Mediagazer: A look at Cheapskate, a newsletter that lists free events happening in London and has attracted 10,000 subscribers in under four years, mostly via word of mouth (Bron Maher/Press Gazette)

11:30 AM ET, January 17, 2023

Top News:

James Vincent / The Verge:

Getty Images says it has started legal proceedings against Stability AI, creator of Stable Diffusion, in the UK, alleging copyright violation — Getty Images is suing Stability AI, creators of popular AI art tool Stable Diffusion, over alleged copyright violation.

Discussion: Getty Images Press Site, @carnage4life, @technollama, @mariuswatz, The Indian Express, @jeffjarvis, @jjvincent, @rdonoghue, @toomuchistrue, @anjahuja, @glynmoody, @robleathern, @neilturkewitz, @alexjc, @jjvincent and @mutalenkonde, more at Techmeme »

James Vincent / The Verge:
A trio of artists sue Stability AI, Midjourney, and DeviantArt over AI art copyright; a firm suing Microsoft, GitHub, and OpenAI over Copilot filed the lawsuit

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:

Interview with Zing Tsjeng, Vice and Vice UK's newly appointed EIC, on the necessity of hiring Gen Z writers and the importance of using platforms like TikTok — Zing Tsjeng has been appointed editor-in-chief of Vice.com and Vice UK. — Newly appointed editor-in-chief of Vice …

Morning Consult:

Survey: 46% of US podcast listeners prefer podcasts with video, 15% would pay $10-$25 to attend a live podcast event, 33% say YouTube is their favorite platform — YouTube is the most preferred podcast platform among regular listeners, ahead of Spotify and Apple, according to Morning Consult data

Discussion: @markjburns88, @morningconsult, Inside Radio, @saleyley, @morningconsult, @morningconsult, @markjburns88, @brianfitz_14, @morningconsult, @markjburns88, @morningconsult, @ameyers_, @markjburns88, @simonowens, @markjburns88, @joefav, Podnews and Insider

Sara Fischer / Axios:

Trading service Robinhood plans to launch Sherwood Media, an independent brand led by Joshua Topolsky, which will be the home of its popular Snacks newsletter — Retail trading platform Robinhood is launching an independent media brand called Sherwood that will be led by veteran tech editor and media entrepreneur Joshua Topolsky.

Discussion: @marvyndodgers, @sophiekleeman, @smtuffy and @sarafischer, more at Techmeme »

Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:

HBO Max will stream its first live sporting event tonight, the US Women's Soccer National Team vs. New Zealand, part of an eight-year deal with Turner Sports — HBO Max makes history tonight with its first-ever domestic live sporting event. Starting at 10 p.m. ET, U.S. subscribers can watch …

Discussion: The Streamable

Diana Pearl / Business of Fashion:

Vogue plans to publish 10 print issues in 2023, down from 11 in the past three years, including the current new “Winter” issue and combined June/July issue — Vogue will publish 10 print issues in 2023, down from 11 issues the past three years.

Discussion: MediaPost

Bron Maher / Press Gazette:

A look at Cheapskate, a newsletter that lists free events happening in London and has attracted 10,000 subscribers in under four years, mostly via word of mouth — Press Gazette spoke with Cheapskate's co-founder about how the newsletter grew with minimal funding.

Discussion: One Man & His Blog, Sofa to Startup Newsletter, @pressgazette, What's New in Publishing, Media Voices, The Scholarship Mentor, @katesamuelson and Jannatul's Substack

Zheping Huang / Bloomberg:

CryptoSlam and Forkast.News plan to merge and become Forkast Labs, offering news and data for crypto investors; both are portfolio companies of Animoca Brands — Animoca Brands Corp. founder Yat Siu helped engineer the merger of two startups his firm backed, aiming to create a data …

Discussion: Axios, Forkast, Yahoo Finance, The Block and Forkast, more at Techmeme »

Seb Joseph / Digiday:

Despite an ad slowdown, VaynerMedia estimates ad spending on TikTok was up 20% between the first three quarters of 2022 and Q4, expected to continue in 2023 — Every downturn is good for someone. Take TikTok, for instance. — Even as marketers continue to scrape dollars back wherever they can …

Discussion: The Information and @mattnavarra

Christina Carrega / Capital B:

Q&A with The Kansas City Defender founder Ryan Sorrell on the role of community-first Black news sites after police dismissed its report on three missing women — A 40-year-old white man was charged with kidnapping, rape, and assault when a 22-year-old Black woman said he held her captive for over a month.

