-Manson Family Member Says
“I thought the ending was very clever,” Dianne Lake tells The Daily Beast
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Amazon’s ‘Maisel Day’ 30-Cent Gasoline Promo Causes Traffic ‘Chaos’ (Video)
Prices fell to 1959 prices at one very crowded gas station
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Congress Orders 8Chan Owner to Testify on Site’s White Supremacist Content in September
El Paso shooter posted racist manifesto on the website, police say
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YouTube Discriminates Against LGBTQ Creators, Lawsuit Says
Video giant blocks LGBTQ creators from monetizing their channels and labels them “sexually explicit” for their sexual orientation, new lawsuit says
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Facebook’s Privacy Woes Continue: Company Admits Transcribing Users’ Audio
Social network said contractors listened to audio to make sure its AI transcribing tools were working properly
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CBS and Viacom: The Long Road to Re-Merging the Redstone Empire
Shari Redstone’s push to reunite the two media giants culminates Tuesday after years of legal battles, lowball offers and executive turmoil
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Oculus Co-Founder Nate Mitchell Leaves Facebook
Mitchell had been the social network’s head of VR product
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Michael Gandolfini ‘Never Watched a Minute’ of ‘The Sopranos’ Before Auditioning for Prequel Movie
James Gandolfini’s son also tells Esquire he got serious about acting only after his father’s death in 2013
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Snap Unveils Spectacles 3 With HD 3D Camera for Augmented Reality
The niche product will cost $380, over twice as much as its previous iteration
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Verizon Sells Tumblr to WordPress’ Parent Company
Automattic Inc. grabs blogging platform for fraction of what Yahoo paid for it a five years earlier
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This Democratic Challenger Outspent Trump on Facebook Ads in the Last Month by More Than Double
Former hedge funder manager Tom Steyer has spent three times as much as Trump on digital ads in the last month
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Twitch CEO Apologizes After Porn Was Promoted on Ninja’s Former Gaming Channel
“This wouldn’t even have been an issue if they didnt use my channel to promote others in the first place…” Ninja says
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Twitter Reverses Mitch McConnell Suspension, Says Protest Video ‘Will Be Visible’
Company walks back its decision to “temporarily lock” McConnell’s campaign account for sharing video of angry protestors
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Walmart Pulls Violent Video Game Displays, No Change in Gun Sales
Retail giant does not plan to cut back on selling violent games, despite the measure
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Facebook Offers Top News Outlets Millions of Dollars Annually to License Content
ABC News, the Washington Post, and others have been pitched by the social media giant
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Mass Shootings Reignite Video Game Debate Despite Lack of Evidence
“The older generation has these kinds of complaints, and when the audience dies, the moral panic dies,” Chris Ferguson, a psychology professor at Stetson University, says
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CBS Edges Past Wall Street’s Q2 Earnings Projections as Streaming Revenue Climbs
Network’s sales hit $3.8 billion and increase 10% from the year prior
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Trump Campaign Halts Twitter Spending Over ‘Disgusting Bias’ Against Mitch McConnell
Senate majority leader’s campaign account has been locked for sharing a video of protesters screaming outside his home
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Rosanna Arquette Says FBI Told Her to ‘Lock’ Twitter Account After Blowback From White ‘Shame’ Tweet (Exclusive)
Actress says she was targeted by “toxic and very vicious people” after tweeting she was ashamed of being white
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Roku’s Stock Soars 21%, Hits New All-Time High After Strong Q2 Earnings Report
The device maker’s shares have climbed 275% since the beginning of the year
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Rosanna Arquette Takes Twitter Account Private After Confessing ‘Shame’ for Being ‘Born White and Privileged’
The actress and producer says her heritage “disgusts me”
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Could Disney’s New $12.99 Streaming Bundle Be a Netflix Killer?
Disney will eat into Netflix’s 60 million U.S. accounts and reach 24-30 million domestic subscribers by 2024, Needham analyst Laura Martin says
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Roku Hits 30 Million Accounts, Stock Surges 10% on Big Q2 Revenue Growth
Device maker says customers watched more than 9 billion hours of content during second quarter
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Quibi: Everything Announced to Date
From Lighthouse productions, to Quick Bites, to Daily Essentials
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Snap Raises $1 Billion in Debt for General Costs and Potential Acquisitions
The move comes a few weeks after Snapchat reported its best quarterly user growth in years
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Discovery Stock Climbs on Q2 Revenue Growth Despite Lower Ratings
The television industry is “far from dead,” Discovery chief David Zaslav proclaims
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8Chan Still Offline After Losing Another Host: ‘We Do Not Tolerate Hate Speech’
Voxility sends 8chan back offline after terminating its relationship with BitMitigate, the message board’s host
