Mediagazer: TelevisaUnivision reports revenue up 7% YoY to $747.5M, as profit slipped due to the launch of the free Vix streaming service on March 31 and Vix+ on July 21 (Dade Hayes/Deadline)

12:05 PM ET, July 27, 2022

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Todd Spangler / Variety:

Spotify reports Q2 revenue rose 23% YoY to €2.9B as its net loss widened to €125M; MAUs were up 19% YoY to 433M and Premium users reached 188M, up 14% YoY — Spotify turned in strong numbers for the second quarter, beating expectations for total and paid subscriber adds and reporting 23% revenue growth.

Discussion: Billboard, Music Business Worldwide, TechCrunch, CNET, Fast Company, Wall Street Journal, Spotify Investor Relations, @eldsjal, @lucas_shaw, @richlightshed, @tvgrimreaper, @livesquawk, @tvgrimreaper and Hypebot, more at Techmeme »

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Spotify says it has “decided to stop further production of Car Thing units” and will take a €31M charge, citing demand and supply chain issues — Spotify's push to complement its music streaming with a big move into podcasting and related content appears to be paying off …

Discussion: Gizmodo, @chrismessina, 9to5Mac, The Verge, @ashleyrcarman, @ashleyrcarman and @ashleyrcarman, more at Techmeme »

The Hollywood Reporter:

Daniel Ek says Spotify plans to reduce the pace of hiring by 25% as “things could get worse”; Spotify's stock rises 10%+ — As the music streaming giant's stock jumps, CEO Daniel Ek addresses macro-economic challenges, saying “only the prepared survive, and we're preparing as if things could get worse.”

Discussion: Spotify, The Verge and Business Wire, more at Techmeme »

Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:

Some Republican candidates are barring traditional media from events and ignoring debate requests as midterm elections approach, favoring rightwing outlets — GOP politicians are increasingly shirking sit-down interviews, barring journalists from 2022 events, and skipping debates …

Discussion: New York Magazine, New York Magazine, @jason_a_w, @jonathanchait, @davereaboi, @aaronhuertas, @msignorile, @isaacdovere, @jonathanchait, @reportercioffi, @pbump, @joetalkshow, @greg_price11, @jameslynch32, @mattgertz, @arkansasblog, @mlcalderone and Media Matters for America

Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
A profile of Gov. Ron DeSantis' press secretary Christina Pushaw, who uses Twitter to attack journalists and mainstreamed the term “groomer” within the GOP

Discussion: @jackhealynyt, @murphymike, @dandrezner, @timjgraham, @hshaban, @mlcalderone and @drewharwell

Emma Roth / The Verge:

TikTok plans to give “selected researchers” access to its platform and moderation system, helping them “assess content and trends or conducts tests” — The move comes hours after a report reveals TikTok's efforts to distance itself from China

Discussion: TikTok and Axios, more at Techmeme »

Chris Stokel-Walker / Gizmodo:
Internal TikTok PR documents suggest responses to difficult questions, including downplaying AI, links to ByteDance, and “the China association”

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Emily Baker-White / BuzzFeed News:
Four former ByteDance employees say the company promoted pro-China content to Americans in its now-defunct news app TopBuzz; ByteDance denies the claims

Discussion: Insider, @senrubiopress, Fortune, @buzzfeednews, @brendancarrfcc, @mattgertz, @ebakerwhite, @bryanrwalsh, @buzzfeednews, @buzzfeednews, @drewharwell, @alexisohanian, @mattmittenthal, @buzzfeednews, @rmac18, @joshuatopolsky and @julianku, more at Techmeme »

Sara Fischer / Axios:

Hulu will accept political issue ads, after Democrats complained over rejecting ads on guns and abortions, matching the policies of Disney's cable networks — Disney on Wednesday confirmed to Axios that it would allow political issue ads — in addition to candidate ads — on Hulu's streaming service …

Discussion: Variety, The Streamable, Washington Post, Insider, MediaPost, The Wrap, Protocol, Forbes, Gizmodo, The Hollywood Reporter, The A.V. Club, The Verge, Media Play News, IndieWire, @lesliemac, Decider, @sifill_, @sarafischer, @sarafischer, @kestral52, Deadline and Rolling Stone

Jon Harris / Buffalo News:

The Buffalo News names Sheila Rayam as executive editor, the first Black journalist and second woman to hold the position in the paper's 142-year history — Longtime journalist Sheila Rayam has been named executive editor of The Buffalo News, the first Black journalist and the second woman …

Discussion: American Press Institute, @sulliview and @joespectorny

Taylor Lorenz / Taylor Lorenz's Newsletter:

Nostalgia for the “old”, chronological Instagram makes sense but belies changing norms around online sharing, communication, privacy, and engaging content — It isn't just the platform that has changed, we have too. — Over the past few days there's been a movement to “Make Instagram Instagram again.”

