The Daily Populous

Thursday October 19th, 2017 day edition

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A few months ago, a Netflix exec mused to IndieWire that he was actually surprised that the streaming service’s viewership data hadn’t leaked out.

Yet, the streaming giant has managed to keep its ratings under lock and key.

That’s starting to change, as more services chip away at the facade of Netflix ratings.

Parrot Analytics has made headlines recently with its proprietary “Demand Expressions” metric, which looks at a variety of factors in determining a digital program’s popularity.

And according to a new study revealed exclusively to IndieWire, the Jason Bateman drama “Ozark” led the pack among all streaming shows over the past 90 days.

“Demand Expressions” measures audience demand for a title — including streaming, social media, blogging, file sharing, blogging, comments and other sources.

Nielsen has been working on its streaming ratings methodology for some time, and was originally expected to launch a new streaming ratings service months ago. »

Twitter Was Warned Repeatedly About This Fake Account Run By A Russian Troll Farm And Refused To Take It Down

Authored by buzzfeed.com
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The account was one of hundreds created by Russia's Internet Research Agency and drew 136,000 followers by tweeting divisive messages in the name of the Tennessee Republican Party.

Twitter, already under fire, along with Facebook, for being slow to recognize its role in Russian election meddling, declined to comment.

Jack Posobiec, a pro-Trump internet activist who himself has more than 213,000 Twitter followers, questioned the action when Twitter temporarily suspended the account in July. »

Channing Tatum Pulls ‘Forgive Me’ Film Project From The Weinstein Co.

Authored by deadline.com
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Channing Tatum is dissolving his relationship with the Weinstein Company.

“Our lone project in development with TWC — Matthew Quick’s brilliant book, Forgive Me Leonard Peacock — is a story about a boy whose life was torn asunder by sexual abuse.

In addition to co-directing and co-producing via his Free Association banner and along with Peter Kiernan, Tatum would also potentially star. »

Brazilian man adopts the puppy that peed on him on tape

Authored by dailymail.co.uk
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The man then charged after the dog, shocked that he was soaked with urine, then ran off to clean up.

After his security video went viral, Heinze received some heat for trying to kick the little dog.

The dog now has a healthy supply of food and water, something new for the stray mutt. »

Ted Cruz Tweets Zodiac Killer Confession, Extending the Internet's Favorite Meme

Authored by newsweek.com
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Just weeks after "accidentally" pressing "heart" on a pornographic video on Twitter, Senator Ted Cruz posted a screengrab Tuesday of a letter to the police from the unidentified "Zodiac Killer."

Conspiracy theorists and internet jokesters have been calling Cruz the actual Zodiac Killer since 2016, and liberal activists capitalized on the meme during the 2016 presidential election, in which Cruz ran.

To those who enjoy the joke, it doesn't matter that Cruz wasn't alive while the real Zodiac Killer was killing people in California and sending cryptic letters to local press and police. »