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WWE insiders break down new streaming strategy
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- WWE's new streaming strategy.
- PR giant APCO links up with data startup.
- Instagram mega influencer Danielle Bernstein alleged of ripping off fashion designers.
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WWE insiders say the company's streaming ambitions were once a 'top priority,' but its deal with NBCU's Peacock lets it lean into its strengths in a crowded market
- WWE insiders tell Travis Clark that its new streaming deal with NBC's Peacock is a sign that the company as a content generator, not a streaming business.
- Peacock will roll out its more than 17,000 hours of wrestling-entertainment content in March like "WrestleMania" and "SummerSlam."
WWE has had its ownstreaming service since 2014 that at one point had 64 analytics staffers, according to one former WWE employee.
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PR giant APCO Worldwide just inked a deal with a data startup to advise clients facing scrutiny over climate change
- Sean Czarnecki reports that PR giant APCO Worldwide is partnering with Vector Center, a water and environment intelligence firm, to grow its sustainability business.
- The deal with Vector Center is part of an effort by APCO to grow in areas like management consulting and compete with the likes of Accenture and McKinsey.
- APCO is also trying to keep up with the
PR industry's move to be more data-driven.
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Danielle Bernstein, popular influencer, at Paris Fashion Week in 2019.Christian Vierig/Getty Images
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Insiders who worked with Instagram mega influencer Danielle Bernstein say she rips off fashion designers and gets away with it
- Rachel Premack reports that there are three new allegations of copying against the Instagram mega influencer Danielle Bernstein.
- Two people who worked with Bernstein said she emulated a fabric print from the billion-dollar Italian fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana.
- Interviews with 26 fashion-industry professionals suggest a pattern of behavior that flouts industry norms against imitation and tests the limits of copyright law.
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