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6:30 PM ET, July 12, 2022

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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Medium founder Evan Williams says he is stepping down as CEO, to be replaced by Tony Stubblebine, and plans to start a new holding company and research lab  —  Mr. Williams, the company's founder and a co-founder of Twitter and Blogger, said in a post that he planned to start a new holding company and research lab.
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Google says YouTube TV has 5M+ subscribers, including free trial users, making it the US' biggest internet pay TV provider and fifth-largest TV distributor  —  Google says YouTube TV has surpassed 5 million accounts — making it the U.S.'s biggest internet-based pay TV service.
J. Clara Chan / Hollywood Reporter:
Spotify acquires Heardle, describing the music trivia game inspired by Wordle as a “tool for musical discovery”, and plans to keep it as a standalone site  —  The game, which challenges users to identify a song based on short audio clips, will remain free to play for users.
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
The BBC reports a record income of £5.33B, of which £3.8B came from the license fee paid for by the public, and a surplus of £206M for the 2021-2022 period  —  The BBC has declared a record income of £5.33 billion ($6.4 billion) for the 2021/2022 period …
Discussion: Variety and BBC
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Disney and The Trade Desk reach an agreement to let brands target automated ads across Disney properties using data matched on the backend from both companies  —  Disney has reached an agreement with The Trade Desk, a global ad tech company, that makes it possible for brands …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Reuters debuts Reuters Insight, a subscription research business for individuals making corporate strategy decisions, starting at $2,500 per year, per vertical  —  Reuters is launching a new subscription research business called Reuters Insight that will be geared toward individuals making corporate strategy decisions.
Discussion: Talking Biz News
Axios:
In H1 2022, US cable news viewership fell 19% YoY, news app sessions for the top 12 publishers fell 16% YoY, and visits to the top five news sites fell 18% YoY  —  Engagement with news content has plunged during the first half of this year compared to the first half of 2021 and in some cases has fallen below pre-pandemic levels.
Ben Strauss / Washington Post:
A profile of ESPN's NFL “insider” Adam Schefter, who gets scoops, has 9.6M Twitter followers, and buys sources holiday gifts written off as a business expense  —  Even after a string of controversies, Schefter's star is only rising at ESPN.  No pictures, please.  —  Listen
 
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Peter White / Deadline:
HBO and HBO Max receive 140 Emmy nominations, while Netflix gets 105, Hulu 58, Apple TV+ 52, Disney+ 34, Amazon 30, and broadcast network TV a new low of 86
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
French TV group Newen Connect plans a push into English-language content and hires a former BBC Studios executive for its UK and North America sales operations
Discussion: Deadline and TBI Vision
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Warner Bros. Discovery is in talks with Amazon about returning HBO Max to Prime Video, if Amazon agrees to terms such as sharing viewer behavior data
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Pluto TV reorganizes its US channel lineup, adding four channels and categories Game Shows, Daytime TV, Home, Food, and Lifestyle & Culture, to draw in viewers
Discussion: @tvgrimreaper