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Sources: ViacomCBS' Shari Redstone and Bob Bakish and Comcast CEO Brian Roberts met in June to discuss potential streaming partnership for international markets — Late June meeting also included ViacomCBS CEO Robert Bakish; focused on potential to join forces in international markets
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@benmullin, @lilliannnn, FierceVideo, @pkafka, @wsj, @richlightshed, @richlightshed, @gregobr, @great_katzby, @entstrategyguy and @masasoncap
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: AT&T is in discussions to sell Xandr to Indian ad tech company InMobi; the mismanaged ad unit has annual revenue of ~$300-$380M and losses of $50-$90M — AT&T is in discussions to sell its ad unit to Indian ad tech giant InMobi, sources tell Axios.
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Ad Age, @sarafischer, @acfou, @catthekin, @loupas, @reckless, @awolk, @aripap, @karlbode, @alexweprin, @loudmouthjulia and Bloomberg
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Substack is funding the launch of podcast network Booksmart, which will start with five podcasts; subscribers will get extra content for $7/month or $70/year — Substack is funding the launch of a new podcast network called Booksmart Studios, executives tell Axios.
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axios.com, @rfaughnder, @nwquah, @sarafischer and @tomgara
Erich Schwartzel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Apple wants to lease a large campus in LA for film and TV production as competition for soundstages heats up — The producer of ‘Ted Lasso’ and ‘The Morning Show’ wants to expand its presence in the competitive streaming landscape — Apple Inc. told real-estate developers it wants …
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@mattbelloni, AppleInsider, @richlightshed and @pat_garofalo
Todd Spangler / Variety:
WarnerMedia is letting Snapchat users in the US watch pilot episodes of some HBO Max original series, like Gossip Girl and Euphoria, for free — In a new sampling strategy to boost HBO Max signups, WarnerMedia is letting Snapchat users in the U.S. watch select pilots of the streaming service's …
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The Streamable, Forbes, TechCrunch, Adweek, FierceVideo and @xpangler
Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
NYT columnist Nicholas Kristof decided to take a leave of absence last month as he considers the possibility of a Democratic bid for Oregon governor — Nicholas Kristof, the award-winning columnist for The New York Times, is considering running in the Democratic primary race for governor of Oregon.
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Washington Post, Willamette Week, Politico, @adamnagourney, @nickkristof, @nytimes, @damiencave, @scarylawyerguy, @jeffjarvis, @enjus, @freedlander, @saralibby, @ccadelago, @brianstelter, @onesarahjones, @revkin, @isaacdovere, @hunterw, @brianstelter, Axios, New York Magazine, Newser, Oregonian, The Hill, Gothamist and The Wrap
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Univision announces executive changes: Luis Silberwasser will oversee entertainment, news, and sports, and Leopoldo Gomez will be head of the news division — Univision has unveiled a massive overhaul of its corporate ranks as well as the leadership of its entertainment, news and sports divisions.
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Internal email shows Fox Corp. has implemented its own version of a vaccine passport, allowing staff to self-report the dates their shots were administered — New York (CNN Business)Tucker Carlson has called the idea of vaccine passports the medical equivalent of “Jim Crow” laws.
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YouTube, Politico, Mediaite, Deadline, @oliverdarcy, @ryangrim, The Guardian, UPROXX, The Daily Beast, @sbg1, @juliadavisnews, @maxboot, @jessecharleslee, Insider, @drdenagrayson, @helenkennedy, @schwarz, The Hill, @aprildryan, @oliverdarcy, @donmoyn, @davidoatkins, @nickfalacci, @ggreeneva, The Wrap, Media Matters for America and Bad News
Maeve Sheehey / Politico:
DOJ announces that it will no longer use compulsory legal processes to seize records from reporters acting “within the scope of their newsgathering activities” — The president has previously criticized the Trump administrations' secret seizure policies.
Discussion:
@ap, Associated Press, Media Nation, @ryanjreilly, The Reporters Committee …, U.S. Department of Justice, The Wrap, @tedlieu, @reptedlieu, @repraskin, @markszaidesq, @digiphile, @alexhern, @neal_katyal, @janemayernyer, @tom_winter, @kaitlancollins, @matthewamiller, @danielschuman, @bradmossesq, @johnson_carrie, @maria_hinojosa, @dabeard, @davidfolkenflik, @alanmillernlp, @sulliview, Voice of America, CNN and Axios
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
YouTube debuts Super Thanks, which lets users tip creators for individual uploaded videos rather than livestreams and have their message highlighted in comments — YouTube announced its latest feature, Super Thanks, on Tuesday. This is YouTube's fourth Paid Digital Good …
Penelope Green / New York Times:
John McMeel, co-founder of United Press Syndicate, once the largest newspaper syndication company in the world, which first signed Garry Trudeau, has died — He and his business partner started in a basement, recruited a Yale student cartoonist named Garry Trudeau, and built the largest company of its kind.
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@nytimesbusiness and @trudeauross
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
YouTube acquires India-based social commerce startup Simsim, sources say for over $70M; Simsim raised $17M to date and was last valued at $50.1M — YouTube has acquired social commerce startup Simsim, the Google-owned firm said on Tuesday. Neither of the firms disclosed the terms of the deal …
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Official Google India Blog and @techinasia, more at Techmeme »
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