Tinder CEO going to Yahoo
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Dating service Tinder’s CEO, Jim Lanzone, will be Yahoo’s new CEO. Lanzone, who is former head of CBS Interactive, is taking up the position on September 27. Private equity firm
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Poland’s Senate rejects controversial media law
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Poland’s Senate has voted against a controversial media bill that critics say is meant to stop a US-owned anti-government TV station. The parliament’s lower house has earlier approved the law
Twitter launching feature competing with FB Groups
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Twitter has launched a feature – Communities – that will be a competitor to Facebook Groups offering users to tweet with people who have the same interests. Users who join
HBO Max launching on competitive European market
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HBO Max, WarnerMedia’s direct-to-consumer streaming platform, will launch in six European countries on October 26 with more to follow next year. The first batch of countries are Sweden, Denmark, Norway,
Belarus journalist named IPI World Press Freedom Hero
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Founder and chair of Press Club Belarus, Yuliya Slutskaya, has been named International Press Institute’s (IPI) 72nd World Press Freedom Hero. The award honours journalists who have made significant contributions
Live-streaming, creator economy and TikTok changing social apps’ landscape
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Live-streaming, TikTok and the rise of the “creator economy” are fueling the boom in social media app usage and rapidly changing the landscape, a new study finds. App Annie’s ‘Evolution
Brits spent a third of 2020 watching TV and video – Ofcom
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TV and online video have proved an important antidote to lockdown life, with Ofcom’s latest data indicating that adults in the UK spent a third of their time watching them
Bolsonaro challenging social media content rules: another lesser of two evils case?
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Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, has added a new element to the discussion about who should decide what you can and can’t say on social media. Bolsonaro has signed a decree
NENT pulling the Astrid Lindgren card in the streaming wars
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Astrid Lindgren is an author cherished by the Swedes as a national treasure and by feminists as an icon for creating strong independent women role models. The most well known
Hong Kong pro-democracy media group closing
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Publisher of recently closed pro-democracy Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily, Next Digital, has announced that it aims to go into liquidation. The board of directors has resigned and issued a