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DOJ Charges Poster Peddlers With Algorithmic Collusion on Amazon Marketplace

The Department of Justice has charged two executives of a poster company with conspiring to fix the prices of their posters, using search algorithms to do so. Antitrust chief Makan Delrahim let the algorithmic cat out of the bag in a speech Wednesday (Nov. 7) to the Federal Institute of ...

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CNN: Trump Has Gone Too Far

President Donald Trump trampled on his post-election message of Senate pickups and a better performance in his first midterm than Presidents Obama or Clinton in a combative press conference in which he was even harsher than usual on the media, CNN notably. CNN countered that the President's attacks ...

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Cable Industry Vet Lamont Elected Connecticut Governor

Cable and telecom vet Ned Lamont has won the Connecticut Governorship, narrowly besting Republican Bob Stefanowski, as well as two independent candidates and a libertarian. Lamont worked for Cablevision Systems before starting his own company, Lamont Digital Systems (Campus Televideo), in 1984, ...

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Nielsen: 36M Viewers Tuned in to Midterm Election Coverage

Nielsen estimates that 36.1 million people tuned in to watch primetime coverage of the results of the midterm elections on Tuesday. Four years ago during the previous midterm election, 22.7 million viewers tuned in during primetime. The 2016 Presidential election drew 71 million viewers. Related: ...

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More than $3 Billion Spent On Local Broadcast Television Advertising During 2018 Midterms

New York, New York – November 7, 2018 – The Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) announces that total spending on political advertisements on local broadcast television in 2018 has set an all-time record for a midterm cycle, and any previous election cycle, based upon Kantar Media/CMAG’s latest ...

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White House Yanks Acosta's Credentials

CNN said late Wednesday that the White House had pulled senior White House correspondent Jim Acosta's press pass "until further notice," prompting calls for its immediate return. Acosta tweeted the news Wednesday. The move came after Acosta peppered the President with questions during a contentious ...

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Discovery Net Falls on Scripps Acquisition Charges

Discovery reported lower third-quarter earnings because of about $224 million in charges associated with restructuring following its acquisition of Scripps Networks Interactive. Net income fell to $117 million, or 16 cents a share, from $218 million, or 38 a share. On a pro-forma basis, as if ...

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Tegna Reports Record Political Advertising Revenue

With a record breaking $238 million in full-year political revenue—up 50% from the last midterm elections, Tegna reported higher earnings in the third quarter. Net income from continuing operations rose 82.9% to $92.8 million, or 43 cents a share, from $50.8 million, or 23 cents a share a year ago. ...

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Wisycom Goes the Distance for Production Sound Mixer/Boom Operator Adam Bloch

BUFFALO, NOVEMBER 7, 2018 - Production Sound Mixer/Boom Operator Adam Bloch was recently tasked with capturing all the hard-hitting, in-your-face audio for a behind-the-scenes look at training camp for a professional football team in Buffalo. Hoping to be as minimally invasive as possible while not ...

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