Discussion: @theurbanjuror, @rossreports, @boopfashionista, @rrroooiiirrr, @_zeets, @taylorlorenz, @taylorlorenz and @taylorlorenz, more at Techmeme »

Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
Source: Meta begins forming an advisory board with top entertainment executives, managers, and publicists; the board will not advise on product changes

Discussion: @taylorlorenz, @edwardbarsamian, @taylorlorenz, @drewharwell, @arainert, @jessespector, @taylorlorenz, Music Ally and PAPER

Martin Brunt / Sky News:

UK courts will allow broadcast news channels into criminal trials for the first time but coverage will be restricted to the judge handing down a sentence — Coverage will be restricted to the judge handing down a sentence and explaining the reasons for it, with a time delay to avoid broadcasting any violent or abusive reaction.

Discussion: The Guardian, The Sun, A Lawyer Writes and GOV.UK

Sara Fischer / Axios:

Source and memo: Vox Media lays off 39, or less than 2% of its total staff, including some editorial roles, and will slow hiring, amid economic uncertainty — Vox Media is laying off 39 people, less than 2% of its total staff of more than 2000, in an effort to get ahead of economic uncertainty …

Discussion: @oliverdarcy, @sarafischer and @oliverdarcy

The New York Times Company:

John Keefe, a senior data and visuals editor at CNN, joins The New York Times as its editor of weather data to focus on extreme weather coverage — John Keefe joins The Times as editor of weather data. Read more in this note from assistant managing editor Matthew Ericson.

Discussion: Talking Biz News, @jkeefe, @emilywithrow, @jeffjarvis, @danieldrepper and @kleinmatic

Jim Waterson / The Guardian:

Source: the BBC is reviewing retaining talent who make public service radio programs and podcasts by transferring them to its for-profit commercial division — Bosses may transfer popular podcasters to BBC's commercial arm after loss of big names including Emily Maitlis and John Sopel

Discussion: @jimwaterson

Todd Spangler / Variety:

YouTube's Q2 ad revenue grew 4.8% YoY to $7.34B, below expectations of a 7% YoY increase to $7.49B and marking YouTube's slowest ad growth in over two years — YouTube still banks a huge bucket of ad bucks — hitting $7.34 billion in the second quarter — but the video giant's growth …

Discussion: Music Ally, Digital TV Europe, @digitalshields and MediaPost

Miles Kruppa / Wall Street Journal:
Alphabet's $69.69B revenue marks its slowest sales growth since Q2 2020, missing estimates by almost $190M, as macroeconomic pressures mount on the ad market

Discussion: Protocol, @jowens510, @lexnfx, The Guardian and The Great Reset Diary 2022, more at Techmeme »

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Earlier Picks:

Dade Hayes / Deadline:
TelevisaUnivision reports revenue up 7% YoY to $747.5M, as profit slipped due to the launch of the free Vix streaming service on March 31 and Vix+ on July 21

Discussion: TVTechnology, The Hollywood Reporter, TelevisaUnivision and Digital TV Europe

Ruchira Sharma / The Guardian:
TikTokers and teenagers say young news consumers want bite-size stories shared by personalities on Instagram and TikTok, while critics warn about disinformation

Discussion: Axios, #5SmartReads, @censelio, @jetsumgerl, @vahn16, @kateshellnutt, @blackamazon and @sarafischer

Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
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The Daily Beast:
Sources: ABC's The View plans to name former White House communications director Alyssa Farah Griffin as its conservative co-host, filling Meghan McCain's slot

Kathleen Kingsbury / New York Times:
The New York Times renames Sunday Review as Sunday Opinion; once a month, the back page of the section will be devoted to a longer piece of first-person writing

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