Discussion: @chriscarrega, @cbr_olu, @kat__stafford, @ynb, @penamerica, @wolvesforkamala, @marckeepper, @rooflesser, @capitalbnews and @amierrivers

Thomas Seal / Bloomberg:

GB News Head of Television Helen Warner leaves the UK right-wing broadcaster after less than four months, becoming the latest executive to exit — The head of television for GB News, Helen Warner, has left the station after fewer than four months, marking the latest executive departure at the conservative broadcasting startup.

Will Bedingfield / Wired:

The Overwatch League's path to profitability remains unclear given dwindling viewership, recent upheavals inside Activision Blizzard, and dampening esports hype — Activision-Blizzard's ambitious, much-hyped initiative has stalled. Recent upheavals reveal the instability of esports—and a murky future for the league.

Archived Page Info:

This is a snapshot of Mediagazer at 11:30 AM ET, January 17, 2023.

View the current page or another snapshot:

Who's Hiring in Media?

Energy & Commodities Editor, Tokyo — Bloomberg

Politics Reporter, TX — Texas Tribune

Consumer Brands Reporter, GA — AJC

Deputy Editor - Health Care, VA — Politico

Product Editor, CA — CalMatters

Indigenous Affairs Editor, Sydney — Guardian US

China Markets Correspondent, Shanghai — Reuters

Bangor Reporter, ME — Bangor Daily News

Commerce Editor - Health, Remote US — Yahoo

Sports Editor, MI — Detroit News

Deputy Politics Editor, CA — Sacramento Bee

Alphaville Reporter, London — FT

See Also:

Mediagazer: site main

Mediagazer River: reverse chronological Mediagazer

Mediagazer Mobile: for phones

Mediagazer Leaderboard: Mediagazer's top sources

Subscribe:

Mediagazer RSS feed

Mediagazer on X

Mediagazer on Mastodon

More News:

Chris Vallance / BBC:
Wikimedia says the UK's Online Safety Bill was designed for social media and a proposed change, expected Tuesday, would limit Wikipedia's freedom of expression

Discussion: Tech for all, @wikimediapolicy, @neil_neilzone and @_andyburrows, more at Techmeme »

Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
A FIFA corruption trial set to start on Tuesday could implicate Fox Corp, as two ex-Fox executives accused of paying bribes to obtain broadcast rights testify

Discussion: @tayredacted, @dmihalopoulos, @cboehm, @kenbensinger and Awful Announcing

Gina Chua / Semafor:
Singapore's The Straits Times said last week it overstated daily circulation by 85K-95K copies, or 10%-12% of reported totals, from September 2020 to March 2022

Discussion: @newley, @semafor, @byjasonng, @benplatt1023, @incoherentboy and The Straits Times

Jesse Whittock / Deadline:
Warner Bros. Discovery and the European Broadcasting Union win an auction for Olympic Games broadcasting rights between 2026 and 2032 in 49 European territories

Discussion: The Desk, Media Play News, The Guardian, Broadband TV News, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and Warner Bros. Discovery

Manori Ravindran / Variety:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video plans to part ways with Jeremy Clarkson after his already commissioned shows air in 2024, following his column about Meghan Markle

Earlier Picks:

Isabella Simonetti / New York Times:
How a CoinDesk scoop caused FTX's collapse, sending the outlet's monthly page views up 96% to 17M in November, as CoinDesk covers parent company DCG's problems

Discussion: @benmullin, @emilydparker, @rafat and @mikejcasey

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The UK's Reach told The Sunday Mirror and Sunday People staff that the two Sunday tabloids will begin sharing most of their content under a new cost-saving plan

Discussion: Talking Biz News

Chris Kay / Bloomberg:
Reliance and Paramount's Viacom18 buys five-year rights to the new women's Indian Premier League cricket tournament for ~$116M after buying the men's IPL rights

Discussion: @jayshah, GrowthShorts, Rise & Shine ☀, @jayshah, @vvslaxman281, @jhulang10, @imharmanpreet, @rickeyrecricket, The Indian Express, Cricverse, ThePrint, cricket.com, The New Indian Express, The Indian Express, TheCricketer and Variety

Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
Comcast-owned Sky plans to offer WBD's streaming service Discovery+ to its subscribers in the UK and Ireland for free, saving them £6.99 or €6.99 per month

Discussion: The Sun, Broadband TV News, Media Play News, Deadline and Daily Express

From Techmeme:

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
How Apple may adjust to the US tariffs; sources say the iPhone 17 Pro's camera panel will span the width of the phone and will be the same color as the device

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is keeping TikTok and other ByteDance apps on its US App Store for at least another 75 days, following assurances from AG Pam Bondi

Mayank Parmar / BleepingComputer:
Sources and an APK teardown: OpenAI is testing watermarks for images generated via ChatGPT's free account, however whether OpenAI rolls them out is unclear

Sister Sites:

Techmeme
Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web

memeorandum
What US political commentators are discussing online right now

WeSmirch
The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page