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Tumblr Hires Terry City to Lead New Streaming, Digital Video Ventures (Exclusive)
City joins Tumblr after a stint as an executive at Vice Media
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Inside ‘Fortnite’ Creator’s Epic Legal Battle With Apple and Google – And Who Has the Upper Hand
“Fortnite” has made $1.2 billion on mobile since it launched on the App Store two years ago, SensorTower analyst Craig Chapple tells TheWrap
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Epic Games Sues Apple for Removing ‘Fortnite’ From App Store
‘Fortnite’ violates Apple’s payment policies by offering its own in-game currency and avoiding App Store fees, Apple says
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Downloads of Signal App Spike 30% After Trump Announces WeChat Ban
Signal is an encrypted messaging app based in the U.S.
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AT&T Seeks to Sell Crunchyroll to Sony for $1.5 Billion (Report)
The anime-focused streaming service complements Sony’s own Funimation site
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Facebook Could Face $500 Billion in Fines for Illegally Collecting Biometric Data Through Instagram
A new lawsuit accuses Instagram of illegally collecting users’ facial recognition data without telling them
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5 Signs Big Tech Has Benefited From the Pandemic So Far
While the overall economy sputtered, giants like Facebook, Amazon gained more users and raked in more revenue
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Inside Podcast Sexism: Why Female Hosts Struggle to Crack the Top 20 Charts
“I’ve heard some women say, ‘I just like listening to men better because they don’t have vocal fry,’” podcaster Kristen Meinzer says
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Inside The New York Times’ Search for Binge-Worthy Podcasts and Serial Purchase
“The next generation…might not ever read the New York Times. They might only listen to our audio reports, and we think that’s great,” New York Times’ Sam Dolnick tells TheWrap
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U.S. Video Game Spending Increases 30% In Second Quarter to $11.6 Billion
Gaming hardware sales increased 57% in Q2, NPD Group reports
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Podcast Boys Club: Only 21% of Top-Charting Shows Have a Female Host (Exclusive)
TheWrap Special Report: Of 109 shows surveyed over a 31-day period across four podcast networks, only 23 were hosted by women
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‘Fiasco’ Podcast: Get an Exclusive Preview of Leon Neyfakh’s New Season on 1974 Boston Busing Crisis
Journalist and producer Leon Neyfakh’s podcast ‘Fiasco’ focuses its third season on the Boston busing riots in the 1970s
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Superhero Video Games Forge Ahead While Feature Films Stall
Marvel released a beta version of its “Avengers” video game early to PS4 players Aug. 6
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iHeartRadio Beats NPR to Become Top Podcast Publisher in July, Podtrac Reports
Podtrac’s monthly ratings found iHeartRadio topped monthly audience counts with 24.6 million people tuned in nationwide
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TikTok Alternatives in U.S. Grow 361% After Talk of Government Ban
President Trump previously said TikTok has until September 15 to be fully owned by an American company
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