Mediagazer: 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 (Sara Fischer/Axios)

10:15 AM ET, July 13, 2022

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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:

Medium founder Ev Williams is stepping down as CEO, to be replaced by Coach.me CEO Tony Stubblebine; Williams plans to start a new holding company/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.

Discussion: American Press Institute, Ev Williams, @ev, @kurtwagner8, @lanceulanoff, @dlberes, @goldman, @caseynewton, @iankar_, @rafat, @joshelman, @anildash, @jeffjarvis, @nbashaw, @mgsiegler, @mgsiegler, @ev, TechCrunch, @kerrymflynn and @caseynewton, more at Techmeme »

Casey Newton / Platformer:

A critique of Ev Williams' 10-year tenure at Medium and how it got caught in the middle between Substack and well-funded publishers like BuzzFeed and Vice — How Medium got stuck in the middle. PLUS: Twitter sues Musk — Few tech CEOs can claim to have steered the course of online conversation more than Ev Williams.

Discussion: @caseynewton, Protocol and Wall Street Journal, 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."

Discussion: @tmpowell, Poynter, The Pivot Fund, @jenniferbrandel, @mitrakalita, @jenniferpreston, @aliciacbell, @dicktofel and The Rural Blog

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:

Sources: Netflix is in talks to amend contracts with studios to let it put content on the ad-supported tier; some estimate studios will seek premiums of 15-30% — Streaming giant wants to amend deals, has begun talks with studios such as Warner, Universal and Sony

Discussion: Reuters, @smtuffy, Broadband TV News, Digital TV Europe, @jbflint, @masasoncap and ExchangeWire.com

Parker Molloy / Dame Magazine:

Mainstream “liberal” US news outlets have embraced, employed, and laundered conservative propaganda since the 2016 elections and show no signs of letting up — “Liberal media” is a myth. Since Trump's presidency, mainstream news has embraced, employed, and laundered conservative propaganda …

Discussion: Public Notice, @parkermolloy, @niemanlab, @bruno_j_navarro, @parkermolloy, @parkermolloy, @parkermolloy, @parkermolloy, @parkermolloy, @parkermolloy, @parkermolloy, @parkermolloy, @the_meghaning, @parkermolloy, @wajahatali and @joparkerbear

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

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.

Discussion: MediaPost, YouTube Official Blog, Deadline, @film_girl, Digiday, nScreenMedia, @susanwojcicki, @nealmohan, The Streamable and TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »

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.

Financial Times:

UK's competition authority opens an investigation into whether BT, IMG Media, ITV, and Sky are fixing the rate offered to sports broadcast freelancers — Competition watchdog to investigate whether companies fixed pay for freelance workers — The UK competition regulator has opened …

Discussion: The Guardian, Broadband TV News and Bloomberg

Aisha Majid / Press Gazette:

Media Impact Funders: newsrooms around the world raised a record $619.5M from donors in 2020; Ford Foundation, the top donor, has given $271M since 2009 — UK journalism has been supported by at least £77m* of philanthropic funding since 2019, Press Gazette research has found …

Discussion: @pressgazette and @pressgazette

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

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 …

Discussion: @jessicalessin, @mbym, The Muffin por Mauricio …, The Information, @heetermaria and The Information

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.

Discussion: @pressgazette, @blackamazon and @pressgazette

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

Discussion: Variety and BBC

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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

Discussion: @annalecta, @reuterslegal and Radio & Television …

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

Discussion: TechCrunch, Variety, The Wrap, The Wrap, Variety, Washington Post, @tvmojoe, Variety, Associated Press and Adweek, more at Techmeme »

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Bloomberg names Twitter's Nick Sallon as its first chief partnerships officer, starting in August 2022 to oversee licensing, audio and video expansion, and more

Discussion: @nicksallon, @msh200 and @arctictony

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

Discussion: @eric_seufert, MediaPost, Adweek, Variety, @aripap, @disneyadsales, @thetradedesk, @digitalshields, @aaron, @liebermanaustin, @kerrymflynn, @mediumbuying, @sarafischer, Ad Age, Next TV and AdExchanger

Jennifer Bray / The Irish Times:
Ireland's government rejects a recommendation to abolish the TV license fee and plans to consider how to update the charge to reflect modern media consumption

Discussion: @irishtimeslaura, @marklittlenews and @jennifer_bray

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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

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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

Discussion: @jimwaterson and Press Gazette

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
After regulatory scrutiny, TikTok plans to pause a privacy update in Europe due on July 13, whereby it would stop asking users for consent to track them for ads

Discussion: @carnage4life, @martinsfp, Gizmodo and Silicon Republic

Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
Journalist groups criticize the UK's Conservative Party for charging up to £1,250 to attend its October 2-5 conference, meant to “discourage over-accreditation”

Discussion: @pressgazette, @pressgazette, @pressgazette and @fpalondon

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Bloomberg:
Trump names FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr as FCC chair; Carr floated limiting Section 230 and says the FCC has “an important role to play reining in Big Tech”

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