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Ashley Flowers to Debut New Podcast ‘Very Presidential’ Aug. 11
“Very Presidential” will delve into the best-kept secrets of historical U.S. presidents, Flowers says
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One Third of Quibi Subscribers Say They Plan to Drop Streaming Service in Next 3 Months
“Quibi has been hit hard by stay-at-home orders,” analytics firm Kantar reports
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Microsoft Moves Forward With TikTok Purchase Plans After Talk With Trump
President has floated the possibility of banning the Chinese-owned social media platform
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Sarah Cooper Goes Meta on Trump’s Possible TikTok Ban – on TikTok (Video)
Comedian lipsyncs to the president’s comments about a possible ban of the video-sharing app
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House Rejects Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Proposal to Ban Military Recruitment on Twitch
Ocasio-Cortez’s proposed amendment was defeated in the House by 292 votes to 126.
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How ‘Lizzie Bennett Diaries’ Producer Plans to Gamify Live TV
“It’s the collective audience working together or against each other to interact with the content,” Bernie Su tells TheWrap
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Twitter, Facebook and YouTube Remove Breitbart Video Praising Hydroxychloroquine
The video purportedly showed “America’s Frontline Doctors” at a press conference touting the malaria and lupus drug as a coronavirus treatment
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‘Ghost of Tsushima’ Sells 2.4 Million Copies Worldwide in First 3 Days
Sony released “Ghost of Tsushima” July 17
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Barack Obama Joins Michelle Obama’s Spotify Podcast as Inaugural Guest
“The Michelle Obama Podcast” debuts July 29
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Worldwide Video Game Spending Totals $10.46 Billion in June, Up 9% Annually
Consumers spent 3% more on digital games in June compared to the prior month, Nielsen’s SuperData reports
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TikTok Star Addison Rae Easterling Lands Spotify Podcast With Her Mom
Spotify’s “Mama Knows Best” is hosted by Addison Rae and her mother Sheri Nicole
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Inside ESPN’s Push Toward Narrative Podcasts and Shows
“Across the board, podcasts have been a bright spot not just for ESPN but across the industry,” ESPN vice president of audio strategy Tom Ricks tells TheWrap
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Why SiriusXM Will Pay $325 Million to Acquire Stitcher
“Stitcher has the stats of what people listen to and how long, which is a pretty special kind of data that very few people have,” Chartable CEO Dave Zohrob tells TheWrap
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Jukin Media Names Lee Essner Co-Chief Executive Officer
Essner is promoted from his post as Jukin Media’s chief operating officer
