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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.
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TechCrunch, Ev Williams, @ev, @dlberes, @jeffjarvis, @rafat, @mgsiegler, @nbashaw, @caseynewton, @iankar_, @kerrymflynn, @mgsiegler and @ev, more at Techmeme »
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Seven nonpartisan Georgia news outlets, all led by POC and targeted at Black, Hispanic, or Asian-American audiences, receive a combined $2M from The Pivot Fund — “You can call these rural parts of the state news deserts. But in these deserts are oases."
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@tmpowell, The Pivot Fund, @jenniferbrandel, @mitrakalita, @jenniferpreston, @dicktofel, @aliciacbell and The Rural Blog
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.
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YouTube Official Blog, Deadline, @susanwojcicki, The Streamable, TechCrunch and @nealmohan
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.
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Axios, Spotify, Variety, Deadline, Billboard, The Verge, Adweek, PC Gamer, @starfire2258, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, CNBC, UPROXX, @kerrymflynn, CNET, Rolling Stone, @spotifynews, The Wrap, @mrdiscopop, @loudmouthjulia, Music Business Worldwide and Consequence, more at Techmeme »
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 …
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Aisha Majid / Press Gazette:
The BBC reports a 5.9% median gender pay gap in 2021-2022, up from 5.2% YoY, a 1.6% BAME pay gap, up from ~0%, and 5.9% for people with disabilities, up from 4% — Forty BBC on-air journalists made more than £150,000 last year, according to the corporation's 2022 annual report.
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@pressgazette, @pressgazette and @blackamazon
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 …
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MediaPost, Variety, Adweek, Ad Age, Next TV, @aripap, @disneyadsales, @thetradedesk, AdExchanger, @sarafischer, @kerrymflynn, @aaron, @eric_seufert, @mediumbuying, @digitalshields and @liebermanaustin
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The Information is launching a social network for subscribers, which includes user profiles, a directory, a forum, direct messaging, and a Reddit-like news feed — The Information is rolling out a series of features designed to make it easier for its network of influential tech …
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The Information, @heetermaria, The Information and @jessicalessin
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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@sopandeb, @ruthkapelus, @benjstrauss, @avkingjames, @dannyoneil, @ryanbarwick, @jon_greenberg, @ccadelago, @king_kaufman, @ddiamond, @ihartitz, @jimmytraina, @ruthkapelus, New York Post, Sports Illustrated, @mathewi, @ejleven, @ichotiner, @sopandeb, @nikdecostaklipa, @howelloneill, @brianstelter, @chrsbakr, ProFootballTalk, @jayrosen_nyu, @bykatherineross and @timmarchman
David Shepardson / Reuters:
A US appeals court struck down an FCC rule forcing broadcasters to verify sponsors' identities, imposed over concerns that foreigners buy time to air propaganda — A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday struck down a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requirement that broadcasters check federal sources to verify sponsors' identities.
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@annalecta, @reuterslegal and Radio & Television …
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
The Evening Standard, which relies on ads for 90% of its revenue, reports £28M in 2021 revenue, down 36% YoY, and a £14M loss in 2021, down 18% YoY — Evgeny Lebedev's London freesheet reports £14m loss for last year as Covid continues to hit advertising
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Press Gazette and @jimwaterson
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