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Tipoffs: Media Newsletter for 2026-08-18 ( 12 items )  
Afghanistan Five Years On: Don't Send People Back to Taliban Rule (10)
LONDON, England, Aug. 15 -- PEN International issued the following news: * * * Afghanistan five years on: Don't send people back to Taliban rule Five years on from the Taliban's return to power, Afghanistan's writers, journalists and independent voices continue to face severe repression. As European governments consider closer cooperation with the Taliban on returns, PEN International and PEN Centres are calling for an approach that puts human rights, freedom of expression and the safety of those at risk first. * * * Antonio Costa, Preside more PR

Charities being cut out of giving processes, report warns (10)
LONDON, England, Aug. 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- Civil Society Media, an independent media company that says it is dedicated to supporting the charity sector, posted the following news: * * * Charities being cut out of giving processes, report warns * Charities are being cut out of the giving process, which could pose an "existential threat" to the sector, a new report published today by fundraising think tank Rogare and Kingston University Business School has warned. The white paper explores the idea of "disintermediation"-which Rogare di more PR

CNN TO AIR LIVE COVERAGE OF THE TUPAC MURDER TRIAL (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * CNN TO AIR LIVE COVERAGE OF THE TUPAC MURDER TRIAL * August 17th, 2026 The Tupac Murder Trial begins Monday, August 17 at 12pET, streaming on the CNN App for subscribers and simulcast on HLN New York, New York - (August 17, 2026) - After nearly 30 years, one of the most infamous unsolved murder cases in the United States will once again be in the spotlight. CNN will provide streaming subscribers with comprehensive, multi-platform coverage of the highly more PR

From Screen to Stitch: Sybylla's Cardigan From 'My Brilliant Career' Is Yours to Knit (10)
LOS GATOS, California, Aug. 18 -- Netflix, a content provider, issued the following news: * * * From Screen to Stitch: Sybylla's Cardigan From 'My Brilliant Career' Is Yours to Knit Inspired by the on-screen writing cardigan worn by Sybylla, My Brilliant Career's fiercely ambitious heroine, Netflix has teamed up with female-owned knitwear label Cardigang to release a free knitting pattern so fans can knit a piece of the story for themselves. Fans of My Brilliant Career who've watched Sybylla Melvyn (Philippa Northeast) write, dream and defy more PR

HBO Renews IT: WELCOME TO DERRY For A Second Season (10)
NEW YORK, Aug. 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * HBO Renews IT: WELCOME TO DERRY For A Second Season * * The HBO Original drama series IT: WELCOME TO DERRY, from Warner Bros. Television and executive produced by Andy and Barbara Muschietti, has been renewed for a second season. Brad Caleb Kane will serve as showrunner. Since its debut, the series has ranked among the top four series premieres globally in HBO Max history. The eight-episode first sea more PR

L'Oreal's Bizien-Mourgue to Co-Chair Capability Forum (10)
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug. 17 [Category: Media] -- The World Federation of Advertisers posted the following news release: * * * L'Oreal's Bizien-Mourgue to Co-Chair Capability Forum * Anouck Bizien-Mourgue, Global Head of L'Oreal University for Augmented Marketing & Communications at L'Oreal, has been named Co-Chair of WFA's Marketing Capability Forum, where she will support the Forum's mission to strengthen marketing capabilities across a global network of leading brands. WFA's Marketing Capability Forum brings together senior marketers from more PR

Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Other Retinal Diseases Drugs Market to reach US$29.47bn (10)
LONDON, England, Aug. 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- Visiongain, a media company that says it produces a host of business-to-business reports focusing on the automotive, aviation, chemicals, cyber, defence, energy, food and drink, materials, packaging, pharmaceutical and utilities sectors, posted the following news release: * * * Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Other Retinal Diseases Drugs Market to reach US$29.47bn * Visiongain's latest report, Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Other Retinal Diseases Drugs Market Report 2026-2036, provides detail more PR

Nodal Exchange and OPIS Partner to Launch New Environmental Market Contracts with Cooperation from IncubEx (10)
NEW YORK, Aug. 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- Dow Jones, a provider of news and business information, posted the following news release: * * * Nodal Exchange and OPIS Partner to Launch New Environmental Market Contracts with Cooperation from IncubEx * New financially settled contracts based on OPIS daily price assessments expand access to hedging solutions across North American carbon and renewable fuel markets. New York & Washington - August 17, 2026 - Nodal Exchange and OPIS, a Dow Jones company, today announced the launch of new financiall more PR

POLITICO Launches Canberra Playbook (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 18 -- Politico issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2026: * * * POLITICO launches Canberra Playbook CANBERRA - POLITICO today launched Canberra Playbook, bringing its signature morning briefing to Australia's capital for the first time. Delivered each morning, Canberra Playbook will bring POLITICO's mix of original reporting, political intelligence, insider sourcing and sharp analysis to readers across Parliament House, government departments, embassies, boardrooms and the wider political and policy commun more PR

TEGNA Stations Receive Four National Edward R. Murrow Awards (10)
TYSONS, Virginia, Aug. 18 -- TEGNA Inc., a broadcast, digital media and marketing services company, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2026: * * * TEGNA Stations Receive Four National Edward R. Murrow Awards McLean, Va. - TEGNA Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) today announced its stations have won four 2026 National Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in broadcast journalism. The Edward R. Murrow Awards are sponsored by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) and honor outstanding achievements in broadcast and digital journali more PR

The CW Network Sets Monday, October 5 Premiere for "Private Eyes West Coast" and "Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent" Season 2 (10)
IRVING, Texas, Aug. 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: * * * The CW Network Sets Monday, October 5 Premiere for "Private Eyes West Coast" and "Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent" Season 2 * Season One of the Crime Solving Procedural "Private Eyes West Coast" Starring Jason Priestley and Cindy Sampson Will Air at 8:00pm ET/PT Second Season of "Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent" Starring Aden Young and Kathleen Munroe Begins at 9:00pm ET/PT BURBANK, CA - more PR

Who's Moving: Scope, National Lottery Community Fund, Mencap and more (10)
LONDON, England, Aug. 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- Civil Society Media, an independent media company that says it is dedicated to supporting the charity sector, posted the following news: * * * Who's Moving: Scope, National Lottery Community Fund, Mencap and more * New chief exec for English Heritage English Heritage has appointed Tim Reeve as its new chief executive, the charity announced today. Reeve will take over from current interim chief executive Geoff Parkin, who has been in the role since July 2025. Reeve is currently deputy dire more PR