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Ethan Jakob Craft / Ad Age:
TV trade body VAB is forming a task force to create a unified approach and standards and an interoperable ecosystem for TV measurement — VAB announces new group dedicated to forwarding video measurement — The TV trade body the VAB is assembling players in the industry to form …
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NBCUniversal Together, AdExchanger, nexttv.com and MediaPost
Luke Winkie / On Posting:
Decaying publications like Spin, Newsweek, and Deadspin are denied dignified deaths by investors, who sometimes even try to harvest NFTs from the remains — It should be impossible to read Spin in 2021. The URL should either redirect to an elegiac 404, or a tasteful archive of the magazine's glory years.
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@bmorrissey, @michellemanafy, @matt_kiser, @luke_winkie, @tcarmody, @peterhamby, @kenwheaton and @niemanlab
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Filing: BuzzFeed's revenue rose by 50%+ in Q2 2021, and its planned acquisition of Complex Networks plus its planned merger with a SPAC remain on track for Q4 — Advertising revenue rose compared to the pandemic-hit quarter a year ago. — BuzzFeed says that its revenue rose by more than 50 percent …
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Wall Street Journal, Variety, Business Wire, @buzzfeedpr and Deadline
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Apple says Apple Music will use Shazam's technology to identify and compensate DJs, labels, and artists involved in making DJ mixes — Apple Music announced today that it's created a process to properly identify and compensate all of the individual creators involved in making a DJ mix.
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Variety, Billboard, 9to5Mac, Music Business Worldwide, The Verge, Engadget, Complete Music Update and musically.com, more at Techmeme »
Jessica Toonkel / The Information:
Sources: Apple intends to double its output of TV shows and movies next year to at least one a week and plans to spend $500M+ on marketing Apple TV+ this year — When Apple launched its Apple TV+ service nearly two years ago, executives throughout Hollywood and Silicon Valley snickered about the streaming video service.
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9to5Mac, more at Techmeme »
Wall Street Journal:
Source: JPMorgan Chase is acquiring The Infatuation, a restaurant discovery service that bought Zagat from Google in 2018 — Deal is the bank's latest effort to cater to big spenders who like to travel and dine out — America's biggest bank is buying the company behind the Zagat brand.
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CNN, @iateitmyway, @sujayjaswa, @kh, @meaganloyst, @chrismessina, @rafat, @musa, @hreins, @mignano, @ariannahuff, @rafat, @jnsilva_, @swodinsky, @swodinsky, @caleweissman, @tanyadua, @schmooey, @tomgara, @houseofstang, @swodinsky, @silviakillings, @zachhonig, @bmorrissey and @mediaevan, more at Techmeme »
A.J. Katz / TVNewser:
CNBC signs a new deal with Jim Cramer, which includes daily written and video content and a new subscription product, CNBC Investor Club with Jim Cramer — CNBC announced Jim Cramer has signed a new multi-platform deal with the network. In addition to his on-air duties for Mad Money …
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Talking Biz News, TVNewsCheck, Variety, Deadline, The Wrap and The Hollywood Reporter
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Amazon launches the Fire TV Omni Series, its first smart TVs, starting at $410 and shipping in October — Amazon is officially in the TV set business. — After years of selling Fire TV devices that plug into third-party HDTVs and teaming with TV makers for Fire TV-based products …
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MediaPost, TechCrunch, CNBC, About Amazon, The Verge, @lanceulanoff, Adweek, ZDNet, FierceVideo, The Streamable, Cord Cutters News and The Wrap, more at Techmeme »
Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Marie Claire, which Hearst sold to Future Media in May, ends its US print edition, offering print subscribers Hearst's Harper's Bazaar as a replacement — Women's magazine Marie Claire is ending its US print edition after 27 years, The Post has learned. — The magazine, which was sold …
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@kerrymflynn
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Apollo Management names Tinder CEO Jim Lanzone as CEO of Yahoo, formerly Verizon Media; Lanzone launched CBS All Access at CBS — Mr. Lanzone will join Yahoo as CEO later this month — Apollo Global Management Inc. is naming Tinder Chief Executive Jim Lanzone the new CEO of Yahoo …
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TechCrunch, @benmullin, Business Wire, CNBC, CNBC, @wsj and @jyarow, more at Techmeme »
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
ESPN has hired Marcel “Celly” Chappell and acquired the social media accounts tied to his company, BallerVisions, which is known for high-school sports content — ESPN viewers regularly tune in to hear about the exploits of national teams like Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Lakers and St. Louis Cardinals.
Discussion:
@editoredge
Odanga Madung / Wired:
Investigation reveals how social media influencers in Kenya are hired to spread disinformation on Twitter against Kenyan journalists, judges, and activists — It's a lucrative gig for content creators, who can make $10 to $15 a day by smearing journalists and activists on social media.
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Slow Build, @ethanz, @justinhendrix, @odangaring and @imtheq
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