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Micah Sifry:
Knight Foundation support for Semafor's event with Tucker Carlson is a betrayal of its mission; the event frames media as a game of access and audience-building — By sponsoring a journalism event featuring Tucker Carlson, the philanthropy is mistaking openness for strengthening democracy.
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New York Times:
Netflix execs say they plan no big programming changes; analysts for two banks say a cheaper ad-supported tier may cannibalize the higher-paying subscriber base — Long Hollywood's leading innovator, the streaming service is staying the course, despite serious challenges to its business and questions about its content.
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@richlightshed, @benmullin, @benmullin, @brooksbarnesnyt, @kennethturan and The Streamable
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Group Black, which invests in and develops Black-owned media, is in talks to buy a stake in BDG Media and is exploring an acquisition of Vice Media — Group Black is in talks to buy stake in Bustle parent and has been eyeing a deal for Vice Media — Group Black, a company that aims …
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@jbflint, @juwanthewriter and PRWeek
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
A group of 68 journalists sent a letter to White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre seeking more event access and an end to opaque screening of reporters — A group of 66 journalists sent a rare protest letter to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Thursday asking …
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@erikwemple, Mediaite, @jeffmordock, @debrajsaunders, @marisa_iati, @esaagar, @scottbix, @alexthomp, @stevennelson10, @froomkin, @mzhemingway, @stevennelson10 and The Daily Wire
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
News outlets should stop publishing puff pieces about Supreme Court justices written by lawyers with ties to the court; a look back shows their bad predictions — Lisa Blatt, an attorney who has argued more than 40 cases before the Supreme Court, wrote an opinion piece for Politico Magazine …
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@bgrueskin, @erikwemple, Boing Boing, @donmoyn, @bgrueskin, @davidminpdx, @taniel, @mollyjongfast, @gadyepstein, @dceiver, @cwarzel, @gadyepstein, @soledadobrien, @xor, @ronhogan, @lschmeiser, @dangillmor, @nberlat, @keitholbermann, @gadyepstein, @rachellarris and Mediaite
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Roughly 65 Wired workers threaten to strike on July 12 and July 13, Amazon's Prime Days, seeking more pay and the inclusion of product reviewers in their union — The union representing roughly 65 editorial workers at Wired, the tech publisher owned by Condé Nast …
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@wiredunion, @fsp_nwu, @sarafischer, @knibbs, @stevenlevy, @lordravenscraft, @lilyhnewman and Talking Biz News
Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone:
Universal Music Group acquires Frank Zappa's estate, including his catalog, film archive, publishing rights, name and likeness, and unreleased material — Deal between Zappa Family Trust and UMG includes publishing and the rights to the legendary rocker's name and likeness
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Variety, @jackshafer, @ethanwsj, @budhavara, Reuters, Digital Music News, Bloomberg, Billboard and Music Business Worldwide
Wall Street Journal:
Julian Assange filed two appeals on Thursday to the UK high court to contest his extradition; the court will decide whether the appeals can be heard — The WikiLeaks founder has appealed his extradition from the U.K., prolonging a yearslong fight against being sent to the U.S. to face spying charges
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
The New York Times adds free access to The Athletic for all-access digital and home delivery subscribers and plans to implement a more flexible Athletic paywall — Good news for sports fans who subscribe to The New York Times's all-access digital bundle (or get home delivery) …
Julian Clover / Broadband TV News:
Amazon secures British rights to 17 Tuesday Champions League soccer games per season from 2024-27; BT Sport retains most live UEFA rights for £305M per season — About Julian Clover — Julian Clover is a Media and Technology journalist based in Cambridge, UK. He works in online and printed media.
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Reuters and The Guardian
Kerry Flynn / Axios:
Refinitiv: the value of M&As in media and entertainment fell to $105.1B in H1 2022 from $215.5B in H1 2021, with the number of deals down from 1,710 to 1,546 — Exit Content Preview — The deal value for global M&A activity in media and entertainment shrunk in half for H1 2022 compared to H2 2021.
Richard Lawler / The Verge:
Comcast launches its Xfinity Stream app, with live channels, DVR content, and on-demand video, for Apple TV, after making a deal with Apple in October 2021 — Comcast's cable TV joins Apple TV — Comcast's Xfinity Stream app replaced the old Xfinity TV setup in 2017, allowing cable TV subscribers …
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