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Valeriya Safronova / New York Times:
A ban on ads depicting gender stereotypes, like men unable to change diapers or women having trouble with parking, is now in effect in the UK — No more commercials showing men struggling to do a load of laundry, or asking women if they are “beach body ready.”
Discussion:
Ad Age, Fortune, @amandamarcotte, @bowyerjane, @nytimesbusiness, @lourdesgnavarro and asa.org.uk
The Paris Review:
Susannah Hunnewell, publisher of The Paris Review since 2015, is dead at 52 — The Paris Review mourns the loss of publisher Susannah Hunnewell, friend, colleague, and luminous presence at the magazine for three decades, who passed away on June 15 at her home in New York. She was 52.
Discussion:
New York Times, Publishers Weekly, @andevers and @emilynemens
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Reuters Institute report: left-leaning audiences consume more news at digital news outlets in the US than right-leaning audiences — “Populists prefer to use television news,” and they're also spending more time on Facebook. This week, Oxford's Reuters Institute for the Study …
Alyssa Bereznak / The Ringer:
An overview of recommendation sites, from the highly trusted Wirecutter and Reviewed, to The Strategist's personality-driven picks, and some review aggregators — More like a dozen, actually, for every type of online purchase—from appliances to sandals, from sunscreen to digital cameras.
Discussion:
@lschmeiser
Nicole Sperling / Vanity Fair:
Quibi to let show creators on its upcoming streaming service, to launch in April 2020, own and repackage their content after two years — The start-up promises content from filmmakers as illustrious as Steven Spielberg, Steven Soderbergh, and Antoine Fuqua. It's coming for your phone.
David Remnick / New Yorker:
Profiles of Doris Burke, “the LeBron James of sportscasters”, and other highly respected and popular women sports analysts and commentators — It is 2019 and cheerleaders are still a thing in the National Basketball Association. The Chicago Luvabulls. The Memphis Grizz Girls.
Joern Poltz / Reuters:
Germany's ProSieben says Joyn, its free streaming service with Discovery, will launch on June 18 with ~50 channels, with a premium version coming this winter — MUNICH (Reuters) - German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Media will launch its streaming joint venture with Discovery Inc, on June 18 …
Andrew Blustein / The Drum:
Spotify rolls out podcast listener targeting in some countries, segmenting users based on podcasts they stream — Already building out its podcast business with a slew of acquisitions, Spotify is now segmenting users based on podcasts they stream. — Up until now, Spotify has only broken …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Amazon's IMDb renames its ad-supported streaming service FreeDive as IMDb TV, says it plans to launch in Europe later this year — Amazon's IMDb is upping the ante in the free, ad-supported premium video game. — IMDb has dumped Freedive as the name for the service it launched in January …
Discussion:
Fast Company, TechCrunch and Deadline
James Walker / Press Gazette:
UK's JPI Media plans to close ten regional newspapers in addition to three already shuttered weeklies; staff will be moved to other titles — JPI Media has unveiled plans to axe a further ten regional newspapers, from Portsmouth to Glasgow, as it looks to shore up the “long-term stability of the business”.
Craig Timberg / Washington Post:
20 years since children's online protection law COPPA was passed, it has been weakened by court rulings, uneven enforcement, and relentless technological change — Two decades after Congress tried to wall off the worst of the Internet in hopes of protecting the privacy and innocence of children, the ramparts lie in ruins.
Discussion:
@lauranbowman, @geoffreyfowler, @drewharwell, @posttech, @chesterj1, @geoffreyfowler, @byheatherlong, @geoffreyfowler and @craigtimberg
Vanessa Fuhrmans / Wall Street Journal:
PBS CEO Paula Kerger discusses why she isn't afraid of Netflix, sharing Sesame Street with HBO, how to cultivate female CEOs, and responding to #metoo — When Paula Kerger took over as chief executive of PBS in 2006, “Downton Abbey” hadn't yet made its debut and Charlie Rose and Tavis Smiley were mainstays.
Discussion:
@stacypalmer