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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe New York Times ended its relationship with Apple News, saying the distribution deal doesn’t fit with the newspaper’s direct-to-consumer business model.As of Monday (June 29), articles from the Times no longer appeared in the Apple News app.“Core to a healthy model between The Times and the platforms is a direct path for sending those readers back into our environments, where we control the presentation of our report, the relationships with our readers and the

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAn all-new documentary series following Demi Lovato’s ups and downs over the last three years is coming exclusively to YouTube, as part of the video giant doubling down on its music, celebrity and creator-focused originals strategy.In addition to the new four-part Lovato docuseries, YouTube has renewed four original series featuring big-name digital talent: “Instant Influencer with James Charles,” “The Creator Games Presented by MrBeast,” the interactive “A Heist

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorLeBron James and business partner Maverick Carter have raised $100 million in funding from backers including Guggenheim Partners and Elisabeth Murdoch.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorDisney, looking to gain synergies of scale, created a new Advertising Platforms team merging the company’s advertising technology and product operations — including Hulu’s — into a single team.The Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International Technology group’s new Advertising Platforms team will be led by Jeremy Helfand, previously Hulu’s VP and head of advertising platforms, which he joined in 2018.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorSnap is bringing more content to Snapchat users, with a slew of renewals with media partners as well as a slate of more than a dozen new originals and returning short-form shows.The company announced that it has reached multiyear deals with Disney, ESPN, NBCUniversal, ViacomCBS, the NBA and the NFL to expand content they deliver to for Snapchat’s Discover platform.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorApple has pledged to donate $100 million to organizations furthering racial equity and justice, joining other media and tech companies backing social-justice causes.CEO Tim Cook announced the initiative Thursday on Twitter, coming amid nationwide protests demanding criminal-justice reform after the police killing of George Floyd.“The unfinished work of racial justice and equality call us all to account.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorReddit announced the appointment of Michael Seibel, a venture-capital investor, adviser and entrepreneur, to its board of directors.The news comes less than a week after co-founder Alexis Ohanian said he was resigning from the company’s board and urged Reddit to select a Black candidate to replace him.Seibel is a partner at early-stage VC firm Y Combinator and CEO of the YC startup accelerator program (which, prior to Seibel’s tenure, helped launch Reddit in

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