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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Video streaming options increasingly resemble the bloated cable industry they sought to replace, as companies launch ad-supported tiers and bundle services — Facing saturation in the U.S., most major streamers are launching cheaper ad-supported streaming tiers, and are beginning to bundle …
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Walmart Inc., @decider, Too Much TV Newsletter, @scottgreenfield, @rakeshlobster and TechCrunch
Blake Brittain / Reuters:
The US government backs Lynn Goldsmith's legal claim that Andy Warhol infringed her copyright on a photo of Prince; the Supreme Court hears the case in October — The U.S. government urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to rule that a photographer can pursue a copyright lawsuit …
AAP:
Australia's high court says Google is not a publisher, reversing a lower court decision that said Google was liable for a defamatory article in search results — Judgement rules ‘a hyperlink is merely a tool’ in case between search engine and Melbourne lawyer George Defteros
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Bevin Fletcher / Fierce Video:
The Roku Channel adds NBC local news channels for San Diego, Boston, and the Bay Area, plus NBCUniversal's LX News, six Scripps channels, BBC Kids, and more — The Roku Channel is beefing up its Live TV Guide with 14 new linear channels, including the addition of three more featuring NBC local news and six channels from Scripps.
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The Streamable, TVTechnology and TechCrunch
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Mark Hoffman, CNBC's president since 2005 and chairman since 2015, will step down on September 12; KC Sullivan will return to CNBC to replace him as president — - Mark Hoffman told CNBC employees he is stepping down next month. — Hoffman has increased CNBC profitability in 16 of his 17 years running the business media division.
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Nielsen strikes a deal with Amazon to measure Thursday Night Football, the first time a streaming service will be included in Nielsen's weekly TV viewing report — Three-year deal marks first time ratings firm will include viewership of a streaming service's programming in traditional TV report
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Alex Ritman / The Hollywood Reporter:
ITV and the NFL sign a three-year deal to broadcast NFL games in the UK, including the Super Bowl LVII on February 12, 2023, replacing the BBC after seven years — ITV has struck a three-year free-to-air deal and will begin coverage in September for the start of the 2022 NFL season.
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Deadline, @itvsport, @nfluk, NFL.com and sportindustry.biz
Jesse Brown / CANADALAND:
Sources: Bell Media's VP of News Michael Melling fired CTV's Lisa LaFlamme for pushing back against his ideas; Melling also interfered with CTV's news coverage — “He doesn't like it when women push back.” — Lisa LaFlamme, chief anchor of CTV National News, was unceremoniously …
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Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
Canadian broadcaster CTV's chief news anchor Lisa LaFlamme says she has been forced out of the network; CTV parent Bell Media cites “changing viewer habits”
Canadian broadcaster CTV's chief news anchor Lisa LaFlamme says she has been forced out of the network; CTV parent Bell Media cites “changing viewer habits”
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@lisalaflamme_, @jessebrown, @swiftie01, @jbenton, @iancapstick, @kamilkaramali, @studiojude, @lisakirbie, @consumersos, @danalbas, @polakottawa, @brenttoderian, @perrinbeatty, @kvickers, @brandongonez, @tanyatalaga, @taraslone, @gmbutts, @ianhanomansing, @davidcommon, @dtapscott, @brittlestar, @robertfife, @craigsilverman, Bell Media and Barrett Media
Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
Analysis: over the past year, top pay TV providers had a net loss of ~5.425M subscribers; Q2 marked the second consecutive quarter with over 1.9M in net losses — Comcast, Charter, Cox, Altice, DirecTV, Dish, Verizon and Hulu's live TV tier all lost subscribers this past quarter.
Alex Barker / Financial Times:
Ofcom: in the UK, those aged 15-24 spent 57 minutes/day on TikTok in 2021, compared to 53 minutes/day watching TV; those 65 or over spent six hours watching TV — Ofcom survey points to challenges for traditional broadcasters in keeping pace with digital and streaming trends
Discussion:
@jimwaterson, @stokel, Ofcom and @1br0wn, more at Techmeme »
David Schuman / CBS News:
Linda Tirado, who received a $600K settlement from Minneapolis after being blinded in one eye while covering 2020 protests, is giving 20% to people in the city — MINNEAPOLIS - A permanent injury from the 2020 riots landed a journalist with a big payment from the city of Minneapolis, but she's not keeping the settlement for herself.
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@david_schuman and @monroegallery
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